Do I need SAT or ACT scores for UMO's academic scholarships?

No test scores are listed for the Presidential (3.7+ GPA, up to $8,000), Merit (3.2+ GPA, up to $6,000), or Leaders (2.8+ GPA, up to $5,000) scholarships — they are keyed to weighted cumulative high school GPA or cumulative college transfer GPA. The Mount Olive Rotary Endowed Scholarship ($4,000/year) does require a minimum SAT (Math and Verbal) of 920 or ACT of 19, plus a 2.8 GPA and an application.

Do transfer students get merit scholarships at UMO?

Yes. The same Academic Scholarships chart applies to transfers: each tier lists 'Weighted Cumulative High School GPA / Cumulative College Transfer GPA,' so a transfer with a 3.7+ college GPA qualifies for the Presidential tier (up to $8,000), 3.2+ for Merit (up to $6,000), and 2.8+ for Leaders (up to $5,000).

How much does UMO cost for 2026-2027?

Per the official Tuition & Fees page for the 2026-2027 academic year: Full-time Resident Student $44,000 and Full-time Commuter Student $30,150 (tuition $14,450 per semester, general student fee $625 per semester, resident room and board $6,925 per semester). Books are estimated at an additional $1,350 per year, and prices do not include NC sales tax.

Mount Olive (UMO)· Renewal Rules

Keeping Mount Olive (UMO)’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 Jun 20264 days ago· COWORK

At a glance

Renewable tiers: 6 of 6
One-time tiers: 0
Tiers with published renewal terms: 2
Renewal risk profile: low

Renewal risk profile

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

Mount Olive Rotary Endowed Scholarship Fund: See notes
Trojan Alliance Partnership (TAP) Tuition Scholarship: See notes

Renewal terms by tier

Mount Olive Rotary Endowed Scholarship Fund
$4,000
Entry requirements: 2.8 or higher (completed high school) GPA · Minimum 920 (Math and Verbal) SAT · 19 or higher ACT
To keep it: "$4000 renewable annual up to four years" (renewal conditions beyond the four-year limit are not published).
Source: https://umo.edu/ministerial-and-community-grants/
Trojan Alliance Partnership (TAP) Tuition Scholarship
10% of tuition
To keep it: "Enrolled students in good standing, continuously enrolled, and employed by a TAP Partner remain eligible for the tuition scholarship."
Source: https://umo.edu/admissions/trojan-alliance-partnership/

How families lose this aid

Reading the academic scholarship amounts as guaranteed flat awards.
The Academic Scholarships page states an 'Annual combined amount up to $8,000' (Presidential), 'up to $6,000' (Merit), and 'up to $5,000' (Leaders). 'Up to' and 'combined' mean these are maximums, not promised amounts; the actual award can be lower. Ask admissions what your specific GPA earns.
Assuming the GPA-based scholarships are automatic and renew automatically.
No fetched UMO page states that Presidential/Merit/Leaders awards are granted automatically from GPA, and no renewal GPA or terms are published anywhere on the public site. Families should confirm in writing whether the award is automatic on admission and what GPA is required to keep it each year.
Missing the April 1 FAFSA priority deadline.
UMO's Financial Aid and Billing page states the priority deadline for incoming students is April 1 (April 15 for returning students) and warns: 'Applications will continue to be reviewed after priority deadlines, but UMO can not guarantee funds after these dates.'
Losing the Homegrown Teacher Academy Scholarship to its GPA cliff or service obligation.
Admission requires a 3.5 cumulative GPA but recipients 'must keep a 3.2 cumulative GPA to keep the scholarship,' must live in Duplin County, attend weekly meetings, and 'must teach in Duplin County for 4 years after graduation to meet funding requirements.'

Renewal questions families ask

Do I need SAT or ACT scores for UMO's academic scholarships?: No test scores are listed for the Presidential (3.7+ GPA, up to $8,000), Merit (3.2+ GPA, up to $6,000), or Leaders (2.8+ GPA, up to $5,000) scholarships — they are keyed to weighted cumulative high school GPA or cumulative college transfer GPA. The Mount Olive Rotary Endowed Scholarship ($4,000/year) does require a minimum SAT (Math and Verbal) of 920 or ACT of 19, plus a 2.8 GPA and an application.
Do transfer students get merit scholarships at UMO?: Yes. The same Academic Scholarships chart applies to transfers: each tier lists 'Weighted Cumulative High School GPA / Cumulative College Transfer GPA,' so a transfer with a 3.7+ college GPA qualifies for the Presidential tier (up to $8,000), 3.2+ for Merit (up to $6,000), and 2.8+ for Leaders (up to $5,000).
How much does UMO cost for 2026-2027?: Per the official Tuition & Fees page for the 2026-2027 academic year: Full-time Resident Student $44,000 and Full-time Commuter Student $30,150 (tuition $14,450 per semester, general student fee $625 per semester, resident room and board $6,925 per semester). Books are estimated at an additional $1,350 per year, and prices do not include NC sales tax.

How Mount Olive (UMO) compares across our verified dataset

669 of 751 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
Mount Olive (UMO) 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 renewal claim is checked against Mount Olive (UMO)’s own published materials.