{"id":1685,"date":"2025-09-30T16:02:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T16:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/?page_id=1685"},"modified":"2025-10-01T21:38:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T21:38:10","slug":"freshman-guaranteed-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/guaranteed-awards\/freshman-guaranteed-scholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"Freshman Guaranteed Scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull center-content no-margin-top no-margin-bottom has-white-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow advgb-dyn-0cbb3019\" style=\"background-color:#4f2d7f\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile center-content no-margin-top no-margin-bottom\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2025\/09\/Dr.-Hurley-Scholarship-Image-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Man in a suit with Tarleton State University pin, statue and trees in background.\" class=\"wp-image-1687 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2025\/09\/Dr.-Hurley-Scholarship-Image-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2025\/09\/Dr.-Hurley-Scholarship-Image-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2025\/09\/Dr.-Hurley-Scholarship-Image-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2025\/09\/Dr.-Hurley-Scholarship-Image-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2025\/09\/Dr.-Hurley-Scholarship-Image.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color\">President&#8217;s Guaranteed Scholarship Program &#8211; Freshman<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The President\u2019s Guaranteed Scholarship Program aligns with the 120-year vision of Tarleton\u2019s 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 first-time freshmen who graduate in the top half of their high school class.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide center-content no-margin-top no-margin-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow advgb-dyn-fc6a4891\">\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"program-requirements-3cb5afc9-9a1a-4d18-b824-e070c9d0c557\">Program Requirements for Freshman<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to be considered for the President&#8217;s Guaranteed Scholarship program you must complete your&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/#gen-sch-app\">General Scholarships Application<\/a>. Awards will be divided between fall and spring semesters based on full-time enrollment and be renewable \u200bfor up to 4 years&nbsp;with satisfactory academic progress.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students graduating in the top 50% of their high school class will be guaranteed at an annual level between $500 and $4,000 as indicated in the table below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"guaranteed-awards-ab0168ad-6bf3-428b-a85f-947803a1eaec\">Guaranteed Awards<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>sat or act<\/th><th>top 10%<\/th><th>top 25% (not top 10%)<\/th><th>Top 50% (Not top 25%)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><th>1300+ or 28+<\/th><td>$4,000<\/td><td>$2,000<\/td><td>$500<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>1100+ or 22+<\/th><td>$3,000<\/td><td>$1,500<\/td><td>$500<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Submitted Scores<\/th><td>$2,000<\/td><td>$1,000<\/td><td>$500<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>No Scores Submitted<\/th><td>$2,000<\/td><td>$1,000<\/td><td>$500<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>*Students graduating in the top 50% of their class from one of Tarleton&#8217;s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/admissions\/dhsp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Distinguished High School Partners<\/a>&nbsp;will be guaranteed at an annual level between $1,000 and $5,000 depending on class rank and test scores. The partnership program formalizes the commitment that Tarleton shares with area high schools to help students earn a university degree.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*Only students in the top 25% of their class may qualify for an out-of-state tuition waiver<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull center-content no-margin-top no-margin-bottom has-black-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow advgb-dyn-2f7f84b6\" style=\"background-color:#e1e1e1\">\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Steps to Confirm Your Eligibility<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonstate.my.site.com\/undergrad\/TX_CommunitiesLogin_Undergrad?startURL=%2Fundergrad%2FTargetX_Portal__PB\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/admissions\/steps-to-apply\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Submit Your Admission Application<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Complete online application<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>$50 application fee or submit fee waiver proof to&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:admissions@tarleton.edu\">admissions@tarleton.edu<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/transfer\/submit-admissions-documentation\/\">Submit transcripts<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/firsttimeincollege\/submit-freshman-admissions-documents\/\">Submit test scores<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/#gen-sch-app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Submit Your Scholarship Application<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Complete your&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/#gen-sch-app\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tarleton General Scholarship application<\/a> (this step is&nbsp;<em><strong>required<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;to receive an award)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/finaid\/apply\/fafsa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Submit Your Financial Aid Application<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Complete your&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/finaid\/apply\/fafsa\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/finaid\/apply\/fafsa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FAFSA<\/a>&nbsp;and include Tarleton on your application using school code 003631 (this step is&nbsp;<em><strong>strongly encouraged<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;to maximize the amount of aid that we can provide to you!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group center-content no-margin-top no-margin-bottom is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-c2f7dcd3-c6a4-49b4-b986-7a2b8fb4e33a advgb-accordion-wrapper engr-accordion\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item engr-accordion\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#e9ebf2;color:#4f2d7f;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#8e7db3\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,2C6.48,2,2,6.48,2,12s4.48,10,10,10s10-4.48,10-10S17.52,2,12,2z M17,13h-4v4h-2v-4H7v-2h4V7h2v4h4V13z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h2 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">What if I don&#8217;t have a high school rank?<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<p>Alternate information (primarily but not necessarily exclusively, high school GPA) will be utilized to determine the annual guarantee level.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item engr-accordion\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#e9ebf2;color:#4f2d7f;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#8e7db3\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,2C6.48,2,2,6.48,2,12s4.48,10,10,10s10-4.48,10-10S17.52,2,12,2z M17,13h-4v4h-2v-4H7v-2h4V7h2v4h4V13z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h2 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Will these awards be renewable?<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<p>The awards can be renewed for up to 4 years.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item engr-accordion\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#e9ebf2;color:#4f2d7f;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#8e7db3\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,2C6.48,2,2,6.48,2,12s4.48,10,10,10s10-4.48,10-10S17.52,2,12,2z M17,13h-4v4h-2v-4H7v-2h4V7h2v4h4V13z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h2 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">What if I don&#8217;t apply by the Scholarship Priority Deadline (February 15)?<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<p>Students submitting the scholarships application after the February 15 deadline will be eligible as funding allows. It is in the student&#8217;s best interest to apply as soon as possible.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item engr-accordion\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#e9ebf2;color:#4f2d7f;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#8e7db3\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,2C6.48,2,2,6.48,2,12s4.48,10,10,10s10-4.48,10-10S17.52,2,12,2z M17,13h-4v4h-2v-4H7v-2h4V7h2v4h4V13z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h2 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Will this be the only money I can receive for scholarships?<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<p>You can receive other scholarships and might qualify for more than the guaranteed amount. The guaranteed amounts can be funded partially or completely by institutional and\/or endowment funds.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item engr-accordion\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#e9ebf2;color:#4f2d7f;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#8e7db3\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,2C6.48,2,2,6.48,2,12s4.48,10,10,10s10-4.48,10-10S17.52,2,12,2z M17,13h-4v4h-2v-4H7v-2h4V7h2v4h4V13z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h2 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">In addition to scholarships, for what other types of financial aid might I be eligible?<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<p>In addition to scholarships, you can also receive funds from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/finaid\/typesofaid\/grants-2\/\">PELL Grant<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/finaid\/typesofaid\/loans\/\">Federal Student Loans<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/finaid\/typesofaid\/employment\/\">Federal Work Study<\/a> and others.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President&#8217;s Guaranteed Scholarship Program &#8211; Freshman The President\u2019s Guaranteed Scholarship Program aligns with the 120-year vision of Tarleton\u2019s founder and benefactor to provide a high-quality university education to students who &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":580,"parent":1680,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-fullwidth.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1685","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"coauthors":[],"author_meta":{"author_link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/author\/keegan-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2\/","display_name":"keegan"},"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 7 months ago","modified":"Updated 6 months ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on September 30, 2025","modified":"Updated on October 1, 2025"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on September 30, 2025 4:02 pm","modified":"Updated on October 1, 2025 9:38 pm"},"featured_img_caption":"","featured_img":false,"series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1685"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1685\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1713,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1685\/revisions\/1713"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1680"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}