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Grove City
Decision sheet

Pennsylvania · Research checked 2026-07-02 · School research, not an aid offer

The starting point

Private Presbyterian-founded liberal arts college in Western Pennsylvania that does not participate in any federal student aid program and will block enrollment if a student accepts any federal aid elsewhere. Grove City uses the CSS Profile (code 2277) instead of FAFSA, publishes competitive Trustee awards plus an $8,000 President's Scholarship and $6,000 and $4,000 Provost tiers, and allows outside scholarships to stack with institutional aid up to the full cost of attendance with no federal overaward rule.

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

Awards to discuss

First 3 of 7 recorded awards, in chapter display order. This is a selection, not a ranking. Read the full chapter for all awards. Amounts retain the original units and conditions; confirm the entering year with the school.

President's Scholarship

$8,000/yr · Published amount

Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.

GPA: 3.5+ · SAT: 1400+ · ACT: 31+

Eligibility: CLT 100+ qualifies in place of SAT or ACT. Automatic on stats for admitted undergraduates who meet all three thresholds (GPA AND test score).

Renewal: Renewable with a 3.3 cumulative GPA.

Other terms: Grove City's top automatic merit tier. Unlike the competitive Trustee Program, this tier is automatic for any admitted undergraduate with a 3.5+ HS GPA plus a qualifying SAT, ACT, or CLT score, with no separate application. CLT is accepted at parity with SAT and ACT.

https://www.gcc.edu/Home/Admissions-Financial-Aid/Financial-Aid-Scholarships/Types-of-Aid/Scholarships/Merit-Based-Financial-Aid

Provost Scholarship Tier A

$6,000/yr · Published amount

Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.

GPA: 3.5+ · SAT: 1300-1399 superscore · ACT: 28-30 superscore

Eligibility: CLT superscore 92-99 qualifies in place of SAT or ACT. Automatic on stats for admitted undergraduates who meet both the GPA AND test-score thresholds.

Renewal: Renewable with a 3.3 cumulative GPA.

Other terms: Middle automatic merit tier below the President's Scholarship and above Provost Tier B.

https://www.gcc.edu/Home/Admissions-Financial-Aid/Financial-Aid-Scholarships/Types-of-Aid/Scholarships/Provosts-Scholarship

Provost Scholarship Tier B

$4,000/yr · Published amount

Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.

GPA: 3.5+ · SAT: 1250-1299 superscore · ACT: 27 superscore

Eligibility: CLT superscore 88-91 qualifies in place of SAT or ACT. Automatic on stats for admitted undergraduates who meet both the GPA AND test-score thresholds.

Renewal: Renewable with a 3.3 cumulative GPA.

Other terms: Entry automatic merit tier below Provost Tier A and the President's Scholarship.

https://www.gcc.edu/Home/Admissions-Financial-Aid/Financial-Aid-Scholarships/Types-of-Aid/Scholarships/Provosts-Scholarship

Ask before you decide

  1. Which entering-year policy and residency category apply to us? What are the admission and scholarship deadlines?
  2. What grades and credits are required to renew, and for how many terms?
  3. How would other school awards or outside scholarships change the offer?

Recorded stacking policy: Grove City is one of the cleanest outside-scholarship stacking environments in U.S. higher education because the college does not participate in any federal student aid program, so the federal overaward rule does not apply. Grove City's published policy is plain: outside scholarships will not decrease Grove City institutional aid unless the total amount of aid exceeds cost of attendance. The only ceiling is COA.

Our unanswered questions / Family notes

Keep the sources with the decision

Full research, award details and source context: https://meritplaybook.com/colleges/grove-city/merit-aid

The research date is not a guarantee that a policy still applies. Confirm current amounts, deadlines and conditions with the school before making a financial decision.