Open award details for Freshman Academic Scholarship (Tiers 1-5)
Who qualifies
'Academic Scholarships are based upon academic qualifications.' Page does not state the word 'automatic' for this grid (the Quest award is the one described as automatically awarded).
How to keep it
Renewal GPA varies by tier: Tier 1 renew at 3.00; Tier 2 at 2.75; Tier 3 at 2.50; Tiers 4-5 at 2.00.
Worth knowing
Full grid in excerpt. Note the renewal-GPA ladder: the bigger the award, the higher the GPA needed to keep it.
Transfer Academic Scholarship (Tiers 1-4)$6,000-$10,000Not automaticRenewable
Published awardOther selection criteria
Transfer Academic Scholarship (Tiers 1-4)
$6,000-$10,000
Published rangeNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.
Open award details for Transfer Academic Scholarship (Tiers 1-4)
How to keep it
Tier 1 renew at 2.75; Tier 2 at 2.50; Tiers 3-4 at 2.00.
Quest Whole Leader ScholarshipUp to Full tuitionNot automaticRenewable
Published awardOther selection criteria
Quest Whole Leader Scholarship
Up to Full tuition
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.
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Open award details for Quest Whole Leader Scholarship
Who qualifies
Eligible students automatically awarded upon admission; consideration for 1 of 15 full-tuition Quest Scholarships requires securing a nomination and submitting a Quest Essay. NCAA athletic scholarship recipients are NOT eligible for Quest.
How to keep it
Renewal criteria live on a separate Quest guidelines page (not opened); page notes all scholarships/promotions are reviewed annually and terms may change year to year.
Worth knowing
The page says eligible students are 'automatically awarded a Quest Whole Leader Scholarship upon admission' but does not publish the stat criteria or base amounts, so automaticOnStats is false (no published stat grid).
National Merit Finalist package$25,000 Quest Whole Leader Scholarship plus full room awardNot automaticRenewable
Published awardOther selection criteria
National Merit Finalist package
$25,000 Quest Whole Leader Scholarship plus full room award
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 National Merit Finalist package
Who qualifies
National Merit Finalist standing; automatically invited to interview for a Quest Whole Leader Full Tuition Scholarship
How to keep it
Full room award renewable for 4 years (per page).
Honors Program — FellowsUp to $20,000/yearNot automaticRenewable
Published awardOther selection criteria
Honors Program — Fellows
Up to $20,000/year
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 cumulative high school GPA (weighted or unweighted)
SAT
1410-1600 (Math/Critical Reading)
ACT
31-36
RenewableCheck the conditions
Open award details for Honors Program — Fellows
Who qualifies
Application postmarked by February 1; one academic and one spiritual letter of recommendation; demonstrated leadership; church and community service
How to keep it
Must remain a member of the Honors Program in good standing and maintain a 3.5 GPA each year for the scholarship to continue.
Oklahoma Golden Eagle PromiseUp to 100% of tuition (combining federal, state, and ORU aid)Not automatic
Published awardOther selection criteria
Oklahoma Golden Eagle Promise
Up to 100% of tuition (combining federal, state, and ORU aid)
Variable or qualified amountNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.
GPA
2.5+ (or qualifying test score)
Open award details for Oklahoma Golden Eagle Promise
Who qualifies
Oklahoma students; family income under $100,000; FAFSA with ORU code 003985; Oklahoma's Promise recipients automatically considered
Worth knowing
Income-gated ($100,000) and tuition-only; it is a combination pathway, not a single ORU grant.
Quest Transfer Scholarship50% of tuitionNot automaticRenewable
Published awardOther selection criteria
Quest Transfer Scholarship
50% of 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.
RenewableCheck the conditions
Open award details for Quest Transfer Scholarship
Who qualifies
Undergraduate full-time students who transfer to ORU
How to keep it
Renewable at the awarded amount with a 2.50 GPA for up to four years with full-time undergraduate enrollment.
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The fine print
Renewal ruleHonors Program — Fellows: renewal floor that quietly knocks awards out
Must remain a member of the Honors Program in good standing and maintain a 3.5 GPA each year for the scholarship to continue. A single rough term can end a four-year award here without warning if the GPA floor isn't met cumulatively.
Outside awardsGrant-first displacement = outside wins can pay the school
Oral Roberts (ORU) reduces institutional grant before any other aid line when an outside award arrives. A $5,000 community-foundation win can leave the family bill unchanged.
What makes Oral Roberts (ORU) different
DRAFT: ORU runs two mutually framed tracks — a published GPA-tier Academic Scholarship grid ($6,000-$11,000) with sliding renewal GPAs, and the Quest Whole Leader program ranging up to full tuition (15 full-tuition awards by nomination + essay) — plus a $25,000-plus-room National Merit package and an Oklahoma income-gated tuition Promise.
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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.
Read the selection rules
Look for the school's stated criteria and whether an additional application is needed.
Check the application dates
Confirm the current admission and scholarship deadlines directly with the school.
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.
A printable research summary, source links and room for your questions.
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What families often miss
ORU's grid uses a sliding ladder: the $11,000 Tier 1 award needs a 3.00 college GPA to renew, Tier 2 needs 2.75, Tier 3 needs 2.50. A 4.0 high-school student who dips to a 2.9 in college loses the Tier 1 renewal.
'Students receiving NCAA Athletic Scholarships are not eligible for Quest Whole Leader Scholarships.'
The full-tuition tier (only 15 awards) requires 'securing a nomination and taking the next step to submit a Quest Essay' — it does not happen automatically.
It is an income-gated (<$100,000) pathway 'combining federal, state, and ORU aid' to reach up to 100% of TUITION only — room, board, and fees (about $13,740 of the $49,990 COA) are not covered.
ORU warns: 'if you are awarded other institutional funds, your need-based grant may be reduced or canceled.'
The up-to-$20,000/year Fellows application 'must be postmarked no later than February 1,' and the award continues only with a 3.5 GPA each year in the Honors Program.
The single application for ORU's restricted scholarship funds is open only Feb 1-May 15 each year (several named funds share the May 15 deadline; Quest Entrepreneurship shows April 15 on one page — see conflict note).
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Who this school may work for
DRAFT: Solid-GPA students get predictable grid money; high achievers should chase a Quest nomination (15 full-tuition awards); National Merit Finalists get a defined $25,000 + room package; Oklahoma families under $100,000 income can target up-to-100%-tuition coverage.
Published yearly cost: Approximately $49,990 for 2026-2027. Source
Cost and graduation facts
Federal reporting on who actually enrolls at Oral Roberts (ORU), what they paid after aid, and what happened next — independent of anything the school markets.
Average annual net price by family income at Oral Roberts (ORU), academic year 2021-22
Family income
Average net price paid
$0–$30,000
$21,894
$30,001–$48,000
$22,022
$48,001–$75,000
$22,902
$75,001–$110,000
$27,269
$110,001+
$30,514
All income levels (average)
$25,365
Sticker price vs. what students actually pay
Published tuition & fees, AY 2022-23
$35,470
Average net price paid (all Title-IV aid), AY 2021-22
$25,365
That works out to roughly a 49% discount below the federal AY 2021-22 average cost of attendance of $50,004 (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
57%
First-year retention rate, 2021 cohort
80%
Median debt at completion, 2020–2021 completers
$27,000 (~$286/mo on a 10-yr plan)
Median earnings, 10 years after entry (measured 2020-21)
$46,885
Share of students receiving a Pell grant, AY 2021-22
42%
Share of students receiving a federal loan, AY 2021-22
63%
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If your student brings another scholarship
ORU's On Campus Need Grant is reduced when a student receives additional gift aid, including certain outside scholarships, with no stated cost cap; merit awards are not documented as being reduced the same way.
Verified policy language (2026-07-02): The On Campus Need Grant is a limited institutional fund and will be reduced if you receive additional gift aid, including (but not limited to): State Grants (including Oklahoma's Promise credit hour increases), certain Outside Scholarships, ORU Departmental Scholarship, ORU Merit Scholarship, ORU Quest Whole Person Awards, ORU Talent Awards, ORU Restricted Scholarships, ORU Service Scholarships (APA, Ambassador, or Chaplain), ORU Leadership Awards (Student Association, Oracle, Yearbook, Worship Team). Funds may vary each academic year based on available University funding.
Other Oral Roberts (ORU) scholarships worth checking
These awards can be harder to find. Each one has its own rules.
AmountUp to $5,300 annuallyEligibilityTexas students awarded a Texas state grant at another institution may be eligible for a matching ORU award; FAFSA code 003985
Honors Fellows: postmarked by February 1. Financial Aid Restricted Scholarship: application open February 1-May 15 (deadline May 15). Several restricted funds (Greer, Nyberg, Lesher, Behr, Quest Media) list May 15. The Quest Whole Leader Entrepreneurship Scholarship shows April 15 on the scholarships page but May 15 on the financial-aid landing page — confirm with the aid office. Grid academic scholarships have no posted application deadline (awarded at admission).
How much is the academic scholarship?
Freshmen: $6,000 (2.00-2.49 GPA) up to $11,000 (4.0+ GPA) across five tiers; transfers: $6,000-$10,000 across four tiers. Renewal GPAs range 2.00-3.00 by tier.
What do National Merit Finalists get?
A $25,000 Quest Whole Leader Scholarship, a full room award renewable for 4 years, and an automatic interview invitation for one of the 15 full-tuition Quest Scholarships.
What does ORU cost for 2026-27?
The published estimate: tuition $36,250; housing $4,910; food & meal plans $6,650; general fee $1,320; technology fee $500; academic fee $360 — 'Estimated Annual Cost of Attendance' $49,990 (books/transport/personal not itemized in this table).
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How Oral Roberts (ORU) compares
19 of 749 verified schools in our dataset use grant-first displacement.
Oral Roberts (ORU) is in the small minority (19 schools share this category). That framing matters when comparing peer schools that may publish the policy differently or not at all.
Grant-first displacement is the rarest published policy in our dataset.
It also produces the worst family-dollar outcome on outside scholarships. Oral Roberts (ORU) sits in this small minority, so treat outside-award strategy here as conservatively as you would at a school with no published policy at all.
665 of 749 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
Oral Roberts (ORU) 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 Oral Roberts (ORU)’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.
