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Stacking Outside Scholarships at Ursuline

How Ursuline treats outside scholarships when they arrive on top of institutional merit aid.

Verified Jun 20264 days ago· COWORK

The verdict

Displacement policy unclear

At Ursuline, an outside scholarship isn't fully spelled out in published policy. The strategy follows from that: assume the worst-case (grant-first) until the aid office confirms otherwise in writing.

ursuline.edu publishes the $54,420 cost-of-attendance worksheet the math is run against.

Stacking policy at Ursuline

Every admitted freshman gets one matrix merit scholarship; on top of that, students 'may be eligible for ONE of the awards listed below' (Alumnae, Hoban, Mulhausen, Choose Ohio First, Say Amen, Say Yes) — i.e., merit plus at most one additional institutional award. Treatment of outside/private scholarships is not stated; the college actively encourages private scholarship searches via FastWeb.

One-additional-award structure for institutional money. No published rule on whether outside scholarships displace institutional aid. Say Yes attendance is 'tuition free (covered by federal, state, and institutional scholarships and grants)' — i.e., institutional funds fill after federal/state aid for that program.

Source: https://www.ursuline.edu/cost-aid/scholarships/scholarships-for-undergraduates

Common stacking mistakes

  • Counting on stacking several Ursuline awards.

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

Stacking questions families ask

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 trip wires we'd flag in a custom playbook. Each is derived from Ursuline's own published policy, 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.

  • displacementNo published displacement order

    Ursuline's policy doesn't specify whether outside scholarships hit loans, grants, or only the COA ceiling. Get a written aid-office answer before chasing private awards.

Aid-office script (copy & send)

A binding written answer beats a verbal hallway promise. This script is keyed to Ursuline's published displacement type. Paste it, fill in your name, and send it before you accept an outside award.

Subject: Outside-scholarship treatment question, fall applicant

Dear Ursuline Financial Aid Office,

I'm a fall applicant reviewing how outside scholarships interact with my institutional aid package. I've read the public policy at https://www.ursuline.edu/cost-aid/scholarships/scholarships-for-undergraduates and the $54,420 cost-of-attendance worksheet.

The public policy doesn't specify how outside scholarships are treated against institutional merit and need-based aid. Can you confirm in writing whether outside awards reduce: (a) loans first, (b) institutional grant first, or (c) only trigger a reduction when total aid exceeds COA?

If the answer varies by aid type or award size, what's the dollar threshold or category split?

A written answer (email is fine) is important because the outside-scholarship awarding bodies want confirmation before disbursing. Thank you for the time.

— [Student name], [Application ID if available]

How Ursuline compares across our verified dataset

  • 199 of 751 verified schools in our dataset use unclear or unpublished displacement.

    Ursuline is in a recognizable cluster (199 schools share this category). That framing matters when comparing peer schools that may publish the policy differently or not at all.

  • 199 of 751 verified schools publish no clear displacement order.

    Ursuline is one of them. The right move is the aid-office email script below, not a guess.

  • 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 claim is checked against Ursuline’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.

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