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Oklahoma Christian (OC) scholarships and merit aid

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Oklahoma Christian (OC) is worth checking if your student has strong grades or scores. We found 6 published awards, and 2 are based on those numbers.

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Published scholarships

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  1. Academic Merit-Based Scholarships for Incoming Freshmen 2026-27 (Trustee's / Founders' / President's / Dean's / Eagle / Maroon & Gray)$4,000-$14,000 per academic yearAutomaticRenewable
    Published awardAcademic thresholds

    Academic Merit-Based Scholarships for Incoming Freshmen 2026-27 (Trustee's / Founders' / President's / Dean's / Eagle / Maroon & Gray)

    $4,000-$14,000 per academic year

    Published rangeAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    GPA
    See grid (3.0 with scores; 3.5 no-score for Dean's; 3.0 no-score for Eagle; 2.5 for Maroon & Gray)
    SAT
    1390 / 1300 / 1200 / 1100 by tier
    ACT
    31 / 28 / 25 / 22 by tier
    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Academic Merit-Based Scholarships for Incoming Freshmen 2026-27 (Trustee's / Founders' / President's / Dean's / Eagle / Maroon & Gray)

    Who qualifies

    CLT accepted (94 / 86 / 78 / 72); 'A higher test score may offset a lower GPA'; automatically applied from the OC application — no additional application

    How to keep it

    Continuing eligibility: Trustee's 3.0 cumulative GPA; Founders' and President's 2.8; Dean's 2.6; Eagle 2.4; Maroon & Gray 2.0. Academic eligibility requirements apply after the first semester.

    Worth knowing

    Full grid in excerpt; unweighted HS GPA is used.

  2. Transfer Student Scholarship$5,000-$10,000 per academic yearAutomaticRenewable
    Published awardAcademic thresholds

    Transfer Student Scholarship

    $5,000-$10,000 per academic year

    Published rangeAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    GPA
    $10,000 at 4.0; $9,000 at 3.75-3.99; $8,000 at 3.5-3.74; $7,000 at 3.0-3.49; $5,000 at 2.5-2.99 (cumulative GPA from all colleges attended)
    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Transfer Student Scholarship

    Who qualifies

    Transferring more than 15 credit hours completed after high school senior year; applied automatically from official transcripts

    How to keep it

    Requirements: maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.5.

  3. National Merit Finalist ScholarshipFull tuition (up to 17 credit hours/semester), mandatory fees, room and meal planNot automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    National Merit Finalist Scholarship

    Full tuition (up to 17 credit hours/semester), mandatory fees, room and meal plan

    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 National Merit Finalist Scholarship

    Who qualifies

    National Merit Finalist standing; select OC as first-choice university with the National Merit Corporation

    How to keep it

    Renewable over a 4 year consecutive period; maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA as an OC student.

    Worth knowing

    Broader than full tuition — includes mandatory fees, room, and meal plan.

  4. Kingdom Way Award$3,000 per year ($12,000 total)Not automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Kingdom Way Award

    $3,000 per year ($12,000 total)

    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 Kingdom Way Award

    Who qualifies

    First-time freshmen and transfer students active in a Christian church; beginning Fall 2026, provide minister/pastor contact information for attendance reference

    How to keep it

    Renewable for up to 8 traditional undergraduate semesters.

    Worth knowing

    Explicitly described as 'stackable.'

  5. Church of Christ Heritage Guarantee50% tuition discount (via multiple OC scholarships)Not automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Church of Christ Heritage Guarantee

    50% tuition discount (via multiple OC scholarships)

    Published coverage or packageNot 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 Church of Christ Heritage Guarantee

    Who qualifies

    First-time college students active in a church of Christ; contact admissions counselor to enroll

    How to keep it

    For up to 8 traditional undergraduate semesters.

    Worth knowing

    A guarantee assembled from multiple OC scholarships — not one additional award on top of everything else.

  6. Ike's PromiseFull tuitionNot automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Ike's Promise

    Full tuition

    Published coverage or packageNot 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.

    Open award details for Ike's Promise

    Who qualifies

    Designed for low-income families (income criteria on a separate page not opened)

    Worth knowing

    Income-gated full-tuition program; details page not opened — confirm criteria.

Lights up against Oklahoma Christian (OC)'s published cutoffs. Not an award offer; confirm with the financial aid office. Award terms and residency rules change; some awards differ for in-state and out-of-state students. Always confirm at the school’s source page.

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What makes Oklahoma Christian (OC) different

DRAFT: OC publishes a fully automatic 2026-27 merit grid ($4,000-$14,000 keyed to GPA + ACT/SAT/CLT, with no-test paths) plus a National Merit package covering tuition, fees, room AND meal plan, a stackable $3,000 church-activity award, and a 50%-tuition Heritage Guarantee for Church of Christ students.

Merit tiers62 based on grades or scores
Research checkedJul 2026By our research team

More than one award path

Separate the two paths.

Some awards use published academic thresholds. Others have different selection criteria. A score chart does not describe every award at this school.

  1. Match the published criteria

    Use all requirements together, including residency and the entering class.

  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. Each tier has its own continuing-eligibility GPA (Trustee's 3.0 down to Maroon & Gray 2.0), and 'Academic eligibility requirements apply after the first semester' — the very first semester counts.

  2. 'Additional institutional scholarships may not be eligible to be stacked with athletic scholarships' — though traditional academic and transfer scholarships are explicitly excepted.

  3. The Heritage Guarantee delivers 50% tuition 'through multiple OC scholarships,' and the Sister School Discount is '50% off tuition including all OC aid' — both are package targets, not stand-alone additions.

  4. The OC Grant is 'Based on Need - reduced as additional aid is added' — new scholarships can shrink the grant.

  5. A 3.5 no-test student gets the $8,000 Dean's; the same student with a 31 ACT/1390 SAT/94 CLT gets the $14,000 Trustee's. OC also notes 'A higher test score may offset a lower GPA.'

  6. Both the Church Match Scholarship and the Sister School Discount applications are due August 1.

  7. The full tuition + fees + room + meal-plan package requires you to 'select OC as your first-choice university to the National Merit Corporation' and then keep a 3.0 GPA; tuition coverage is capped at 17 credit hours per semester.

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Who this school may work for

DRAFT: Strong testers maximize the grid (31 ACT/1390 SAT → $14,000); test-optional students still reach $8,000 at a 3.5 GPA; Church of Christ families can lock a guaranteed 50% tuition discount; National Merit Finalists get the richest package.

Cost and graduation facts

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

Average annual net price by family income at Oklahoma Christian (OC), academic year 2021-22
Family incomeAverage net price paid
$0–$30,000$17,818
$30,001–$48,000$18,908
$48,001–$75,000$18,849
$75,001–$110,000$23,184
$110,001+$27,472
All income levels (average)$21,872

Sticker price vs. what students actually pay

Total cost of attendance (sticker), AY 2021-22
$39,106
Published tuition & fees, AY 2022-23
$27,180
Average net price paid (all Title-IV aid), AY 2021-22
$21,872

That works out to an average 44% 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
56%
First-year retention rate, 2021 cohort
73%
Median debt at completion, 2020–2021 completers
$26,000 (~$276/mo on a 10-yr plan)
Median earnings, 10 years after entry (measured 2020-21)
$49,203
Share of students receiving a Pell grant, AY 2021-22
26%
Share of students receiving a federal loan, AY 2021-22
45%
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If your student brings another scholarship

Outside scholarships (excluding state/federal grants) may stack above Ike's Promise only up to the full cost of room, board, and fees -- a narrower cap than full cost of attendance.

Verified policy language (2026-07-02): Ike loves it when ambitious students go after scholarships from local businesses, churches, non-profits and more. Excluding state and federal grants (since those are required within Ike's Promise), any funding you bring to campus from an outside source (such as your church) will stack ABOVE Ike's Promise up to the full cost of room, board and fees. Separately, the school's own award-stacking rules: OC marks the Kingdom Way Award as 'stackable.' Athletic scholarships may NOT stack with additional institutional scholarships (traditional academic and transfer scholarships excepted). Athletics: 'Additional institutional scholarships may not be eligible to be stacked with athletic scholarships (this does not include traditional academic and transfer scholarships).' OC Grant: 'Based on Need - reduced as additional aid is added.' Heritage Guarantee and Sister School are package guarantees assembled from/inclusive of OC aid rather than pure add-ons. (per https://www.oc.edu/admissions/financial-services/scholarships)

Source

Other Oklahoma Christian (OC) scholarships worth checking

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

Amount$1,000EligibilitySelected students with leadership gifts; separate candidacy process

Source

AmountUp to $1,000 per academic yearEligibilityOC matches a scholarship from your church; application due August 1

Source

AmountAmount not published (tuition discount)EligibilityChild of a full-time church minister/pastor, under age 23

Source

Amount50% off tuition including all OC aidEligibilityParents work full-time at a listed sister university (ACU, Lipscomb, Faulkner, Freed-Hardeman, Harding, Lubbock Christian, Pepperdine); FAFSA; 2.0 GPA; age 23 and under; must live on campus; form by August 1

The 50% includes all OC aid — it is a cap, not an add-on.

Source

Amount$8,000 per academic year up to 8 semestersEligibilityNon-U.S. citizens ineligible for federal aid or OC academic scholarships; full-time traditional enrollment; 2.0 GPA to maintain

Source

Amount$5,000 per academic yearEligibilityOklahoma HS graduates; ACT sum 103+ (English/Math/Reading) or SAT 1560+ (sum of critical reading and math); maintain 3.25 GPA; complete 24 credits/year; automatic from OC application

State award; up to 8 semesters.

Source

AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityPacific Northwest residents; FAFSA required

Source

AmountVaries (percentage tied to ROTC scholarship)EligibilityOC students with an ROTC Academic Scholarship

Source

Oklahoma Christian (OC) merit aid FAQ

  • What is the scholarship deadline?

    The academic merit grid is automatic from the OC application — no separate application or posted deadline. Church Match Scholarship and Sister School Discount forms are due August 1. National Merit awards are set in the spring of senior year by the National Merit Corporation.

  • How much merit aid will I get?

    Per the 2026-27 grid: $14,000 (3.0 GPA + 31 ACT/1390 SAT/94 CLT), $12,000 (28/1300/86), $10,000 (25/1200/78), $8,000 (22/1100/72 — or a 3.5 GPA with no score), $6,000 (3.0 GPA, no score), $4,000 (2.5 GPA, no score). Transfers: $5,000-$10,000 by college GPA.

  • What GPA keeps each scholarship?

    Trustee's 3.0; Founders'/President's 2.8; Dean's 2.6; Eagle 2.4; Maroon & Gray 2.0; transfer scholarship 2.5 — checked starting after the first semester.

  • Does church involvement really add money?

    Yes — the $3,000/year Kingdom Way Award is 'stackable' for students active in a Christian church (minister reference required beginning Fall 2026), and Church of Christ first-time students can get the 50%-tuition Heritage Guarantee.

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How Oklahoma Christian (OC) compares

  • 235 of 749 verified schools in our dataset use cost-of-attendance cap displacement.

    Oklahoma Christian (OC) is in a recognizable cluster (235 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.

    Oklahoma Christian (OC) 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.

    Oklahoma Christian (OC) 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.

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