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Salve Regina scholarships and merit aid

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Posted price$80,886per year · 2026-2027 · cost of attendance
Yours?depends on the rules below

The short answer

Salve Regina is worth checking if your student has strong grades or scores. We found 6 published awards, and one is based on those numbers.

Where does your student land?

Verified Jul 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. Academic ScholarshipsAmount not publishedNot automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Academic Scholarships

    Amount not published

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

    GPA
    Not published — based on high school GPA, course selection, class rank
    SAT
    Optional; considered if submitted
    ACT
    Optional; considered if submitted
    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Academic Scholarships

    Who qualifies

    All new undergraduate students automatically considered at the time of acceptance; no separate application; holistic review; no published dollar/stat grid

    How to keep it

    Renewable for up to four years as long as you maintain the required cumulative GPA (set in a signed scholarship agreement; specific GPA not published) and remain enrolled full-time in an undergraduate program. GPA evaluated at the end of each academic year; one-time probationary semester if you fall below, then loss of the scholarship.

    Worth knowing

    Automatic CONSIDERATION for all new undergraduates, but the review is holistic and the school publishes no GPA/test award grid and no dollar amounts, so automaticOnStats is false. Per the FAQ, the amount is set for four consecutive years and cannot be increased.

  2. OCHRE ScholarshipAmount not publishedNot automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    OCHRE 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.

    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for OCHRE Scholarship

    Who qualifies

    Apply for first-year admission via Common Application by an admission deadline; qualified students who meet donor preferences are identified by the Office of Admissions; no separate scholarship application; holistic selection

    How to keep it

    Renewable for four consecutive years or completion of the bachelor's degree, whichever comes first. Recipients must complete a minimum of 24 credits each year with a cumulative GPA of 2.70 or higher each semester.

    Worth knowing

    Described only as 'a generous grant' — no dollar amount published. Funded by donors; tied to the University's mercy/social-justice mission.

  3. OCHRE Ambassador ScholarshipUp to full tuitionNot automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    OCHRE Ambassador Scholarship

    Up to full tuition

    Variable or qualified amountNot 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.

    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for OCHRE Ambassador Scholarship

    Who qualifies

    By invitation only to a select number of accepted students; competitive; requires a 500-word essay or five-minute video on leadership/service/social change; need-aware — requires FAFSA (US) or ISAFA (international), with preference to demonstrated financial need

    How to keep it

    Same OCHRE renewal terms published on the page: renewable for four consecutive years or completion of the bachelor's degree; minimum 24 credits each year with a cumulative 2.70 GPA or higher each semester.

    Worth knowing

    'Up to full tuition' — tuition only ($53,600 for 2026-27), not full cost of attendance ($80,886 resident).

  4. Visual and Performing Arts Scholarships$2,000Not automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Visual and Performing Arts Scholarships

    $2,000

    Published amountNot 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.

    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Visual and Performing Arts Scholarships

    Who qualifies

    Competition for first-year and transfer students majoring in dance, music, theatre arts or studio art; awarded based on auditions or portfolio reviews; supporting materials due Nov. 15 (ED/EA I), Jan. 15 (EA II), Feb. 15 (RD); transfers reviewed on a rolling basis

    How to keep it

    Recipients must major in dance, music, theatre arts or studio art and remain in good academic standing to renew the award each year.

    Worth knowing

    Explicitly stacks on top of academic merit: 'in addition to any academic grants.' The merit overview page says 'may be valued up to $2,000 per year' while the dedicated arts page says 'valued at $2,000 per year' — minor wording conflict noted in Section C.

  5. STEM Experience at Salve (SEAS) ScholarshipFull cost of attendanceNot automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    STEM Experience at Salve (SEAS) Scholarship

    Full cost of attendance

    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.

    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for STEM Experience at Salve (SEAS) Scholarship

    Who qualifies

    Major in biology, chemistry or mathematics; demonstrated financial need (FAFSA required); qualified applicants are invited to interview with program faculty after admission

    How to keep it

    Package covers four years 'providing the student remains in good academic standing.'

    Worth knowing

    The page's own asterisk narrows 'full cost of attendance' to tuition, housing and food; some additional fees may still be charged, and the package may include federally sponsored student loans. NSF S-STEM funded; need-based eligibility gate, so it is a merit-plus-need hybrid.

  6. Rhode Island Guarantee (CCRI transfer scholarship)$25,000-$28,500AutomaticRenewable
    Published awardAcademic thresholds

    Rhode Island Guarantee (CCRI transfer scholarship)

    $25,000-$28,500

    Published rangeAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    GPA
    3.0 minimum (CCRI cumulative)
    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Rhode Island Guarantee (CCRI transfer scholarship)

    Who qualifies

    Associate degree (complete or anticipated) from the Community College of Rhode Island; nursing, education and dual/accelerated programs are not included; guaranteed admission, no application fee

    How to keep it

    Annual scholarship for the student's remaining two years; renewal conditions beyond the two-year term are not published on the page.

    Worth knowing

    $28,500 per year for on-campus residents; $25,000 per year for off-campus residents. All students admitted through the program are eligible, with published GPA/degree criteria and no separate competition, so automaticOnStats is true.

Lights up against Salve Regina's published cutoffs. Not an award offer; confirm with the financial aid office. Award terms and residency rules change; some awards differ for in-state and out-of-state students. Always confirm at the school’s source page.

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The fine print

Renewal ruleAcademic Scholarships: renewal floor that quietly knocks awards out

Renewable for up to four years as long as you maintain the required cumulative GPA (set in a signed scholarship agreement; specific GPA not published) and remain enrolled full-time in an undergraduate program. GPA evaluated at the end of each academic year; one-time probationary semester if you fall below, then loss of the scholarship. A single rough term can end a four-year award here without warning if the GPA floor isn't met cumulatively.

What makes Salve Regina different

Salve Regina awards holistic, automatically-considered academic scholarships with no published dollar grid, plus a donor-funded OCHRE program (up to full tuition for invited Ambassadors), a full-cost-of-attendance SEAS STEM package, and a published $25,000-$28,500/year Rhode Island Guarantee for CCRI transfers.

Merit tiers61 based on grades or scores
Research checkedJul 2026By our research team

More than one award path

Separate the two paths.

Some awards use published academic thresholds. Others have different selection criteria. A score chart does not describe every award at this school.

  1. Match the published criteria

    Use all requirements together, including residency and the entering class.

  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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What families often miss

  1. FAQ: 'if you receive a merit scholarship, the amount is set for four consecutive years and cannot be increased.' The award is flat for all four years.

  2. The renewal GPA is set in a signed scholarship agreement at acceptance and is not published on the website. If you fall below it, you get only a one-time probationary semester; after that 'you will lose your eligibility for the academic scholarship.' Families should ask for the exact GPA in writing.

  3. FAQ: 'If all other financial information remains approximately the same, financial aid will be decreased $3,500 for the academic year' when you move off campus; the catalog confirms institutional aid is reduced because the off-campus cost of attendance is lower. The Rhode Island Guarantee scholarship is also $3,500/year lower for off-campus students ($25,000 vs. $28,500).

  4. FAQ: because study-abroad students no longer pay Salve for room and board, aid decreases — 'The average decrease in aid per semester is $1,750.'

  5. Salve will not cut scholarships/grants unless required by law, but 'we may need to reduce federal need-based loans or federal work-study if an outside scholarship exceeds your need' — and employer tuition benefits are counted as a resource before need-based aid is calculated. Students must report outside awards.

  6. OCHRE Ambassador caps at TUITION ($53,600 in 2026-27), not the $80,886 resident cost of attendance. SEAS's own footnote limits 'full cost of attendance' to tuition, housing and food, says 'some additional fees may be required,' and the package 'may include a small percentage in federally sponsored student loans.'

  7. OCHRE requires a minimum of 24 credits EACH YEAR and a cumulative GPA of 2.70 'or higher each semester' — a per-semester check, stricter cadence than the annual review for regular academic scholarships.

  8. Merit consideration needs no aid application, but renewal of financial aid 'is not automatic' — all returning students must refile the FAFSA annually, the priority deadline is March 1, and 'Late applicants may receive reduced funding.' The OCHRE Ambassador and SEAS awards also require the FAFSA (or ISAFA).

  9. The CCRI transfer guarantee explicitly excludes nursing, education and dual/accelerated programs, and requires a 3.0 minimum GPA with an associate degree.

  10. First-year page: post-graduate-year or college coursework during a deferral triggers re-evaluation that 'may also affect your academic merit scholarship and/or financial aid offer.' Catalog: merit scholarships 'are available only to full-time undergraduate students. Graduate students and students in their 5th year of the accelerated 5-year master's program are not eligible.'

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Who this school may work for

Students with strong GPAs in rigorous coursework who want automatic merit consideration without test scores or a separate application, plus mission-fit students (service/social-change profiles) eyeing OCHRE, need-eligible STEM majors, and CCRI associate-degree transfers with a 3.0+.

Published yearly cost: Approximately $80,886 for 2026-2027. Source

Cost and graduation facts

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

Average annual net price by family income at Salve Regina, academic year 2021-22
Family incomeAverage net price paid
$0–$30,000$26,939
$30,001–$48,000$30,844
$48,001–$75,000$31,264
$75,001–$110,000$34,374
$110,001+$39,244
All income levels (average)$36,967

Sticker price vs. what students actually pay

Published tuition & fees, AY 2022-23
$50,100
Average net price paid (all Title-IV aid), AY 2021-22
$36,967

That works out to roughly a 48% discount below the federal AY 2021-22 average cost of attendance of $70,630 (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
77%
First-year retention rate, 2021 cohort
83%
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)
$72,975
Share of students receiving a Pell grant, AY 2021-22
15%
Share of students receiving a federal loan, AY 2021-22
73%
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If your student brings another scholarship

Outside scholarships do not reduce Salve scholarships or grants unless required by law; if an outside award exceeds financial need, Salve may reduce federal need-based loans or work-study first (loan-first displacement). Salve's own arts award stacks on top of academic merit. Institutional aid is reduced when students move off campus (about $3,500/year) or study abroad (about $1,750/semester), and employer tuition benefits are counted as a resource before need-based aid.

FAQ: outside scholarships are a 'benefit'; scholarships/grants are not reduced unless required by law; federal need-based loans or work-study may be reduced if the outside award exceeds need. Students must inform the Office of Financial Aid of outside scholarships. Catalog adds that the University has 'very flexible policies' on posting outside scholarships and that ROTC recipients 'may keep their full merit award up to budget (off campus reduction still applies).' The merit award amount itself is set for four years and cannot be increased.

Source

Other Salve Regina scholarships worth checking

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

AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityCurrent/deserving students; criteria vary by donor fund. Applications open at the beginning of the spring semester for awards granted the following year; the Salve Regina Endowed Scholarship application is due Wednesday, April 1.

Donor-funded supplements to existing financial aid offers; applied for through an online form.

Source

AmountTuition and tuition-related fees onlyEligibilityCompetitive, qualified students; contractual service obligation to the U.S. Army.

Catalog: 'The amount of the ROTC scholarship covers tuition and tuition-related fees only for the year. Students may keep their full merit award up to budget (off campus reduction still applies). Students may also keep all need-based aid if it does not bring them over need.'

Source

Salve Regina merit aid FAQ

  • What is the scholarship deadline?

    There is no separate application for academic or OCHRE scholarships — you are considered automatically when you apply by an admission deadline: Nov. 1 (early action I / early decision), Jan. 5 (early action II) or Feb. 1 (regular decision). Visual and performing arts scholarship supporting materials are due Nov. 15 (ED/EA I), Jan. 15 (EA II) or Feb. 15 (RD). The FAFSA priority deadline for financial aid is March 1.

  • Is the merit scholarship renewable?

    Yes — academic scholarships 'are guaranteed for four years as long as you maintain the required criteria,' meaning the required cumulative GPA (set in a signed agreement, evaluated at the end of each academic year) and full-time undergraduate enrollment. Fall below the GPA and you get a one-time probationary semester before losing the award.

  • Do I need SAT/ACT scores to get a merit scholarship?

    No. Salve is test-optional and states: 'All applicants are eligible for merit scholarship consideration whether or not they submit SAT or ACT scores.'

  • Will an outside scholarship reduce my Salve aid?

    Salve does 'not reduce scholarships or grants, unless required by law,' but may reduce federal need-based loans or federal work-study if the outside scholarship exceeds your financial need. You must inform the Office of Financial Aid of outside awards.

  • Can my merit scholarship increase if I do well at Salve?

    No. 'The amount is set for four consecutive years and cannot be increased.' Salve suggests monitoring the website for additional scholarships (e.g., endowed scholarships, application due April 1) that open during the year.

  • What happens to my aid if I move off campus or study abroad?

    Moving off campus: aid is decreased about $3,500 for the academic year (the off-campus budget is lower). Studying abroad: the average decrease is $1,750 per semester because you no longer pay Salve for room and board.

  • What does the 2026-27 year cost?

    For a resident student: tuition $53,600, comprehensive fee $1,000, housing and food $20,300, for a total estimated cost of attendance of $80,886 (including books, personal, transportation and loan-fee estimates).

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How Salve Regina compares

  • 145 of 749 verified schools in our dataset use loan-first displacement.

    Salve Regina is in a recognizable cluster (145 schools share this category). That framing matters when comparing peer schools that may publish the policy differently or not at all.

  • 665 of 749 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.

    Salve Regina 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.

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Every claim is checked against Salve Regina’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.

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