DRAFT: Rosemont historically used a transparent low-price/low-discount model with automatic merit awards of $2,000 up to full tuition — but per its merger with Villanova University, it is no longer admitting new students.
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The short answer
Is Rosemont worth a closer look?
Rosemont awards automatic merit on admission. Rosemont does not publish a GPA or test chart, so you cannot self-calculate the dollars.
Merit tiers51 based on grades or scores
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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.
$2,000-Full tuition
Rosemont Merit Scholarships
Based on grades or scores
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Who qualifies
All admitted students automatically considered; award letter based on FAFSA and high school GPA per the financial aid pages
Notes
No public GPA/test grid is published — the page gives only the $2,000-to-full-tuition range. Do not assume specific tiers. Admissions are now closed (Villanova merger).
The website states plainly: 'Per the merger agreement with Villanova University, Rosemont College is no longer admitting new students.' The published merit awards are not available to new applicants.
The Cornelian is described only as 'a prestigious full tuition award.' Housing & meals ($14,745 in the 2025 cost table) and fees are not stated as covered.
Unlike the automatic merit scholarships, 'To apply, students must submit an additional application' and 'students must apply by January 15.'
Both awards require committing to live on campus ('when they commit to attending Rosemont as residential students'; 'and choose to live on campus').
The page warns 'a limited number of awards are available, and not all admitted eligible PTK members may receive this scholarship.'
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Who this school may work for
DRAFT: No new students — admissions are closed under the Villanova merger agreement. The legacy policies favored students drawn to a low-sticker-price model with automatic merit consideration; current students retain their aid through the transition per the merger page link text.
Published yearly cost: Approximately $41,020 for 2026-2027. Source
Cost and graduation facts
Federal reporting on who actually enrolls at Rosemont, what they paid after aid, and what happened next — independent of anything the school markets.
Average annual net price by family income at Rosemont, academic year 2021-22
Family income
Average net price paid
$0–$30,000
$10,124
$30,001–$48,000
$13,373
$48,001–$75,000
$20,180
$75,001–$110,000
$24,825
$110,001+
$30,670
All income levels (average)
$20,150
Sticker price vs. what students actually pay
Published tuition & fees, AY 2022-23
$23,845
Average net price paid (all Title-IV aid), AY 2021-22
$20,150
That works out to roughly a 48% discount below the federal AY 2021-22 average cost of attendance of $38,498 (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
82%
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)
$48,555
Share of students receiving a Pell grant, AY 2021-22
60%
Share of students receiving a federal loan, AY 2021-22
84%
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Other Rosemont scholarships worth checking
These awards can be harder to find. Each one has its own rules.
AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityMerit-based award recognizing artistic excellence for students intending to major in fine arts.
Departmental/talent award; no amount or process published.
Can new students still get Rosemont merit scholarships?
No. Rosemont's site states that per the merger agreement with Villanova University, the college 'is no longer admitting new students.'
What was the scholarship deadline?
The only published scholarship deadline is for the Cornelian Scholarship: 'students must apply by January 15.' Other merit scholarships were automatic upon admission with no separate application.
How much do Rosemont merit scholarships pay?
The page states a range only: 'Merit Scholarships ranging from $2,000 to full tuition.' No GPA/test-score grid is published.
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How Rosemont compares
665 of 749 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
Rosemont 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 Rosemont’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.
