Rowan· Renewal Rules
Keeping Rowan’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.
At a glance
- Renewable tiers
- 4 of 5
- One-time tiers
- 1
- Tiers with published renewal terms
- 4
- Renewal risk profile
- low
Renewal risk profile
Rowan'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.
- Rowan University Scholars Program: 2.5 GPA
- Brown & Gold Out-of-State Scholarship: See notes
- Transfer Trustee Scholarship: See notes
- College of the Arts Scholarships: See notes
Renewal terms by tier
Rowan University Scholars Program
Amount not published (discretionary)To keep it: Renewable for four years (eight semesters) of undergraduate study as long as a 2.5 GPA is maintained; distributed equally over eight semesters; not for summer/winter, not for graduate/medical school.
Source: https://admissions.rowan.edu/financing-education/scholarships.html
Brown & Gold Out-of-State Scholarship
Up to $8,500 per yearTo keep it: Freshmen: up to four academic years (eight semesters); transfers: up to two academic years (four semesters).
Source: https://admissions.rowan.edu/financing-education/scholarships.html
Transfer Trustee Scholarship
Amount not published (covers educational expenses incl. fees, EXCLUDING tuition)To keep it: Renewable.
Source: https://admissions.rowan.edu/financing-education/scholarships.html
College of the Arts Scholarships
Amount not publishedTo keep it: Renewable up to four years (eight consecutive semesters) maintaining a cumulative GPA of 2.5 (Music/Theatre/Dance) or 3.0 (Art); must stay in original program; Music = active ensemble participation; Theatre & Dance = 10-15 recruitment hours annually.
Source: https://admissions.rowan.edu/financing-education/scholarships.html
How families lose this aid
- Expecting a published dollar amount for the in-state Scholars Program
Individual amounts are 'determined at the discretion of Rowan University's Division of Student Affairs' based on academic qualifications, the applicant pool, and funding — there is NO published amount or GPA/test grid; mark needs_confirmation.
- Letting your GPA fall below 2.5
Scholars Program awards are renewable for four years only as long as a 2.5 GPA is maintained (College of the Arts: 2.5 for Music/Theatre/Dance, 3.0 for Art).
Renewal questions families ask
- How much is the out-of-state scholarship?
- The Brown & Gold scholarship is up to $8,500 per year, with the amount set at the discretion of the Office of Admissions; freshmen can renew up to 8 semesters and transfers up to 4 semesters.
- What GPA do I need to keep my Rowan scholarship?
- A 2.5 GPA maintains the Rowan University Scholars Program for four years (College of the Arts requires 2.5 for Music/Theatre/Dance and 3.0 for Art); awards do not apply to summer/winter or online programs.
How Rowan compares across our verified dataset
- 669 of 750 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
Rowan is one of them. The cohort minority (81 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 Rowan’s own published materials.
More on Rowan merit aid
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- Rowan scholarship stackingWhether outside awards land as upside or quietly displace institutional aid.
- Does Rowan displace outside scholarships?The dollar math on a $5,000 outside award, plus peer schools that handle it differently.