Financial aid

Financial aid is any type of funding that helps you pay for college. Funding is divided into two categories and you may receive funding from four sources.

*Saint Martin's University strives to award as much gift aid as possible from our federal, state, institutional, and private donors; however, we strongly encourage our students to continue to seek out private scholarships to apply to their educational costs.

Eligibility† is based on your individual status: citizen, eligible non-citizen; undergraduate, graduate; international; military, veteran or dependent.

†Eligibility may vary based on specific cases.
‡Program specific scholarship(s) and program discount(s) only.
§Qualification based on FAFSA application. This does not include student employment.

**VA work study

Most financial aid begins with an application:

Learn more about how to apply »

* Looking for information on military or veterans benefits? Visit our military and military-affiliated page.

For most types of financial aid like grants, subsidized loans and certain scholarships, we need to determine your financial need for the aid. There is no “income cutoff” or other simple method of determining whether you will qualify for need-based financial aid. If you think you need help paying for college, we strongly encourage you to apply using the FAFSA at www.studentaid.gov.

“Financial need” is defined as the difference between what it costs you to attend school and what you and your family can afford to pay.

Cost (Student’s Budget)
– Student’s Resources = EFC on FAFSA
Financial Need/Maximum Eligibility

Your student resources are the amount you and your family are expected to have available for school and is calculated based on the information on your FAFSA. A standard government formula is used to determine the family’s contribution. It takes into account the family size, number in college, total income from the previous calendar year, and assets.

In addition, other resources you have such as private scholarships, other Saint Martin’s University scholarships, educational benefits, long-term loans, resident assistant benefits, and all other sources of assistance must be considered in determining your total resources. Please report to our office any other resources you have as soon as you know about them.

Saint Martin's is dedicated to helping you fund your education. On average, each year we award over $20 million dollars in scholarships — ranging from $100 to full tuition.

The following anticipated annual awards are based on a holistic review of applications and unweighted cumulative GPA.

* Saint Martin’s is now a test optional university. Although we are test- optional, we are still happy to accept and consider SAT or ACT scores as part of your application review. Talk with your admissions counselor about how your test scores can affect your merit award.

* Be sure to include any high school activities, awards, clubs and rigor of your high school curriculum (honors, AP/IB, college in the high school, etc.) on your Saint Martin’s application as merit awards are based on a holistic review of your application.

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The following anticipated annual awards are based on a holistic review of applications and unweighted cumulative GPA of all college work.

If you are pursuing a second bachelor's degree

* Saint Martin’s is now a test optional university. Although we are test- optional, we are still happy to accept and consider SAT or ACT scores as part of your application review. Talk with your admissions counselor about how your test scores can affect your merit award.

* Be sure to include any high school activities, awards, clubs and rigor of your high school curriculum (honors, AP/IB, college in the high school, etc.) on your Saint Martin’s application as merit awards are based on a holistic review of your application.

Find more scholarships