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Marywood scholarships and merit aid

The short answer

Marywood may be worth checking, but its awards do not follow a simple grades-and-scores chart. Start with the published scholarships below.

Where does your student land?

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The award collection

Published scholarships

These amounts and requirements come from the school’s own published pages. Open an award to see who qualifies and how to keep it.

Where does your student land?

  1. President's Scholarship$26,000Not automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    President's Scholarship

    $26,000

    Published amountNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for President's Scholarship

    Who qualifies

    Awarded at the time of acceptance based on the student's academic portfolio presented at the time of admission; no published GPA/test cutoffs. Typical deadline for consideration is December 1st.

    How to keep it

    Renewable for up to eight (8) undergraduate semesters, as long as students maintain the required GPA (the specific GPA value is not published on the website).

    Worth knowing

    Top level of Marywood's six-level University-funded Academic Scholarship ladder. No separate application; no stat grid is published.

  2. Trustees' Scholarship$25,000Not automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Trustees' Scholarship

    $25,000

    Published amountNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Trustees' Scholarship

    Who qualifies

    Awarded at the time of acceptance based on the student's academic portfolio; no published GPA/test cutoffs.

    How to keep it

    Renewable for up to eight (8) undergraduate semesters, as long as students maintain the required GPA (specific GPA value not published).

    Worth knowing

    Second level of the six-level ladder.

  3. Founder's Scholarship$24,000Not automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Founder's Scholarship

    $24,000

    Published amountNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Founder's Scholarship

    Who qualifies

    Awarded at the time of acceptance based on the student's academic portfolio; no published GPA/test cutoffs.

    How to keep it

    Renewable for up to eight (8) undergraduate semesters, as long as students maintain the required GPA (specific GPA value not published).

    Worth knowing

    Third level of the ladder. Spelled "Founder's Scholarship" on the Types of Aid page and "Founders' Scholarship" on the transfer aid page.

  4. Deans' Scholarship$22,000Not automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Deans' Scholarship

    $22,000

    Published amountNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Deans' Scholarship

    Who qualifies

    Awarded at the time of acceptance based on the student's academic portfolio; no published GPA/test cutoffs.

    How to keep it

    Renewable for up to eight (8) undergraduate semesters, as long as students maintain the required GPA (specific GPA value not published).

    Worth knowing

    Fourth level of the ladder.

  5. Success Award$21,000Not automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Success Award

    $21,000

    Published amountNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Success Award

    Who qualifies

    Awarded at the time of acceptance based on the student's academic portfolio; no published GPA/test cutoffs.

    How to keep it

    Renewable for up to eight (8) undergraduate semesters, as long as students maintain the required GPA (specific GPA value not published).

    Worth knowing

    Fifth level of the ladder.

  6. Opportunity Award$19,000Not automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Opportunity Award

    $19,000

    Published amountNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Opportunity Award

    Who qualifies

    Awarded at the time of acceptance based on the student's academic portfolio; no published GPA/test cutoffs.

    How to keep it

    Renewable for up to eight (8) undergraduate semesters, as long as students maintain the required GPA (specific GPA value not published).

    Worth knowing

    Entry level of the ladder.

  7. Undergraduate Transfer Student University-funded Scholarships (President's through Opportunity)$19,000-$26,000Not automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Undergraduate Transfer Student University-funded Scholarships (President's through Opportunity)

    $19,000-$26,000

    Published rangeNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Undergraduate Transfer Student University-funded Scholarships (President's through Opportunity)

    Who qualifies

    Awarded at the time of acceptance; transfer students are eligible for the same six named awards at the same dollar amounts as freshmen. No published GPA cutoffs.

    How to keep it

    Renewable for up to 8 undergraduate semesters as long as students maintain the required GPA and full-time enrollment.

    Worth knowing

    Transfer students get the full freshman merit ladder: President's $26,000, Trustees' $25,000, Founders' $24,000, Deans' $22,000, Success $21,000, Opportunity $19,000.

  8. Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship$1,500Not automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship

    $1,500

    Published amountNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    GPA
    3.50 minimum transfer QPA
    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship

    Who qualifies

    Transfer students who are Phi Theta Kappa members with an earned associate degree; must enroll at Marywood immediately upon graduation from the two-year college; proof of PTK membership required.

    How to keep it

    This scholarship is renewed if the recipient maintains a minimum of a 3.00 cumulative QPA at Marywood University. Part-time students are not eligible.

    Worth knowing

    $1,500 per year, on top of the transfer merit ladder eligibility.

  9. Talent AwardAmount not publishedNot automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Talent Award

    Amount not published

    Published award termsNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Talent Award

    Who qualifies

    Outstanding proficiency in Music or Art, demonstrated through evaluation of an art portfolio or music audition; must plan to major in art or music at Marywood. Review dates are on the department web pages.

    How to keep it

    Once awarded, they are renewable for up to eight semesters of full-time undergraduate study. If a Talent Award recipient changes his/her major to that of one outside of art or music, the Talent Award will be rescinded.

    Worth knowing

    Page lists amount only as "Varies." Competitive (audition/portfolio).

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The fine print

Renewal ruleUndergraduate Transfer Student University-funded Scholarships (President's through Opportunity): renewal floor that quietly knocks awards out

Renewable for up to 8 undergraduate semesters as long as students maintain the required GPA and full-time enrollment. A single rough term can end a four-year award here without warning if the GPA floor isn't met cumulatively.

What makes Marywood different

Marywood awards a six-level ladder of named merit scholarships ($19,000-$26,000 per year) at the time of acceptance — to freshmen AND transfers alike — based on the academic portfolio, with no separate scholarship application and no published GPA/test grid.

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Research checkedJun 2026By our research team

Selection beyond grades and scores

Start with the selection process.

These awards are not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read each award's selection rules, application steps and dates. Meeting a minimum is not an award offer.

  1. Read the selection rules

    Look for the school's stated criteria and whether an additional application is needed.

  2. Check the application dates

    Confirm the current admission and scholarship deadlines directly with the school.

  3. Know what happens next year

    Check renewal, credit requirements and how other aid affects the award.

The fine print / Three questions to carry forward

Before you count on it.

Does it apply to us? Confirm the entering year, residency and every eligibility condition.

Can we keep it? Check renewal GPA, credits and how long the award lasts.

Can we combine it? Ask how outside scholarships and other school awards change the offer.

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What families often miss

  1. Marywood publishes only the award names and amounts ($19,000-$26,000). The site says awards 'are based on the student's academic portfolio presented at the time of admission' — no GPA/test grid exists on the website, so you cannot know your tier until your acceptance letter arrives.

  2. Every page says awards renew 'as long as students maintain the required GPA,' but the required value is never published on the website (a 2024-25 admissions PDF says the minimum QPA is 'specified in the merit award letter'). Families must read the award letter or ask the aid office for the exact renewal QPA.

  3. The Types of Financial Aid page states 'Typical deadline for consideration is December 1st' for scholarships awarded at the time of acceptance. Applying later may forfeit merit consideration.

  4. Outside scholarships must be reported to the Financial Aid Office. Once need is met, they reduce the self-help portion (federal work-study or loans) first; and Marywood's own scholarships/grants WILL be cut if total gift aid exceeds Cost of Attendance.

  5. Merit awards last a maximum of eight undergraduate semesters, and in combined bachelor's-to-master's programs the merit award stops once the student 'is deemed to have completed his/her Bachelor's degree' — which for some programs is as early as 7 semesters.

  6. The Types of Aid page states plainly: 'If a Talent Award recipient changes his/her major to that of one outside of art or music, the Talent Award will be rescinded.'

  7. Transfer-page language ties renewal to 'the required GPA and full-time enrollment,' part-time students are ineligible for merit awards or undergraduate university need-based grants, and the Sibling Award 'is negated' if either sibling drops below full-time.

  8. The policies page warns that undergraduates who move off-campus 'may likely experience a reduction in institutional need-based funds' to reflect the commuter award level (this applies to need-based grants, not the merit scholarship).

  9. Merit awards renew 'regardless of EFC,' but applying for aid is an annual process: students who do not file a FAFSA but hold an undergraduate merit award 'should complete the Financial Aid Renewal form each year.'

  10. Marywood publishes 2026-27 block tuition ($42,818) plus a per-credit General Fee ($67), room charges (about $9,330-$13,000), and board plans (about $1,010-$7,960) separately — and indirect costs (books, transportation, personal) on top. No single full-COA total is published, so a 'big' scholarship still leaves a substantial bill.

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Who this school may work for

Students with strong high-school (or transfer) academic records who want a sizable, predictable discount off a $42,818 private tuition without filing a separate scholarship application. Transfer students do unusually well here: the full $19,000-$26,000 ladder applies to them, plus a $1,500 Phi Theta Kappa add-on.

Cost and graduation facts

Federal reporting on who actually enrolls at Marywood, what they paid after aid, and what happened next — independent of anything the school markets.

Average annual net price by family income at Marywood, academic year 2021-22
Family incomeAverage net price paid
$0–$30,000$18,941
$30,001–$48,000$21,192
$48,001–$75,000$21,303
$75,001–$110,000$24,083
$110,001+$28,365
All income levels (average)$23,388

Sticker price vs. what students actually pay

Total cost of attendance (sticker), AY 2021-22
$55,582
Published tuition & fees, AY 2022-23
$41,420
Average net price paid (all Title-IV aid), AY 2021-22
$23,388

That works out to an average 58% discount off the sticker price above — both figures come from the same federal AY 2021-22 Scorecard report, not a number the school itself published.

Outcomes for students who enrolled here

Graduation rate (150% of normal time), 2016 cohort
72%
First-year retention rate, 2021 cohort
80%
Median debt at completion, 2020–2021 completers
$26,186 (~$278/mo on a 10-yr plan)
Median earnings, 10 years after entry (measured 2020-21)
$55,817
Share of students receiving a Pell grant, AY 2021-22
38%
Share of students receiving a federal loan, AY 2021-22
88%
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If your student brings another scholarship

Outside scholarships must be reported and are applied first to unmet need; once need is met they reduce federal work-study or federal loans (self-help) first. Marywood's own scholarships and grants are not reduced by an outside scholarship unless the student's total gift aid exceeds the Cost of Attendance.

Outside scholarships will first be used to meet any unmet financial need. If need has been met and the student receives federal/state aid, the outside award first reduces or replaces federal work-study eligibility or federal loans. Marywood scholarships and grants are unaffected unless gift aid exceeds Cost of Attendance (a COA cap). University merit awards are renewable up to eight undergraduate semesters regardless of EFC; institutional need-based funds change annually with EFC. Students who move off campus may see institutional need-based funds reduced to the commuter award level.

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Other Marywood scholarships worth checking

These awards can be harder to find. Each one has its own rules.

AmountUp to $3,000 per academic yearEligibilityOpen to all undergraduate and graduate students; primary consideration is demonstrated financial need (FAFSA) plus academic achievement; 3.0 cumulative GPA must be maintained; preference for students committed to Marywood's mission via community/club involvement.

Requires its own application sent to the Financial Aid Office; based on available funding; renewable.

Source

AmountUp to $10,000 per yearEligibilityStudents who could not attain higher education without financial assistance; separate application (PDF) required.

Donor-funded; recipients are encouraged to 'return that which they receive.'

Source

AmountVariesEligibilityWomen over the age of 25 who have earned at least 60 credits toward a bachelor's degree (mature men may be included as funds permit).

Contact Marywood's Coordinator of Prior Learning and Assessment to apply.

Source

AmountUp to $4,000 per yearEligibilityStudents enrolled at Marywood University; separate application required.

Donor-funded memorial award.

Source

AmountUp to $2,000 per year (each)EligibilityStudents enrolled at Marywood University; separate applications required.

Two distinct donor-funded awards honoring the same alumnus.

Source

AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityNeed-based (FAFSA required); offered to the second family member when two or more dependents are enrolled full-time at Marywood in the same semester(s).

Negated if either sibling stops out or drops below full-time; not available if siblings are both graduate-level only, or to Personnel Tuition Benefit recipients.

Source

Amount$3,000 per year total ($750/semester from Kiwanis, matched by Marywood)EligibilityIncoming undergraduates who are Lackawanna County residents attending Marywood (or U. of Scranton/Keystone), demonstrating both financial need and merit.

Applications through high school guidance offices; April deadline. Marywood matches the Kiwanis $750/semester for 8 semesters.

Source

AmountVariesEligibilityUndergraduate students who demonstrate financial need and are enrolled full time.

Separate PDF application.

Source

Marywood merit aid FAQ

  • What is the scholarship deadline at Marywood?

    The Types of Financial Aid page says scholarships are awarded at the time of acceptance based on your admission portfolio, and 'Typical deadline for consideration is December 1st.' No year is attached on the page, so confirm the exact date for your entry term with admissions.

  • Do I need a separate scholarship application?

    No. The six University-funded Academic Scholarships (President's $26,000, Trustees' $25,000, Founder's $24,000, Deans' $22,000, Success $21,000, Opportunity $19,000) are 'awarded at the time of acceptance' based on the academic portfolio presented at admission. Donor-funded awards like the Access & Achievement or Stabler scholarships do require their own applications.

  • Do transfer students get merit scholarships?

    Yes — the transfer financial aid page lists the same six awards at the same amounts ($19,000-$26,000) for transfers, plus a $1,500/year Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship for PTK members with a 3.50 transfer QPA and an earned associate degree.

  • How do I keep my scholarship each year?

    Awards are renewable for up to eight undergraduate semesters as long as you maintain the required GPA (and, per the transfer page, full-time enrollment). University merit awards renew 'regardless of EFC.' The specific renewal GPA is not published on the website — check your merit award letter or ask the Financial Aid Office (finaid@marywood.edu, 570-348-6225).

  • Will an outside scholarship reduce my Marywood aid?

    Per the Financial Aid Policies page, outside scholarships first fill unmet need, then reduce the self-help portion of your package (federal work-study or loans). 'Marywood scholarships and grants will not be affected by receipt of an outside scholarship unless the student's gift aid exceeds Cost of Attendance.' You must report outside awards via the Outside Scholarship Notification form.

  • What does Marywood cost for 2026-27?

    Full-time block tuition (12-18 credits) is $42,818 per year plus a $67-per-credit General Fee. Room charges run roughly $9,330-$13,000 and meal plans roughly $1,010-$7,960 per year depending on selections. Marywood does not publish a single all-in cost-of-attendance total on its tuition page; use the Net Price Calculator at marywood.edu/calculator for an estimate.

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How Marywood compares

  • 145 of 749 verified schools in our dataset use loan-first displacement.

    Marywood 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.

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

    Marywood 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 claim is checked against Marywood’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.

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