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.

Ursuline· Renewal Rules

Keeping Ursuline’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: 4 of 4
One-time tiers: 0
Tiers with published renewal terms: 1
Renewal risk profile: moderate

Renewal risk profile

Ursuline's renewal bar is achievable for steady students but isn't generous. Most awards require a cumulative GPA in the 3.0–3.4 band plus full-time enrollment. Audit the strictest tier on this school's list before assuming the four-year value is locked in.

Merit Scholarship Matrix (Presidential / Dean's / Ursuline Scholarship / Ursuline Award): Full-time enrollment

Renewal terms by tier

Merit Scholarship Matrix (Presidential / Dean's / Ursuline Scholarship / Ursuline Award)
$21,000-$26,000
Entry requirements: 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) GPA · Matrix columns: Under 920 / 920-980 / 990-1050 / 1060-1120 / 1130-1190 / 1200+ SAT · Matrix columns: Under 17 / 17-18 / 19-20 / 21-22 / 23-24 / 25+ ACT
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.
Source: https://www.ursuline.edu/cost-aid/scholarships/scholarships-for-undergraduates

How families lose this aid

Waiting too long to complete the admission file.
'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.
Assuming part-time enrollment keeps the scholarship.
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.'

Renewal questions families ask

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.

Rules that bite at Ursuline

The renewal trip wires we'd flag in a custom playbook, derived from Ursuline's own tier rules and not generic advice.

renewalMerit 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.

How Ursuline compares across our verified dataset

669 of 751 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
Ursuline 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 Ursuline’s own published materials.