Lipscomb · Tennessee
Lipscomb's merit aid centers on stacked academic awards like the Trustee Scholarship plus faith- and service-linked programs (Christian Education, Church Match, Scout Award) and generous transfer pathways.
The trip wires we'd flag in a custom playbook. Each is derived from Lipscomb's own published policy, not generic advice.
Lipscomb's policy doesn't specify whether outside scholarships hit loans, grants, or only the COA ceiling. Get a written aid-office answer before chasing private awards.
Academically strong applicants to this Christian university, transfer students with Phi Theta Kappa standing, and students who can layer church-match or scouting awards on top of academic merit.
Tuition / cost of attendance: Approximately $69,210 for 2026-2027. Source
Every tier below is sourced to the school’s own published financial aid pages. Renewal terms apply only if the student maintains the stated GPA.
Maintain 2 GPA
Official Lipscomb snapshot states community-college transfer eligibility, most recent prior college must be community college, $2,000 annual scholarship, and 2.0 cumulative GPA requirement.
Maintain 3 GPA
Official Lipscomb snapshot supports PTK/NSLS transfer documentation requirement, $3,500 annual scholarship, stackability with transfer awards, first-bachelor restriction, and 3.0 Lipscomb GPA renewal.
Official Lipscomb snapshot states Church of Christ match up to $500 per year for a first-time undergraduate and automatic award when church funds are received.
Maintain 3 GPA
Official Lipscomb snapshot supports the listed scouting awards, $2,500 per year, proof requirement, on-campus residency, 3.0 GPA, and maximum eight-semester renewal.
Maintain 2.5 GPA
Official Lipscomb snapshot supports 12+ transfer hours from four-year/community college, minimum 2.5 GPA, first-bachelor/summer limits, $14,000-$20,000 per year range, and duration of enrollment.
Official Trustee Scholarship snapshot supports ACT 30+/SAT 1360+/CLT 97+ including superscores and cumulative high-school GPA at least 3.5 through 2024-2025.
Maintain 2 GPA
Official Lipscomb scholarship snapshot supports NCSA/CESA eligibility consideration, $5,000 per year amount, exclusions/full-tuition gift-aid cap language, and 2.0 cumulative GPA renewal.
The Trustee Scholarship is not stackable with any other Lipscomb institutional aid.
Official Trustee Scholarship snapshot states the scholarship is not stackable with any other institutional aid.
The Fall 2026 Transfer Trustee Scholarship application opens November 1, 2025 and closes March 1, 2026. Students must be admitted prior to applying.
Lipscomb is in a recognizable cluster (44 schools share this category). That framing matters when comparing peer schools that may publish the policy differently or not at all.
Lipscomb is one of them. The right move is the aid-office email script below, not a guess.
Lipscomb is one of them. The cohort minority (25 schools) only awards one-year scholarships, which means the four-year value families assume on a brochure quote isn't guaranteed at every school.
Every claim is checked against Lipscomb’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.
