Academic Scholarships
Hartwick awards academic scholarships, so you can be rewarded for your hard work in class. Academic scholarships are awarded based on your high school cumulative GPA and standardized testing scores. Submission of SAT or ACT scores is optional. If you opt not submit these, your Academic Scholarship will be based on your high school cumulative GPA alone. Academic Scholarships range in value from $80,000 to $120,000 over four years of study. There is no special application for these scholarships.
SAT/ACT Optional Policy
SAT and ACT scores are optional for both admission to Hartwick College and the awarding of academic scholarships. You may decide whether we should consider your test scores when we consider you for admission. If you decide you do not want Hartwick to consider your test scores for admission and you qualify for an academic scholarship, we will also not use your test scores when calculating the amount of your academic award.
Academic Scholarship Criteria
Hartwick College believes in rewarding students for their academic performance and challenges them to have the same commitment to academic excellence once they become part of the Hartwick family. The College is pleased to offer, on a competitive basis, both first-year and transfers merit scholarships.
These scholarships will be determined at the time of acceptance to the College. No special application is required, so make sure your application materials are as comprehensive as possible.
*Please see the chart below for more information.
| Scholarship |
Amount |
Eligibility |
Criteria |
| Oyaron |
$132,000, payable at $33,000/year for 4 years |
First-year |
High school GPA and SAT/ACT scores if submitted |
| Kellogg |
$128,000 payable at $32,000/year for 4 years |
First-year |
High school GPA and SAT/ACT scores if submitted |
| Cooper |
$124,000 payable at $31,000/year for 4 years |
First-year |
High school GPA and SAT/ACT scores if submitted |
| President’s |
$116,000, payable at $29,000/year for 4 years |
First-year |
High school GPA and SAT/ACT scores if submitted |
| Nelson |
$100,000, payable at $25,000/year for 4 years |
First-year |
High school GPA and SAT/ACT scores if submitted |
| Phi Theta Kappa |
$25,000/year for up to 4 years |
Transfer |
Membership in PTK Honor Society |
| Transfer Merit Scholarships |
Range from $21,000 to $25,000/year for up to 4 years |
Transfer |
College GPA |
The Hartwick College Sibling Grant
-discounts tuition for families with multiple students in attendance.
Eligibility: Families with two or more children concurrently enrolled at Hartwick College on a full-time basis.
Terms: For the second child, the tuition is reduced by 25 percent. The total reduction is then divided equally among the siblings, and their tuition charges are reduced accordingly.
The Hartwick College Legacy Grant
-awards students a $2,500 Hartwick Grant.
Eligibility: Students whose grandparent, parent, or sibling graduated from Hartwick College.
Transfer Students
Both freshman and transfer candidates are eligible for academic scholarships. Transfer students will be judged based on your college grade point average and, in some cases, your high school cumulative GPA and standardized test scores.