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Drexel award rules

Will the scholarship last four years at Drexel?

We pulled the school’s grade, credit, and time limits into one place so you can see what it takes to keep the award.

Verified Jul 20262 months ago· CA-1

The short answer

3 of 3 published awards are listed as renewable.

The exact rule can change by award. Check the award your student may receive before you count on the same amount every year.

What to do

Find the award name in the full research below. Save its grade, credit, and deadline rules with your college plan.

See every award rule, common mistake, and source

At a glance

Renewable tiers
3 of 3
One-time tiers
0
Tiers with published renewal terms
3
Renewal risk profile
moderate

Renewal risk profile

Drexel's renewal bar is achievable for steady students but isn't generous. Most awards require a cumulative GPA in the 3.0–3.4 band plus full-time enrollment. Audit the strictest tier on this school's list before assuming the four-year value is locked in.

  • A.J. Drexel Scholarship (ED/EA round): 2.0 GPA
  • A.J. Drexel Scholarship (Regular Decision round): 2.0 GPA
  • Liberty Scholars Program: See notes

Renewal terms by tier

How families lose this aid

  • Modeling Drexel's $35,000 cap as a four-year $140,000 total.

    Drexel merit scholarships do not pay during co-op terms — 'are registered full-time for classes (not... quarters you are on co-op).' Five-year Drexel students with three co-op cycles spend roughly 12-15 months on paid co-op without merit aid hitting tuition. The four-year scholarship math is not straightforward.

Renewal questions families ask

Does my Drexel merit scholarship pay during co-op?
No. Drexel's terms state merit scholarships are renewable 'as long as you are registered full-time for classes (not... quarters you are on co-op).' Co-op terms are paid through your employer, but tuition is generally not charged for the co-op quarter — the scholarship simply does not apply that term.
How do I keep my merit scholarship for four years?
Maintain a 2.0 cumulative GPA and full-time enrollment in non-co-op terms. Special scholarships have their own GPA and enrollment requirements communicated at the time of award. Renewal is checked annually; the dollar amount is set at admission and does not increase.

Rules that bite at Drexel

The renewal trip wires we'd flag in a custom playbook, derived from Drexel's own tier rules and not generic advice.

  • renewalA.J. Drexel Scholarship (ED/EA round): renewal floor that quietly knocks awards out

    Renewable as long as the student is registered full-time and maintains a 2.0 cumulative GPA. Awards do NOT pay during co-op terms. A single rough term can end a four-year award here without warning if the GPA floor isn't met cumulatively.

How Drexel compares across our verified dataset

  • 667 of 749 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.

    Drexel is one of them. The cohort minority (82 schools) only awards one-year scholarships, which means the four-year value families assume on a brochure quote isn't guaranteed at every school.

Sources used on this page

Every renewal claim is checked against Drexel’s own published materials.

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