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Stonehill scholarships and merit aid

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Posted price$82,460per year · 2026-2027 · cost of attendance
Yours?depends on the rules below

The short answer

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

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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.

Where does your student land?

  1. Catholic High School Scholarship$25,000-$40,000 per yearAutomaticRenewable
    Published awardAcademic thresholds

    Catholic High School Scholarship

    $25,000-$40,000 per year

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

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Catholic High School Scholarship

    Who qualifies

    All graduates from Catholic high schools in the United States who are offered admission to Stonehill. Awarded automatically upon acceptance; no separate application required unless need-based aid is sought. Not combinable with another Stonehill scholarship/grant program. Division I recruited student-athletes are excluded.

    How to keep it

    Renewable for all four years for students who remain in good standing at the College.

    Worth knowing

    This is the only Stonehill merit award with publicly stated dollar figures. It is automatic on admission for U.S. Catholic-high-school graduates and is the school's headline 'commitment of $100,000 or more over 4 years.' Students cannot also hold one of the other named merit awards (it is one program, not a stack).

  2. Shields Merit ScholarshipAmount not publishedNot automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Shields Merit 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 Shields Merit Scholarship

    Who qualifies

    Competitive; eligibility established on an individual basis, driven primarily by overall academic achievement, rank in class, rigor of curriculum, and the student's cost of attendance as a resident or commuter. Awarded at the time of admission. Division I recruited student-athletes are not eligible.

    How to keep it

    All merit-based awards are renewable for up to four years provided the student maintains a cumulative GPA of at least 2.00 and Satisfactory Academic Progress.

    Worth knowing

    Named as one of the three admission-time merit scholarships beginning with the class of 2026, but Stonehill does NOT publish a dollar amount for the Shields award on any official page reviewed. Amount must be confirmed with the admission/financial-aid office. A change from resident to commuter reduces the merit scholarship by approximately 20%.

  3. Stonehill ScholarshipAmount not publishedNot automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Stonehill 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 Stonehill Scholarship

    Who qualifies

    Competitive; eligibility established on an individual basis, driven primarily by overall academic achievement, rank in class, rigor of curriculum, and the student's cost of attendance as a resident or commuter. Awarded at the time of admission. Division I recruited student-athletes are not eligible.

    How to keep it

    All merit-based awards are renewable for up to four years provided the student maintains a cumulative GPA of at least 2.00 and Satisfactory Academic Progress.

    Worth knowing

    Named as one of the three admission-time merit scholarships beginning with the class of 2026; Stonehill publishes no dollar amount for it. Confirm value with the financial-aid office.

  4. Stonehill Founders AwardAmount not publishedNot automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Stonehill Founders 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.

    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Stonehill Founders Award

    Who qualifies

    Competitive; eligibility established on an individual basis, driven primarily by overall academic achievement, rank in class, rigor of curriculum, and the student's cost of attendance as a resident or commuter. Awarded at the time of admission. Division I recruited student-athletes are not eligible.

    How to keep it

    All merit-based awards are renewable for up to four years provided the student maintains a cumulative GPA of at least 2.00 and Satisfactory Academic Progress.

    Worth knowing

    Named as one of the three admission-time merit scholarships beginning with the class of 2026; Stonehill publishes no dollar amount for it. Confirm value with the financial-aid office.

Lights up against Stonehill'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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What makes Stonehill different

Stonehill's only publicly-priced merit award is the Catholic High School Scholarship, which automatically gives every admitted U.S. Catholic-high-school graduate $25,000-$40,000 per year (a stated commitment of $100,000 or more over four years); its three named admission merit awards (Shields Merit, Stonehill Scholarship, Founders Award) are real but publish no dollar figures.

Merit tiers41 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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Straight from the aid office

What Stonehill's aid office says

Per Student Financial Assistance, Stonehill College, August 2026. How we verify

How merit is set

Is there a separate merit application?

No — the Common App admission process determines both whether a merit scholarship is awarded and its amount. Questions about the criteria behind the initial award belong to Admissions, not Financial Aid.

“The admission process via the common App will determine the Merit scholarship award and amount.”
Renewal bar

What does it take to keep the scholarship each year?

A 2.0 cumulative average plus passing 67% of attempted credits — a deliberately low bar. The pace requirement is the one families overlook: withdrawing from too many courses can cost the award even with acceptable grades.

“The renewal process is the student must maintain at least a 2.0 cum average and pass 67% of credits attempted.”
Reinstatement appeal

Is a lost scholarship gone for good?

No — a student who misses the renewal requirement can appeal to have the scholarship reinstated. There is a formal path back, which is not true everywhere.

“If a student does not make the requirement, there is an Appeals process to appeal to have the scholarship reinstated.”
Outside scholarships

What gets adjusted when an outside scholarship arrives after the award letter?

Federal aid components, in a published order: the SEOG grant and Perkins/NIL loans first, then Federal Work-Study, then Federal Direct loans. The listed order covers federal aid — the office did not state that Stonehill’s own merit money is in that reduction line.

“According to federal regulations, the College will adjust the aid package in the following order: 1. *Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG) then Perkins/NIL Loans* 2. *Federal Work-Study* 3. *Federal Direct Student Loan*”

What families often miss

  1. The Catholic HS Scholarship is its own program — a student who is part of another Stonehill scholarship or grant program is not eligible for it. You receive one Stonehill merit pathway, not several added together.

  2. Stonehill names these three admission-time merit awards but does not publish their amounts. Eligibility is 'established on an individual basis,' so the exact figure only appears in your admission/aid offer — ask the office rather than assuming.

  3. A change in residency status from resident to commuter reduces the merit scholarship by approximately 20%, because cost of attendance is one of the factors that sizes the award.

  4. The 2026-2027 estimated cost of attendance for a resident is $82,460; on top of billed tuition, general service fee, and food & housing, it adds indirect costs (books ~$893, personal ~$867, transportation ~$675, federal loan fees ~$65).

  5. Division I recruited student-athletes are not eligible for the merit commitment (including the Catholic HS Scholarship) because of athletics-related aid.

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Who this school may work for

Catholic-high-school graduates who want a large, automatic, no-application merit floor at a Holy Cross liberal-arts college; strong applicants from any high school can still earn the (unpublished-amount) Shields Merit, Stonehill, or Founders awards at admission.

Published yearly cost: Approximately $82,460 for 2026-2027. Source

Cost and graduation facts

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

Average annual net price by family income at Stonehill, academic year 2021-22
Family incomeAverage net price paid
$0–$30,000$23,605
$30,001–$48,000$25,053
$48,001–$75,000$26,357
$75,001–$110,000$31,059
$110,001+$37,147
All income levels (average)$33,016

Sticker price vs. what students actually pay

Published tuition & fees, AY 2022-23
$57,490
Average net price paid (all Title-IV aid), AY 2021-22
$33,016

That works out to roughly a 55% discount below the federal AY 2021-22 average cost of attendance of $72,714 (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
76%
First-year retention rate, 2021 cohort
84%
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)
$77,745
Share of students receiving a Pell grant, AY 2021-22
20%
Share of students receiving a federal loan, AY 2021-22
71%
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If your student brings another scholarship

Outside/private scholarships are applied loan-first: students must report all private scholarships, and Stonehill reduces SEOG/Perkins-MASS NIL loans, then Federal Work-Study, then the Federal Direct Loan, in that order. Stonehill's own gift aid is protected and is only cut if total gift aid exceeds federal need or billed costs (a billed-cost / need cap overlay).

From the Award Guidelines: students must notify Student Financial Services of all private scholarships so any effect on awarded resources can be determined. If federal regulations require an adjustment, the College eliminates/reduces 1) SEOG then Perkins/MASS NIL Loans, 2) Federal Work-Study, then 3) Federal Direct Student Loan, in that order. Stonehill gift aid is not reduced unless total gift aid exceeds federal need or billed costs. Note the three named admission merit awards and the Catholic High School Scholarship are mutually exclusive programs (you hold one, not several Stonehill merit awards at once).

Source

Other Stonehill scholarships worth checking

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

AmountVaries (amounts not published)EligibilityMostly earmarked for rising sophomores, juniors and seniors; many require demonstrated financial need plus an essay (e.g., McDonough, Lopes, O'Malley, Branco, Greuter Lincoln, Cullum Teaching, Moriarty, Magee).

Upper-class awards requiring a separate application; the application window runs March 1, 2026 through March 31, 2026. Most are need-aware, not pure merit.

Source

AmountVaries (amount not published)EligibilityBusiness majors, by invitation only, awarded to those with the highest GPA in their classes.

Merit-driven among the endowed awards (invitation + class-rank based). Amount not published.

Source

Stonehill merit aid FAQ

  • Do I have to apply separately for the Catholic High School Scholarship?

    No. Upon acceptance, all graduates from Catholic high schools in the United States automatically receive it; a separate application is not required unless you are also seeking need-based aid. It is worth a minimum of $25,000 (up to $40,000) per year.

  • How much are the Shields Merit, Stonehill, and Founders awards?

    Stonehill names all three as merit scholarships awarded at the time of admission (beginning with the class of 2026) but does not publish their dollar amounts. The amount is set on an individual basis from academic achievement, class rank, curriculum rigor, and your resident-vs-commuter status, so confirm your figure in your admission/aid offer.

  • What GPA do I need to keep my Stonehill merit scholarship?

    All merit-based awards are renewable for up to four years as long as you maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 2.00 and Satisfactory Academic Progress, with continuous full-time enrollment for a maximum of eight semesters.

  • If I win an outside scholarship, does it cut my Stonehill merit money?

    Not first. You must report all private scholarships. If an adjustment is required, Stonehill reduces SEOG/Perkins-NIL loans, then Federal Work-Study, then the Federal Direct Loan, in that order. Your Stonehill gift aid is only reduced if your total gift aid exceeds federal need or billed costs.

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How Stonehill compares

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

    Stonehill 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.

    Stonehill 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 Stonehill’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.

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