How much is the top academic scholarship?

The Presidential Scholarship is $10,000 per year, with eight awarded annually to incoming students with a 3.75+ high school GPA, service engagement, and a primary goal in the liberal arts and sciences or high-need fields like cybersecurity and nursing.

Is there extra aid for United Methodist students?

Yes — three Blanche Hagan programs: UMC youth ($2,000/yr max at 3.0+ HS GPA; $1,000 at 2.0), dependents of UMC ministers in the North/South Georgia Conference (up to $12,000/yr, tuition only), and future ministers of any denomination ($1,000 max). One award per student; renewal requires a 2.50 Reinhardt GPA.

What does Reinhardt cost?

The most recent published full cost of attendance (2024-25) for an on-campus student was $46,612 (tuition & fees $28,420, food & housing $11,700, books $1,226, transportation $3,252, miscellaneous $2,014). The 2025-26 catalog lists full-time tuition at $15,050 per semester ($30,100/year); 2026-27 figures were not yet published on the pages opened.

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Keeping Reinhardt’s Merit Aid for Four Years

What the financial-aid office actually requires after freshman year: minimum GPA, credit-hour pace, and the cliffs that quietly downgrade families mid-degree.

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At a glance

Renewable tiers: 5 of 5
One-time tiers: 0
Tiers with published renewal terms: 5
Renewal risk profile: low

Renewal risk profile

Reinhardt's published renewal rules cluster around a 3.0 floor with no major-GPA gating, which is survivable for the typical freshman with steady study habits. The risk is non-renewal due to enrollment status (dropping below full-time), not GPA.

Presidential Scholarship: See notes
Reinhardt Diverse Talents Award: See notes
Mary Jane Reinhardt Sharp Scholarship: See notes
Blanche Hagan United Methodist Scholarships: 2.50 GPA
STEM Teacher Education Development Scholarship (Noyce/NSF): See notes

Renewal terms by tier

Presidential Scholarship
$10,000
Entry requirements: High school GPA of 3.75 or above GPA
To keep it: Renewal terms not stated on the page.
Source: https://www.reinhardt.edu/admissions-aid/financial-aid/scholarships-and-grants/
Reinhardt Diverse Talents Award
$3,000
Entry requirements: High school GPA of 2.7 or higher GPA
To keep it: Renewal terms not stated on the page.
Source: https://www.reinhardt.edu/admissions-aid/financial-aid/scholarships-and-grants/
Mary Jane Reinhardt Sharp Scholarship
Amount not published
Entry requirements: Admitted students with a 2.5 or higher high school GPA are eligible to apply (as currently printed on the page — see note) GPA
To keep it: Renewal terms not stated on the page.
Source: https://www.reinhardt.edu/admissions-aid/financial-aid/scholarships-and-grants/
Blanche Hagan United Methodist Scholarships
$1,000-$12,000
Entry requirements: High school GPA of at least 2.0 (all Hagan awards); UMC Youth award: $2,000 max at 3.0+ HS GPA, $1,000 max at 2.0 GPA
To keep it: Renewable for subsequent years by maintaining a minimum 2.50 cumulative GPA at Reinhardt and meeting program requirements.
Source: https://www.reinhardt.edu/admissions-aid/financial-aid/scholarships-and-grants/
STEM Teacher Education Development Scholarship (Noyce/NSF)
$20,000
To keep it: Awarded in the student's last two years; each scholarship year carries a two-year teaching service commitment.
Source: https://www.reinhardt.edu/admissions-aid/financial-aid/scholarships-and-grants/

How families lose this aid

Letting GPA slip below 2.5 with a Hagan award.
Hagan renewal requires a 2.50 cumulative GPA at Reinhardt — notably higher than the 2.0 high-school GPA needed to get the award initially.

Renewal questions families ask

How much is the top academic scholarship?: The Presidential Scholarship is $10,000 per year, with eight awarded annually to incoming students with a 3.75+ high school GPA, service engagement, and a primary goal in the liberal arts and sciences or high-need fields like cybersecurity and nursing.
Is there extra aid for United Methodist students?: Yes — three Blanche Hagan programs: UMC youth ($2,000/yr max at 3.0+ HS GPA; $1,000 at 2.0), dependents of UMC ministers in the North/South Georgia Conference (up to $12,000/yr, tuition only), and future ministers of any denomination ($1,000 max). One award per student; renewal requires a 2.50 Reinhardt GPA.
What does Reinhardt cost?: The most recent published full cost of attendance (2024-25) for an on-campus student was $46,612 (tuition & fees $28,420, food & housing $11,700, books $1,226, transportation $3,252, miscellaneous $2,014). The 2025-26 catalog lists full-time tuition at $15,050 per semester ($30,100/year); 2026-27 figures were not yet published on the pages opened.

How Reinhardt compares across our verified dataset

669 of 751 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
Reinhardt is one of them. The cohort minority (82 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 Reinhardt’s own published materials.