Tulsa· Renewal Rules

Keeping Tulsa’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 20268 days ago· C2-1

At a glance

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

Renewal risk profile

Tulsa'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.

  • Presidential Scholarship: See notes
  • National Merit Semifinalist Package: See notes

Renewal terms by tier

  • Presidential Scholarship

    Full tuition (excluding summers)

    Entry requirements: 1300 SAT · 28 ACT

    To keep it: Covers full tuition for five years or until an undergraduate degree is earned. Recipients must maintain a minimum of 15 credit hours of coursework per semester. Does not cover room and board.

    Source: https://utulsa.edu/tuition-aid/scholarships/presidential-scholarship/

  • National Merit Semifinalist Package

    Full tuition (excluding summers) for four years + Tier I housing

    To keep it: Full tuition for four years plus Tier I housing (upgrades at the student's expense). National Merit Finalists may also receive a minimum $750 scholarship from the National Merit organization if eligible. Cannot be combined with other UTulsa funding or scholarships. Students must maintain a minimum of 12 credit hours per semester.

    Source: https://utulsa.edu/tuition-aid/scholarships/nmsf/

Renewal questions families ask

Does Tulsa publish a GPA/test-score scholarship table for freshmen?
No. Tulsa states that 'all degree-seeking applicants are automatically and holistically considered for merit scholarships when they apply for admission,' but it does not publish a stat-banded dollar grid the way many peer privates do. The named awards with fixed amounts are the Presidential, National Merit, and specialty (music, IB, finance) scholarships.
What does the Presidential Scholarship cover and how do I get it?
It 'covers full tuition (excluding summers) for five years or until an undergraduate degree is earned.' It is competitive: you need an ACT superscore of 28+ or SAT 1300+, and you must submit a separate Presidential Scholarship Application with a resume and short answers plus complete a required campus visit, all by February 1. It does not cover room and board, and you must carry 15 credit hours per semester.
What do National Merit Semifinalists get at Tulsa?
Full tuition (excluding summers) for four years plus Tier I housing, with upgrades at the student's expense. Finalists may also receive a minimum $750 award from the National Merit organization. The package cannot be combined with other UTulsa scholarships and requires a 12-credit-hour minimum each semester.

How Tulsa compares across our verified dataset

  • 178 of 203 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.

    Tulsa is one of them. The cohort minority (25 schools) only awards one-year scholarships, which means the four-year value families assume on a brochure quote isn't guaranteed at every school.

  • 61 of 203 verified schools publish a dedicated National Merit Finalist package.

    Tulsa is one of them. NMF packages typically carry their own stacking and renewal carve-outs separate from the standard automatic merit ladder; confirm those before assuming the headline NMF value is final.

Sources used on this page

Every renewal claim is checked against Tulsa’s own published materials.

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