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Scholarships

¹ú²ú¾çÂ鶹¾ç Incoming Freshmen Merit Scholarships

For freshmen starting ¹ú²ú¾çÂ鶹¾ç in fall 2025 to spring 2026.

¹ú²ú¾çÂ鶹¾ç-awarded scholarships are available between $12,000-$24,000 per year. Qualification data will include unweighted GPA and weighted GPA or SAT/ACT score.

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2025-26 First-Time Freshman Merit Award Criteria

Student must meet any 2 of 3 criteria to qualify:

AwardAmountCriteria:
Any 2 of 3 criteria to qualify
President’s Gold$24,000Unweighted HS GPA â‰¥ 3.95
Weighted HS GPA ≥ 4.40
SAT ≥ 1430 or ACT ≥ 32
President’s Green$21,000Unweighted HS GPA â‰¥ 3.90
Weighted HS GPA ≥ 4.25
SAT ≥ 1400 or ACT ≥ 31
°Õ°ù³Ü²õ³Ù±ð±ð’s$18,000Unweighted HS GPA â‰¥ 3.85
Weighted HS GPA ≥ 4.00
SAT ≥ 1370 or ACT ≥ 30
±Ê°ù´Ç±¹´Ç²õ³Ù’s$16,000Unweighted HS GPA â‰¥ 3.80
Weighted HS GPA ≥ 3.90
SAT ≥ 1340 or ACT ≥ 29
¶Ù±ð²¹²Ô’s$14,000Unweighted HS GPA â‰¥ 3.50
Weighted HS GPA ≥ 3.75
SAT ≥ 1280 or ACT ≥ 27
Bresee$12,000Unweighted HS GPA â‰¥ 3.25
Weighted HS GPA ≥ 3.55
SAT ≥ 1180 or ACT ≥ 24

Understanding your financial aid and scholarship options can potentially save you a lot of time and money. Learn more about the types of scholarships ¹ú²ú¾çÂ鶹¾ç offers to accepted students.

 

¹ú²ú¾çÂ鶹¾ç Transfer** Merit Scholarships

For transfer students beginning ¹ú²ú¾çÂ鶹¾ç in fall 2025 to spring 2026.

Fall 2025 to Spring 2026 Transfer Merit Awards

  
**For transfer students who have completed 16 or more units at another college or university after graduating high school. Transfer students who will have completed fewer than 16 units at another college or university at the time they begin classes at ¹ú²ú¾çÂ鶹¾ç are not eligible for transfer merit aid. However, incoming freshmen merit aid (with the same requirements) is available.

Renewal: All ¹ú²ú¾çÂ鶹¾ç Merit-Based Awards are able to be renewed for all four years that you're a ¹ú²ú¾çÂ鶹¾ç student. Students are guaranteed their scholarship for their first two years, and after that, a 3.4 college GPA must be maintained to renew both of the President and the Trustee Scholarships. The Provost, Dean, and Bresee Scholarships each require a 3.2 cumulative GPA for renewal.

Read more about merit-based awards.

  • 81.5% of new sTudenTs
    received a merit award in 2023-24.

  • 68 new sTudenTs
    were awarded performance-based scholarship in 2023-24.

  • 145 New Students
    were awarded transfer scholarships in 2023-24.

Performance-Based Awards

Performance-based awards include athletic, music, theatre, and forensics scholarships. Performance awards may be combined with academic and science honors scholarships.

Students are expected to contact the applicable department to apply for the involvement scholarships mentioned above.

Athletic Scholarships

Students should contact the intercollegiate athletic department at (619) 849-2265. For students who live on campus, athletic scholarships can only be used to help pay tuition, mandatory and other fees, and on-campus room and board.

Debate Scholarships

Students should contact the forensics coach in the Department of Communication Studies at (619) 849-2391.

Music Scholarships

Students should contact the department assistant in the Department of Music at (619) 849-2445. 

Diversity Leadership Scholarship

¹ú²ú¾çÂ鶹¾ç's Office of Multicultural & International Student Services offers scholarships to support students of diversity who will contribute to the ¹ú²ú¾çÂ鶹¾ç community as leaders.

Endowed Awards

Once you’re a ¹ú²ú¾çÂ鶹¾ç student, you will have the opportunity to apply for additional scholarships. ¹ú²ú¾çÂ鶹¾ç offers approximately 300 endowed scholarship opportunities, made available through various ¹ú²ú¾çÂ鶹¾ç departments, offices, and alumni. You can also earn stipends by being involved on campus (like being a resident assistant or serving on ASB), you can earn scholarships through your major, and more!

Looking for forms, documents, or want to talk to someone about financial aid?

Visit the Office of Student Financial Services

Outside Scholarships

We also maintain a scholarship database where you can research outside scholarships that have been made known to ¹ú²ú¾çÂ鶹¾ç through other students, organizations, and businesses. You can apply to as many of these scholarships as you’d like. Just make sure you report any outside scholarship received to the Office of Student Financial Services so we can apply it to your package.