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

The starting point

DRAFT: LaGrange publishes five named merit tiers ($15,000-$20,000/year) with explicit GPA+test profiles and per-tier renewal GPAs — but scholarships cannot be combined or stacked, and only the two-per-year full-tuition Presidential Learning Scholarships supersede everything else.

Selection beyond grades and scores. 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.

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.

Gateway Scholarship

$15,000 · Published amount

Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.

GPA: Cumulative high school GPA of 2.5–2.9 (typical recipient profile) · SAT: 1000 or higher EBRW+Math (typical) · ACT: 19 or higher (typical)

Eligibility: Entering, full-time, first-year day students only; must be admitted with no academic conditions and enroll

Renewal: Renewable with a 2.0 or better college GPA.

Other terms: $60,000 over four years. The page describes 'typical' recipient profiles rather than guaranteed automatic cutoffs, so automaticOnStats is set false.

https://www.lagrange.edu/ADMISSIONS/cost-and-aid/scholarships.html

Hilltop Scholarship

$16,000 · Published amount

Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.

GPA: Cumulative high school GPA of 3.2 or higher (typical) · SAT: 1070 or higher EBRW+Math (typical) · ACT: 21 or higher (typical)

Eligibility: Entering, full-time, first-year day students only

Renewal: Renewable with 2.0 or better college GPA.

Other terms: $64,000 over four years.

https://www.lagrange.edu/ADMISSIONS/cost-and-aid/scholarships.html

Tower Scholarship

$17,000 · Published amount

Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.

GPA: Recalculated high school GPA of 3.25–3.49 (typical; LaGrange recalculates GPA from college-prep subjects, grades 9-12) · SAT: 1140 or higher EBRW+Math (typical) · ACT: 23 or higher (typical)

Eligibility: Entering, full-time, first-year day students only

Renewal: Renewable with 2.5 or better college GPA.

Other terms: $68,000 over four years.

https://www.lagrange.edu/ADMISSIONS/cost-and-aid/scholarships.html

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: Outside scholarships reduce loans and/or work-study first; institutional grants are only reduced if required to prevent an over-award.

Our unanswered questions / Family notes

Keep the sources with the decision

Full research, award details and source context: https://meritplaybook.com/colleges/lagrange-college/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.