Guaranteed Scholarship Program

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What is the Guaranteed Scholarship Program?

Tarleton guarantees scholarship awards to students in the top half of their graduating class! 

WHY? The goal of the Guaranteed Scholarship Program is to allow students to attend college who normally wouldn’t be able to.

HOW MUCH? The Guaranteed Scholarship Program is renewable for up to four years. That means that just by submitting your scholarship application, you could get up to $20,000 towards your overall college tuition!

Submitting test scores is optional but submitting your scores could mean more money!

GUARANTEED AWARD LEVELS (FRESHMEN)
SAT or ACTTOP 10%Top 25% (Not Top 10%)TOP 50% (Not Top 25%)
1300+ or 28+$4000$2000$500
1100+ or 22+$3000$1500$500
SUBMITTED SCORES$2000$1000$500
NO SCORES SUBMITTED$2000$1000$500

Tarleton’s participating high schools have the chance to receive extra benefits!

GUARANTEED AWARD LEVELS (FRESHMEN FROM PARTICIPATING HIGH SCHOOLS)
SAT or ACTTOP 10%Top 25% (Not Top 10%)TOP 50% (Not Top 25%)
1300+ or 28+$5000$2500$1000
1100+ or 22+$4000$2000$1000
SUBMITTED SCORES$3000$1500$1000
NO SCORES SUBMITTED$3000$1500$1000

Participating Distinguished High School Partners

Are you eligible?

  1. Make sure you’ve submitted your Tarleton application(this must include the complete online application, your official high school transcript, and official SAT or ACT scores if applicable).
  2. Make sure you submit your scholarship applications at https://tarleton.academicworks.com/. 

Guaranteed Scholarships Program – Transfers 

“The President’s Guaranteed Scholarship Program aligns with the 120-year vision of Tarleton’s founder and benefactor to provide a high-quality university education to students who otherwise might not have the chance. Tarleton State University will guarantee scholarship levels to entering transfer students who qualify.”

GUARANTEED AWARD LEVELS (ALL NEW TRANSFER STUDENTS)
GPA2.0-2.993.0-3.393.4-3.743.75-4.0
12+ CREDIT HOURS$500$1000$1500$2000
9-11 CREDIT HOURS$375$750$1125$1500
6-8 CREDIT HOURS$250$500$750$1000

If you’re transferring from a partnering college with Tarleton, you have the chance to receive more benefits!

GUARANTEED AWARD LEVELS (ALL NEW TRANSFER STUDENTS FROM PARTNERING COLLEGES)
GPA2.0-2.993.0-3.393.4-3.743.75-4.0
12+ CREDIT HOURS$1000$1500$2000$2500
9-11 CREDIT HOURS$750$1125$1500$1875
6-8 CREDIT HOURS$500$750$1000$1250

Participating Distinguished College Partners

Are you eligible?

  1. Submit Your Admission Application
    1. Complete online application
    2. $50 application fee or submit fee waiver proof to [email protected]
    3. Official college transcripts from every regionally accredited institution you have attended
  2. Submit Your Scholarship Application
    1. Complete your Tarleton General Scholarship application (this step is required to receive an award)
  3. Submit Your Financial Aid Application
    1. Complete your  FAFSA and include Tarleton on your application using school code 003631 (this step is strongly encouraged to maximize the amount of aid that we can provide to you!)

Explaining the Guaranteed Scholarship Program

What do Tarleton students think about the Guaranteed Scholarship Program?

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“It’s great! As long as I keep my grades up, I keep my scholarship. It felt good when I got the email about it coming into college as a freshman because it showed that the hard work I put into my grades and SAT in high school was worth it. I don’t have to worry about searching for scholarships each year either, so I can just focus on my school work.” – Sara Blasingame

“[The Guaranteed Scholarship Program for Transfers] helps me financially! Since I pay for my own schooling, every penny counts.” – Haylee Huskey

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“It gives me not only money to pay for college but also helps me get more because of my class standing.” – Jessica Vick

FAQS

What if I don’t apply by the Scholarship Priority Deadline (February 15)?

What if I don’t have a high school rank?

How do I keep my scholarship?

LEARN MORE

Guaranteed Scholarship Program: https://www.tarleton.edu/becomeatexan/guaranteedscholarship/ 

Distinguished High Schools Information: https://www.tarleton.edu/admissions/dhsp/ 

Transfer Guaranteed Scholarship Program: https://www.tarleton.edu/becomeatexan/tgap/ 

Distinguished College Partners Information: https://www.tarleton.edu/admissions/transfer/distinguished-college-partners