Published awardAcademic thresholds
Transfer Academic Scholarships
$7,500–$20,000
Published rangeAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.
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Pfeiffer University scholarships and merit aid
The short answer
Pfeiffer University awards automatic merit on admission. Pfeiffer University does not publish a GPA or test chart, so you cannot self-calculate the dollars.
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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?
Transfer Academic Scholarships$7,500–$20,000Automatic
Freshman Academic Scholarships$10,000–$20,000AutomaticRenewable
Published awardAcademic thresholdsFreshman Academic Scholarships
$10,000–$20,000
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What makes Pfeiffer University different
Academic excellence is rewarded through multiple scholarship tiers for freshmen and transfer students alike.
Merit tiers22 based on grades or scores
Research checkedJun 2026By our research team
Published academic criteria
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These awards are recorded as automatic on academic criteria. Match the published grades and scores, then check residency, entering year and every additional condition.
- Match the published criteria
Use all requirements together, including residency and the entering class.
- 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.
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Straight from the aid office
What Pfeiffer University's aid office says
Per the Office of Financial Aid, Pfeiffer University, August 2026. How we verify
- Outside scholarship reduction order
When an outside or private scholarship posts, which funds are reduced first: institutional merit, institutional grant, loans, or unmet need?
Of the options asked (institutional merit, institutional grant, loans, unmet need), the office answered that an outside scholarship goes against unmet need first.
“It would be unmet need.”
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Who this school may work for
First-year and transfer students with strong academic records should explore Pfeiffer's scholarship options, including the Grigg Education Scholars Program for those interested in education.
Published yearly cost: Approximately $36,230 for 2026-2027. Source
Cost and graduation facts
Federal reporting on who actually enrolls at Pfeiffer University, what they paid after aid, and what happened next — independent of anything the school markets.
| Family income | Average net price paid |
|---|---|
| $0–$30,000 | $16,167 |
| $30,001–$48,000 | $14,758 |
| $48,001–$75,000 | $16,941 |
| $75,001–$110,000 | $20,005 |
| $110,001+ | $24,513 |
| All income levels (average) | $19,076 |
Sticker price vs. what students actually pay
- Published tuition & fees, AY 2022-23
- $35,070
- Average net price paid (all Title-IV aid), AY 2021-22
- $19,076
That works out to roughly a 58% discount below the federal AY 2021-22 average cost of attendance of $45,542 (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
- 35%
- First-year retention rate, 2021 cohort
- 72%
- Median debt at completion, 2020–2021 completers
- $26,163 (~$277/mo on a 10-yr plan)
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry (measured 2020-21)
- $51,562
- Share of students receiving a Pell grant, AY 2021-22
- 49%
- Share of students receiving a federal loan, AY 2021-22
- 73%
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Other Pfeiffer University scholarships worth checking
These awards can be harder to find. Each one has its own rules.
AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityThe Grigg Education Scholars Program provides scholarship support to exceptional prospective teachers preparing for excellence in the teaching profession and developing servant leadership skills.
AmountUp to $8,000EligibilityThe Milton Rose Science Fellows Scholarships are available to science majors with a 3.5 GPA or above, up to $8,000.
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How Pfeiffer University compares
- 665 of 749 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
Pfeiffer University 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 Pfeiffer University’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.
- Cost of attendancePfeiffer University cost-of-attendance worksheet
- Merit tiersTransfer Academic Scholarships
- Merit tiersFreshman Academic Scholarships
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