Do I need SAT or ACT scores?

No. The automatic freshman scholarships are based on state of residency and high school GPA; no SAT or ACT scores are required.

How are the automatic scholarship amounts determined?

By residency type and high school GPA, surfaced through EWU's New Freshmen Scholarship Calculator; the final amount is set at the time of EWU admission.

EWU· Renewal Rules

Keeping EWU’s Merit Aid for Four Years

What the financial-aid office actually requires after freshman year: minimum GPA, credit-hour pace, and the cliffs that quietly downgrade families mid-degree.

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At a glance

Renewable tiers: 2 of 2
One-time tiers: 0
Tiers with published renewal terms: 2
Renewal risk profile: low

Renewal risk profile

EWU's published renewal rules cluster around a 3.0 floor with no major-GPA gating, which is survivable for the typical freshman with steady study habits. The risk is non-renewal due to enrollment status (dropping below full-time), not GPA.

Automatic Freshman Scholarship — Washington Resident: See notes
Orland and Bernice Killin Scholarship (Honors Program): See notes

Renewal terms by tier

Automatic Freshman Scholarship — Washington Resident
$1,000-$3,000 per year
Entry requirements: Amount scales with HS GPA: GPA 3.0 = University Scholarship $1,000/yr; GPA 4.0 = Presidential Scholarship $3,000/yr (at least one intermediate named tier exists between these but was not captured this session) GPA · No SAT/ACT required SAT · No SAT/ACT required ACT
To keep it: Described as a four-year renewable scholarship; specific renewal GPA/credit terms not stated on this page.
Source: https://www.ewu.edu/apply/financial-aid-scholarships-office/types-of-financial-aid/scholarships/scholarships-for-new-freshmen/
Orland and Bernice Killin Scholarship (Honors Program)
Full in-state tuition for four years
To keep it: Granted for four years.
Source: https://www.ewu.edu/honors/scholarships/

How families lose this aid

Missing the February 1 admission deadline
The automatic freshman scholarship is tied to applying for EWU admission by February 1 for the following academic year — apply late and you forfeit the automatic award.
Relying on the calculator's number as final
The page states the estimate is based on self-reported residency and GPA, and 'Actual award determination will be made at time of EWU Admission' — your verified GPA and residency govern the real award.

Renewal questions families ask

Do I need SAT or ACT scores?: No. The automatic freshman scholarships are based on state of residency and high school GPA; no SAT or ACT scores are required.
How are the automatic scholarship amounts determined?: By residency type and high school GPA, surfaced through EWU's New Freshmen Scholarship Calculator; the final amount is set at the time of EWU admission.

How EWU compares across our verified dataset

669 of 751 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
EWU 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 EWU’s own published materials.