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Texas Wesleyan scholarships and merit aid

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Posted price$61,930per year · 2026-2027 · cost of attendance
Yours?depends on the rules below

The short answer

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

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Verified Jun 2026
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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. Freshman Academic Scholarships (President's / Trustee's / Founder's / Faculty's / University)Amount not publishedAutomaticRenewable
    Published awardAcademic thresholds

    Freshman Academic Scholarships (President's / Trustee's / Founder's / Faculty's / University)

    Amount not published

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

    GPA
    President's Scholarship 3.9+; Trustee's Scholarship 3.75-3.89; Founder's Scholarship 3.5-3.74; Faculty's Scholarship 3.2-3.49; University Scholarship under 3.2
    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Freshman Academic Scholarships (President's / Trustee's / Founder's / Faculty's / University)

    Who qualifies

    Automatic with completed admission application; no SAT/ACT required

    How to keep it

    Per the Scholarship Policy & Rules page: 'To be eligible to receive your institutional scholarships each year, you must maintain a 2.0 GPA and 67% pace (completion rate).'

    Worth knowing

    Dollar amounts are shown only in an image on the page (alt text: 'Merit Scholarships. Please Contact Financial Aid to see yours') and are not published in accessible text. The grid shown is labeled for students beginning in the 2025-2026 academic year, with award amounts determined by the 2024-2025 tuition rate — not the 2026-2027 target year.

  2. Free Tuition PromiseFull tuitionNot automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Free Tuition Promise

    Full tuition

    Published coverage or packageNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    GPA
    2.0 minimum to keep the award
    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Free Tuition Promise

    Who qualifies

    First-time college students who are Texas residents and qualify for the full Pell Grant; must apply to Texas Wesleyan, complete the FAFSA, and enroll full-time

    How to keep it

    Up to four years; requires full-time enrollment and a minimum 2.0 GPA.

    Worth knowing

    Income/residency-gated: only Texas residents who qualify for the FULL Pell Grant are eligible. Covers tuition only — not fees, housing, or food.

  3. Smarter U+ Scholarship$500-$2,000Not automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Smarter U+ Scholarship

    $500-$2,000

    Published rangeNot 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 Smarter U+ Scholarship

    Who qualifies

    New undergraduate domestic students; $500 added per completed step (campus tour, admissions-counselor meeting, FAFSA/TASFA submission, placement assessments at least 7 days before Registration Day), up to $2,000. Final deadlines: Spring 2026: January 5, 2026; Fall 2026: May 1, 2026

    How to keep it

    Page describes it as money students can 'earn up to $2,000 per year' by completing steps; annual renewal terms beyond that are not detailed on the page.

    Worth knowing

    Explicitly stacks ON TOP of the academic scholarship. Note: the transfer-scholarships page banner advertises 'Add $3,000 to your scholarship' — the Smarter U+ page itself says up to $2,000; amounts conflict between pages.

  4. Transfer ScholarshipsAmount not publishedAutomaticRenewable
    Published awardAcademic thresholds

    Transfer Scholarships

    Amount not published

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

    GPA
    GPA-based grid (specific bands shown only in an image on the page)
    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Transfer Scholarships

    Who qualifies

    Automatic with transfer application and transcripts

    How to keep it

    Same institutional scholarship policy applies: 2.0 GPA and 67% pace per the Scholarship Policy & Rules page.

    Worth knowing

    The grid on the page is an image labeled '2024-2025 Transfer Scholarship Amounts' with 'Award amount is determined by 2023-2024 tuition rate' — two cycles behind the 2026-2027 target year; amounts not extractable from text.

Lights up against Texas Wesleyan'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 ruleFree Tuition Promise: renewal floor that quietly knocks awards out

Up to four years; requires full-time enrollment and a minimum 2.0 GPA. A single rough term can end a four-year award here without warning if the GPA floor isn't met cumulatively.

Aid capHard $61,930 cost-of-attendance ceiling

Institutional aid at Texas Wesleyan cannot push the package past $61,930. Big outside wins can mathematically reduce institutional grant once the ceiling is reached.

What makes Texas Wesleyan different

Texas Wesleyan awards automatic GPA-banded merit scholarships with every application (no SAT/ACT needed), lets students stack up to $2,000 more via Smarter U+ steps, and offers a Free Tuition Promise for Texas residents with full Pell eligibility.

Merit tiers42 based on grades or scores
Research checkedJun 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. The freshman grid on the page is labeled '2025-2026 Freshman Scholarship Amounts' determined by the 2024-2025 tuition rate, and the dollar figures are only in an image telling students to 'Please Contact Financial Aid.' Confirm current-year amounts with the aid office before budgeting.

  2. The policy states: 'you must maintain a 2.0 GPA and 67% pace (completion rate). If you are not meeting these Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) standards, you will not be eligible for your scholarships' — reinstatement requires a SAP Appeal.

  3. It applies only to first-time college students who are Texas residents AND qualify for the FULL Pell Grant — and it covers tuition only, not the ~$25,000/yr in fees, housing, food, and other COA items.

  4. Each completed step adds $500 (up to $2,000), but steps must be completed by the final deadlines (Fall 2026: May 1, 2026; Spring 2026: January 5, 2026), and some steps have earlier deadlines.

  5. Per the Scholarship Policy: scholarships cannot be used for Study Abroad classes/fees or online College Consortium classes, and the summer scholarship may not be combined with any other merit scholarships or institutional aid.

  6. 'Students must enroll as full-time students to receive full-time financial aid' — full-time is at least 12 credit hours per semester.

  7. The Cost of Attendance 'represents the maximum amount of aid the Financial Aid Office is able to award you' — total aid is capped at COA ($61,930 on-campus for 2026-27).

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Who this school may work for

Students with solid GPAs who want automatic, test-optional merit money — and lower-income Texas residents who can qualify for full tuition via the Free Tuition Promise. The tier names are public but dollar amounts must be confirmed with the aid office.

Published yearly cost: Approximately $61,930 for 2026-2027. Source

Cost and graduation facts

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

Average annual net price by family income at Texas Wesleyan, academic year 2021-22
Family incomeAverage net price paid
$0–$30,000$21,812
$30,001–$48,000$22,876
$48,001–$75,000$25,687
$75,001–$110,000$27,699
$110,001+$31,090
All income levels (average)$24,066

Sticker price vs. what students actually pay

Published tuition & fees, AY 2022-23
$39,582
Average net price paid (all Title-IV aid), AY 2021-22
$24,066

That works out to roughly a 58% discount below the federal AY 2021-22 average cost of attendance of $57,451 (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
32%
First-year retention rate, 2021 cohort
61%
Median debt at completion, 2020–2021 completers
$23,125 (~$245/mo on a 10-yr plan)
Median earnings, 10 years after entry (measured 2020-21)
$54,053
Share of students receiving a Pell grant, AY 2021-22
63%
Share of students receiving a federal loan, AY 2021-22
40%
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If your student brings another scholarship

Smarter U+ money explicitly stacks on top of the academic scholarship. The one-time summer scholarship may NOT be combined with any other merit or institutional aid. COA is the cap on total aid. No published policy on outside/private scholarship displacement.

Cost of College page: 'The COA also represents the maximum amount of aid the Financial Aid Office is able to award you.' Scholarship Policy & Rules: summer scholarship 'may not be combined with any other merit scholarships or institutional aid'; TXWES scholarships cannot be used for Study Abroad classes/fees or online College Consortium classes.

Source

Other Texas Wesleyan scholarships worth checking

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

AmountUp to 50% of summer tuitionEligibilityAdmitted, enrolled undergraduates meeting SAP requirements

Non-refundable, one-time; applies only to summer undergraduate tuition charges; may NOT be combined with any other merit scholarships or institutional aid.

Source

AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityVaries by intended major

'You may qualify for even more scholarships depending on what you want to study.' Details on a separate page per department.

Source

AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityFunded through United Methodist Church-related boards/foundations and Texas conferences

TXWES is UMC-affiliated; programs supported by the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry and the United Methodist Higher Education Foundation.

Source

AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityApplicants from an Early College High School, or dual-enrolled at a community college with 24 or more college credits

Separate scholarship packages; details on a dedicated page.

Source

Texas Wesleyan merit aid FAQ

  • Do I need a separate scholarship application or test scores?

    No. 'When you complete your application, you automatically apply for all academic scholarships.' Eligibility is GPA-banded and no SAT/ACT is required for the academic scholarships.

  • What are the Smarter U+ deadlines?

    Final deadlines for all Smarter U+ steps: Spring 2026 entrants — January 5, 2026; Fall 2026 entrants — May 1, 2026. Some individual steps have earlier deadlines.

  • What GPA do I need to keep my scholarship?

    A 2.0 cumulative GPA and 67% pace (completion rate) under the SAP policy. Failing SAP makes you ineligible until a successful SAP Appeal.

  • What does Texas Wesleyan cost for 2026-27?

    Total estimated cost of attendance for full-time undergraduates is $61,930 living on campus ($62,564 off campus), including $36,716 tuition, $5,542 fees, and $13,180 housing and food (on-campus average).

  • Who qualifies for the Free Tuition Promise?

    First-time college students who are Texas residents and qualify for the full Pell Grant. You must apply, complete the FAFSA, enroll full-time, and keep a minimum 2.0 GPA; tuition is covered for up to four years.

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How Texas Wesleyan compares

  • 235 of 749 verified schools in our dataset use cost-of-attendance cap displacement.

    Texas Wesleyan is in a recognizable cluster (235 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.

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

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