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Spring Hill College scholarships and merit aid

Every admitted Spring Hill student is automatically considered for an academic merit scholarship of $4,000-$11,500/year (no separate application), with a flat $8,000 Magis award for Jesuit-high-school graduates that replaces rather than stacks on the standard merit grant.

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Spring Hill College awards automatic merit on admission. Spring Hill College does not publish a GPA or test chart, so you cannot self-calculate the dollars.

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Research checkedJul 2026By our research team

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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.

$4,000-$11,500 per year

Academic Merit Scholarship (automatic)

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GPA
Based on the student's high school record; no published numeric GPA/test cutoff grid
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Who qualifies

All admitted students are automatically considered; no separate scholarship application required

How to keep it

Described as merit scholarships students are awarded on admission; specific renewal GPA is not stated on the scholarships page (a third-party secondary source cites a renewal GPA, but it is NOT confirmed on an official SHC page — see Section C).

Notes

Determined from the high school record, not a published stat grid. Merit award is automatic on admission. A student cannot also take the Magis award on top of this — Magis replaces the standard merit scholarship (see Magis entry).

Source

$8,000 per year for up to four years

Magis Scholar Award (Jesuit high school graduates)

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Who qualifies

Incoming first-year students who are graduates of a Jesuit High School

How to keep it

Stated as 'for up to four years of full time study.' Specific renewal GPA not stated.

Notes

Does NOT stack: this award replaces the standard academic merit scholarship rather than adding to it. If a Jesuit-high-school student qualifies for a merit scholarship worth more than $8,000, they receive the higher scholarship instead.

Source

$1,000 annually for four years

Legacy Award

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Who qualifies

Incoming first-year students whose parent or grandparent graduated from Spring Hill College

How to keep it

Stated as '$1,000 annually for four year[s].'

Notes

Legacy award for children/grandchildren of SHC alumni.

Source

$1,000 annually for four years

Opportunity Grant

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Who qualifies

Incoming first-year, full-time students who submit a complete FAFSA to enroll in Fall 2026

How to keep it

Stated as '$1,000 annually for four years.'

Notes

Requires a complete FAFSA. Priority deadline April 1st. (Labeled a 'grant' by SHC but is awarded to all FAFSA-filing first-year enrollees, not need-tested on the page.)

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$500 per year…$500 per year (up to $2,000 over four years)

Visit Grant

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Who qualifies

Incoming students who come on an official Spring Hill College campus visit

How to keep it

Stated as '$500 annual visit grant ... up to $2,000 over four years.'

Notes

Earned by attending an official campus visit; added to the financial aid package.

Source

$6,000-$10,000 annually

Transfer Academic Scholarship (tuition-only)

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Who qualifies

All transfer students admitted to Spring Hill College; awarded by holistic review; automatic (no separate application)

How to keep it

Renewal GPA not stated on the scholarships page.

Notes

Tuition-only scholarship for transfer students; automatically considered on admission.

Source

Varies (amount not published)

DeWine Family Scholarship

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GPA
Minimum unweighted high school GPA 3.0
SAT
1030
ACT
20
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Who qualifies

NEED-BASED. Must be Pell eligible; for students who would not otherwise have the financial means to attend. Priority to students from Ohio, students within a 50-mile radius of campus, and students who were part of the foster care system. Separate application; deadline March 15.

How to keep it

Renewable provided the recipient maintains a minimum 2.5 GPA in all college coursework.

Notes

Need-based award (not pure merit), but carries explicit academic-stat floors. Dollar amount is not published on the page. Separate application required by March 15.

Source

$1,500 per year…$1,500 per year (divided in half, applied each semester as a tuition stipend)

Foley Center Service Scholarship

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Who qualifies

Awarded through the Foley Community Service Center; recipients perform community service (tutoring, health programs, teaching English to immigrants, etc.). Separate application; priority deadline April 1st.

How to keep it

Not stated.

Notes

Service scholarship: $1,500 split across two semesters as a tuition stipend. Application deadline April 1st.

Source

$1,000 scholarship for up to three…$1,000 scholarship for up to three years

Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship (transfer)

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Who qualifies

Transfer students who are inducted members of Phi Theta Kappa

How to keep it

Stated as 'for up to three years.'

Notes

For transfer students with Phi Theta Kappa membership.

Source

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Rules that could change the answer

These are the rules we would flag for your family. Each comes from Spring Hill College's published information.

  • Renewal ruleMagis Scholar Award (Jesuit high school graduates): renewal floor that quietly knocks awards out

    Stated as 'for up to four years of full time study.' Specific renewal GPA not stated. A single rough term can end a four-year award here without warning if the GPA floor isn't met cumulatively.

  • Outside awardsNo published displacement order

    Spring Hill College's policy doesn't specify whether outside scholarships hit loans, grants, or only the COA ceiling. Get a written aid-office answer before chasing private awards.

What families often miss

  1. Magis replaces the standard merit scholarship; it does not stack. If your regular merit award would be worth more than $8,000, you keep the higher award instead — so Magis only helps if your standard merit offer is below $8,000.

  2. The 2026-2027 $40,948 figure is tuition ($26,482) + comprehensive fee ($550) + a freshman double room ($7,354) + the required unlimited meal plan ($6,562). It does not include books, transportation, or personal expenses, and a different room or meal plan changes the total.

  3. It is need-based: you must be Pell-eligible and 'would not otherwise have the financial means to attend,' meet a 3.0 GPA / 20 ACT / 1030 SAT floor, apply separately by March 15, and maintain a 2.5 college GPA to renew.

  4. The $1,000/year Opportunity Grant is awarded only to first-year enrollees who submit a complete FAFSA, with an April 1 priority deadline — no FAFSA, no grant.

  5. Spring Hill awards academic merit automatically on admission, based on the high school record, in a published range of $4,000 to $11,500 a year. It does not publish a numeric GPA or test chart, so you cannot self-calculate the exact dollars before the offer.

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Who this school may work for

Students who want a no-application, automatic merit scholarship at a small Jesuit/Catholic liberal-arts college in Mobile, Alabama; graduates of Jesuit high schools, SHC legacies, transfers, and service-minded or Pell-eligible applicants who can layer on named/stipend awards.

Published yearly cost: Approximately $40,948 for 2026-2027. Source

Cost and graduation facts

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

Average annual net price by family income at Spring Hill College, academic year 2021-22
Family incomeAverage net price paid
$0–$30,000$15,598
$30,001–$48,000$20,141
$48,001–$75,000$22,317
$75,001–$110,000$20,642
$110,001+$26,240
All income levels (average)$20,449

Sticker price vs. what students actually pay

Published tuition & fees, AY 2022-23
$24,054
Average net price paid (all Title-IV aid), AY 2021-22
$20,449

That works out to roughly a 49% discount below the federal AY 2021-22 average cost of attendance of $39,936 (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
52%
First-year retention rate, 2021 cohort
70%
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)
$51,500
Share of students receiving a Pell grant, AY 2021-22
34%
Share of students receiving a federal loan, AY 2021-22
40%
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If your student brings another scholarship

Spring Hill publishes no general institutional stacking or outside-scholarship displacement policy on its scholarships page. The one explicit stacking rule found is for the Magis Scholar Award, which REPLACES (does not add to) any other merit scholarship — a Jesuit-high-school graduate gets either the $8,000 Magis award or a higher merit award, never both. How third-party outside scholarships affect institutional aid is not stated.

Magis explicitly does not stack on the standard merit scholarship. No published rule was found describing how external/outside scholarships displace institutional aid, or whether the Legacy/Opportunity/Visit grants and named awards combine with the base merit scholarship.

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Other Spring Hill College scholarships worth checking

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

AmountVaries (not published)EligibilityNeed-based; Pell-eligible; min 3.0 unweighted HS GPA and 20 ACT / 1030 SAT; priority to Ohio residents, students within 50 miles of campus, and former foster-care students.

Separate application by March 15; renews at a 2.5 college GPA.

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Amount$1,500/year (tuition stipend, split by semester)EligibilityStudents who perform community service through the Foley Community Service Center.

Priority deadline April 1st.

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Amount$1,000 for up to three yearsEligibilityTransfer students who are inducted Phi Theta Kappa members.

Transfer-only.

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AmountUp to $4,000 per yearEligibilityEducation-degree students who intend to teach in a school serving low-income families.

Federal grant with a teaching-service obligation that converts to a loan if not met (federal program, not SHC merit aid).

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Spring Hill College merit aid FAQ

  • Do I have to apply separately for Spring Hill's merit scholarship?

    No. All admitted students are automatically considered for an academic merit scholarship of $4,000-$11,500/year — 'No separate scholarship application is required.' Some named awards (DeWine, Foley) and the FAFSA-based Opportunity Grant do require separate steps.

  • Can I combine the Magis award with my regular merit scholarship?

    No. The $8,000 Magis Scholar Award (for Jesuit-high-school graduates) replaces the standard merit scholarship rather than adding to it; if you qualify for a merit award above $8,000, you get the higher one instead.

  • What deadlines should I watch?

    DeWine Family Scholarship: March 15. Opportunity Grant and Foley Center Service Scholarship: April 1st priority deadline. The base academic merit scholarship has no separate application.

  • Does the merit scholarship renew, and what GPA do I need?

    The awards are described as multi-year (e.g., 'for up to four years'), but Spring Hill's scholarships page does not publish a renewal GPA for the standard academic merit scholarship. The DeWine award explicitly renews at a 2.5 college GPA. Confirm the standard-merit renewal GPA with the financial aid office.

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How Spring Hill College compares

  • 133 of 749 verified schools in our dataset use unclear or unpublished displacement.

    Spring Hill College is in a recognizable cluster (133 schools share this category). That framing matters when comparing peer schools that may publish the policy differently or not at all.

  • 133 of 749 verified schools publish no clear displacement order.

    Spring Hill College is one of them. The right move is the aid-office email script below, not a guess.

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

    Spring Hill College 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 Spring Hill College’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.

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