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Covenant College Financial Aid
Covenant College is one of only five CCCU schools ranked as a national liberal arts college, and the only one of those in the South.
 
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Most of our students were just like you, wondering how they could ever afford a Covenant education.
 
 
of our students
receive financial aid in the form of scholarships and grants.
 
We’re proud to say that nearly all of our students were given a financial aid package that made attending Covenant a possibility.
 
 Tuition & Fees
 Scholarships & Aid
 
Types of Aid
 

Merit Scholarships   

Trustees’ Scholarship: $20,000


Founders’ Scholarship: $18,000


Tower Scholarship: $16,000


Thistle Scholarship: $14,000


Shield Scholarship: $12,000


Tartan Scholarship: $10,000


 

Read more about merit scholarships 

 

Grants   

Directors Grant


Covenant College Grant


Church Scholarship Promise


NCFCA Grant


PCA Grant


PCA Ministers Grant


The Summit Grant


YXL Grant


 

Read more about grants 

 

Optional Loans   

Federal Direct Loans


Non-Federal Private Loans


 

Read more about loan options 

 

Competitive Scholarships   

Maclellan Scholars Program


Wilberforce Scholarships: $15,000


Presidential Scholarships: $5,000


Visual Arts & Theatre Scholarships: $5,000


Music Scholarships


 

Read more about competitive scholarships 

 

Federal and State Aid   

You may be eligible for federal and/or state grants or scholarships.

 

Read more about federal and state aid 

 

Work-Study   

The federal government provides some funding for students to work and receive a paycheck while they are a college student. You may work for our facilities services department, admissions office, or grounds department, for example.

 

Read more about work-study at Covenant 

 

 

$11.3M

institutional aid offered
for Fall 2019

155

scholarship types
offered

$23,706

average cost for
incoming Fall 2019 student

 
AFFORDABILITY & PERSONAL SERVICE
The financial aid office at Covenant College is uncompromising in its commitment to equitable service. We consider each student’s financial circumstances and academic merit holistically, because if you’re the right fit for Covenant, we want you to be here. We walk with families hand in hand through the world of financial aid from application to graduation (and we also help with strategies on paying student loans after graduation).
 
2020-21 DEADLINES
FAFSA
after October 1, 2020
EARLY
ACTION
November 15, 2020
REGULAR
DECISION
March 1, 2021
(rolling offers after March 1)
 
 
ADMISSIONS & FINANCIAL AID
 2020-21 Calendar
 
 
Reach out to us today
 
Did you know? Most of our students receive some form of merit-based scholarship.
Learn more about all types of aid.