Point award rules
Will the scholarship last four years at Point?
We pulled the school’s grade, credit, and time limits into one place so you can see what it takes to keep the award.
The short answer
3 of 4 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.
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At a glance
- Renewable tiers
- 3 of 4
- One-time tiers
- 1
- Tiers with published renewal terms
- 3
- Renewal risk profile
- moderate
Renewal risk profile
Point'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.
- Founders Scholarship: 3.5 GPA
- Out-of-State Scholarship: 3.00 GPA
- Transfer Scholarship: 2.50 GPA
Renewal terms by tier
Founders Scholarship
Full tuition, fees, room and board (room & board covers 15-meal plan)Entry requirements: 3.5 in high school coursework GPA · 1310 (Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, and Math) SAT · 27 ACT
To keep it: Renewable based on a 3.5 cumulative GPA at Point for a maximum of four years.
Source: https://point.edu/admissions/tuition-aid/financial-aid/scholarships/
Out-of-State Scholarship
$2,500Entry requirements: 3.00 high school GPA (can be evaluated prior to graduation; final GPA also reviewed) GPA
To keep it: Renewable by maintaining a 3.00 GPA at Point University.
Source: https://point.edu/admissions/tuition-aid/financial-aid/scholarships/
Transfer Scholarship
$500Entry requirements: At least a 2.50 GPA from another institution GPA
To keep it: Renewable by maintaining a 2.50 GPA at Point University.
Source: https://point.edu/admissions/tuition-aid/financial-aid/scholarships/
How families lose this aid
- Assuming you can estimate your merit award before applying.
Point publishes no merit grid or amounts — 'scholarship amounts vary and are based on high-school/transfer GPA and SAT-I/ACT scores,' and determinations are only 'made the semester before your start date.' Families must ask admissions for their specific award.
- Treating the Founders Scholarship as guaranteed for qualified students.
It is 'available for two students each year' — meeting the 3.5 GPA / 1310 SAT / 27 ACT thresholds plus the essay only earns consideration. It also carries a steep 3.5 cumulative GPA renewal cliff, a four-year maximum, an on-campus living requirement, and covers only the 15-meal plan (students pay the difference for the 19-meal plan).
- Assuming a qualifying GPA guarantees the smaller named awards.
Nearly all are capped ('Maximum of four/five scholarships will be awarded each year'), so eligible students can still be shut out — apply early since awards are rolling.
- Missing renewal GPA requirements that differ by award.
Renewal GPAs range from 2.00 (First-Gen, DCE Transition, Legacy, Ministry) to 2.50 (Community Service, Transfer), 3.00 (Out-of-State, DCE Honors), and 3.50 (Founders) — losing the GPA means losing the award.
Renewal questions families ask
- When are scholarship decisions made?
- Scholarships are awarded on a rolling basis, and 'determinations will be made the semester before your start date.' No fixed scholarship deadline is published on the scholarships page; endowed scholarship deadlines are emailed to traditional students each spring.
- How do I get Point's merit scholarship?
- All applicants are automatically considered when they complete the regular admission process — no separate application. Amounts vary by GPA and SAT/ACT and are not published.
- What is the biggest scholarship at Point?
- The Founders Scholarship — full tuition, fees, room and board (15-meal plan) — for two incoming first-year students per year with a 3.5 high school GPA, 1310 SAT or 27 ACT, an essay, and on-campus residency; renewable at a 3.5 cumulative GPA for up to four years.
- What does Point cost for 2026-27?
- Traditional undergraduate block tuition (12-18 hours) is $11,750/semester ($23,500/year), plus a $750/semester Student Services Fee, room from $2,040-$2,935/semester, and board from $890-$2,550/semester. Books and special course fees are extra; no full COA total is published.
Rules that bite at Point
The renewal trip wires we'd flag in a custom playbook, derived from Point's own tier rules and not generic advice.
- Renewal ruleFounders Scholarship: renewal floor that quietly knocks awards out
Renewable based on a 3.5 cumulative GPA at Point for a maximum of four years. A single rough term can end a four-year award here without warning if the GPA floor isn't met cumulatively.
How Point compares across our verified dataset
- 69 of 749 verified schools publish a top renewal tier requiring 3.5+ GPA or major-GPA gating.
Point is one of them. Calibrate year-one academic load against the renewal floor, not just freshman survival.
- 665 of 749 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
Point 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 renewal claim is checked against Point’s own published materials.
- Merit tiersMerit-Based Scholarship