Southern Wesleyan University

Merit scholarships

Awards follow high school GPA and differ for residential and commuter students. Full-cost awards shrink with other aid and a $2,500 out-of-state award has no academic bar; neither is listed.

• SWU Fellows (South Carolina Palmetto Fellows)

  Automatic

  $5,000 per year

  • State residents only

  For South Carolina students designated a Palmetto Fellow by the state. Added to freshman academic aid.

• Presidential Scholarship (residential, GPA 4.3+)

  Competitive

  $14,000 for residential students; the page states no period, renewable up to four years.

  • GPA 4.3+

  Renewable: Up to four years or 120 SWU credit hours, whichever comes first.

  A 4.3 or higher high school GPA. The college calls these competitive and also names SAT, ACT or CLT scores as a factor without publishing score cutoffs.

• Trustee Scholarship (residential, GPA 3.4-4.29)

  Competitive

  $13,000 for residential students; the page states no period, renewable up to four years.

  • GPA 3.4+

  Renewable: Up to four years or 120 SWU credit hours, whichever comes first.

  For a high school GPA of 3.4 to 4.29; you receive only the award for your band. The college calls these competitive and also names SAT, ACT or CLT scores as a factor without publishing score cutoffs.

• Warrior Scholarship (residential, GPA 2.5-3.39)

  Competitive

  $11,000 for residential students; the page states no period, renewable up to four years.

  • GPA 2.5+

  Renewable: Up to four years or 120 SWU credit hours, whichever comes first.

  For a high school GPA of 2.5 to 3.39; you receive only the award for your band. The college calls these competitive and also names SAT, ACT or CLT scores as a factor without publishing score cutoffs.

Students: add profile GPA and scores to check.

Requirements change yearly; colleges may recalculate GPAs. Confirm requirements and deadlines with the college.

College scholarship pageChecked Oct 30, 2026