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Sacred Heart University scholarships and merit aid

Two prices: the posted one, and yours.

Posted price$75,220per year · 2026-2027 · cost of attendance
Yours?depends on the rules below

The short answer

Sacred Heart University may be worth checking, but its awards do not follow a simple grades-and-scores chart. Start with the published scholarships below.

Where does your student land?

Verified Jun 2026
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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?

  1. College ScholarshipAmount not publishedNot automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    College Scholarship

    Amount not published

    Published award termsNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

  2. Transfer Achievement AwardAmount not publishedNot automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Transfer Achievement Award

    Amount not published

    Published award termsNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

  3. Community College ScholarshipAmount not publishedNot automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Community College Scholarship

    Amount not published

    Published award termsNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

  4. Phi Theta KappaAmount not publishedNot automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Phi Theta Kappa

    Amount not published

    Published award termsNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

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What makes Sacred Heart University different

Transfer students and community college graduates find strong merit-based support at Sacred Heart.

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Research checkedJun 2026By our research team

Selection beyond grades and scores

Start with the selection process.

These awards are not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read each award's selection rules, application steps and dates. Meeting a minimum is not an award offer.

  1. Read the selection rules

    Look for the school's stated criteria and whether an additional application is needed.

  2. Check the application dates

    Confirm the current admission and scholarship deadlines directly with the school.

  3. 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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Who this school may work for

Designed for students continuing from community colleges, including Phi Theta Kappa members and honors program participants seeking recognition for their academic achievements.

Published yearly cost: Approximately $75,220 for 2026-2027. Source

Cost and graduation facts

Federal reporting on who actually enrolls at Sacred Heart University, what they paid after aid, and what happened next — independent of anything the school markets.

Average annual net price by family income at Sacred Heart University, academic year 2021-22
Family incomeAverage net price paid
$0–$30,000$38,691
$30,001–$48,000$40,517
$48,001–$75,000$41,647
$75,001–$110,000$46,348
$110,001+$48,217
All income levels (average)$46,174

Sticker price vs. what students actually pay

Published tuition & fees, AY 2022-23
$50,404
Average net price paid (all Title-IV aid), AY 2021-22
$46,174

That works out to roughly a 33% discount below the federal AY 2021-22 average cost of attendance of $69,289 (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
73%
First-year retention rate, 2021 cohort
83%
Median debt at completion, 2020–2021 completers
$25,000 (~$265/mo on a 10-yr plan)
Median earnings, 10 years after entry (measured 2020-21)
$75,059
Share of students receiving a Pell grant, AY 2021-22
17%
Share of students receiving a federal loan, AY 2021-22
63%
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Other Sacred Heart University scholarships worth checking

These awards can be harder to find. Each one has its own rules.

AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityStudents accepted into the Honors Program are eligible for a merit scholarship.

Source

AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityAll honors students are entitled to a small one-time increase in their Honors scholarship to help defray travel costs for honors study abroad opportunities, subject to availability.

Source

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Sources used on this page

Every claim is checked against Sacred Heart University’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.

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