Stillman College · Alabama
Free Merit Check
Stillman considers every admitted student for a GPA-tiered merit award (up to $10,000 at 3.8+) with no extra application — but the dollars are explicitly limited and not guaranteed, apply only to tuition and on-campus housing, and the catalog caps all academic scholarships at full tuition and fees.
The trip wires we'd flag in a custom playbook. Each is derived from Stillman's own published policy, not generic advice.
Institutional aid at Stillman cannot push the package past $23,600. Big outside wins can mathematically reduce institutional grant once the ceiling is reached.
The page warns: 'acceptance into Stillman College does not guarantee one of the scholarships below. Scholarship dollars are limited; thus, Stillman College reserves the right, without notice, to limit (or not offer) any one of the scholarships.'
The table footnote is explicit: '* Award applies to tuition and on-campus housing only.'
The catalog caps academic scholarships: 'The scholarships awarded cannot exceed full tuition and fees,' and this applies to combinations with tuition remission 'or other awards from the College or any other source.'
Every tier is 'Up to' a maximum ($10,000/$6,000/$4,000/$1,000) — actual awards can be smaller.
'If you receive an outside scholarship, please advise our office immediately. Scholarship notices must be submitted on official letterhead from the donating organization.'
Admitted students with a 3.0+ GPA who enroll early while limited scholarship dollars last; on-campus residents get the most value since awards apply only to tuition and on-campus housing.
Tuition / cost of attendance: Approximately $23,600 for 2025-2026. Source
Federal reporting on who actually enrolls at Stillman, what they paid after aid, and what happened next — independent of anything the school markets.
| Family income | Average net price paid |
|---|---|
| $0–$30,000 | $14,804 |
| $30,001–$48,000 | $13,955 |
| $48,001–$75,000 | $20,841 |
| $75,001–$110,000 | $15,872 |
| $110,001+ | $19,343 |
| All income levels (average) | $15,258 |
That works out to roughly a 42% discount below the federal AY 2021-22 average cost of attendance of $26,107 (College Scorecard — a separate, federally reported figure, not the published cost of attendance shown above).
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.
Incoming freshmen and transfer students; no internal application needed; eligibility determined from SAT/ACT score and GPA (no test cutoffs published); award not guaranteed — scholarship dollars are limited.
Award applies to tuition and on-campus housing only. The college catalog calls the 3.8-4.0 tier 'The Golden Ticket Scholarship' — naming conflict flagged in Section C.
Same consideration terms as above; not guaranteed; tuition and on-campus housing only.
Same consideration terms; not guaranteed; tuition and on-campus housing only.
Transfer students; same consideration terms; tuition and on-campus housing only.
Transfer-merit track.
Listed only in the college catalog; students must apply for these scholarships online (per catalog).
Appears in the catalog's academic-scholarship tier list but not on the financial-aid website's merit table.
Outside scholarships only trigger an aid adjustment if total aid would exceed the cost of attendance (or the student's aid eligibility cap); below that ceiling, awards are not displaced.
Verified policy language (2026-07-02): In awarding financial aid to students, all sources of financial aid available to students will be considered in determining the financial aid award package through the College, including institutional and external scholarships. Students will not be awarded financial aid in excess of the amount needed to cover tuition, room and board, books and supplies, personal expenses, and other direct and indirect educational expenses as determined by the College.
Named awards that don’t always surface on the main financial aid page. Each one has its own eligibility rules.
Privately donated funds; apply via the Stillman AwardSpring portal (portal text references the 2024-2025 year).
Contact Mrs. Daphne Hood, 205.366.8987, or the head coach.
Separate vocal/choral application linked on the page.
No dedicated international scholarships exist.
No deadline is published for the merit-based awards — admitted students are considered automatically from their credentials, but dollars are limited. Academic/Endowment (AwardSpring) scholarships use the portal's own deadlines.
The financial-aid website says 'No internal application is needed' and every admitted student is considered; the college catalog, however, says 'Students must apply for these scholarships online' — confirm with the aid office which is current.
Presidential: up to $10,000/yr (3.8+ GPA); Eye of the Tiger: up to $6,000/yr (3.5+); Blue Elite: up to $4,000/yr (3.0+); Transfer: up to $1,000/yr (3.0+). All apply to tuition and on-campus housing only and are not guaranteed.
For AY 2025-2026 the published total for tuition (12-18 hours, $10,536), mandatory fees ($2,164), full meal plan ($4,916), and a single room ($5,984) is $23,600 per year. 2026-27 rates were not posted at the time of review.
Federal/state aid and need-based aid are unavailable to international students, but they 'may be considered for departmental awards not restricted to U.S. citizenship.'
Stillman is in a recognizable cluster (241 schools share this category). That framing matters when comparing peer schools that may publish the policy differently or not at all.
Every claim is checked against Stillman’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.
