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King's College (PA) award rules

Will the scholarship last four years at King's College (PA)?

We pulled the school’s grade, credit, and time limits into one place so you can see what it takes to keep the award.

Verified Jun 20263 months ago

The short answer

4 of 4 published awards are listed as renewable.

The exact rule can change by award. Check the award your student may receive before you count on the same amount every year.

What to do

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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

King's College (PA)'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.

  • Presidential Scholarship (Full Tuition): See notes
  • First-time, Full-time Undergraduate Scholarships (named merit ladder): Full-time enrollment
  • Transfer Undergraduate Scholarships (named merit ladder): Full-time enrollment
  • Tuition Match Program (Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey residents): 2.00 GPA

Renewal terms by tier

  • Presidential Scholarship (Full Tuition)

    Full tuition

    Entry requirements: Minimum recalculated 3.8 GPA (King's recalculates high school GPA using only mathematics, science, English, history, and foreign language) GPA · Minimum 1310 (if not applying test optional) SAT · Minimum 28 (if not applying test optional) ACT

    To keep it: 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).

    Source: https://www.kings.edu/cost-aid/types-of-aid/scholarships.html

  • First-time, Full-time Undergraduate Scholarships (named merit ladder)

    $20,000-$30,000

    To keep it: Renewable for up to eight undergraduate semesters of full-time enrollment (summer excluded) or completion of undergraduate degree requirements, whichever occurs first.

    Source: https://www.kings.edu/cost-aid/types-of-aid/scholarships.html

  • Transfer Undergraduate Scholarships (named merit ladder)

    $22,000-$30,000

    To keep it: 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.

    Source: https://www.kings.edu/cost-aid/types-of-aid/scholarships.html

  • Tuition Match Program (Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey residents)

    Amount not published (reduces tuition and fees to the student's state-flagship in-state price: CT $21,336, DE $17,660, NJ $17,930 for 2025-26)

    To keep it: Offered for up to eight consecutive semesters of undergraduate study; students must file a FAFSA each year, maintain a minimum 2.00 cumulative GPA, and meet Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress; deferring enrollment at any time ends eligibility.

    Source: https://www.kings.edu/cost-aid/types-of-aid/tuition-match-program.html

How families lose this aid

  • Missing the December 1 Presidential Scholarship window or relying on your school-reported GPA.

    Presidential consideration requires the complete application (transcripts, and SAT 1310/ACT 28 if not test-optional) by December 1, and King's recalculates GPA using only math, science, English, history, and foreign language — a 3.8 minimum on the recalculated scale. Electives that inflate a school GPA don't count, so students near 3.8 may miss the cutoff.

  • Treating the named merit scholarships as keeping pace with tuition.

    Only the Presidential Scholarship is described as covering 'any increase in tuition.' The named first-year and transfer scholarships are stated as fixed dollar amounts ($20,000-$30,000) renewable for eight semesters, with no published escalation — as tuition rises each year, a fixed award covers less. Ask the aid office whether named merit amounts ever increase.

  • Letting GPA or enrollment status slip and losing renewals.

    King's scholarships and grants renew only with full-time undergraduate enrollment and satisfactory academic progress; Tuition Match and LLEO additionally require a 2.00 cumulative GPA and a new FAFSA every year. Merit renewal is capped at eight semesters (summer excluded).

Renewal questions families ask

How much merit can a first-year student get?
Every accepted first-year is evaluated automatically. The named ladder for Fall 2026 runs from the Monarch Achievement Award ($20,000) up to the Christ the King Scholarship ($30,000), with the full-tuition Presidential Scholarship reserved for the top 5% of applicants who meet the December 1/3.8 recalculated GPA criteria.
Is the Presidential Scholarship a full ride?
No — it is full tuition (and it covers tuition increases for eight semesters; six semesters for 3+2/3+3 partnership programs). Fees, housing, food, and indirect costs are not included; published 2025-26 first-year resident cost of attendance was $67,255 versus $43,000 tuition.
How do scholarships renew?
Merit scholarships renew for up to eight undergraduate semesters of full-time enrollment (summer excluded). King's scholarships and grants renew each year you are enrolled full-time and meeting satisfactory academic progress; you must file a renewal FAFSA each year for federal/state aid. Tuition Match and LLEO also require a 2.00 cumulative GPA and consecutive enrollment.

Rules that bite at King's College (PA)

The renewal trip wires we'd flag in a custom playbook, derived from King's College (PA)'s own tier rules and not generic advice.

  • Renewal ruleFirst-time, Full-time Undergraduate Scholarships (named merit ladder): renewal floor that quietly knocks awards out

    Renewable for up to eight undergraduate semesters of full-time enrollment (summer excluded) or completion of undergraduate degree requirements, whichever occurs first. A single rough term can end a four-year award here without warning if the GPA floor isn't met cumulatively.

How King's College (PA) compares across our verified dataset

  • 665 of 749 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.

    King's College (PA) 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 renewal claim is checked against King's College (PA)’s own published materials.

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