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Decision sheet

California · Research checked 2026-07-02 · School research, not an aid offer

The starting point

Westmont auto-awards named academic scholarships ($15,000-$25,000/yr) on a GPA-by-test grid, plus an invitation-only Augustinian award worth 75% of tuition — and unusually lets need- and talent-based aid stack on top.

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

Awards to discuss

First 3 of 7 recorded awards, in chapter display order. This is a selection, not a ranking. Read the full chapter for all awards. Amounts retain the original units and conditions; confirm the entering year with the school.

The President's Scholarship

$25,000 · Published amount

Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.

GPA: Determined by the published GPA-by-SAT/ACT grid (image) · SAT: Per grid · ACT: Per grid

Eligibility: Awarded automatically to qualifying students; eligibility noted within the offer of admission. Test-optional applicants are eligible for all tiers.

Renewal: Renewable with a 3.25 GPA (3.0 if enrolled in two or more honors classes each year). $100,000 total over four years.

Other terms: Top of the fixed-dollar academic tiers. The exact GPA/test cutoff is in an image grid on the page (not machine-readable here).

https://www.westmont.edu/scholarships

The Ruth Kerr Scholarship

$23,000 · Published amount

Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.

GPA: Per published GPA/test grid · SAT: Per grid · ACT: Per grid

Eligibility: Automatic on the academic grid

Renewal: Renewable with a minimum 3.0 GPA. $92,000 total over four years.

https://www.westmont.edu/scholarships

The Wallace L. Emerson Scholarship

$21,000 · Published amount

Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.

GPA: Per published GPA/test grid · SAT: Per grid · ACT: Per grid

Eligibility: Automatic on the academic grid

Renewal: Renewable with a minimum 3.0 GPA. $84,000 total over four years.

https://www.westmont.edu/scholarships

Ask before you decide

  1. Which entering-year policy and residency category apply to us? What are the admission and scholarship deadlines?
  2. What grades and credits are required to renew, and for how many terms?
  3. How would other school awards or outside scholarships change the offer?

Recorded stacking policy: 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.

Our unanswered questions / Family notes

Keep the sources with the decision

Full research, award details and source context: https://meritplaybook.com/colleges/westmont-college/merit-aid

The research date is not a guarantee that a policy still applies. Confirm current amounts, deadlines and conditions with the school before making a financial decision.