What GPA do I need to keep my scholarship?

Most merit programs require full-time enrollment and a minimum 3.0 GPA (3.2 for Honors College students) plus Satisfactory Academic Progress. The Dean's Scholarship also requires completing the FAFSA.

How much is tuition at NJIT?

For 2025-2026, total tuition and fees are $21,162 for New Jersey residents and $39,912 for non-New Jersey residents (full-time, two semesters).

NJIT award rules

Will the scholarship last four years at NJIT?

We pulled the school’s grade, credit, and time limits into one place so you can see what it takes to keep the award.

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The short answer

6 of 6 published awards are listed as renewable.

The exact rule can change by award. Check the award your student may receive before you count on the same amount every year.

What to do

Find the award name in the full research below. Save its grade, credit, and deadline rules with your college plan.

See every award rule, common mistake, and source

At a glance

Renewable tiers: 6 of 6
One-time tiers: 0
Tiers with published renewal terms: 6
Renewal risk profile: moderate

Renewal risk profile

NJIT'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.

Faculty Scholarships: 3.0 GPA
Dean's Scholarship: 3.0 GPA
National Merit Scholarship: 3.0 GPA
Honors Merit Awards: 3.2 GPA
Honors Residential Scholarship: See notes
Architecture Design Competition Scholarships: See notes

Renewal terms by tier

Faculty Scholarships
Up to tuition (minus other tuition-based award)
To keep it: Four-year scholarship (three-year for accelerated students; five-year for Architecture students). Renewal requires continuous full-time enrollment, minimum 3.0 GPA (3.2 for Honors students), and Satisfactory Academic Progress. May be reduced when scholarships plus other awards exceed charges on the student bill.
Source: https://www.njit.edu/financialaid/merit-based-scholarships
Dean's Scholarship
Amount not published (a prescribed amount of tuition and fees)
To keep it: Four-year scholarship. Renewal requires continuous full-time enrollment, minimum 3.0 GPA, SAP, adherence to the University Code on Academic Integrity, and completion of the FAFSA. If criteria are not met, only one chance to appeal.
Source: https://www.njit.edu/financialaid/merit-based-scholarships
National Merit Scholarship
Tuition & fees (minus other tuition-based awards)
To keep it: Four-year scholarship. To maintain eligibility, must be enrolled full time and maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA.
Source: https://www.njit.edu/financialaid/merit-based-scholarships
Honors Merit Awards
Up to tuition & fees
To keep it: Subject to the general renewal terms (full-time, 3.2 GPA for Honors students, SAP).
Source: https://www.njit.edu/financialaid/merit-based-scholarships
Honors Residential Scholarship
$500-Full housing & food
To keep it: Subject to general Honors renewal terms.
Source: https://www.njit.edu/financialaid/merit-based-scholarships
Architecture Design Competition Scholarships
Half tuition-Full tuition
To keep it: Five-year scholarship for freshmen.
Source: https://www.njit.edu/financialaid/merit-based-scholarships

How families lose this aid

Letting your GPA slip below the renewal threshold.
Most merit programs require full-time enrollment and a minimum 3.0 GPA — and 3.2 for Honors students — plus Satisfactory Academic Progress; the Dean's Scholarship also requires the FAFSA and academic integrity, with only one appeal if you fall short.
Missing the May 1 deposit deadline to lock in your scholarship.
Freshmen offered scholarships must acknowledge acceptance by submitting their tuition deposit by May 1; the renewable award letter follows in June.

Renewal questions families ask

What GPA do I need to keep my scholarship?: Most merit programs require full-time enrollment and a minimum 3.0 GPA (3.2 for Honors College students) plus Satisfactory Academic Progress. The Dean's Scholarship also requires completing the FAFSA.
How much is tuition at NJIT?: For 2025-2026, total tuition and fees are $21,162 for New Jersey residents and $39,912 for non-New Jersey residents (full-time, two semesters).

Rules that bite at NJIT

The renewal trip wires we'd flag in a custom playbook, derived from NJIT's own tier rules and not generic advice.

Renewal ruleFaculty Scholarships: renewal floor that quietly knocks awards out
Four-year scholarship (three-year for accelerated students; five-year for Architecture students). Renewal requires continuous full-time enrollment, minimum 3.0 GPA (3.2 for Honors students), and Satisfactory Academic Progress. May be reduced when scholarships plus other awards exceed charges on the student bill. A single rough term can end a four-year award here without warning if the GPA floor isn't met cumulatively.

How NJIT compares across our verified dataset

665 of 749 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
NJIT 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.
132 of 749 verified schools publish a dedicated National Merit Finalist package.
NJIT is one of them. NMF packages typically carry their own stacking and renewal carve-outs separate from the standard automatic merit ladder; confirm those before assuming the headline NMF value is final.

Sources used on this page

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

Policy pageNJIT stacking policy
Cost of attendanceNJIT cost-of-attendance worksheet