Regents Scholars Program (Pepperdine University)

The Regents Scholars Program is Pepperdine University's most competitive merit scholarship, worth $40,000 to $45,000 a year and renewable for up to four years at the same amount. Only students who land in the top 8-10% of the admitted first-year class, based on unweighted recalculated GPA and SAT/ACT/CLT scores, are invited to participate — and unlike Pepperdine's general test-optional policy, submitting test scores is required to be considered for this program specifically. There's no separate scholarship application; all applicants who submit test scores are automatically evaluated. Recipients must maintain a 3.25 Pepperdine GPA and full-time enrollment to renew, and the award can't be combined with the George Pepperdine Achievement Award.

Eligibility

DemographicsRequires admission to Pepperdine University and submission of SAT/ACT/CLT scores (required for this program despite Pepperdine's test-optional policy); automatic consideration, no separate application.

Applying

$40,000-$45,000 per year, renewable up to 4 years at the same amount; not stackable with the George Pepperdine Achievement Award.