Does every admitted student get a scholarship?

Yes — 100% of incoming students receive institutional aid, with a guaranteed merit-based academic tuition scholarship of $33,000-$38,000/year, renewable annually.

Washington College award rules

Will the scholarship last four years at Washington College?

We pulled the school’s grade, credit, and time limits into one place so you can see what it takes to keep the award.

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The short answer

6 of 6 published awards are listed as renewable.

The exact rule can change by award. Check the award your student may receive before you count on the same amount every year.

What to do

Find the award name in the full research below. Save its grade, credit, and deadline rules with your college plan.

See every award rule, common mistake, and source

At a glance

Renewable tiers: 6 of 6
One-time tiers: 0
Tiers with published renewal terms: 6
Renewal risk profile: low

Renewal risk profile

Washington College'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.

Merit-based Academic Tuition Scholarship (guaranteed): 2.5 GPA
George Washington Signature Scholarship (full tuition): See notes
Presidential Fellows Award (+ Francis Waters Award): See notes
Civic Innovation Scholarship: See notes
Chairman's Scholarship: See notes
Washington Scholars Program: See notes

Renewal terms by tier

Merit-based Academic Tuition Scholarship (guaranteed)
$33,000-$38,000
To keep it: Renewable annually; requires a 2.5 cumulative GPA (international students 2.0) and full-time, continuous enrollment. Maximum of eight semesters; renewal reviewed at the end of every spring term (notified in June).
Source: https://www.washcoll.edu/admissions/admitted/available-scholarships.php
George Washington Signature Scholarship (full tuition)
Full tuition
To keep it: Renewable annually. Replaces other merit offers.
Source: https://www.washcoll.edu/admissions/admitted/honors-fellowships.php
Presidential Fellows Award (+ Francis Waters Award)
$5,000 (Presidential Fellows); $3,000-$4,000 (Francis Waters)
To keep it: Annual; tied to maintaining merit eligibility.
Source: https://www.washcoll.edu/admissions/admitted/honors-fellowships.php
Civic Innovation Scholarship
$33,000
Entry requirements: At least 2.75 GPA (or GED) GPA
To keep it: Renewable for four years; total value $132,000.
Source: https://www.washcoll.edu/admissions/admitted/available-scholarships.php
Chairman's Scholarship
$22,000
To keep it: Renewable for an additional three years — up to $88,000 total per recipient.
Source: https://www.washcoll.edu/admissions/admitted/available-scholarships.php
Washington Scholars Program
Tuition + housing (double room) + meal plan (student pays $2,500/yr)
To keep it: Renewable annually; student responsible for $2,500/year plus books and indirect costs.
Source: https://www.washcoll.edu/admissions/admitted/honors-fellowships.php

How families lose this aid

Overlooking renewal limits
The merit scholarship requires a 2.5 cumulative GPA (international 2.0) and full-time continuous enrollment, is capped at eight semesters, and reviewed each spring; leaving WC to attend another school forfeits the merit and need-based aid.

Renewal questions families ask

Does every admitted student get a scholarship?: Yes — 100% of incoming students receive institutional aid, with a guaranteed merit-based academic tuition scholarship of $33,000-$38,000/year, renewable annually.

Rules that bite at Washington College

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

Renewal ruleMerit-based Academic Tuition Scholarship (guaranteed): renewal floor that quietly knocks awards out
Renewable annually; requires a 2.5 cumulative GPA (international students 2.0) and full-time, continuous enrollment. Maximum of eight semesters; renewal reviewed at the end of every spring term (notified in June). A single rough term can end a four-year award here without warning if the GPA floor isn't met cumulatively.

How Washington College compares across our verified dataset

665 of 749 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
Washington College 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 renewal claim is checked against Washington College’s own published materials.

Policy pageWashington College stacking policy
Cost of attendanceWashington College cost-of-attendance worksheet
Merit tiersGeorge Washington Signature Scholarship (full tuition)