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Scholarships

Scholarships play a key role in the financial aid offered to more than 90 percent of Wilson College students. Many of these endowments and funds exist because of the generosity of our alumnae, their families and friends of the college.

Scholarships make a significant difference in our ability to attract new students, retain accomplished scholars and increase Wilson's capacity to prepare students well for the complex world they face upon graduation.

Students do not need to complete a separate application for most of the scholarships listed below.
Students who file a FASFA and meet specific qualifications will be considered for these awards.  Only the Competitive Scholarships require a separate application.
 

Freshmen Merit Scholarships

Wilson College awards merit scholarships to undergraduate, fulltime incoming students based on the high school class rank and high school GPA at the time of admission.

Scholarship HS GPA Award Renewal GPA
Presidential 3.75 or better 50% of Tuition 3.00
Dean's 3.5 - 3.74 35% of Tuition 3.00
Faculty 3.25 - 3.49 25% of Tuition 3.00

These Merit Scholarships are renewable for a maximum of 4 years to recipients who enroll fulltime and who maintain at least a 3.00 cumulative grade point average.

A student who attends a high school that does not provide class rank will be considered for a merit scholarship by the use of a standardized test score in lieu of rank. Home schooled and cyber schooled students must also provide SAT or ACT scores to be considered for an academic merit scholarship. In combination with the required cumulative grade point average, the test scores that qualify an applicant for a merit scholarship are as follows:

Presidential SAT: 600 verbal and 600 math ACT: 27 Composite with no sub score under 22
Dean's SAT: 550 verbal and 550 math ACT: 24 Composite with no sub score under 20
Faculty SAT: 500 verbal and 500 math ACT: 22 Composite with no sub score under 18

Transfer Merit Scholarships

Transfer students, who transfer in at least nine courses from a regionally accredited institution taken after high school graduation, will receive one of the following scholarships. These renewable scholarships will be awarded upon admission. Note, students who transfer in fewer than nine courses will be considered for the Freshmen Merit Scholarship.

Transfer Scholarships College GPA Award Renewal GPA
Presidential Transfer 3.75 or better 50% of Tuition 3.00
Dean's Transfer 3.5 - 3.74 35% of Tuition 3.00
Faculty Transfer 3.25 - 3.49 25% of Tuition 3.00

These Merit Scholarships are renewable for a maximum of 6 consecutive semesters to recipients who enroll fulltime and who maintain at least a 3.00 cumulative grade point average.