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Keeping Goshen College’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.

Verified Jun 20264 days ago· COWORK

At a glance

Renewable tiers
7 of 7
One-time tiers
0
Tiers with published renewal terms
7
Renewal risk profile
low

Renewal risk profile

Goshen College'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.

  • First-Year Academic Scholarships (Dean's / High Honors / Honors / Academic Excellence): See notes
  • President's Leadership Award: See notes
  • First Gen Leadership Award: See notes
  • Dream Award: See notes
  • First Generation Scholarship: See notes
  • Indiana Latino Institute (ILI) Scholarship: See notes
  • Transfer Academic Scholarships (GPA grid): See notes

Renewal terms by tier

  • First-Year Academic Scholarships (Dean's / High Honors / Honors / Academic Excellence)

    $14,000-$20,000

    Entry requirements: Not published — page says awards are 'based on a student's academic performance' but publishes no GPA/test grid GPA

    To keep it: Limited to up to eight semesters; renewable based on continued minimum GPA levels — minimum renewal GPA of 2.0 for all academic scholarships. The amount remains at the level originally awarded each year.

    Source: https://www.goshen.edu/financial-aid/scholarships/

  • President's Leadership Award

    Full tuition

    Entry requirements: 3.85 cumulative (on a 4.0 scale) GPA · 1340 SAT · 29 ACT

    To keep it: Full-tuition scholarship renewable for a total of 8 semesters.

    Source: https://www.goshen.edu/financial-aid/scholarships/

  • First Gen Leadership Award

    $25,000

    Entry requirements: 3.0 cumulative high school GPA (on a 4.0 scale) GPA · 970 SAT · 18 ACT

    To keep it: Renewable for a total of eight consecutive semesters based on academic performance and program participation.

    Source: https://www.goshen.edu/financial-aid/scholarships/

  • Dream Award

    Up to full tuition

    Entry requirements: 3.0 cumulative high school GPA (on a 4.0 scale) GPA · 970 SAT · 18 ACT

    To keep it: Renewable for a total of eight consecutive semesters.

    Source: https://www.goshen.edu/financial-aid/scholarships/

  • First Generation Scholarship

    $2,500

    Entry requirements: 3.0 cumulative high school GPA (on a 4.0 scale) GPA · 970 SAT · 18 ACT

    To keep it: Renewable for a total of eight consecutive semesters.

    Source: https://www.goshen.edu/financial-aid/scholarships/

  • Indiana Latino Institute (ILI) Scholarship

    Up to full tuition

    Entry requirements: 3.0 cumulative high school GPA (on a 4.0 scale) GPA · 970 SAT · 18 ACT

    To keep it: Renewable for a total of eight consecutive semesters.

    Source: https://www.goshen.edu/financial-aid/scholarships/

  • Transfer Academic Scholarships (GPA grid)

    $6,000-$12,000

    Entry requirements: 2.00+ (amount banded by college GPA: 3.50+ = $12,000; 3.00-3.49 = $10,000; 2.50-2.99 = $8,000; 2.00-2.49 = $6,000) GPA

    To keep it: Minimum renewal GPA of 2.0 for all academic scholarships.

    Source: https://www.goshen.edu/financial-aid/scholarships/

How families lose this aid

  • Assuming the academic scholarship grows as tuition rises.

    The page states 'the amount remains at the level originally awarded' each school year — the award is flat for all eight semesters while tuition can increase.

  • Forgetting the 2.0 renewal GPA and 8-semester limit on academic scholarships.

    All academic scholarships (first-year and transfer) require a minimum renewal GPA of 2.0 and are limited to up to eight semesters; dropping below 2.0 risks losing the largest piece of the package.

Renewal questions families ask

Is the President's Leadership Award a full ride?
No — it is a full-tuition scholarship (tuition is $41,260 for 2026-27), renewable for 8 semesters. Housing ($6,800) and food ($5,810) bring published costs to $53,870, and those are not covered.
What do transfer students get?
Transfers with 24+ credits automatically receive $6,000-$12,000 per year based on college GPA (3.50+ earns the $12,000 Transfer High Honors Scholarship), with a 2.0 renewal GPA. Additional awards exist for Hesston College transfers ($1,000) and Phi Theta Kappa members ($1,500).
What GPA do I need to keep my scholarship?
A minimum renewal GPA of 2.0 applies to all academic scholarships; they are limited to up to eight semesters and the amount stays at the level originally awarded.

How Goshen College compares across our verified dataset

  • 669 of 751 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.

    Goshen College 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 Goshen College’s own published materials.

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