DRAFT: Marietta publishes a current Fall 2026 GPA grid ($14,000-$26,000, automatic at admission) plus three full-tuition-or-better Premier Scholarships — and one of the friendliest outside-scholarship policies in print: outside awards are 'additions' to your aid, not replacements.
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Last verifiedJun 2026Analyst COWORK
Rules that bite at Marietta
The trip wires we'd flag in a custom playbook. Each is derived from Marietta's own published policy, not generic advice.
renewalFirst-Year Scholarships, Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 (1835 Founders / Marietta Distinction / Compass / Riverside / Pioneer): renewal floor that quietly knocks awards out
Automatically renewed for a total of four years (per the grid footnote). Must enroll full-time in first bachelor's degree program. A single rough term can end a four-year award here without warning if the GPA floor isn't met cumulatively.
Common merit-aid mistakes at Marietta
'Marietta permits a student to receive up to two non-need-based awards with a total dollar value not exceeding the full tuition cost' — and a separate group of talent/program awards (eSports, Fine Arts, McDonough, Music, Theatre, WV Pioneer) is limited to one per student.
'These funds are used for tuition only, except for the McCoy Scholarships.' Only the McCoy Premier award covers fees, room, and a meal plan.
'These awards supersede all other college-funded awards,' and students at or above full tuition 'are ineligible for additional Marietta College grants or scholarships.' Premier recipients must also live on campus.
Premier Scholars Day is January 31, 2026 (invitation, 4.0 GPA); the Harrison full-tuition statement is due March 15, 2026; McDonough requires program acceptance by January 10, 2026; Choose Ohio First priority is February 1, 2026 (extended to March 1, 2026 'as priority' per the page).
The Marietta College Grant is for on-campus residents only ('Students approved to live off campus are not eligible'); Marietta Promise renewal requires living on campus; Premier and Harrison recipients are 'required to live on campus.'
'There is no separate application for endowed scholarships, and receiving one does not increase the total amount of institution aid awarded' — it substitutes inside your existing package.
On the need-based side, 'The combination of scholarships and grants may not exceed tuition costs.'
Who this school is for
DRAFT: Any full-time first-bachelor's student — even below a 2.95 GPA you get $14,000 — while 4.0 students can compete on Premier Scholars Day for the McCoy award (full tuition + fees + room + meal plan); Pell-eligible families get the tuition-free Marietta Promise on top.
Institutional merit aid tiers
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.
$14,000-$26,000
First-Year Scholarships, Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 (1835 Founders / Marietta Distinction / Compass / Riverside / Pioneer)
Automatic consideration when you submit the application for admission; notified at time of admission; 'Individual student eligibility is determined based on a holistic application review'
Renewal terms
Automatically renewed for a total of four years (per the grid footnote). Must enroll full-time in first bachelor's degree program.
Notes
Merit funds are used for tuition only (except the McCoy Scholarships). NOTE: the page's interactive calculator shows slightly different figures (Riverside $20,000, Pioneer $15,000, band 3.65-3.99) than the official table — conflict flagged in Section C.
Full tuition…Full tuition (McCoy: full tuition + mandatory fees + standard room + 14 meal plan)
Premier Scholarships (McCoy / Trustees' / Rickey)
ApplicationRenewable
GPA
4.0 minimum high school GPA to be invited
Requirements & details+
Eligibility
Competition held Saturday, January 31, 2026 for accepted incoming first-years for Fall 2026; invitation and registration sent to qualified applicants; recipients required to live on campus
Notes
'These awards supersede all other college-funded awards.' Full-tuition-or-more recipients are ineligible for additional Marietta College grants or scholarships. McCoy is the exception to the tuition-only rule for merit funds.
One-page statement on impacting/promoting social service, leadership, and inclusion in their community; submission due by March 15, 2026; recipients required to live on campus
Notes
Competitors who don't win receive the $1,000 Charles Sumner Harrison Attendance award (which does not stack with the Premier Attendance award).
Transfer 1835 Founders: 3.5+ ($24,000); Transfer Marietta Distinction: 3.25-3.49 ($23,000); Transfer Compass: 3.0-3.24 ($21,000); Transfer Riverside: 2.75-2.99 ($18,000); Transfer Pioneer: 2.74 or lower ($14,000)
Requirements & details+
Eligibility
Full-time, degree-seeking transfer from an accredited institution; first bachelor's degree; at least two terms of college credit completed; all prior transcripts received by the first day of the first term
Notes
Plus the Phi Theta Kappa Transfer Award ($1,000/year, $500/semester for up to seven semesters, 3.25+ GPA, direct from a 2-year college) which 'stacks seamlessly with Marietta's Transfer Merit Scholarships' for a combined $24,000-$25,000/year; campus visitors get an additional $1,000/year.
International Scholarships, Fall 2026 and Spring 2027
AutomaticRenewable
GPA
International 1835 Founders: 4.0 ($26,000); International Marietta Distinction: 3.60-3.99 ($25,000); International Compass: 3.30-3.59 ($23,000); International Riverside: 2.95-3.29 ($19,000); International Pioneer: 2.94 or lower ($14,000); transfer variants $14,000-$24,000
Requirements & details+
Eligibility
Full-time, degree-seeking; holistic review considering high school GPA and English proficiency scores; International Need-Aware Grant of up to $6,000 annually available by separate application
Ohio resident; full-time; approved STEM major (19 listed, from Actuarial Science to Planetary Science); 500-word career-goals essay; separate application. Priority deadline February 1, 2026; secondary deadline March 1, 2026 (page notes applications received on or before March 1, 2026 will be accepted as 'priority' due to an oversight).
Notes
Funded by the State of Ohio; amounts depend on eligibility and state funding levels.
Two-award rule: a student may hold up to two non-need-based awards totaling no more than full tuition. Merit funds are tuition-only (except McCoy). Premier awards supersede all other college-funded awards, and full-tuition recipients get nothing additional. A short list of small awards ($1,000-$2,500) explicitly stacks with all other aid; another list (eSports, Fine Arts, McDonough, Music, Theatre, WV Pioneer) is one-per-student. Endowed scholarships swap in without increasing total institutional aid. Outside scholarships are ADDED to Marietta aid to the extent federal regulations permit (no institutional displacement). Need-based grants: scholarships+grants may not exceed tuition.
Outside scholarships: 'Outside scholarships are additions to other financial aid awarded at Marietta to the extent permitted by federal regulations.' Institutional caps: two non-need-based awards max, total not exceeding full tuition; endowed awards do not increase total institutional aid; the Marietta College Grant may be recalculated if additional MC scholarships/grants are received.
The first-year GPA grid is automatic with your admission application (no deadline beyond admission). Premier Scholarship competition: Saturday, January 31, 2026. Charles Sumner Harrison statement: March 15, 2026. McDonough Leadership: program acceptance by January 10, 2026. Choose Ohio First: priority February 1, 2026; secondary March 1, 2026 (applications through March 1 accepted as 'priority' per the page).
Do outside scholarships reduce my Marietta aid?
No — per the page, 'Outside scholarships are additions to other financial aid awarded at Marietta to the extent permitted by federal regulations,' and are applied directly to the student's billing account.
How long does my merit scholarship last, and what renews it?
Grid scholarships are 'Automatically renewed for a total of four years'; you must remain enrolled full-time in your first bachelor's degree program. No renewal GPA is stated on the page.
Is there a full-ride path?
The McCoy Premier Scholarship equals full tuition + mandatory fees + standard room + 14 meal plan (competition on January 31, 2026; 4.0 GPA invite; on-campus residency required). Pell-eligible students can also reach tuition-free via the Marietta Promise Award.
How Marietta compares across our verified dataset
19 of 751 verified schools in our dataset use no-displacement displacement.
Marietta is in the small minority (19 schools share this category). That framing matters when comparing peer schools that may publish the policy differently or not at all.
669 of 751 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
Marietta 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.
Sources used on this page
Every claim is checked against Marietta’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.
