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Marietta award rules

Will the scholarship last four years at Marietta?

We pulled the school’s grade, credit, and time limits into one place so you can see what it takes to keep the award.

Verified Jul 20262 months ago

The short answer

7 of 7 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

Find the award name in the full research below. Save its grade, credit, and deadline rules with your college plan.

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At a glance

Renewable tiers
7 of 7
One-time tiers
0
Tiers with published renewal terms
3
Renewal risk profile
moderate

Renewal risk profile

Marietta'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.

  • First-Year Scholarships, Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 (1835 Founders / Marietta Distinction / Compass / Riverside / Pioneer): Full-time enrollment
  • International Scholarships, Fall 2026 and Spring 2027: See notes
  • Marietta Promise Award: Full-time enrollment

Renewal terms by tier

  • First-Year Scholarships, Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 (1835 Founders / Marietta Distinction / Compass / Riverside / Pioneer)

    $14,000-$26,000

    Entry requirements: 1835 Founders: 4.00 ($26,000); Marietta Distinction: 3.60-3.99 ($25,000); Compass: 3.30-3.59 ($23,000); Riverside: 2.95-3.29 ($19,000); Pioneer: 2.94 or lower ($14,000) GPA

    To keep it: Automatically renewed for a total of four years (per the grid footnote). Must enroll full-time in first bachelor's degree program.

    Source: https://www.marietta.edu/scholarships

  • International Scholarships, Fall 2026 and Spring 2027

    $14,000-$26,000

    Entry requirements: 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 GPA

    To keep it: Automatically renewed for a total of four years

    Source: https://www.marietta.edu/scholarships

  • Marietta Promise Award

    Full tuition (covers 100% of remaining tuition and mandatory fees after other aid)

    To keep it: Renewable provided you remain enrolled full-time, live on campus, stay in good academic standing, and make satisfactory progress toward your degree.

    Source: https://www.marietta.edu/tuition-financial-aid

How families lose this aid

  • Missing the competition calendar.

    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).

  • Moving off campus with the Marietta College Grant, Marietta Promise, or a Premier/Harrison scholarship.

    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.'

Renewal questions families ask

What are the scholarship deadlines?
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).
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.

Rules that bite at Marietta

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

  • Renewal ruleFirst-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.

How Marietta compares across our verified dataset

  • 665 of 749 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.

    Marietta 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 Marietta’s own published materials.

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