Automatic Academic Scholarships
There isn’t a parent on earth who hasn’t thought about their children’s future – especially their academic education and forthcoming careers. The stress begins slowly crushing parental hearts once high school commences and their children progress through each year. The question which burns is, “How am I going to finance college?” That’s why today, we bring you information about easy academic scholarships for freshmen or first-year students.
As you well know, parents (and students) aren’t only concerned about the initial tuition costs; they also anticipate the ongoing expense that student loans bring to the picture.
There is hope for some help with the costs of college, however. Many colleges and universities offer automatic academic scholarships for freshmen!
Who can get these academic scholarships?
Specifically, schools seek students with high SAT or ACT scores combined with good, unweighted GPAs. The upside of these automatic scholarships is that students can avoid extra labor; aka, the detailed application process and information exchange many school-based or private scholarships require. To make it even easier, college counselors at Empowerly can assist you in identifying available scholarship money!
In essence, SAT or ACT scores combined with the unweighted GPA will determine whether freshman students receive automatic consideration. If you pass, you are in the running for available merit scholarship money or automatic scholarship money right off the bat. For those with automatic consideration for finite funds, consider personally contacting an admissions representative at the specific school in order to further your chances.
What scores do I need to get an academic scholarship like that?
SAT or ACT score scholarship amounts depend upon the specific college or university making the offer. Overall, scores per each area (reading, writing, and math) range from 200-800, with 800 being the highest possible per area and 2400 the highest possible score. Many colleges and universities use only the comprehensive reading and math scores from the SAT, making the writing score unnecessary.
For the SAT…
On the SAT, students receive one point for each correct answer and are deducted a quarter point for each incorrect or blank answer. Overall, those who write and administer the SAT exam aim for the average test result to fall at approximately 500 points each for reading, math, and writing, or 1500 points total. Scores falling from 1801-2400 are considered to be among the best results for the reading, writing, and math combination, while 1400-1600 are considered the best for colleges and universities requiring only the reading/math combination.
For the ACT…
On the ACT there are four sections, reading, writing, math, and science. Correct answers garner points. Nothing is deducted if an answer is wrong or left blank. The four area scores are averaged together and rounded up to the nearest whole number to attain the total test score (which ranges between 1-36).
There are differences between the ACT and SAT, but nothing defines which is better to take. Each individual student must examine the differences and determine which one will result in the best score for himself/herself.
How can I get started?
Though the following is not an exhaustive list, the information will provide students with the requirements for a number of colleges and universities and give an idea of the score and GPA requirements. Students must thoroughly investigate the specific schools they are interested in.
In general, the money amount shown can extend per year for four years. Also, some schools have multiple variations. These are either listed in this table or are detailed in additional tables further on in the article. “See chart below” notes which schools have their own specific tables.
Academic Scholarships for Freshmen
|
SCHOOL |
STATE |
SAT/ACT/ GPA |
AWARD IN-STATE |
AWARD OUT-OF-STATE |
|
AL |
*1490/34/4.0 |
Tuition, housing |
No difference specified | |
|
AL |
*1330/30/3.5 |
Tuition |
No difference specified | |
|
Troy University 1 |
AL |
*1420/32/3.7 |
Tuition, room, board |
No difference specified |
|
Troy University 2 |
AL |
*1260/28/3.5 |
Tuition |
No difference specified |
|
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa |
AL |
*1210/3.5 |
$3500 per year |
No difference specified |
|
University of Alabama In-State |
AL |
*1330/30/3.5 |
Tuition |
N/A |
|
University of Alabama Out-of-State |
AL |
*1400/32/3.5 |
N/A |
Tuition |
|
Tuskegee University 1 |
AL |
*1300/29/3.7 |
Tuition, room, board, books |
No difference specified |
|
Tuskegee University 2 |
AL |
*1180/26/3.5 |
Tuition, books |
No difference specified |
|
Alabama State 1 |
AL |
*1170/26/3.7 |
Tuition, room, board, books |
No difference specified |
|
Alabama State 2 |
AL |
*1090/22/3.5 |
Tuition, books |
No difference specified |
|
Alabama State 3 |
AL |
*940/20/3.0 |
Tuition, $500 towards books |
No difference specified |
|
AR |
1800 |
75% Tuition |
Tuition waived if in university housing | |
|
AR |
NA/30/3.0 |
Tuition, room, board |
No difference specified | |
|
AR |
NA/27/3.0 |
Tuition, room |
No difference specified | |
|
AR |
NA/24/3.0 |
Tuition |
No difference specified | |
|
AR |
*1330/30/3.5 |
Tuition |
No difference specified | |
|
AR |
2020/31/3.25 |
Tuition |
No difference specified | |
|
CO |
See chart below |
See chart below |
N/A | |
|
CO |
*1280/29/3.75 |
Tuition |
$6,000 per yr | |
|
CO |
*1200/27/3.5 |
$3,500 |
No difference specified | |
|
CO |
*1120/25/3.5 |
$3,000 |
No difference specified | |
|
CO |
*1040/22/3.2 |
$1,250 |
No difference specified | |
|
Howard University 1 |
DC |
*1400/32/3.5 |
Tuition, room, board |
No difference specified |
|
Howard University 2 |
DC |
*1300/29/3.25 |
Tuition, room |
No difference specified |
|
Howard University 3 |
DC |
*1170/26/3.0 |
Tuition |
No difference specified |
|
Florida A & M |
FL |
1800/3.5 |
Full Tuition |
No difference specified |
|
FL |
1850/4.0 |
75% Tuition |
No difference specified n | |
|
FL |
2000/4.0 |
Full Tuition |
No difference specified | |
|
FL |
1880/4.3 |
$5000 per year |
No difference specified | |
|
FL |
2000/4.3 |
$12,000 per year |
No difference specified | |
|
Florida A & M 1 out-of-state |
FL |
1900/29/3.5 |
N/A |
Tuition, room, board |
|
Florida A & M 2 in-state |
FL |
1800/27/3.5 |
Tuition, room, board |
N/A |
|
FL |
*1400/32/3.7 |
Half to full tuition |
No difference specified | |
|
Florida Atlanta University 1 |
FL |
1920/29/3.5 |
N/A |
80 percent tuition |
|
Florida Atlanta University 2 |
FL |
1620/24/3.5 |
N/A |
75 percent tuition |
|
University of Hawaii, Manoa |
HI |
1800/27/3.8 |
N/A |
$6,000 per year, out-of-state tuition waiver |
|
IA |
NA/31/3.9 |
Tuition |
No difference specified | |
|
IL |
*1440/32/3.5 |
$5,144 per year |
$9,420 per year | |
|
Western Kentucky University |
KY |
NA/31/3.95 |
Tuition, $3,000 housing, $500 books |
No difference specified |
|
Louisiana Tech |
LA |
*1400/32/3.0 |
Tuition, room, board |
No difference specified |
|
University of Louisiana Monroe
|
LA |
*1320/30/3.0 |
Tuition, $5,000 |
No difference specified |
|
Louisiana State University, Shreveport |
LA |
NA/30/3.5 |
Tuition, books |
No difference specified |
|
Oakland University |
MI |
NA/31/3.9 |
Tuition |
No difference specified |
|
MO |
*1440/30/3.9 |
Tuition, room, board |
No difference specified | |
|
MO |
*1250/28/3.6 |
Tuition |
No difference specified | |
|
MS |
*1440/33/3.0 |
Tuition |
No difference specified | |
|
**University of Montana |
MT |
See chart below |
See chart below |
See chart below |
|
North Carolina Central University |
NC |
1900/29/3.5 |
Tuition, room, board, $1000 per year, laptop |
No difference specified |
|
ND |
*1400/32/3.65 |
$3,000 per year |
No difference specified | |
|
ND |
*1290 to 1390/29 to 31/3.65 |
$2,500 per year |
No difference specified | |
|
ND |
*1130/25/3.5 |
$1,500 per year |
No difference specified | |
|
ND |
*1020 to 1120/22 to 24/3.5 |
$1,000 one-time only |
No difference specified | |
|
University of New Mexico |
NM |
1380/31/3.9 |
$17,803 |
$17,803 |
|
New Mexico State |
NM |
NA/24/3.75 |
Tuition, $500 |
N/A |
|
NY |
*1250/26/93 |
Tuition, room, board |
No difference specified | |
|
NY |
*1150/25/90 |
Room |
No difference specified | |
|
NY |
*1100/24/88 |
Board |
No difference specified | |
|
|
OH |
*1400/32/3.0 |
Tuition |
$6,000 per year, out-of-state tuition waiver |
|
OH |
*1220/27/3.75 |
$10,936 per year |
No difference specified | |
|
OH |
*1140/25/3.5 |
$9,936 per year |
No difference specified | |
|
OH |
*1050/23/3.0 |
$8,936 per year |
No difference specified | |
|
OH |
See chart below |
See chart below |
No difference specified | |
|
Temple University |
PA |
*1420/32/3.8 |
Tuition, $8,000 |
No difference specified |
|
Columbia College |
SC |
*1300/29/? |
Tuition |
No difference specified |
|
**Oklahoma City University |
OK |
See chart below |
See chart below |
See chart below |
|
Prairie View A&M 1 |
TX |
1760/26/3.5 |
Tuition, room, books |
No difference specified |
|
Prairie View A&M 2 |
TX |
1760/26/3.5 |
Tuition, OOS tuition waiver, $9,200 |
No difference specified |
|
Utah Valley University |
UT |
*1340/30/3.9 |
Tuition |
No difference specified |
|
WI |
See chart below |
See chart below |
See chart below |
*The school noted requires SAT scores based on comprehensive reading and math combined results. The writing score is not used.
**See charts for specific schools as noted in above table
**CARTHAGE COLLEGE
|
GPA |
SAT *1320-1600 or ACT 30-36 |
SAT *1170-1310 or ACT 26-29 |
SAT 1060-1160 or ACT 23-25 |
SAT 980-1050 or ACT 21-22 |
|
3.5-4.00 |
$18,000 |
$17,000 |
$15,000 |
$14,000 |
|
3.0-3.49 |
$17,000 |
$15,000 |
$14,000 |
$13,000 |
|
2.75-2.99 |
$15,000 |
$14,000 |
$13,000 |
$10,000 |
**UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
|
GPA |
SAT *1440+ or ACT 33 |
SAT *1400-1430 or ACT 32 |
SAT *1360-1390 or ACT 31 |
SAT *1330-1350 or ACT 30 |
SAT *1290-1320 or ACT 29 |
SAT *1250-1280 or ACT 28 |
SAT *1210-1240 or ACT 27 |
|
4.00 |
$4,000 |
$3,000 |
$3,000 |
$2,500 |
$2,500 |
$2,000 |
$1,000 |
|
3.90-3.99 |
$3,000 |
$2,500 |
$2,000 |
$2,000 |
$2,000 |
$2,000 |
N/A |
|
3.80-3.89 |
$2,000 |
$2,000 |
$2,000 |
$2,000 |
$1,500 |
$1,000 |
N/A |
|
3.70-3.79 |
$2,000 |
$2,000 |
$1,000 |
$1,000 |
$1,000 |
$1,000 |
N/A |
|
3.60-2.69 |
$1,000 |
$1,000 |
$1,000 |
$1,000 |
$1,000 |
$1,000 |
N/A |
**UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA IN-STATE RESIDENT
|
GPA |
SAT 1860-2400 or ACT 28-36 |
SAT 1700-1850 or ACT 25-27 |
SAT 1540-1690 or ACT 22-24 |
|
3.5-4.00 |
$5,000 |
$4,000 |
$3,000 |
|
3.0-3.49 |
$4,000 |
$3,000 |
$3,000 |
|
2.5-2.99 |
$3,000 |
$3,000 |
$2,000 |
**UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA NON-RESIDENT (WESTERN REGIONAL STATES)
|
GPA |
SAT 1860-2400 or ACT 28-36 |
SAT 1700-1850 or ACT 25-27 |
SAT 1540-1690 or ACT 22-24 |
SAT below 1540 or ACT below 22 |
|
3.75-4.00 |
Western Undergraduate Exchange |
Western Undergraduate Exchange |
$10,000 |
$7,500 |
|
3.50-3.74 |
Western Undergraduate Exchange |
$10,000 |
$7,500 |
$6,000 |
|
3.0-3.49 |
$10,000 |
$7,500 |
$6,000 |
$5,000 |
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