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Universidad del Sagrado Corazón · Puerto Rico

Sagrado Merit Aid

DRAFT: Sagrado (San Juan, PR) pairs one genuinely automatic merit award — the $600 Sagrado Pre-Achievers credit for 3.50-GPA freshmen with a 3,500+ admission index — with a competitive donor-funded becas program (application window March 1-April 30, interview required) and need-linked programs (FEE, Achievers) where merit alone is not enough.

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Last verifiedJun 2026Analyst COWORK

Common merit-aid mistakes at Sagrado

  1. Sagrado's institutional/private becas have a fixed convocatoria ('Convocatoria abierta: 1 de Marzo - 30 de Abril') on the AcademicWorks portal — outside that window you cannot apply.

  2. Preselected becas applicants are invited by institutional email and have three (3) days to confirm receipt; 'De no confirmar el recibo, se le dará la oportunidad a otro estudiante' — your slot goes to someone else.

  3. Only the $600 Pre-Achievers credit is automatic. The Programa de Becas is explicitly 'competitivo,' and FEE requires demonstrated economic need on top of academic indicators.

  4. Both require a minimum of 14 credits — more than the 12-credit full-time floor used by the COA budgets.

  5. Filing the FAFSA for the award year is a basic requirement of the becas application ('Llenar la solicitud FAFSA para el año académico en que se ofrecen las becas').

  6. The page states 'Los estudiantes de nivel graduado y en la modalidad acelerada no son elegibles para recibir este incentivo.'

  7. Apart from the $600 Pre-Achievers credit, no institutional beca on the pages opened publishes a dollar value; the Achievers incentive value appears only in a graphic. Get amounts in writing from programadebecas@sagrado.edu.

Who this school is for

DRAFT: Strong Puerto Rico students (3.50+ GPA, 3,500+ admission index) get a small automatic credit, but the real money is competitive and mission-oriented — best for full-time bachelor's students who file FAFSA, apply in the March-April window, and can interview well; high-need high-achievers should target the FEE program.

Tuition / cost of attendance: Approximately $24,630 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.

$600

Sagrado Pre-Achievers

Automatic
GPA
3.50 or higher general GPA
Requirements & details
Eligibility

Admission index of 3,500 or higher at the time of admission; enrolled in a minimum of 14 credits.

Notes

Granted automatically as a credit applied to tuition — 'El estudiante no tendrá que solicitar este incentivo.'

Source

Amount not published

Programa de Becas (becas privadas e institucionales)

ApplicationRenewable
View requirements
Eligibility

Competitive process. Full-time enrollment in a regular program leading to a first bachelor's degree; FAFSA filed for the award year; meet each beca's specific criteria; complete the General Application and Recommended Opportunities; willingness to participate in program activities. Preselected students are interviewed and have 3 days to confirm the email invitation.

Renewal terms

Recipients must be willing to participate in Programa de Becas activities and meet each beca's requirements; renewal terms not stated.

Notes

Donor-funded (alumni, employees, parents, corporations). Application window ('Convocatoria abierta') March 1 - April 30. Includes school-specific becas (Artes/Diseño, Comunicación Ferré Rangel, Negocios, all-units).

Source

Amount not published

Fondo de Estudiantes Excepcionales (FEE)

Application
View requirements
Eligibility

New students from high school with high indicators of academic success AND demonstrated economic need; selected students stand out for leadership, entrepreneurship, social-community commitment and academic performance.

Notes

Merit-plus-need program for entering freshmen; details on a separate FEE page (not opened).

Source

Amount not published

Sagrado Achievers (incentive program)

ApplicationRenewable
View requirements
Eligibility

Undergraduate students in the regular (non-accelerated) modality: regular first-year students from high school, transfers starting at Sagrado, and continuing students. Graduate and accelerated-modality students are NOT eligible. Minimum 14 credits per semester.

Renewal terms

Awarded at the start of the following semester after verifying the student met the requirements; tied to maintaining a minimum 14-credit load and academic performance.

Notes

Persistence/on-time-graduation incentive ('Programa de Incentivo de Honor y Persistencia') paid retrospectively at the start of the next semester; dollar value appears only in a page graphic, not in text.

Source

Lesser-known scholarships at Sagrado

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

AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityFull-time students in a bachelor's program; per-beca criteria on the school's becas page.

School-specific donor becas under the Programa de Becas.

Source

AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityFull-time students in a bachelor's program; per-beca criteria on the school's becas page.

School-specific donor becas.

Source

AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityFull-time students in a bachelor's program; per-beca criteria on the school's becas page (search results mention the José Jaime Pierluisi and Grillo-Marxuach family scholarships).

School-specific donor becas.

Source

AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityOpen to students of all academic programs; full-time bachelor's enrollment.

Cross-school donor becas.

Source

Sagrado merit aid FAQ

  • What is the scholarship deadline?

    The becas application window (convocatoria) runs March 1 through April 30 on Sagrado's AcademicWorks portal (sagrado.academicworks.com). Preselected candidates are interviewed and must confirm the email invitation within 3 days.

  • Is any merit award automatic?

    Yes — Sagrado Pre-Achievers: a $600 credit to tuition for new high-school admits with a 3.50+ GPA, a 3,500+ admission index, and at least 14 enrolled credits. No application needed.

  • What does Sagrado cost in 2026-27?

    Published 2026-2027 full-time undergraduate cost-of-study budgets: $21,630/year living with parents, $24,630/year living on campus, $32,430/year independent (each includes tuition $2,760/semester, fees $955/semester, food, housing, books, transportation, and personal expenses).

  • What is the FEE scholarship?

    The Fondo de Estudiantes Excepcionales is for entering freshmen with high academic-success indicators AND demonstrated economic need, who stand out in leadership, entrepreneurship, and community commitment. Amount not published on the main becas page.

  • What is Sagrado Achievers?

    An honor-and-persistence incentive: undergraduates in the regular modality who keep a 14+ credit load receive economic support, awarded at the start of the following semester once requirements are verified. Graduate and accelerated students are excluded; the dollar value is not published in page text.

How Sagrado compares across our verified dataset

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

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

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