UC San Diego· Renewal Rules

Keeping UC San Diego’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 May 20269 days ago· PT

At a glance

Renewable tiers: 3 of 3
One-time tiers: 0
Tiers with published renewal terms: 3
Renewal risk profile: low

Renewal risk profile

UC San Diego's published renewal rules cluster around a 3.0 floor with no major-GPA gating — survivable for the typical freshman with steady study habits. The risk is non-renewal due to enrollment status (dropping below full-time), not GPA.

Regents Scholarship: 3.0 GPA
Chancellor's Scholarship: See notes
Triton Scholars Program: See notes

Renewal terms by tier

Regents Scholarship
$5,000/year for four years ($20,000 total). The most generous Regents cash honorarium in the UC system.
To keep it: Paid annually over four years. Requires 3.0 cumulative GPA and Satisfactory Academic Progress.
Source: https://fas.ucsd.edu/types/scholarships/regents-scholarships-for-entering-freshmen.html
Chancellor's Scholarship
Up to $5,000/year for four years ($20,000 total).
To keep it: Renewable for four years with Satisfactory Academic Progress.
Source: https://fas.ucsd.edu/types/scholarships/chancellors-scholarships-for-entering-freshmen.html
Triton Scholars Program
$5,000-$20,000/year (up to four years).
To keep it: Renewable for up to four years. Specific renewal requirements not published.
Source: https://fas.ucsd.edu/types/scholarships/entering-freshmen.html

How UC San Diego compares across our verified dataset

70 of 78 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
UC San Diego is one of them. The cohort minority (8 schools) only awards one-year scholarships — meaning 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 UC San Diego’s own published materials.