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Tusculum University · Tennessee

Tusculum Merit Aid

Tusculum rewards academic commitment, first-generation college students, and Tennessee residents with a range of merit-based awards.

Verified Jun 20264 days ago· HX-AUTO
Merit tiers51 automatic on stats
Last verifiedJun 2026Analyst HX-AUTO

Who this school is for

First-generation students, Tennessee residents, and community college transfers will find the most clearly defined pathways to Tusculum's merit awards.

Tuition / cost of attendance: Approximately $51,584 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.

Amount not published

Tusculum Academic Scholarship

Automatic

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Amount not published

Tusculum Scholarship

ApplicationRenewable

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Up to $1,000

Tennessee General Assembly Merit Scholarship

Application
GPA
3.75
SAT
1330
ACT
29

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Up to $500

First In Family Scholarship

Application

Source

Amount not published

Tusculum Scholarship For Transfers

ApplicationRenewable

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Lesser-known scholarships at Tusculum

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

Amount$250EligibilityPhi Theta Kappa is an honors scholarship for transfer students with the Phi Theta Kappa designation on their final academic transcript; the award is $250 per semester.

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How Tusculum compares across our verified dataset

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

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

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