Published awardOther selection criteria
Transfer Partnership Scholarship
Up to $21,000
Variable or qualified amountNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.
- GPA
- 2.75
Hope International University scholarships and merit aid
The short answer
Hope International University may be worth checking, but its awards do not follow a simple grades-and-scores chart. Start with the published scholarships below.
Verified Jun 2026
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Published rules, with the school sources close at hand. Confirm the details before you count on an award.
The award collection
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.
Where does your student land?
Transfer Partnership ScholarshipUp to $21,000Not automatic
Deans ScholarshipUp to $18,000Not automaticRenewable
Published awardOther selection criteriaDeans Scholarship
Up to $18,000
Variable or qualified amountNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.
- GPA
- 2.75
- SAT
- 900
- ACT
- 19
Open award details for Deans Scholarship
How to keep it
Maintain 2.5 GPA
Royals ScholarshipAmount not publishedNot automaticRenewable
Published awardOther selection criteriaRoyals Scholarship
Amount not published
Published award termsNot 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.
RenewableCheck the conditionsAvid ScholarshipUp to $17,000Not automaticRenewable
Published awardOther selection criteriaAvid Scholarship
Up to $17,000
Variable or qualified amountNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.
- GPA
- 2.5
Open award details for Avid Scholarship
How to keep it
Maintain 2.5 GPA
Pacific Scholarship Transfer Student AwardsUp to $14,000Not automaticRenewable
Published awardOther selection criteriaPacific Scholarship Transfer Student Awards
Up to $14,000
Variable or qualified amountNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.
- GPA
- 2.5
Open award details for Pacific Scholarship Transfer Student Awards
How to keep it
Maintain 2.5 GPA
Presidential ScholarshipUp to $19,300Not automaticRenewable
Published awardOther selection criteriaPresidential Scholarship
Up to $19,300
Variable or qualified amountNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.
- GPA
- 3.5
- SAT
- 1100
- ACT
- 24
Open award details for Presidential Scholarship
How to keep it
Maintain 3.25 GPA
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The fine print
Hope International University's policy doesn't specify whether outside scholarships hit loans, grants, or only the COA ceiling. Get a written aid-office answer before chasing private awards.
What makes Hope International University different
Faith-centered students and transfer applicants find the most traction with HIU merit awards.
Merit tiers6See who qualifies
Research checkedJun 2026By our research team
Selection beyond grades and scores
Start with the selection process.
These awards are not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read each award's selection rules, application steps and dates. Meeting a minimum is not an award offer.
- Read the selection rules
Look for the school's stated criteria and whether an additional application is needed.
- Check the application dates
Confirm the current admission and scholarship deadlines directly with the school.
- 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.
A printable research summary, source links and room for your questions.
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Who this school may work for
Students who are transfer-ready or drawn to HIU's ministry-focused community will find the clearest merit-aid pathways here.
Published yearly cost: Approximately $37,970 for 2026-2027. Source
Cost and graduation facts
Federal reporting on who actually enrolls at Hope International University, what they paid after aid, and what happened next — independent of anything the school markets.
| Family income | Average net price paid |
|---|---|
| $0–$30,000 | $27,991 |
| $30,001–$48,000 | $31,016 |
| $48,001–$75,000 | $34,451 |
| $75,001–$110,000 | $33,634 |
| $110,001+ | $34,049 |
| All income levels (average) | $29,310 |
Sticker price vs. what students actually pay
- Published tuition & fees, AY 2022-23
- $38,050
- Average net price paid (all Title-IV aid), AY 2021-22
- $29,310
That works out to roughly a 43% discount below the federal AY 2021-22 average cost of attendance of $51,784 (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
- 49%
- First-year retention rate, 2021 cohort
- 52%
- Median debt at completion, 2020–2021 completers
- $23,000 (~$244/mo on a 10-yr plan)
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry (measured 2020-21)
- $49,697
- Share of students receiving a Pell grant, AY 2021-22
- 45%
- Share of students receiving a federal loan, AY 2021-22
- 72%
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If your student brings another scholarship
Hope International University limits institutional grants and scholarships to one per student.
Hope International University limits institutional grants and scholarships to one per student.
Other Hope International University scholarships worth checking
These awards can be harder to find. Each one has its own rules.
AmountUp to $27,975EligibilityThe Ministry Honors Program Scholarship is up to $27,975 per year for qualified students preparing for full-time vocational ministry; renewal requires meeting and maintaining program requirements.
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How Hope International University compares
- 133 of 749 verified schools in our dataset use unclear or unpublished displacement.
Hope International University is in a recognizable cluster (133 schools share this category). That framing matters when comparing peer schools that may publish the policy differently or not at all.
- 133 of 749 verified schools publish no clear displacement order.
Hope International University is one of them. The right move is the aid-office email script below, not a guess.
- 665 of 749 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
Hope International University 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 Hope International University’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.
- Policy pageHope International University stacking policy
- Cost of attendanceHope International University cost-of-attendance worksheet
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Keep exploring Hope International University merit aid
- Hope International University scholarship stacking. Whether outside awards land as upside or quietly displace institutional aid.
- Does Hope International University displace outside scholarships?. The dollar math on a $5,000 outside award, plus peer schools that handle it differently.
- Hope International University four-year renewal rules. GPA floors, credit-hour pace, and the renewal cliffs that knock awards out by sophomore year.