What's the renewal GPA for the Regents Scholarship?

3.20 — both quarterly AND cumulative. UCSB allows two quarters to raise the cumulative GPA above 3.20 on first occurrence, and one quarter for quarterly GPA on first or second occurrence. Faculty review committees handle exceptional cases.

How much does the Domestic Nonresident Scholarship actually reduce tuition?

$10,000 or $15,000 per year — applied as a tuition reduction, not refundable cash. Tier ($10k vs $15k) is determined by criteria from the FAFSA. The award offsets a meaningful portion of UC nonresident tuition supplement (~$35,000 above resident tuition), but does not close the gap fully.

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At a glance

Renewable tiers: 2 of 2
One-time tiers: 0
Tiers with published renewal terms: 2
Renewal risk profile: moderate

Renewal risk profile

UCSB'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.

Regents Scholarship: Full-time enrollment
Domestic Nonresident Scholarship: 2.0 GPA

Renewal terms by tier

Regents Scholarship
$5,000 per year for four years
To keep it: Renewable contingent on maintaining both quarterly and cumulative GPA of 3.20. If cumulative falls below, students get two quarters to recover for first occurrence; quarterly is one quarter for first or second occurrence. Faculty review committee handles exceptional cases. Full-time enrollment required (12+ units/quarter, 36/year).
Source: http://www.finaid.ucsb.edu/scholarships/regents-scholarship
Domestic Nonresident Scholarship
$10,000 or $15,000 per year tuition reduction (up to 12 quarters)
To keep it: Renewable up to 4 years (12 total quarters) contingent on Satisfactory Academic Progress (2.0 cumulative GPA minimum) and continued eligibility.
Source: https://www.finaid.ucsb.edu/scholarships/domestic-nonresident-scholarship

Renewal questions families ask

What's the renewal GPA for the Regents Scholarship?: 3.20 — both quarterly AND cumulative. UCSB allows two quarters to raise the cumulative GPA above 3.20 on first occurrence, and one quarter for quarterly GPA on first or second occurrence. Faculty review committees handle exceptional cases.
How much does the Domestic Nonresident Scholarship actually reduce tuition?: $10,000 or $15,000 per year — applied as a tuition reduction, not refundable cash. Tier ($10k vs $15k) is determined by criteria from the FAFSA. The award offsets a meaningful portion of UC nonresident tuition supplement (~$35,000 above resident tuition), but does not close the gap fully.

Rules that bite at UCSB

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

renewalRegents Scholarship: renewal floor that quietly knocks awards out
Renewable contingent on maintaining both quarterly and cumulative GPA of 3.20. If cumulative falls below, students get two quarters to recover for first occurrence; quarterly is one quarter for first or second occurrence. Faculty review committee handles exceptional cases. Full-time enrollment required (12+ units/quarter, 36/year). A single rough term can end a four-year award here without warning if the GPA floor isn't met cumulatively.

How UCSB compares across our verified dataset

133 of 150 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
UCSB is one of them. The cohort minority (17 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 UCSB’s own published materials.

policyUCSB stacking policy
tierRegents Scholarship
tierDomestic Nonresident Scholarship
scholarshipMiddle Class Scholarship (MCS)
scholarshipPromise Scholars Program