Academic Scholarship Criteria

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2012-2013 Scholarship Criteria and Procedures

Believing academics are the foundation of the Sterling College experience, academic scholarships are awarded to each fully admitted on-campus student based on their academic profile of cumulative GPA and composite ACT or SAT score. The academic awards, initial and renewal criteria and amounts for traditional students are:

Name Criteria - Initial/Renewal Amount
Collegiate Award 2.5 or ACT 19/2.0 $5,000
Cooper Academic Scholarship 3.0 or ACT 22/2.5 $6,500
Dean's Academic Scholarship 3.5 or ACT 25/3.0 $8,000
Presidential Academic Scholarship 3.5 and ACT 28/3.0 $10,000

Financial aid is also available for Sterling College Online students. For more information, please reference this aid calculator.

* This grid does not apply to Veteran's Administration Benefit recipients.

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