Marist· Renewal Rules

Keeping Marist’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 2026today· COWORK

At a glance

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

Renewal risk profile

Marist'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.

Presidential Scholarship (Academic Merit): See notes
Marist Scholarship (Academic Merit): See notes
Alumni Scholarship (legacy): See notes

Renewal terms by tier

Presidential Scholarship (Academic Merit)
$22,000-$30,000
Entry requirements: Superior academic performance across the full high school career; committee recalculates GPA using core subjects (English, Math, History/Social Studies, Science, Foreign Language) GPA
To keep it: 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.
Source: https://www.marist.edu/financial-aid/freshman/types-of-aid/scholarships
Marist Scholarship (Academic Merit)
$10,000-$20,000
Entry requirements: Demonstrated superior academic performance; core-subject GPA recalculated by committee GPA
To keep it: Renewable for four years; 2.850 cumulative GPA after the second semester of the first year. Fall and spring terms only.
Source: https://www.marist.edu/financial-aid/freshman/types-of-aid/scholarships
Alumni Scholarship (legacy)
$5,000
To keep it: Each year for up to four years.
Source: https://www.marist.edu/financial-aid/freshman/types-of-aid/scholarships

How families lose this aid

Assuming a certain GPA or test score locks in a specific amount
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.
Overlooking the 2.850 renewal GPA
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.

How Marist compares across our verified dataset

247 of 272 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
Marist 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.

Sources used on this page

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