What stats do the freshman scholarships require?

Presidential (Full Tuition + Room & Board): 3.5+ GPA and ACT 27+/SAT 1220+. Eagle (Full Tuition): 3.25+ GPA and valedictorian or salutatorian. Servant Leader (Half Tuition): 3.0+ GPA and ACT 21+/SAT 1050+.

What does Tougaloo cost for 2026-27?

Traditional tuition is $496/credit hour ($5,943/semester at full-time). Annual direct-cost totals on the Estimated Costs page run from $12,928 (commuter) to $26,042 (single room in Branch/Renner Hall); a standard double in Branch/Renner Hall totals $22,562 including tuition, room, board, and fees.

What keeps the scholarship each year?

The tier GPA (3.5/3.25/3.0), 15+ credit hours, good conduct, and a signed Renewal Contract.

Is there transfer merit aid?

Yes — Community College Graduate Academic Scholarship: half tuition (15-18 hrs) for community-college graduates with 30+ transfer hours and a 3.0+ GPA, renewable at 3.0 GPA/15+ hrs.

Tougaloo· Renewal Rules

Keeping Tougaloo’s Merit Aid for Four Years

What the financial-aid office actually requires after freshman year: minimum GPA, credit-hour pace, and the cliffs that quietly downgrade families mid-degree.

Verified Jun 20264 days ago· COWORK

At a glance

Renewable tiers: 5 of 5
One-time tiers: 0
Tiers with published renewal terms: 5
Renewal risk profile: moderate

Renewal risk profile

Tougaloo's renewal bar is achievable for steady students but isn't generous. Most awards require a cumulative GPA in the 3.0–3.4 band plus full-time enrollment. Audit the strictest tier on this school's list before assuming the four-year value is locked in.

Presidential Academic Scholarship: 3.5 GPA
Eagle Academic Scholarship: 3.25 GPA
Servant Leader Academic Scholarship: 3.0 GPA
Community College Graduate Academic Scholarship: 3.0 GPA
Early College High School Scholarship (ECHS): 3.0 GPA

Renewal terms by tier

Presidential Academic Scholarship
Full Tuition + Room & Board
Entry requirements: 3.5+ GPA · 1220+ SAT · 27+ ACT
To keep it: 3.5 GPA, 15+ hrs, Good Conduct, Renewal Contract
Source: https://www.tougaloo.edu/admissions/scholarships
Eagle Academic Scholarship
Full Tuition
Entry requirements: 3.25+ GPA
To keep it: 3.25 GPA, 15+ hrs, Good Conduct, Renewal Contract
Source: https://www.tougaloo.edu/admissions/scholarships
Servant Leader Academic Scholarship
Half Tuition
Entry requirements: 3.0+ GPA · 1050+ SAT · 21+ ACT
To keep it: 3.0 GPA, 15+ hrs, Good Conduct, Renewal Contract
Source: https://www.tougaloo.edu/admissions/scholarships
Community College Graduate Academic Scholarship
Half Tuition (15-18 hrs)
Entry requirements: 3.0+ GPA
To keep it: 3.0 GPA, 15+ hrs, Good Conduct, Renewal Contract
Source: https://www.tougaloo.edu/admissions/scholarships
Early College High School Scholarship (ECHS)
Full Tuition (15-18 hrs) + Waived Fees
Entry requirements: 3.0+ GPA
To keep it: 3.0 GPA, 15+ hrs, Good Conduct, Renewal Contract; covers 2 remaining years only.
Source: https://www.tougaloo.edu/admissions/scholarships

How families lose this aid

Registering for only 12 hours after winning.
Every merit award's renewal requires '15+ hrs' plus the tier GPA (3.5 Presidential / 3.25 Eagle / 3.0 others), good conduct, and a signed Renewal Contract — 12 credits is full-time but will not renew the scholarship.
ECHS students budgeting four years of the full-tuition award.
The Early College High School Scholarship 'covers 2 remaining years only.'
Aiming for the Eagle Scholarship without the class-rank credential.
Eagle requires 'Valedictorian or Salutatorian' standing, not just the 3.25 GPA.

Renewal questions families ask

What stats do the freshman scholarships require?: Presidential (Full Tuition + Room & Board): 3.5+ GPA and ACT 27+/SAT 1220+. Eagle (Full Tuition): 3.25+ GPA and valedictorian or salutatorian. Servant Leader (Half Tuition): 3.0+ GPA and ACT 21+/SAT 1050+.
What does Tougaloo cost for 2026-27?: Traditional tuition is $496/credit hour ($5,943/semester at full-time). Annual direct-cost totals on the Estimated Costs page run from $12,928 (commuter) to $26,042 (single room in Branch/Renner Hall); a standard double in Branch/Renner Hall totals $22,562 including tuition, room, board, and fees.
What keeps the scholarship each year?: The tier GPA (3.5/3.25/3.0), 15+ credit hours, good conduct, and a signed Renewal Contract.
Is there transfer merit aid?: Yes — Community College Graduate Academic Scholarship: half tuition (15-18 hrs) for community-college graduates with 30+ transfer hours and a 3.0+ GPA, renewable at 3.0 GPA/15+ hrs.

Rules that bite at Tougaloo

The renewal trip wires we'd flag in a custom playbook, derived from Tougaloo's own tier rules and not generic advice.

renewalPresidential Academic Scholarship: renewal floor that quietly knocks awards out
3.5 GPA, 15+ hrs, Good Conduct, Renewal Contract A single rough term can end a four-year award here without warning if the GPA floor isn't met cumulatively.

How Tougaloo compares across our verified dataset

69 of 751 verified schools publish a top renewal tier requiring 3.5+ GPA or major-GPA gating.
Tougaloo is one of them. Calibrate year-one academic load against the renewal floor, not just freshman survival.
669 of 751 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
Tougaloo 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 renewal claim is checked against Tougaloo’s own published materials.