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Spring Hill College 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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Last verifiedJun 2026Analyst CC

Rules that bite at Spring Hill College

The trip wires we'd flag in a custom playbook. Each is derived from Spring Hill College's own published policy, not generic advice.

  • renewalMagis 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.

  • displacementNo 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.

Common merit-aid mistakes at Spring Hill College

  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 says merit scholarships 'are based on the student's high school record' and range $4,000-$11,500, but it publishes no numeric stat grid — the exact amount comes from a holistic review, so you can't self-calculate it.

Who this school is 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.

Tuition / cost of attendance: Approximately $40,948 for 2026-2027. Source

Institutional merit aid tiers

Every tier below is sourced to the school’s own published financial aid pages. Renewal terms apply only if the student maintains the stated GPA.

$4,000-$11,500 per year

Academic Merit Scholarship (automatic)

ApplicationRenewable
GPA
Based on the student's high school record; no published numeric GPA/test cutoff grid
Requirements & details
Eligibility

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

Renewal terms

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)

ApplicationRenewable
View requirements
Eligibility

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

Renewal terms

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

ApplicationRenewable
View requirements
Eligibility

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

Renewal terms

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

ApplicationRenewable
View requirements
Eligibility

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

Renewal terms

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.)

Source

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

Visit Grant

ApplicationRenewable
View requirements
Eligibility

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

Renewal terms

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)

ApplicationRenewable
View requirements
Eligibility

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

Renewal terms

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

ApplicationRenewable
GPA
Minimum unweighted high school GPA 3.0
SAT
1030
ACT
20
Requirements & details
Eligibility

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.

Renewal terms

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

ApplicationRenewable
View requirements
Eligibility

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.

Renewal terms

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)

ApplicationRenewable
View requirements
Eligibility

Transfer students who are inducted members of Phi Theta Kappa

Renewal terms

Stated as 'for up to three years.'

Notes

For transfer students with Phi Theta Kappa membership.

Source

Outside scholarship stacking policy

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.

Source

Lesser-known scholarships at Spring Hill College

Named awards that don’t always surface on the main financial aid page. Each one has its own eligibility 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.

Source

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

Priority deadline April 1st.

Source

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

Transfer-only.

Source

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).

Source

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.

How Spring Hill College compares across our verified dataset

  • 199 of 751 verified schools in our dataset use unclear or unpublished displacement.

    Spring Hill College is in a recognizable cluster (199 schools share this category). That framing matters when comparing peer schools that may publish the policy differently or not at all.

  • 199 of 751 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.

  • 669 of 751 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.

    Spring Hill College is one of them. The cohort minority (82 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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