The purpose of this thread is to provide an updated list of merit scholarship possibilities for students with a 33 ACT and top 10% class rank. I’ve focused on merit scholarships that would bring tuition (a) under $20,000 for universities with USNWR rank of 100 or lower, or (b) under $10,000 at any other university.
* This is a list of universities that offer a HIGH likelihood of receiving a 4 year merit scholarship, most are not automatic merit scholarships. But according to the university’s net price calculator, website, or conversation with admissions office, it is established that the vast majority of students with those stats receive this award.
* Note that many universities do their own GPA recalculation
* Please add other universities to this list!
A) LESS THAN $20,000 TUITION
1) CASE WESTERN UNIVERSITY
$18,092 = TUITION for 2016-17 (after scholarship)
STATS: 33 ACT and 4.0 weighted GPA
SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT: $27,500
SOURCE: Net price calculator
USNWR rank: 37
2) UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI (FL)
$19,724 = TUITION for 2016-17 (after scholarship)
STATS: 33 ACT and top 10%
SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT: $26,000 per year
SOURCE: Net price calculator
USNWR rank: 51
3) OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
$13,229 = TUITION for 2016-17 (after scholarship)
STATS: 33 ACT and top 10%
SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT: $15,000 per year
SOURCE: Website
USNWR rank: 52
4) CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
$18,300 = TUITION for 2016-17 (after scholarship)
STATS: 33 ACT and top 10%
SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT: $15,000 per year
SOURCE: Net price calculator
USNWR rank: 61
5) UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA - TWIN CITIES
$19,056 or $14,224 = TUITION for 2016-17 (after scholarship)
STATS: 33 ACT and top 10%
SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT: IIS or IIS + 50% OOS differential
USNWR rank: 69
6) UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
$18,813 = TUITION for 2016-17 (after scholarship)
STATS: 33 ACT and top 10%
SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT: $10,000 per year
SOURCE: Net price calculator
USNWR rank: 82
B) LESS THAN $10,000 TUITION
1) UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
$0 (free) = TUITION for 2016-17 (after scholarship)
STATS: 32 ACT and 3.5 GPA
SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT: $25,950 per year (full tuition)
SOURCE: Website
USNWR rank: 96
2) FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
$6,516 = TUITION for 2016-17 (after scholarship)
STATS: 30 ACT superscore and 3.5 GPA
SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT: $14,444 (OOS tuition waiver)
SOURCE: Conversation with admissions counselor (these stats were the cutoff last year)
USNWR rank: 96
3) UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
$9,854 to $7,854 = TUITION for 2016-17 (after scholarship)
STATS: 33 ACT and 4.51-4.71 weighted GPA
SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT: Reduction to in-state tuition and an additional $2,000 to 4,000
SOURCE: Website and net price calculator
USNWR rank: 108
4) TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
$5,568 = TUITION for 2016-17 (after scholarship)
STATS: 1470 SAT (new) and 3.8 GPA
SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT: $23,400
SOURCE: Net price calculator in Aug. 2016. However, the calculator still lists 2014-15 tuition, so perhaps the calculator has not been updated at all???
USNWR rank: 115
5) UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
$0 =TUITION for 2016-17 (after scholarship-must maintain 3.6 GPA)
STATS: 33 ACT and 4.0 GPA
SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT: $23,736 per year
SOURCE: Net price calculator
USNWR rank: 115
6) LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
$5,385-$6,934 = TUITION for 2016-17 (after scholarship)
STATS: 33 ACT and 3.0 GPA
SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT: $20,500+$1,550 as President’s Student Aide
SOURCE: Website
USNWR rank: 129
7) UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI
$0 =TUITION for 2016-17 (after scholarship)
STATS: 32 ACT and 3.0 GPA
SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT: $21,912 (full tuition)
SOURCE: Website
USNWR rank: 140
8) OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
$9,470 =TUITION for 2016-17 (after scholarship)
STATS: 30 ACT and 3.5 GPA
SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT: $12,500
SOURCE: Website and net price calculator
USNWR rank: 149
9) MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY
$2,900-$4,400 =TUITION for 2016-17 (after scholarship)
STATS: 33 ACT and 3.5 GPA
SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT: $16,500-$18,000
SOURCE: Website
USNWR rank: 161
OTHER AUTOMATIC FULL-TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS AT:
http://automaticfulltuition.yolasite.com/
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