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Mitchell scholarships and merit aid

Two prices: the posted one, and yours.

Posted price$59,990per year · 2026-2027 · cost of attendance
Yours?depends on the rules below

The short answer

Mitchell 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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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. Mitchell Merit ScholarshipsAmount not publishedNot automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Mitchell Merit 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.

    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Mitchell Merit Scholarships

    Who qualifies

    All new students considered as part of the holistic application review; first-time awards based on high school transcript review (core courses, GPA, course selection); transfer awards based on prior college academic performance

    How to keep it

    The College establishes the renewal criteria; per the SAP policy, students must meet Satisfactory Academic Progress to keep receiving 'Mitchell College Need and Merit Aid.'

    Worth knowing

    No dollar amounts, tiers, or GPA cutoffs are published anywhere on the cost-and-aid page. Do not invent a grid.

  2. Mitchell Promise 2.0Locked $30,000/yr total cost (vs. ~$59,990 sticker) — not a cash awardNot automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Mitchell Promise 2.0

    Locked $30,000/yr total cost (vs. ~$59,990 sticker) — not a cash award

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

    GPA
    Minimum high school GPA of 3.0
    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Mitchell Promise 2.0

    Who qualifies

    Connecticut resident; household income of $150,000 or less; admitted to Mitchell; FAFSA completed; full-time, first-time undergraduate pursuing a bachelor's degree; must not already hold a bachelor's degree. Eligible students automatically considered, but awards are limited and made on a rolling basis.

    How to keep it

    Maintain full-time, continuous enrollment; earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5; remain in good judicial and academic standing; actively participate in the Mitchell College community. Price locked for 4 years.

    Worth knowing

    Fixed-cost program beginning Fall 2026: $20,000/yr tuition+mandatory fees and $10,000/yr housing+meals, locked for 4 years. Page says families 'may combine this with other college financing options, such as state and federal aid, and federal student loans.'

  3. Mitchell New Haven Promise Scholarship$19,000 (from Mitchell) + up to $5,000/yr (from New Haven Promise)Not automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Mitchell New Haven Promise Scholarship

    $19,000 (from Mitchell) + up to $5,000/yr (from New Haven Promise)

    Variable or qualified 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 Mitchell New Haven Promise Scholarship

    Who qualifies

    New Haven residents who attended New Haven Public Schools or approved New Haven charter schools continuously for at least grades 9-12; must meet New Haven Promise requirements for attendance, disciplinary record, GPA, and community service; application requested via admissions

    How to keep it

    Four-year program; students must live on campus and actively participate in Mitchell's community outreach throughout their college experience.

    Worth knowing

    Partnership announced May 1, 2025; includes an on-campus employment opportunity. Residency-on-campus requirement is a condition.

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The fine print

Renewal ruleMitchell Promise 2.0: renewal floor that quietly knocks awards out

Maintain full-time, continuous enrollment; earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5; remain in good judicial and academic standing; actively participate in the Mitchell College community. Price locked for 4 years. A single rough term can end a four-year award here without warning if the GPA floor isn't met cumulatively.

Outside awardsNo published displacement order

Mitchell's policy doesn't specify whether outside scholarships hit loans, grants, or only the COA ceiling. Get a written aid-office answer before chasing private awards.

What makes Mitchell different

DRAFT: Mitchell publishes no merit grid at all — merit awards are holistic and unstated — but its headline program is Mitchell Promise 2.0, a four-year locked price of $30,000/yr (tuition, housing, meals) for Connecticut residents under $150,000 income with a 3.0 GPA.

Merit tiers3See who qualifies
Research checkedJul 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. Mitchell's merit scholarships are holistic — 'awarded based on a review of high school transcripts concentrating on core courses and GPA, as well as course selection' — with no published amounts or cutoffs. You won't know your merit award until you're admitted.

  2. The page warns the 'scholarships are limited and awarded to qualified students on a rolling basis' — late applicants may miss out even if eligible.

  3. Eligibility requires Connecticut residency AND household income of $150,000 or less AND a 3.0 HS GPA AND a completed FAFSA, as a full-time, first-time bachelor's student. Out-of-state or higher-income families are not eligible.

  4. Maintaining eligibility requires a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA, full-time continuous enrollment, good judicial/academic standing, and active community participation — losing it means losing the locked $30,000 rate.

  5. 'Students are required to live on campus and actively participate in Mitchell's community outreach throughout their college experience.'

  6. The SAP policy applies to federal aid 'as well as Mitchell College Need and Merit Aid' — your merit scholarship is suspended along with federal aid after a failed warning semester.

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Who this school may work for

DRAFT: Connecticut families under the $150,000 income cap with a 3.0+ student — Promise 2.0 roughly halves the ~$60,000 sticker; New Haven public-school grads can tap a $19,000+/yr partnership scholarship. Out-of-state students face an unpublished, holistic merit process.

Published yearly cost: Approximately $59,990 for 2026-2027. Source

Cost and graduation facts

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

Average annual net price by family income at Mitchell, academic year 2021-22
Family incomeAverage net price paid
$0–$30,000$26,485
$30,001–$48,000$27,972
$48,001–$75,000$29,970
$75,001–$110,000$29,559
$110,001+$35,675
All income levels (average)$30,260

Sticker price vs. what students actually pay

Published tuition & fees, AY 2022-23
$40,490
Average net price paid (all Title-IV aid), AY 2021-22
$30,260

That works out to roughly a 46% discount below the federal AY 2021-22 average cost of attendance of $55,621 (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
42%
First-year retention rate, 2021 cohort
59%
Median debt at completion, 2020–2021 completers
$25,150 (~$267/mo on a 10-yr plan)
Median earnings, 10 years after entry (measured 2020-21)
$39,115
Share of students receiving a Pell grant, AY 2021-22
61%
Share of students receiving a federal loan, AY 2021-22
77%
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If your student brings another scholarship

Mitchell does not publish an outside-scholarship displacement policy on its aid pages. The Promise 2.0 page says families may combine the program with state/federal aid and federal loans. Aid renews yearly contingent on SAP and continued demonstrated need for need-based funds.

The cost-and-aid page is silent on how outside/private scholarships interact with institutional aid. SAGE Tuition Rewards members are promised 'a scholarship at least equal to the size of their Tuition Reward' if submitted at application time.

Source

Other Mitchell scholarships worth checking

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

AmountScholarship at least equal to the student's accumulated Tuition RewardEligibilityFamilies enrolled in the SAGE Scholars Tuition Rewards program; the Tuition Reward must be submitted to Mitchell at the time of application.

Mitchell promises 'a scholarship at least equal to the size of their Tuition Reward.'

Source

AmountAmount not published (tuition reimbursement program)EligibilityStudents whose parent works at a member college/university of The Council of Independent Colleges Tuition Exchange Program or Tuition Exchange, Inc.

Source

AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityNeed-based, per FAFSA and availability of funds.

Need-based, not merit.

Source

Mitchell merit aid FAQ

  • What is the scholarship deadline?

    No fixed merit-scholarship deadline is published; all new students are considered at application review. Promise 2.0 awards for Fall 2026 are 'limited and awarded to qualified students on a rolling basis' — apply early. Bursar payment deadlines are July 1 (fall) and January 1 (spring).

  • How much is the Mitchell merit scholarship?

    Amounts are not published. Awards are determined holistically from the high school transcript (core courses, GPA, course selection) or prior college performance for transfers. Contact admissions@mitchell.edu.

  • What does Mitchell Promise 2.0 actually cover?

    A locked total of $30,000/year for four years: tuition and mandatory fees ($20,000) plus on-campus housing and meals ($10,000). The standard 2026-27 direct cost is $39,970 tuition + $3,130 fees + $16,890 housing & food (~$59,990), so the program saves 'more than $120,000' over four years per the page.

  • What is NOT included in the Promise 2.0 price?

    The page lists tuition, mandatory fees, housing, and meals. Indirect costs (books ~$1,200, transportation ~$1,400, miscellaneous ~$1,300), the one-time $500 breakage deposit, health insurance ($2,816 if not waived), and premium-housing surcharges are billed separately per the cost page — confirm specifics with the aid office.

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How Mitchell compares

  • 133 of 749 verified schools in our dataset use unclear or unpublished displacement.

    Mitchell is in a recognizable cluster (133 schools share this category). That framing matters when comparing peer schools that may publish the policy differently or not at all.

  • 133 of 749 verified schools publish no clear displacement order.

    Mitchell is one of them. The right move is the aid-office email script below, not a guess.

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

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

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