Immaculata· Renewal Rules
Keeping Immaculata’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.
At a glance
- Renewable tiers
- 4 of 4
- One-time tiers
- 0
- Tiers with published renewal terms
- 4
- Renewal risk profile
- moderate
Renewal risk profile
Immaculata's renewal bar is achievable for steady students but isn't generous. Most awards require a cumulative GPA in the 3.0–3.4 band plus full-time enrollment. Audit the strictest tier on this school's list before assuming the four-year value is locked in.
- Academic Scholarships: 2.0 GPA
- Presidential Scholarship: 3.25 GPA
- Centennial Scholarship: Full-time enrollment
- Associate Degree Grant: Full-time enrollment
Renewal terms by tier
Academic Scholarships
$6,500-$16,000To keep it: Students must maintain the required GPA for the scholarship to be renewed each year. Per the Financial Aid Policies page, the merit-based scholarship tiers carry these renewal standards: IU Grant 2.0 GPA; Faculty Scholarship 2.5 GPA; Dean's Scholarship 3.0 GPA.
Presidential Scholarship
Full tuitionTo keep it: Students must maintain a 3.25 GPA for the scholarship to be renewed each year.
Centennial Scholarship
Up to $16,000Entry requirements: 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale) GPA · 1150 SAT
To keep it: This academic merit scholarship can be attained for an additional three consecutive years of full-time undergraduate enrollment at Immaculata. Students must maintain the required GPA for the scholarship to be renewed each year (the specific GPA is not published on the page).
Associate Degree Grant
$1,500Entry requirements: 2.5 GPA
To keep it: $1,500 per year to help cover the additional two years of full-time study (renewal terms beyond that are not stated).
Source: https://www.immaculata.edu/admissions/undergraduate-admissions/transfer-students/
How families lose this aid
- Missing the January 15 admission deadline for the Presidential Scholarship.
The University Scholarships page lists 'Admission deadline: January 15' for the Presidential Scholarship, and candidates must complete an interview with the Scholarship Committee — applying later forfeits the full-tuition opportunity.
- Letting your GPA slip below the renewal cliff for your scholarship tier.
Renewal standards are tiered: Presidential 3.25, Dean's Scholarship 3.0, Faculty Scholarship 2.5, IU Grant 2.0. The catalog says renewal review happens at the end of the first year and then after EACH semester in years two through four, so a single bad semester can cost the award (lost awards may be restored after regaining the GPA, with departmental approval).
- Assuming the scholarship continues during study abroad, part-time semesters, or a ninth semester.
The Terms and Conditions page states that students who go beyond eight semesters, take a semester to study abroad, withdraw or stop out, go below half time, or pay tuition at another institution 'are not eligible for Immaculata Academic Scholarships or Immaculata University Grants during that time.'
Renewal questions families ask
- Does everyone get a merit scholarship at Immaculata?
- Yes — the university states 'All accepted full-time undergraduate students qualify for an academic scholarship, ranging from $6,500 to full tuition.' The exact amount is set holistically from GPA, class rigor, test scores, class rank, and recommendations; no published grid maps stats to dollar amounts.
- What stats do I need for the Centennial Scholarship?
- A minimum 3.5 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) and an 1150 SAT as an entering first-time freshman. Eligible students may qualify for up to $16,000 per year, renewable for an additional three consecutive years of full-time enrollment.
- What GPA do I need to keep my scholarship?
- It depends on the award: 3.25 for the Presidential Scholarship, 3.0 for a Dean's Scholarship, 2.5 for a Faculty Scholarship, and 2.0 for an IU Grant. Eligibility is checked at the end of each semester after the first year.
- Is there merit aid for transfer students?
- Yes. Transfers qualify for Academic Scholarships ($6,500-$16,000), and community-college graduates with an associate degree and a 2.5+ GPA automatically receive a $1,500/year Associate Degree Grant that stacks on top of other aid. PTK members get an additional $1,000.
Rules that bite at Immaculata
The renewal trip wires we'd flag in a custom playbook, derived from Immaculata's own tier rules and not generic advice.
- renewalCentennial Scholarship: renewal floor that quietly knocks awards out
This academic merit scholarship can be attained for an additional three consecutive years of full-time undergraduate enrollment at Immaculata. Students must maintain the required GPA for the scholarship to be renewed each year (the specific GPA is not published on the page). A single rough term can end a four-year award here without warning if the GPA floor isn't met cumulatively.
How Immaculata compares across our verified dataset
- 669 of 751 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
Immaculata 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 Immaculata’s own published materials.
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