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Milligan scholarships and merit aid

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Posted price$49,650per year · 2026-2027 · cost of attendance
Yours?depends on the rules below

The short answer

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

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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. Bible Bowl Scholarships$300–$3,000Not automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Bible Bowl Scholarships

    $300–$3,000

    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.

  2. Debate Team And Fly FishingAmount not publishedNot automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Debate Team And Fly Fishing

    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.

  3. General Assembly Merit Scholarship$1,000Not automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    General Assembly Merit Scholarship

    $1,000

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

    GPA
    3.75
    ACT
    29
  4. Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarship Hope$4,500–$5,700Not automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarship Hope

    $4,500–$5,700

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

    GPA
    3
    SAT
    1060
    ACT
    21
  5. Athletic ScholarshipsAmount not publishedNot automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Athletic Scholarships

    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.

  6. Performing ArtsAmount not publishedNot automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Performing Arts

    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.

  7. Ned Mcwherter Scholars ProgramUp to $6,000Not automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Ned Mcwherter Scholars Program

    Up to $6,000

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

    GPA
    3.5
    SAT
    1280
    ACT
    29
    RenewableCheck the conditions
  8. Goah Scholars ProgramAmount not publishedNot automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Goah Scholars Program

    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.

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What makes Milligan different

Milligan offers merit awards through honors programs and specialized scholarships for ministry, arts, athletics, and academic achievement.

Merit tiers8See who qualifies
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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Who this school may work for

Students seeking a Christ-centered university with competitive honors programs and diverse scholarship pathways in ministry, performing arts, or specialized fields will find Milligan a compelling choice.

Published yearly cost: Approximately $49,650 for 2026-2027. Source

Cost and graduation facts

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

Average annual net price by family income at Milligan, academic year 2021-22
Family incomeAverage net price paid
$0–$30,000$15,118
$30,001–$48,000$14,635
$48,001–$75,000$16,351
$75,001–$110,000$22,348
$110,001+$26,390
All income levels (average)$21,365

Sticker price vs. what students actually pay

Published tuition & fees, AY 2022-23
$40,450
Average net price paid (all Title-IV aid), AY 2021-22
$21,365

That works out to roughly a 59% discount below the federal AY 2021-22 average cost of attendance of $52,511 (College Scorecard — a separate, federally reported figure, not the published cost of attendance shown above).

Outcomes for students who enrolled here

Graduation rate (150% of normal time), 2016 cohort
63%
First-year retention rate, 2021 cohort
82%
Median debt at completion, 2020–2021 completers
$25,219 (~$267/mo on a 10-yr plan)
Median earnings, 10 years after entry (measured 2020-21)
$46,641
Share of students receiving a Pell grant, AY 2021-22
27%
Share of students receiving a federal loan, AY 2021-22
50%
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Other Milligan scholarships worth checking

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

AmountUp to $5,000EligibilityNursing: Ballad Health Scholarship provides up to $5,000 per year toward tuition for nursing majors with a commitment for employment upon graduation and state licensure attainment.

Source

AmountFull tuitionEligibilityJeanes Honors Scholarship is Milligan’s most prestigious merit-based scholarship, with two full-tuition scholarships available annually; applicants need a minimum 3.5 GPA and minimum 29 ACT or 1340 SAT, and must be admitted by Dec. 1.

Source

AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityMinistry Leadership Scholarship requires minimum 21 ACT, 980 SAT, 68 CLT, or 3.0 final weighted GPA for entering freshmen, full-time enrollment, and maintaining a specified ministry-related major; renewal GPA requirements increase to 2.5 by the end of the fourth semester and each semester thereafter.

Source

AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityHopwood Honors Scholarship supports high-achieving applicants eligible for Milligan’s Honors Program; award amounts vary and are renewable for up to 8 total semesters.

Source

Amount$2,000–$4,000EligibilityFine Arts awards are $4,000 for majors and $2,000 for minors, based on applicant ability and faculty discretion, and require students to major or minor in Fine Arts-Art or Graphic Design.

Source

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How Milligan compares

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

    Milligan 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 Milligan’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.

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