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Fresno Pacific scholarships and merit aid

Two prices: the posted one, and yours.

Posted price$48,012per year · 2026-2027 · cost of attendance
Yours?depends on the rules below

The short answer

Fresno Pacific is worth checking if your student has strong grades or scores. We found 20 published awards, and 16 are based on those numbers.

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Published scholarships

These amounts and requirements come from the school’s own published pages. Open an award to see who qualifies and how to keep it.

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  1. Presidents Scholarship$18,000AutomaticRenewable
    Published awardAcademic thresholds

    Presidents Scholarship

    $18,000

    Published amountAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    GPA
    4
    RenewableCheck the conditions
  2. Church Match$500–$1,500Not automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Church Match

    $500–$1,500

    Published rangeNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

  3. Heritage Scholarship$14,000AutomaticRenewable
    Published awardAcademic thresholds

    Heritage Scholarship

    $14,000

    Published amountAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    GPA
    3.5
    RenewableCheck the conditions
  4. Faculty Scholarship$12,000AutomaticRenewable
    Published awardAcademic thresholds

    Faculty Scholarship

    $12,000

    Published amountAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    GPA
    3.25
    RenewableCheck the conditions
  5. Founders Grant$8,000Automatic
    Published awardAcademic thresholds

    Founders Grant

    $8,000

    Published amountAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

  6. Transfer Achievement Award$12,000Automatic
    Published awardAcademic thresholds

    Transfer Achievement Award

    $12,000

    Published amountAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    GPA
    3
  7. Deans Scholarship$16,000AutomaticRenewable
    Published awardAcademic thresholds

    Deans Scholarship

    $16,000

    Published amountAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    GPA
    3.75
    RenewableCheck the conditions
  8. Paragon ScholarshipFull tuitionAutomaticRenewable
    Published awardAcademic thresholds

    Paragon Scholarship

    Full tuition

    Published coverage or packageAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

    RenewableCheck the conditions
  9. Transfer Academic Award$9,000Automatic
    Published awardAcademic thresholds

    Transfer Academic Award

    $9,000

    Published amountAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    GPA
    2.4
  10. Transfer Partnership Grant$6,000Automatic
    Published awardAcademic thresholds

    Transfer Partnership Grant

    $6,000

    Published amountAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

  11. Founders Scholarship$8,000AutomaticRenewable
    Published awardAcademic thresholds

    Founders Scholarship

    $8,000

    Published amountAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

    RenewableCheck the conditions
  12. Transfer Scholar$14,000Automatic
    Published awardAcademic thresholds

    Transfer Scholar

    $14,000

    Published amountAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    GPA
    3.5
  13. Transfer Achievement$12,000Automatic
    Published awardAcademic thresholds

    Transfer Achievement

    $12,000

    Published amountAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    GPA
    3
  14. Transfer Academic$9,000Automatic
    Published awardAcademic thresholds

    Transfer Academic

    $9,000

    Published amountAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    GPA
    2.4
  15. Transfer Partnership$6,000Automatic
    Published awardAcademic thresholds

    Transfer Partnership

    $6,000

    Published amountAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

  16. International ScholarshipUp to $6,000Not automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    International Scholarship

    Up to $6,000

    Variable or qualified amountNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

  17. Mennonite Brethren Award$4,000Not automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Mennonite Brethren Award

    $4,000

    Published amountNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

  18. Out Of State Student Scholarship$4,000Not automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Out Of State Student Scholarship

    $4,000

    Published amountNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

  19. Transfer Scholar Award$14,000Automatic
    Published awardAcademic thresholds

    Transfer Scholar Award

    $14,000

    Published amountAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    GPA
    3.5
  20. Directors Scholarship$10,000AutomaticRenewable
    Published awardAcademic thresholds

    Directors Scholarship

    $10,000

    Published amountAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    GPA
    3
    RenewableCheck the conditions

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What makes Fresno Pacific different

Faith-rooted aid with strong transfer pathways and denominational support.

Merit tiers2016 based on grades or scores
Research checkedJun 2026By our research team

More than one award path

Separate the two paths.

Some awards use published academic thresholds. Others have different selection criteria. A score chart does not describe every award at this school.

  1. Match the published criteria

    Use all requirements together, including residency and the entering class.

  2. Check the application dates

    Confirm the current admission and scholarship deadlines directly with the school.

  3. Know what happens next year

    Check renewal, credit requirements and how other aid affects the award.

The fine print / Three questions to carry forward

Before you count on it.

Does it apply to us? Confirm the entering year, residency and every eligibility condition.

Can we keep it? Check renewal GPA, credits and how long the award lasts.

Can we combine it? Ask how outside scholarships and other school awards change the offer.

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Who this school may work for

Transfer students will find the most options here, alongside those with church affiliations or Mennonite connections. International and out-of-state applicants also have dedicated pathways.

Published yearly cost: Approximately $48,012 for 2026-2027. Source

Cost and graduation facts

Federal reporting on who actually enrolls at Fresno Pacific, what they paid after aid, and what happened next — independent of anything the school markets.

Average annual net price by family income at Fresno Pacific, academic year 2021-22
Family incomeAverage net price paid
$0–$30,000$11,133
$30,001–$48,000$11,929
$48,001–$75,000$10,799
$75,001–$110,000$15,744
$110,001+$20,353
All income levels (average)$13,630

Sticker price vs. what students actually pay

Published tuition & fees, AY 2022-23
$36,660
Average net price paid (all Title-IV aid), AY 2021-22
$13,630

That works out to roughly a 69% discount below the federal AY 2021-22 average cost of attendance of $44,249 (College Scorecard — a separate, federally reported figure, not the published cost of attendance shown above).

Outcomes for students who enrolled here

Graduation rate (150% of normal time), 2016 cohort
50%
First-year retention rate, 2021 cohort
72%
Median debt at completion, 2020–2021 completers
$23,146 (~$245/mo on a 10-yr plan)
Median earnings, 10 years after entry (measured 2020-21)
$58,896
Share of students receiving a Pell grant, AY 2021-22
55%
Share of students receiving a federal loan, AY 2021-22
48%
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Other Fresno Pacific scholarships worth checking

These awards can be harder to find. Each one has its own rules.

AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityTheater Scholarship is awarded based on audition, requires a 2.0 GPA, and requires continued participation in theater at Fresno Pacific University.

Source

AmountAmount not publishedEligibilitySeminary Student Academic Fellowship is an honors scholarship applied to all incoming students who enter the program with a 3.25 GPA or higher.

Source

Amount$400–$10,000EligibilityThe Music performance-based scholarship ranges from $400 to $10,000.

Source

Amount$500–$4,000EligibilityThe Theatre Arts performance-based scholarship ranges from $500 to $4,000.

Source

Amount$500–$4,000EligibilityThe Art/Design performance-based scholarship ranges from $500 to $4,000.

Source

AmountFull tuitionEligibilityThe Athletic performance-based scholarship ranges from $500 to full tuition.

Source

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How Fresno Pacific compares

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

    Fresno Pacific is one of them. The cohort minority (84 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 claim is checked against Fresno Pacific’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.

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