Lees-McRae award rules
Will the scholarship last four years at Lees-McRae?
We pulled the school’s grade, credit, and time limits into one place so you can see what it takes to keep the award.
The short answer
4 of 5 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 5
- One-time tiers
- 1
- Tiers with published renewal terms
- 3
- Renewal risk profile
- low
Renewal risk profile
Lees-McRae's published renewal rules cluster around a 3.0 floor with no major-GPA gating, which is survivable for the typical freshman with steady study habits. The risk is non-renewal due to enrollment status (dropping below full-time), not GPA.
- Sam And Mary Hart Endowed Scholarship: See notes
- Presbyterian Scholarship: 2.5 GPA
- Elizabeth Mcrae Scholarship: See notes
Renewal terms by tier
Sam And Mary Hart Endowed Scholarship
Amount not publishedTo keep it: Maintain 3 GPA
Source: https://www.lmc.edu/admissions/financial-aid/types-of-aid.htm
Presbyterian Scholarship
$2,000To keep it: Maintain 2.5 GPA
Source: https://www.lmc.edu/admissions/financial-aid/types-of-aid.htm
Elizabeth Mcrae Scholarship
Full tuitionTo keep it: Maintain 3 GPA
Source: https://www.lmc.edu/admissions/financial-aid/types-of-aid.htm
How Lees-McRae compares across our verified dataset
- 665 of 749 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
Lees-McRae 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 Lees-McRae’s own published materials.
- Cost of attendanceLees-McRae cost-of-attendance worksheet
- Merit tiersAthletic Scholarship