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The merit-aid verdict at Sagrado
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.
Common merit-aid mistakes at Sagrado
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.
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.
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.
Both require a minimum of 14 credits — more than the 12-credit full-time floor used by the COA budgets.
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').
The page states 'Los estudiantes de nivel graduado y en la modalidad acelerada no son elegibles para recibir este incentivo.'
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
Federal cost and outcome data
Federal reporting on who actually enrolls at Sagrado, what they paid after aid, and what happened next — independent of anything the school markets.
Average annual net price by family income at Sagrado, academic year 2021-22
Family income
Average net price paid
$0–$30,000
$12,027
$30,001–$48,000
$12,671
$48,001–$75,000
$15,196
$75,001–$110,000
$17,990
$110,001+
$19,478
All income levels (average)
$12,924
Sticker price vs. what students actually pay
Published tuition & fees, AY 2022-23
$6,410
Average net price paid (all Title-IV aid), AY 2021-22
$12,924
That works out to roughly a 34% discount below the federal AY 2021-22 average cost of attendance of $19,728 (College Scorecard — a separate, federally reported figure, not the published cost of attendance shown above).
Outcomes for students who enrolled here
Graduation rate (150% of normal time), 2016 cohort
52%
First-year retention rate, 2021 cohort
79%
Median debt at completion, 2020–2021 completers
$16,250 (~$172/mo on a 10-yr plan)
Median earnings, 10 years after entry (measured 2020-21)
$31,754
Share of students receiving a Pell grant, AY 2021-22
83%
Share of students receiving a federal loan, AY 2021-22
11%
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.'
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).
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).
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.
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).
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
668 of 750 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.