Vanguard University may be worth checking, but its awards do not follow a simple grades-and-scores chart. Start with the published scholarships below.
Published rules, with the school sources close at hand. Confirm the details before you count on an award.
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The award collection
These amounts and requirements come from the school’s own published pages. Open an award to see who qualifies and how to keep it.
Percentage of tuition (see source)
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 conditionsMaintain 3 GPA
Amount not published
Published award termsNot 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.
Maintain 2 GPA
$1,000
Published 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$1,500
Published amountNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.
Maintain 3 GPA
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Selection beyond grades and scores
These awards are not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read each award's selection rules, application steps and dates. Meeting a minimum is not an award offer.
Look for the school's stated criteria and whether an additional application is needed.
Confirm the current admission and scholarship deadlines directly with the school.
Check renewal, credit requirements and how other aid affects the award.
The fine print / Three questions to carry forward
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.
A printable research summary, source links and room for your questions.
Straight from the aid office
Per the Financial Aid Office, Vanguard University of Southern California, August 2026. How we verify
Can a first-year merit scholarship be combined with other institutional aid and private scholarships?
The merit scholarship can be combined with other institutional aid and private scholarships as long as they don't exceed the student's need or cost of attendance.
“Your merit scholarship can be combined with other institutional aid and private scholarships as long as they don't exceed your need or cost of attendance.”
Who should be contacted about the GPA/test cutoff question?
The Admissions Office should be contacted directly for the question about GPA or test cutoffs.
“You can contact the Admissions Office directly at admissions@vanguard.edu in regard to your first question.”
Students who bring spiritual commitment alongside artistic talent, athletic drive, or community leadership will find Vanguard's merit awards designed to support the whole person.
Published yearly cost: Approximately $64,780 for 2026-2027. Source
Federal reporting on who actually enrolls at Vanguard University, what they paid after aid, and what happened next — independent of anything the school markets.
| Family income | Average net price paid |
|---|---|
| $0–$30,000 | $17,225 |
| $30,001–$48,000 | $18,462 |
| $48,001–$75,000 | $18,976 |
| $75,001–$110,000 | $24,117 |
| $110,001+ | $27,684 |
| All income levels (average) | $21,241 |
That works out to roughly a 60% discount below the federal AY 2021-22 average cost of attendance of $52,665 (College Scorecard — a separate, federally reported figure, not the published cost of attendance shown above).
These awards can be harder to find. Each one has its own rules.
Vanguard University 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.
Vanguard University 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.
Every claim is checked against Vanguard University’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.
