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Ursuline scholarships and merit aid

Two prices: the posted one, and yours.

Posted price$54,420per year · 2026-2027 (computed sum of published tuition $40,440 + fees $550 + double housing $6,630 + full meal plan $6,800; no single total printed — see Section C) · cost of attendance
Yours?depends on the rules below

The short answer

Ursuline awards automatic merit on admission. Ursuline does not publish a GPA or test chart, so you cannot self-calculate the dollars.

Where does your student land?

Verified Jul 2026
3 school sources to explore

Published rules, with the school sources close at hand. Confirm the details before you count on an award.

The award collection

Published scholarships

These amounts and requirements come from the school’s own published pages. Open an award to see who qualifies and how to keep it.

Where does your student land?

  1. Merit Scholarship Matrix (Presidential / Dean's / Ursuline Scholarship / Ursuline Award)$21,000-$26,000AutomaticRenewable
    Published awardAcademic thresholds

    Merit Scholarship Matrix (Presidential / Dean's / Ursuline Scholarship / Ursuline Award)

    $21,000-$26,000

    Published rangeAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    GPA
    Matrix rows: 3.80+ / 3.60-3.79 / 3.40-3.59 / 3.20-3.39 / 3.00-3.19 / Under 3.00 (weighted 4.0 scale)
    SAT
    Matrix columns: Under 920 / 920-980 / 990-1050 / 1060-1120 / 1130-1190 / 1200+
    ACT
    Matrix columns: Under 17 / 17-18 / 19-20 / 21-22 / 23-24 / 25+
    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Merit Scholarship Matrix (Presidential / Dean's / Ursuline Scholarship / Ursuline Award)

    Who qualifies

    Awarded from the application for admission — no separate application; clear admission prior to August 1 required for consideration; test-optional applicants reviewed individually

    How to keep it

    All traditional student scholarships are renewable if the student is full-time undergraduate student and maintains a 2.0 college GPA. Part-time students and students with previous bachelor's degrees are not eligible.

    Worth knowing

    Named tiers per the page: Presidential $26,000; Dean's $25,000; Ursuline Scholarship $23,000-$24,000; Ursuline Award $21,000-$22,000. Full matrix in the excerpt.

  2. Say Amen ScholarshipFull tuitionNot automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Say Amen Scholarship

    Full tuition

    Published coverage or packageNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Say Amen Scholarship

    Who qualifies

    One award per year to a graduate of each of six Greater Cleveland Catholic high schools (Villa Angela-St. Joseph, Beaumont School, Saint Joseph Academy, Cleveland Central Catholic, Trinity, Saint Martin de Porres); all students from these schools admitted by March 1 are considered

    Worth knowing

    Began in the 2020-21 academic year per the page.

  3. Say Yes ScholarshipFull tuition (tuition-free attendance, combined federal/state/institutional aid)Not automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Say Yes Scholarship

    Full tuition (tuition-free attendance, combined federal/state/institutional aid)

    Published coverage or packageNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Say Yes Scholarship

    Who qualifies

    Graduates of Cleveland public schools and partnering charter schools with annual family income at or below $75,000; five awards per year

    Worth knowing

    Need-gated (income <= $75,000), not pure merit; included as a named, load-bearing tuition-covering award. Page text references the 2019-20 launch — verify current terms.

  4. Choose Ohio First STEMM Scholarship$5,200 (up to, per year)Not automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Choose Ohio First STEMM Scholarship

    $5,200 (up to, per year)

    Variable or qualified amountNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Choose Ohio First STEMM Scholarship

    Who qualifies

    Eligible majors: Nursing, Art Therapy, Biology, Biochemistry, and Chemistry; includes faculty mentors, job shadowing, internships, research

    Worth knowing

    State-funded STEMM program hosted by the college; details on a separate Choose Ohio First page not opened.

Lights up against Ursuline's published cutoffs. Not an award offer; confirm with the financial aid office. Award terms and residency rules change; some awards differ for in-state and out-of-state students. Always confirm at the school’s source page.

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The fine print

Renewal ruleMerit Scholarship Matrix (Presidential / Dean's / Ursuline Scholarship / Ursuline Award): renewal floor that quietly knocks awards out

All traditional student scholarships are renewable if the student is full-time undergraduate student and maintains a 2.0 college GPA. Part-time students and students with previous bachelor's degrees are not eligible. A single rough term can end a four-year award here without warning if the GPA floor isn't met cumulatively.

Aid capHard $54,420 cost-of-attendance ceiling

Institutional aid at Ursuline cannot push the package past $54,420. Big outside wins can mathematically reduce institutional grant once the ceiling is reached.

What makes Ursuline different

DRAFT: Ursuline (Catholic, Pepper Pike OH) publishes a true GPA-by-test-score merit matrix — every admitted freshman lands between $21,000 and $26,000 automatically — with one of the lowest renewal bars anywhere (2.0 college GPA), but students may add only ONE extra institutional award on top.

Merit tiers41 based on grades or scores
Research checkedJul 2026By our research team

More than one award path

Separate the two paths.

Some awards use published academic thresholds. Others have different selection criteria. A score chart does not describe every award at this school.

  1. Match the published criteria

    Use all requirements together, including residency and the entering class.

  2. Check the application dates

    Confirm the current admission and scholarship deadlines directly with the school.

  3. Know what happens next year

    Check renewal, credit requirements and how other aid affects the award.

The fine print / Three questions to carry forward

Before you count on it.

Does it apply to us? Confirm the entering year, residency and every eligibility condition.

Can we keep it? Check renewal GPA, credits and how long the award lasts.

Can we combine it? Ask how outside scholarships and other school awards change the offer.

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A printable research summary, source links and room for your questions.

See what could change an award

What families often miss

  1. 'Students must have clear admission to Ursuline College prior to August 1 for consideration' — an incomplete application file past August 1 can forfeit the automatic merit award entirely.

  2. The published matrix pays up to $5,000/year more for strong scores (e.g., a 3.8+ student moves from $21,000 with no usable score column to $26,000 at 25+ ACT / 1200+ SAT). Test-optional applicants are 'reviewed on an individual basis,' with no guaranteed band.

  3. Beyond the matrix scholarship, students 'may be eligible for ONE of the awards listed below' — one additional institutional award, not several.

  4. Scholarships renew only for full-time undergraduates with a 2.0 college GPA; 'Part-time students and students with previous bachelor's degrees are not eligible.'

  5. Only students from the six listed Greater Cleveland Catholic high schools 'who are admitted by March 1 will be considered.'

  6. The Alumnae Scholarship requires the child/niece relationship to be listed on the admission application itself — adding it later may miss the award.

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Who this school may work for

DRAFT: Students who like certainty — the floor is $21,000 even under a 3.0 GPA with no test score, and a strong ACT/SAT can add up to $5,000 more; renewal at a 2.0 college GPA is one of the most forgiving cliffs published anywhere.

Published yearly cost: Approximately $54,420 for 2026-2027 (computed sum of published tuition $40,440 + fees $550 + double housing $6,630 + full meal plan $6,800; no single total printed — see Section C). Source

Cost and graduation facts

Federal reporting on who actually enrolls at Ursuline, what they paid after aid, and what happened next — independent of anything the school markets.

Average annual net price by family income at Ursuline, academic year 2021-22
Family incomeAverage net price paid
$0–$30,000$13,134
$30,001–$48,000$13,286
$48,001–$75,000$14,768
$75,001–$110,000$19,119
$110,001+$22,048
All income levels (average)$16,164

Sticker price vs. what students actually pay

Published tuition & fees, AY 2022-23
$38,990
Average net price paid (all Title-IV aid), AY 2021-22
$16,164

That works out to roughly a 68% discount below the federal AY 2021-22 average cost of attendance of $50,523 (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
67%
First-year retention rate, 2021 cohort
70%
Median debt at completion, 2020–2021 completers
$26,250 (~$278/mo on a 10-yr plan)
Median earnings, 10 years after entry (measured 2020-21)
$56,878
Share of students receiving a Pell grant, AY 2021-22
59%
Share of students receiving a federal loan, AY 2021-22
93%
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If your student brings another scholarship

Outside scholarships only trigger an aid adjustment if total aid would exceed the cost of attendance (or the student's aid eligibility cap); below that ceiling, awards are not displaced.

Verified policy language (2026-07-02): Q: Can my scholarships affect my eligibility for financial aid? A: In some cases, yes: As we receive funds from additional scholarships, your eligibility for need-based financial aid may decrease. By law, financial aid cannot exceed a student's cost of education. Cost of education does include an estimate for books, living expenses, and transportation and miscellaneous expenses. It is your responsibly to report all scholarship/fellowship/sponsorship assistance to the Financial Aid Office. We encourage you to report any additional assistance as soon as possible to avoid having to repay financial assistance at a later date.

Source

Other Ursuline scholarships worth checking

These awards can be harder to find. Each one has its own rules.

AmountUp to $1,000EligibilityChild or niece of an Ursuline College or St. Johns College alumnae; relationship must be listed on the admission application

Easy to miss: the legacy connection must appear on the admission application itself.

Source

AmountUp to $1,000EligibilityStudents from Catholic high schools in the Cleveland Diocese; apply through high school guidance counselors

Deadlines vary — 'Check for deadlines with your guidance counselor.'

Source

AmountUp to $5,000EligibilityChemistry majors or minors; considered upon application

Source

Ursuline merit aid FAQ

  • What is the scholarship deadline?

    There is no separate scholarship application; you must have CLEAR ADMISSION prior to August 1 to be considered. The Say Amen full-tuition award requires admission by March 1. The college recommends filing the FAFSA (Ursuline code 003134) by December 1.

  • How much will I get with my GPA and test scores?

    Read it straight off the published matrix: rows are weighted HS GPA (3.80+ down to under 3.00), columns are ACT/SAT bands; awards run $21,000 (floor for every cell) to $26,000 (3.80+ GPA with 25+ ACT or 1200+ SAT). Test-optional applicants are reviewed individually.

  • What GPA keeps my scholarship?

    A 2.0 college GPA with full-time enrollment renews all traditional student scholarships — an unusually low renewal bar.

  • What does Ursuline cost for 2026-2027?

    Full-time tuition is $40,440 (flat rate, 12-18 credits/semester); double-occupancy housing $6,630; full meal plan $6,800; technology fee $225/semester and facilities fee $50/semester; books estimated at $1,200/year for full-time students. No single COA total is printed.

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How Ursuline compares

  • 235 of 749 verified schools in our dataset use cost-of-attendance cap displacement.

    Ursuline is in a recognizable cluster (235 schools share this category). That framing matters when comparing peer schools that may publish the policy differently or not at all.

  • 665 of 749 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.

    Ursuline is one of them. The cohort minority (84 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 Ursuline’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.

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