What ACT score do I need for each scholarship?

With a 3.0 HS GPA: ACT 18-20 → John B. Horton (up to $15,000); ACT 21 → A.P. White (up to $16,000); ACT 24-26 → L.R. McDonald Presidential (up to $17,000); ACT 27-29 → V.P. Henry (up to $18,000); ACT 30 → Trustee (up to full tuition). All are 'up to' amounts and several are need-based.

What does the Begley Scholarship cover?

Tuition, fees, housing, and food for residential students (tuition and fees only for commuters). It's competitive: ACT 24+, GPA 3.0+, FAFSA, an essay, and three reference letters.

What does Lindsey Wilson cost?

Published 2025-26 rates: $19,387 per semester for a residential student (tuition $14,040, activity fee $92, technology fee $64, housing $1,886, food $3,305) — about $38,774 per year in direct charges. The 2026-27 schedule is published as a separate PDF; a full COA with indirect costs was not posted on the page.

I'm a KY Governor's Scholar / Rogers Scholar / valedictorian — what do I get?

Each has a named award worth up to full tuition (need-based for Governor's/Rogers) with ACT 24 and GPA 3.0; below those marks the award drops to partial/one-half tuition.

Lindsey Wilson· Renewal Rules

Keeping Lindsey Wilson’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.

Verified Jun 20264 days ago· COWORK

At a glance

Renewable tiers: 7 of 7
One-time tiers: 0
Tiers with published renewal terms: 4
Renewal risk profile: moderate

Renewal risk profile

Lindsey Wilson'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.

ACT-Banded Freshman Scholarship Ladder (Trustee / V.P. Henry / L.R. McDonald Presidential / A.P. White / John B. Horton): See notes
Begley Scholarship: 2.5 GPA
Wesley Scholarship: 3.0 GPA
Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship (KEES): See notes

Renewal terms by tier

ACT-Banded Freshman Scholarship Ladder (Trustee / V.P. Henry / L.R. McDonald Presidential / A.P. White / John B. Horton)
$15,000-Full tuition (Up to, by ACT band)
Entry requirements: 3.0 minimum high school GPA (all bands) GPA · Trustee: 30 (up to full tuition); V.P. Henry: 27-29 (up to $18,000); L.R. McDonald Presidential: 24-26 (up to $17,000); A.P. White: 21 (up to $16,000); John B. Horton: 18-20 (up to $15,000) ACT
To keep it: Academic scholarships require a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5 and completion of a minimum of 24 credit hours per academic year (or program-specific standards). Failure results in forfeiture; reinstatement is possible but not guaranteed and subject to availability of funds.
Source: https://www.lindsey.edu/admissions/cost-and-financial-aid/Academic-Scholarships.cfm
Begley Scholarship
Full tuition, fees, housing, and food (residential); tuition and fees only if commuting
Entry requirements: 3.0 minimum high school GPA GPA · 24 minimum composite ACT
To keep it: Subject to the general academic scholarship renewal standard (2.5 cumulative GPA, 24 credit hours/year) unless the program specifies otherwise; not stated separately on the page.
Source: https://www.lindsey.edu/admissions/cost-and-financial-aid/Academic-Scholarships.cfm
Wesley Scholarship
Amount not published
Entry requirements: 3.0 minimum on a 4.0 scale GPA
To keep it: Wesley Scholars must maintain a 3.0 GPA grade point average.
Source: https://www.lindsey.edu/admissions/cost-and-financial-aid/Academic-Scholarships.cfm
Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship (KEES)
Amount not published (varies)
Entry requirements: Based on high school grade point averages GPA · Based on ACT scores ACT
To keep it: Renewal is contingent on college cumulative GPA: 3.00 or higher, OR between 2.50 and 2.99 while certified as on track to graduate.
Source: https://www.lindsey.edu/admissions/cost-and-financial-aid/Academic-Scholarships.cfm

How families lose this aid

Missing the renewal requirement: 2.5 cumulative GPA AND 24 credit hours per year.
Falling short on either forfeits the scholarship; reinstatement after recovery 'is not guaranteed and is subject to availability of funds.'
Reading 'Up to full tuition' or 'Up to $18,000' as a guaranteed amount.
Every tier is an 'Up to' figure, several tiers (Trustee, V.P. Henry, L.R. McDonald, Governor's/Rogers Scholar) are explicitly 'Need-based,' and the full-tuition awards drop to one-half tuition (or partial) if the student is below ACT 24 / GPA 3.0.
Wesley Scholars not realizing the major obligation and higher GPA bar.
Wesley Scholars 'must also concurrently earn a major in Christian ministries' alongside any other major, and must maintain a 3.0 GPA — higher than the 2.5 general scholarship standard.

Renewal questions families ask

What ACT score do I need for each scholarship?: With a 3.0 HS GPA: ACT 18-20 → John B. Horton (up to $15,000); ACT 21 → A.P. White (up to $16,000); ACT 24-26 → L.R. McDonald Presidential (up to $17,000); ACT 27-29 → V.P. Henry (up to $18,000); ACT 30 → Trustee (up to full tuition). All are 'up to' amounts and several are need-based.
What does the Begley Scholarship cover?: Tuition, fees, housing, and food for residential students (tuition and fees only for commuters). It's competitive: ACT 24+, GPA 3.0+, FAFSA, an essay, and three reference letters.
What does Lindsey Wilson cost?: Published 2025-26 rates: $19,387 per semester for a residential student (tuition $14,040, activity fee $92, technology fee $64, housing $1,886, food $3,305) — about $38,774 per year in direct charges. The 2026-27 schedule is published as a separate PDF; a full COA with indirect costs was not posted on the page.
I'm a KY Governor's Scholar / Rogers Scholar / valedictorian — what do I get?: Each has a named award worth up to full tuition (need-based for Governor's/Rogers) with ACT 24 and GPA 3.0; below those marks the award drops to partial/one-half tuition.

Rules that bite at Lindsey Wilson

The renewal trip wires we'd flag in a custom playbook, derived from Lindsey Wilson's own tier rules and not generic advice.

renewalACT-Banded Freshman Scholarship Ladder (Trustee / V.P. Henry / L.R. McDonald Presidential / A.P. White / John B. Horton): renewal floor that quietly knocks awards out
Academic scholarships require a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5 and completion of a minimum of 24 credit hours per academic year (or program-specific standards). Failure results in forfeiture; reinstatement is possible but not guaranteed and subject to availability of funds. A single rough term can end a four-year award here without warning if the GPA floor isn't met cumulatively.

How Lindsey Wilson compares across our verified dataset

669 of 751 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
Lindsey Wilson 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.
133 of 751 verified schools publish a dedicated National Merit Finalist package.
Lindsey Wilson is one of them. NMF packages typically carry their own stacking and renewal carve-outs separate from the standard automatic merit ladder; confirm those before assuming the headline NMF value is final.

Sources used on this page

Every renewal claim is checked against Lindsey Wilson’s own published materials.

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