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Marist University · New York

Marist Merit Aid

Verified Jul 202615 days ago· COWORK
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The merit-aid verdict at Marist

Marist (rebranded Marist University in 2025) automatically considers every admit for one of two holistic academic merit tiers — Presidential ($22,000-$30,000) or Marist Scholarship ($10,000-$20,000) — but only ONE merit award per student and no published GPA/test grid guarantees an amount.

Common merit-aid mistakes at Marist

  1. Marist explicitly awards no more than ONE merit scholarship per student — the two academic tiers are mutually exclusive.

  2. Marist states there are no set 'numbers' (GPA, class rank) that guarantee a scholarship or amount; awards are discretionary and the committee recalculates GPA using only core subjects.

  3. After the second semester of the first year, keeping the merit award requires a 2.850 cumulative GPA, maintained across all four years of full-time study.

  4. The bare marist.edu/financial-aid path redirects to an HEOP-program subpage, not a general aid landing — use the /financial-aid/freshman/types-of-aid hub instead.

Who this school is for

A strong, rigorous-curriculum applicant who wants automatic consideration (no extra application) and can hold a 2.850 GPA — knowing the committee decides amounts holistically, there's no stats grid, and only one merit award is given.

Tuition / cost of attendance: Approximately $76,865 for 2026-2027. Source

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.

$22,000-$30,000

Presidential Scholarship (Academic Merit)

ApplicationRenewable
GPA
Superior academic performance across the full high school career; committee recalculates GPA using core subjects (English, Math, History/Social Studies, Science, Foreign Language)
Requirements & details
Eligibility

Automatic consideration upon acceptance; no separate application. There are no set 'numbers' (GPA/class rank) that guarantee a scholarship or amount.

Renewal terms

Renewable for four years; after the second semester of the first year, renewal is contingent on a 2.850 cumulative GPA. Awarded for fall and spring terms only.

Notes

Top of the two academic merit tiers, effective Fall 2026. Discretionary committee award; financial need not required.

Source

$10,000-$20,000

Marist Scholarship (Academic Merit)

ApplicationRenewable
GPA
Demonstrated superior academic performance; core-subject GPA recalculated by committee
Requirements & details
Eligibility

Automatic consideration upon acceptance; no separate application; no guaranteed-amount stats grid

Renewal terms

Renewable for four years; 2.850 cumulative GPA after the second semester of the first year. Fall and spring terms only.

Notes

Second academic merit tier, effective Fall 2026. Only one merit award per student (Presidential OR Marist Scholarship, not both).

Source

$5,000

Alumni Scholarship (legacy)

ApplicationRenewable
View requirements
Eligibility

All children of alumni who enroll full-time at Marist (effective Fall 2021)

Renewal terms

Each year for up to four years.

Notes

$5,000/year legacy award. The page does not state whether it counts against the one-merit-award rule (confirm with the office).

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Outside scholarship stacking policy

Outside scholarships reduce loans and/or work-study first; institutional grants are only reduced if required to prevent an over-award.

Verified policy language (2026-07-02): All outside awards, scholarships, grant assistance, and employer tuition reimbursement must be reported to the Office of Student Financial Services, and may impact the student's financial aid eligibility. Marist will first apply these awards to the demonstrated need and where necessary to comply with federal law, will adjust Campus Work Study and/or educational loans. In a case where need is exceeded, any grants based on need may also have to be adjusted. Separately, the school's own award-stacking rules: No more than one merit-based award is given to each student. (per https://www.marist.edu/financial-aid/freshman/types-of-aid/scholarships)

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Lesser-known scholarships at Marist

Named awards that don’t always surface on the main financial aid page. Each one has its own eligibility rules.

Amount$5,000/yearEligibilityTransfer students who are PTK honor-society members at their community college

Requires proof of membership; renewal needs a 2.85 cumulative GPA as a full-time (12+ credit) student.

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Amount$2,500EligibilityTalent and technical merit; open by audition (instrumental or vocal)

An award offer does not constitute an offer of admission.

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Amount$2,500 renewableEligibilityIncoming first-years accepted to Marist who complete the application requirements

Several renewable awards available each year.

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AmountUp to $500 per recipientEligibilityRecipients of a Citizens Scholarship Foundation of America (CSFA) Dollars for Scholars award

Marist commits a maximum $10,000 pool, first-come, first-served.

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Marist merit aid FAQ

  • Is there a separate scholarship application or deadline?

    No separate application for the academic merit scholarships — you are automatically considered upon applying for admission. Talent awards (Fusco Music, Theatre) require a separate audition/application, and PTK transfers must show proof of membership.

  • Can I receive more than one merit scholarship?

    No — no more than one merit scholarship is awarded to each student.

  • What is the cost of attendance?

    First-year resident estimated COA is $76,865 (tuition $50,760; activity fee $420; health services $520; orientation $200; housing $12,430; food $7,700; books $2,425; transportation $1,120; personal $1,200; loan fees $90). Commuter-at-home is $63,385 and off-campus is $79,385.

How Marist compares across our verified dataset

  • 145 of 750 verified schools in our dataset use loan-first displacement.

    Marist is in a recognizable cluster (145 schools share this category). That framing matters when comparing peer schools that may publish the policy differently or not at all.

  • 669 of 750 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.

    Marist is one of them. The cohort minority (81 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 Marist’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.

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