The starting point
King's College awards a named merit scholarship ($20,000-$30,000) to every accepted first-year automatically at acceptance, plus a full-tuition Presidential Scholarship for the top 5% and a flagship-price Tuition Match for CT/DE/NJ residents.
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 4 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.
First-time, Full-time Undergraduate Scholarships (named merit ladder)
$20,000-$30,000 · Published range
Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.
Eligibility: Awarded automatically at acceptance based on high school academic success; no separate application. Test-optional applicants are reviewed individually. Per-tier GPA/test cutoffs are not published.
Renewal: Renewable for up to eight undergraduate semesters of full-time enrollment (summer excluded) or completion of undergraduate degree requirements, whichever occurs first.
Other terms: Amounts listed are valid only for incoming Fall 2026 first-year students. Seven named levels: Christ the King $30,000; Blessed Basil Moreau $28,000; St. Joseph $26,000; St. Andre Bessette $26,000; Father James Connerton $26,000; Royal Regent Award $22,000; Monarch Achievement Award $20,000.
https://www.kings.edu/cost-aid/types-of-aid/scholarships.html
Transfer Undergraduate Scholarships (named merit ladder)
$22,000-$30,000 · Published range
Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.
Eligibility: Considered automatically upon acceptance; criteria include high school academic record, SAT or ACT scores, and the college transcript. Per-tier cutoffs are not published.
Renewal: The scholarships page's renewal sentence (eight undergraduate semesters of full-time enrollment) appears under the merit scholarships heading; the page does not state a separate transfer renewal term — confirm with the aid office.
Other terms: Five named levels: St. Francis $30,000; Father Lane $28,000; Moreau $26,000; Christi Regis $24,000; Deprizio $22,000. King's states 99% of full-time transfer students received merit scholarships (2024-2025 statistic).
https://www.kings.edu/cost-aid/types-of-aid/scholarships.html
Presidential Scholarship (Full Tuition)
Full tuition · Published coverage or package
Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.
GPA: Minimum recalculated 3.8 GPA (King's recalculates high school GPA using only mathematics, science, English, history, and foreign language) · SAT: Minimum 1310 (if not applying test optional) · ACT: Minimum 28 (if not applying test optional)
Eligibility: Top 5% of applicants; exemplary leadership, scholastic achievement, extracurricular activities, and/or community service; application with official transcripts by December 1; invited interview with the Scholarship Committee
Renewal: Non-transferable and covers any increase in tuition for four years (eight semesters) of undergraduate academic study; alternatively covers three years (six semesters) for students in partnership or dual enrollment programs (e.g., 3+2 or 3+3).
Other terms: Competitive, interview-based. A May 2026 King's news release says the Fall 2026 cohort was two students, drawn from an applicant pool whose invited group represented the top four percent with an average GPA of 3.96.
https://www.kings.edu/cost-aid/types-of-aid/scholarships.html
