It is hard enough to get into top colleges as it is, but when you are looking to transfer, it is unfortunately even harder.

Some schools only accept a small handful of students each year with acceptance rates under 1%, more competitive than any freshmen pool.

And while I encourage applying to the school of your dreams even when it is a long shot, it is good to round out your list with schools that have plenty of open spots.

Luckily there are some great schools that have hundreds or even thousands of spots available each year.

Here is a list of many of the top colleges in the United States and the number of spots they opened up to transfer students entering in the fall of 2015.

While these numbers change from year to year, this list will provide you a good starting point for determining which schools offer you the best shot of transfer admission.

 

Alabama

 

University of Alabama

Transfer students applying: 4,926

Students accepted: 2,770

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 56%

 

Alaska

 

University of Alaska – Fairbanks

Transfer students applying: 841

Students accepted: 711

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 84.5%

 

Arizona

 

Arizona State University – Tempe

Transfer students applying: 7,428

Students accepted: 5,887

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 79%

 

University of Arizona

Transfer students applying: 5,109

Students accepted: 3,628

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 71%

 

Arkansas

 

Hendrix College

Transfer students applying: 61

Students accepted: 25

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 41%

 

University of Arkansas

Transfer students applying: 3,755

Students accepted: 2,368

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 63%

 

California

 

California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

Transfer students applying: 184

Students accepted: 8

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 4%

 

Harvey Mudd College

Transfer students applying: 110

Students accepted: 7

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 6%

 

Claremont Mckenna College

Transfer students applying: 450

Students accepted: 74

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 16%

 

Occidental College

Transfer students applying: 421

Students accepted: 110

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 26%

 

Pepperdine University

Transfer students applying: 697

Students accepted: 289

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 41%

 

Pitzer College

Transfer students applying: 278

Students accepted: 32

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 12%

 

Pomona College

Transfer students applying: 356

Students accepted: 20

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 6%

 

Stanford University

Transfer students applying: 2,023

Students accepted: 20

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 1%

 

University of California – Berkeley

Transfer students applying: 17,251

Students accepted: 3,271

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 19%

 

University of California – Davis (UCD)

Transfer students applying: 15,335

Students accepted: 14,419

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 94%

 

University of California – Irvine (UCI)

Transfer students applying: 17,014

Students accepted: 7,532

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 44%

Freshman Acceptance Rate: 39%

 

University of California – Los Angeles (UCLA)

Transfer students applying: 20,075

Students accepted: 5,188

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 26%

 

University of California – San Diego (UCSD)

Transfer students applying: 1,647

Students accepted: 1,032

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 63%

 

University of California – Santa Barbara (UCSB)

Transfer students applying: 14,808

Students accepted: 6,946

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 47%

 

University of Southern California (USC)

Transfer students applying: 8,179

Students accepted: 2,483

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 30%

 

Colorado

 

Colorado College

Transfer students applying: 410

Students accepted: 57

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 14%

 

Colorado School of Mines

Transfer students applying: 2,639

Students accepted: 1,818

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 69%

 

University of Colorado – Boulder

Transfer students applying: 2,803

Students accepted: 1,883

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 67%

 

Connecticut

 

Connecticut College

Transfer students applying: 176

Students accepted: 75

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 43%

 

Trinity College

Transfer students applying: 226

Students accepted: 61

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 27%

 

University of Connecticut

Transfer students applying: 2,866

Students accepted: 1,505

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 53%

 

Quinnipiac University

Transfer students applying: 1,150

Students accepted: 612

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 53%

 

Wesleyan University

Transfer students applying: 460

Students accepted: 150

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 33%

 

Yale University

Transfer students applying: 1,250

Students accepted: 28

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 2%

 

Delaware

 

University of Delaware

Transfer students applying: 1396

Students accepted: 664

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 48%

 

District of Columbia (Washington DC)

 

American University

Transfer students applying: 1,551

Students accepted: 980

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 63%

 

Georgetown University

Transfer students applying: 2,056

Students accepted: 285

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 14%

 

George Washington University

Transfer students applying: 2,251

Students accepted: 1,211

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 54%

 

Florida

 

New College of Florida

Transfer students applying: 113

Students accepted: 60

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 53%

 

University of Florida

Transfer students applying: 7,999

Students accepted: 3,047

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 38%

 

University of Miami

Transfer students applying: 2,568

Students accepted: 1,476

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 57%

 

Georgia

 

Emory University

Transfer students applying: 954

Students accepted: 264

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 28%

 

Georgia Institute of Technology

Transfer students applying: 1,685

Students accepted: 591

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 35%

 

University of Georgia

Transfer students applying: 2,642

Students accepted: 1,728

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 65%

 

Hawaii

 

Chaminade University of Honolulu

Transfer students applying: 267

Students accepted: 227

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 85%

 

Idaho

 

The College of Idaho

Transfer students applying: 102

Students accepted: 96

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 94%

 

Illinois

 

Knox College

Transfer students applying: 101

Students accepted: 55

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 54%

 

Northwestern University

Transfer students applying: 1791

Students accepted: 213

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 12%

 

University of Chicago

Transfer students applying: 790

Students accepted: 43

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 5%

 

University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign (UIUC)

Transfer students applying: 4,704

Students accepted: 2,100

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 45%

 

Indiana

 

Earlham College

Transfer students applying: 96

Students accepted: 50

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 52%

 

Indiana University – Bloomington

Transfer students applying: 2,639

Students accepted: 1,818

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 69%

 

University of Notre Dame

Transfer students applying: 640

Students accepted: 164

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 26%

 

Purdue University

Transfer students applying: 2,869

Students accepted: 1,163

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 41%

 

Iowa

 

Cornell College

Transfer students applying: 135

Students accepted: 97

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 72%

 

Grinnell College

Transfer students applying: 156

Students accepted: 38

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 24%

 

Iowa State University

Transfer students applying: 3,859

Students accepted: 2,922

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 76%

 

University of Iowa

Transfer students applying: 3,368

Students accepted: 2,158

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 64%

 

Kansas

 

University of Kansas

Transfer students applying: 2,228

Students accepted: 1,902

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 85%

 

Kentucky

 

Centre College

Transfer students applying: 36

Students accepted: 14

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 39%

 

University of Louisville

Transfer students applying: 2,596

Students accepted: 1,945

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 75%

 

University of Kentucky

Transfer students applying: 2,751

Students accepted: 1,529

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 56%

 

Louisiana

 

Tulane University

Transfer students applying: 990

Students accepted: 385

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 39%

 

Maine

 

Bowdoin College

Transfer students applying: 192

Students accepted: 5

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 3%

 

Colby College

Transfer students applying: 205

Students accepted: 23

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 11%

 

 

College of the Atlantic

Transfer students applying: 58

Students accepted: 47

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 81%

 

University of Maine

Transfer students applying: 938

Students accepted: 868

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 93%

 

Maryland

 

Johns Hopkins University

Transfer students applying: 1,173

Students accepted: 153

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 13%

 

St. Mary’s College of Maryland

Transfer students applying: 230

Students accepted: 164

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 71%

 

University of Maryland

Transfer students applying: 6,358

Students accepted: 3,501

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 55%

 

Massachusetts

 

Amherst College

Transfer students applying: 452

Students accepted: 36

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 8%

 

Boston College

Transfer students applying: 1,467

Students accepted: 318

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 22%

 

Boston University

Transfer students applying: 3,547

Students accepted: 1,575

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 44%

 

Brandeis University

Transfer students applying: 568

Students accepted: 172

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 30%

 

Clark University

Transfer students applying: 266

Students accepted: 103

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 39%

 

Harvard University

Transfer students applying: 1,429

Students accepted: 21

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 1.5%

 

Smith College

Transfer students applying: 274

Students accepted: 95

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 35%

 

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Transfer students applying: 490

Students accepted: 22

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 4%

 

Mount Holyoke College

Transfer students applying: 334

Students accepted: 143

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 43%

 

Northeastern University

Transfer students applying: 3,242

Students accepted: 1,173

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 36%

 

Tufts University

Transfer students applying: 957

Students accepted: 175

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 18%

 

University of Massachusetts – Amherst

Transfer students applying: 2,397

Students accepted: 1,939

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 81%

 

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Transfer students applying: 267

Students accepted: 88

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 33%

 

Wellesley College

Transfer students applying: 196

Students accepted: 36

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 18%

 

Williams College

Transfer students applying: 258

Students accepted: 4

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 2%

 

Michigan

 

Kalamazoo College

Transfer students applying: 62

Students accepted: 33

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 53%

 

Michigan State University

Transfer students applying: 5,085

Students accepted: 2,098

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 41%

 

University of Michigan

Transfer students applying: 3,604

Students accepted: 1,286

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 36%

 

Minnesota

 

Carleton College

Transfer students applying: 224

Students accepted: 14

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 6%

 

Macalester College

Transfer students applying: 141

Students accepted: 17

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 12%

 

St. Olaf College

Transfer students applying: 135

Students accepted: 51

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 38%

 

University of Minnesota – Twin Cities

Transfer students applying: 9,005

Students accepted: 3,284

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 36%

 

Mississippi

 

Mississippi State University

Transfer students applying: 1,676

Students accepted: 1,111

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 66%

 

Missouri

 

Washington University – St. Louis

Transfer students applying: 948

Students accepted: 138

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 15%

 

Montana

 

Carroll College

Transfer students applying: 140

Students accepted: 72

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 51%

 

Nebraska

 

Creighton University

Transfer students applying: 200

Students accepted: 108

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 54%

 

University of Nebraska – Lincoln

Transfer students applying: 1,710

Students accepted: 1,168

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 68%

 

Nevada

 

University of Nevada at Reno

Transfer students applying: 2,617

Students accepted: 2,205

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 84%

 

New Hampshire

 

Dartmouth University

Transfer students applying: 751

Students accepted: 29

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 4%

 

University of New Hampshire

Transfer students applying: 1,473

Students accepted: 936

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 64%

 

New Jersey

 

Stevens Institute of Technology

Transfer students applying: 254

Students accepted: 83

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 33%

 

Rutgers University – New Brunswick

Transfer students applying: 9,420

Students accepted: 4,711

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 50%

 

New Mexico

 

New Mexico State University

Transfer students applying: 1,897

Students accepted: 1,243

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 66%

 

University of New Mexico

Transfer students applying: 3,287

Students accepted: 1,729

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 53%

 

New York

 

Barnard College

Transfer students applying: 590

Students accepted: 120

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 20%

 

Colgate College

Transfer students applying: 306

Students accepted: 55

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 18%

 

Cornell University

Transfer students applying: 4,117

Students accepted: 766

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 19%

 

Cooper Union

Transfer students applying: 213

Students accepted: 14

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 7%

 

Fordham University

Transfer students applying: 1,759

Students accepted: 853

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 48%

 

Hamilton College

Transfer students applying: 168

Students accepted: 49

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 29%

 

Hofstra University

Transfer students applying: 2,084

Students accepted: 1,280

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 61%

 

New York University (NYU)

Transfer students applying: 7,685

Students accepted: 2,125

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 28%

 

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

Transfer students applying: 521

Students accepted: 293

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 56%

 

Sarah Lawrence College

Transfer students applying: 194

Students accepted: 68

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 35%

 

Skidmore College

Transfer students applying: 184

Students accepted: 80

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 43%

 

St. Lawrence University

Transfer students applying: 88

Students accepted: 53

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 60%

 

Syracuse University

Transfer students applying: 1,853

Students accepted: 896

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 48%

 

Union College

Transfer students applying: 230

Students accepted: 87

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 28%

 

Vassar College

Transfer students applying: 260

Students accepted: 28

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 11%

 

Yeshiva University

Transfer students applying: 63

Students accepted: 38

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 60%

 

North Carolina

 

Davidson College

Transfer students applying: 125

Students accepted: 27

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 22%

 

Duke University

Transfer students applying: 1,133

Students accepted: 56

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 5%

 

University of North Carolina– Chapel Hill

Transfer students applying: 2,735

Students accepted: 1,215

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 44%

 

Wake Forest University

Transfer students applying: 349

Students accepted: 74

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 21%

 

North Dakota

 

University of Jamestown

Transfer students applying: 200

Students accepted: 102

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 51%

 

Ohio

Case Western University

Transfer students applying: 442

Students accepted: 138

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 31%

 

Denison University

Transfer students applying: 95

Students accepted: 42

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 44%

 

Kenyon College

Transfer students applying: 129

Students accepted: 41

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 32%

 

Oberlin College

Transfer students applying: 368

Students accepted: 80

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 22%

 

Ohio State University

Transfer students applying: 5,258

Students accepted: 4,520

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 86%

 

Oklahoma

 

Oklahoma State University

Transfer students applying: 3,335

Students accepted: 2,287

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 69%

 

Oregon

 

University of Oregon

Transfer students applying: 3,734

Students accepted: 2,266

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 61%

 

Willamette University

Transfer students applying: 394

Students accepted: 102

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 26%

 

Pennsylvania

 

Bryn Mawr College

Transfer students applying: 144

Students accepted: 23

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 16%

 

Bucknell University

Transfer students applying: 207

Students accepted: 48

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 23%

 

Carnegie Mellon

Transfer students applying: 831

Students accepted: 84

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 10%

 

Dickinson College

Transfer students applying: 118

Students accepted: 6

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 5%

 

Gettysburg College

Transfer students applying: 164

Students accepted: 28

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 17%

 

Haverford College

Transfer students applying: 159

Students accepted: 24

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 41%

 

Lafayette College

Transfer students applying: 162

Students accepted: 31

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 19%

 

Lehigh University

Transfer students applying: 583

Students accepted: 85

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 15%

 

Pennsylvania State University (Penn State)

Transfer students applying: 2,081

Students accepted: 889

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 43%

 

Swarthmore College

Transfer students applying: 212

Students accepted: 18

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 8%

 

Temple University

Transfer students applying: 4,839

Students accepted: 3,941

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 81%

 

University of Pennsylvania

Transfer students applying: 2,491

Students accepted: 210

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 8%

 

University of Pittsburgh

Transfer students applying: 2,453

Students accepted: 1,219

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 50%

 

Ursinis College

Transfer students applying: 53

Students accepted: 27

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 51%

 

Rhode Island

 

Brown University

Transfer students applying: 1,816

Students accepted: 162

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 9%

 

University of Rhode Island

Transfer students applying: 1,379

Students accepted: 915

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 66%

 

South Carolina

 

Clemson University

Transfer students applying: 2,964

Students accepted: 1,791

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 60%

 

University of South Carolina

Transfer students applying: 4,476

Students accepted: 2,503

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 56%

 

South Dakota

 

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Transfer students applying: 325

Students accepted: 220

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 68%

 

Tennessee

 

University of Tennessee

Transfer students applying: 3,491

Students accepted: 2,299

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 66%

 

Vanderbilt University

Transfer students applying: 1,308

Students accepted: 419

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 32%

 

Texas

Baylor University

Transfer students applying: 1,300

Students accepted: 1,154

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 89%

 

Rice University

Transfer students applying: 559

Students accepted: 81

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 14%

 

Texas A&M University

Transfer students applying: 6,340

Students accepted: 3,612

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 57%

 

Southern Methodist University (SMU)

Transfer students applying: 1,009

Students accepted: 671

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 67%

 

University of Texas at Austin

Transfer students applying: 8,197

Students accepted: 3,499

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 43%

 

Utah

 

Brigham Young University (BYU) – Provo

Transfer students applying: 2,340

Students accepted: 996

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 43%

 

Vermont

 

Bennington College

Transfer students applying: 77

Students accepted: 40

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 52%

 

Champlain College

Transfer students applying: 346

Students accepted: 181

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 52%

 

Middlebury College

Transfer students applying: 318

Students accepted: 39

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 12%

 

St. Michael’s College

Transfer students applying: 93

Students accepted: 65

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 70%

 

University of Vermont

Transfer students applying: 1,874

Students accepted: 1,370

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 73%

 

Virginia

George Mason University

Transfer students applying: 2,251

Students accepted: 1,211

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 54%

 

University of Virginia

Transfer students applying: 2,498

Students accepted: 1,004

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 40%

 

College of William & Mary

Transfer students applying: 910

Students accepted: 411

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 45%

 

Washington

 

University of Washington

Transfer students applying: 5,953

Students accepted: 2,267

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 38%

 

West Virginia

West Virginia University

Transfer students applying: 2,435

Students accepted: 1,590

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 65%

 

Wisconsin

Beloit College

Transfer students applying: 124

Students accepted: 60

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 48%

 

Lawrence University

Transfer students applying: 112

Students accepted: 64

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 57%

 

Marquette University

Transfer students applying: 598

Students accepted: 379

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 63%

 

University of Wisconsin

Transfer students applying: 4,620

Students accepted: 2,149

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 47%

 

Wyoming

 

University of Wyoming

Transfer students applying: 1,725

Students accepted: 1,641

Transfer Acceptance Rate: 95%

With the outrageous rates of tuition these days, there is nothing better than a full tuition scholarship. There are more out there than many people think. The problem is, there are very few centralized resources telling students where to look. I’ve spent the past few weeks pulling together an extensive list of colleges that give away full tuition scholarships. Some of these schools even throw in room & board, travel expenses, books, and enrichment funding that can be used for study abroad and summer internships. The list below includes 111 schools that offer incredible scholarships to students who demonstrate high level of achievement in their academics and/or extracurricular activities. I have deliberately EXCLUDED scholarships which take into account the following:

• Financial need
• Winning a National Merit Scholarship
• Being a part of a specific ethnic/racial group
• Living in a specific region or state
• Planning to study a particular field

These scholarships are based entirely on merit and are open to students from around the country and in some cases the world. I highly encourage any student with competitive academic and extracurricular credentials to check them out!

ALABAMA

University of Alabama

Name of Scholarship: Academic Elite Scholarships

More Info: http://scholarships.ua.edu/types/elite.html

Value: Full tuition + $8,500 per year + iPad

Determining Factors: Academics, extracurriculars, service, and leadership experience

Minimum Requirements: 32 ACT or 1400 SAT, 3.8 GPA

Birmingham-Southern College

Name of Scholarship: Distinguished Scholars Award

More Info: http://www.bsc.edu/fp/scholarships.cfm

Value: Up to full tuition

Determining Factors: Academic and extracurricular achievement

CALIFORNIA

Scripps College

Name of Scholarship: New Generation Scholarship

More Info: http://www.scholarships4school.com/scholarships/new-generation-scholarship.html

Value: Full tuition + three flights home per year + one summer research stipend

Determining Factors: Academic performance, personal achievement, recommendations, and involvement in community and school activities

Minimum Requirements: Minimum weighted GPA of 4.0, minimum median SAT score of 1400

University of Southern California

Name of Scholarship: Mork Family Scholarship

More Info: http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/docs/uscScholarships1415.pdf

Value: Full tuition + $5,000 stipend

Awards: 10

Name of Scholarship: Stamps Leadership Scholarship

More Info: http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/docs/uscScholarships1415.pdf

Value: Full tuition + $5,000 enrichment fund

Awards: 5

Determining Factors: Academic achievement, talent, perseverance, innovation, involvement, and leadership

Minimum Requirements: Average SAT and ACT scores in the top 1 to 2 percent of students nationwide

Name of Scholarship: Trustee Scholarship

More Info: http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/docs/uscScholarships1415.pdf

Value: Full tuition Awards: 100

Loyola Marymount University

Name of Scholarship: Trustee Scholarship

More Info: http://financialaid.lmu.edu/prospective/scholarships/lmuacademicscholarshipsforfreshmen/

Value: Full tuition + room and board

Awards: 10

Determining Factors: Academic achievement

Minimum Requirements: 3.6 GPA, SAT math and verbal 650 or ACT 29

Soka University of America

Name of Scholarship: Global Merit Scholarships

More Info: http://www.soka.edu/admission_aid/Financial_Aid/merit_based_financial_aid.aspx

Value: Full tuition + transportation + books and supplies + personal expenses + President’s Scholars Medallion at commencement + campus parking + annual book allowance

Minimum Requirements: Subject to a continued GPA of 3.0 or higher

California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

Name of Scholarship: Stamps Leadership Scholarship

More Info: https://www.finaid.caltech.edu/TypesofAid/grants/Stamps

Value: Full tuition

Minimum Requirements: Nomination, Must apply via non-binding Early Action

University of California – Los Angeles

Name of Scholarship: Stamps Leadership Scholarship

More Info: http://www.stampsfoundation.org/portfolios/university-of-california-los-angeles/

Value: Up to full tuition + enrichment funds of up to $12,000

Awards: 5 national awards, 5 for California residents

Determining Factors: Leadership, scholarship, community service, innovation

Minimum Requirements: Nomination

 

DELAWARE

University of Delaware

Name of Scholarship: Eugene DuPont Memorial Scholars

More Info: http://www.udel.edu/admissions/pdf/DSDescriptions2012.pdf

Value: Full tuition + room & board + $375 per semester for textbooks + $2,500 enrichment activities

 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

American University

Name of Scholarship: Frederick Douglass Scholars Program

More Info: http://www.american.edu/financialaid/fdsprogram.cfm

Value: Full tuition + fees + room & board + books

Determining Factors: “Preference will be given to first-generation students as well as those committed to working in communities of color in the United States. ” Most recipients have at least a 3.2 GPA (unweighted) or 3.4 GPA (weighted) and 1150 SAT (critical reading/math) or 25 ACT

Catholic University of America

Name of Scholarship: Archdiocesan Scholarship

More Info: http://admissions.cua.edu/undergrad/finaid/scholarships_academic.html

Value: Full tuition

Awards: 5

Determining Factors: Academic merit

Minimum Requirements: 3.8 GPA ,1450 SAT or 32 ACT, top 10% class rank

The George Washington University

Name of Scholarship: Presidential Academic Scholarship

More Info: http://undergraduate.admissions.gwu.edu/scholarships

Value: Full tuition

Howard University

Name of Scholarship: Presidential Scholarship

More Info: http://www.howard.edu/financialaid/grants_scholarships.htm

Value: Full tuition + fees + room & board + $950 book voucher + laptop

Determining Factors: Academic achievement

Minimum Requirements: SAT 1500-1600 or ACT 34-36, GPA 3.75

Name of Scholarship: Founders Scholarship

More Info: http://www.howard.edu/financialaid/grants_scholarships.htm

Value: Full tuition+ fees + room & board + $500 book voucher

Determining Factors: Academic achievement

Minimum Requirements: SAT 1400-1490 or ACT 32-33, GPA 3.5

Name of Scholarship: Capstone Scholarship

More Info: http://www.howard.edu/financialaid/grants_scholarships.htm

Value: Full tuition + fees + room

Determining Factors: Academic achievement

Minimum Requirements: SAT 1300-1390 or ACT 29-31, GPA 3.25

Name of Scholarship: Legacy Scholarship

More Info: http://www.howard.edu/financialaid/grants_scholarships.htm

Value: Tuition + fees

Determining Factors: Academic achievement

Minimum Requirements: SAT 1170-1290 or 26-28 ACT, GPA 3.0 or ranked 1 or 2 in class

FLORIDA

University of Miami

Name of Scholarship: Hammond Scholarship

More Info: http://www6.miami.edu/provost/oae/hammond/index.html

Value: Full tuition

Determining Factors: Academic excellence, a commitment to personal goals, aspirations of continuing education at the graduate level

Name of Scholarship: Singer Scholarship

More Info: http://www.miami.edu/admission/index.php/undergraduate_admission/costsandfinancialresources/scholarships/singer/

Value: Full tuition

Determining Factors: Exceptional qualities and academic achievement

Name of Scholarship: Stamps Foundation Scholarship

More Info: http://www.miami.edu/admission/index.php/undergraduate_admission/costsandfinancialresources/scholarships/stamps_scholarships/

Value: Full tuition + fees + room & board + textbooks + enrichment stipend of $12,000 + leadership programs

Determining Factors: Exceptional qualities and academic achievement

Minimum Requirements: Must apply early decision or early action

Rollins College

Name of Scholarship: Alfond Scholarship

More Info: http://www.rollins.edu/finaid/as/alfond.html

Value: Full tuition

Awards: 10

Determining Factors: Overall academic record

Minimum Requirements: Most winners have a minimum of 1420 SAT or 32 ACT and GPA above 3.6.

Stevenson University

Name of Scholarship: Presidential Fellowship

More Info: http://www.stevenson.edu/admissions-aid/financial-aid-scholarships/types-of-aid/presidential-fellowship.html

Value: Full Tuition Scholarship + $3,000 stipend

Determining Factors: Commitment to academic excellence, proven leadership in school-based activities, community service, and/or athletics

Minimum Requirements: Must apply by November 1st

Barry University

Name of Scholarship: Stamps Leadership Scholarship

More Info: https://www.barry.edu/stamps/

Value: Tuition + room & board + $6,000 for study abroad or extraordinary learning experiences + faculty advisor + leadership opportunities

Determining Factors: academics, leadership, and community service

Minimum Requirements: 3.5 GPA

GEORGIA

Agnes Scott College

Name of Scholarship: Marvin B. Perry Presidential Scholarship

More Info: http://www.agnesscott.edu/admission/financial-aid/agnes-scott-scholarships.html#perry

Value: Full tuition + room & board

Determining Factors: Academics, leadership, character, and personal achievement

Emory University

Name of Scholarship: Emory Scholars

More Info: http://apply.emory.edu/apply/scholars.php

Value: Up to full tuition + enrichment stipends

Determining Factors: Academic achievement and extracurricular engagement

Minimum Requirements: Application deadline November 15th

Georgia Institute of Technology

Name of Scholarship: Presidential Scholars

More Info: http://www.psp.gatech.edu/

Value: Full tuition + room & board

Determining Factors: Scholarship, leadership, progress, and service

Minimum Requirements: Must apply by October 15th

Name of Scholarship: Stamps Leadership Scholarship

More Info: http://www.psp.gatech.edu/stamps-leadership-scholars

Value: Full tuition + $4,000 for public service internship or research + study abroad or international experience funds up to $8,000

Awards: 5-6 national awards, 5-6 awards for Georgia residents

Determining Factors: Academics, personal achievements, and leadership

University of Georgia

Name of Scholarship: Foundation Fellowship and Bernard Ramsey Honors Scholarship

More Info: https://honors.uga.edu/c_s/scholarships/f_f/foundation_fellows.html

Value: Full tuition

Determining Factors: Academic achievement, intellectual drive, curiosity, record of leadership and service, intellectual and cultural diversity

Minimum Requirements: Submit application by November 3rd, 3.8 GPA, 2100 SAT or 31 ACT

Name of Scholarship: Stamps Leadership Scholarship

More Info: http://www.stampsfoundation.org/portfolios/university-of-georgia-athens-ga/

Value: Full tuition + $3,000 travel-study grant

Determining Factors: Overall achievement and leadership

Minimum Requirements: Must apply by mid-November

Oglethorpe University

Name of Scholarship: Jennett Scholars Program

More Info: http://www.oglethorpe.edu/administrative/financial_aid/scholarships.asp#JEO

Value: Full tuition + stipend for summer study abroad + eligible for research stipend

Awards: 5

Determining Factors: Academic achievement and extracurricular/community involvement

Minimum Requirements: Must attend Scholarship Weekend

Mercer University

Name of Scholarship: Stamps Leadership Scholarship

More Info: http://www.stampsfoundation.org/2012/11/01/mercer-university-macon-ga/

Value: Full tuition + fees + room & board + $1,600 for books + iPad + $4,000 for enrichment activities

Awards: 10

Determining Factors: leadership, perseverance, scholarship, service to humankind and innovation

Minimum Requirements: Must submit application by November 1st

Morehouse College

Name of Scholarship: Stamps Leadership Scholarship

More Info: http://www.morehouse.edu/admissions/

Value: Full tuition + $10,000 enrichment activities

Awards: 5

Determining Factors: Overall achievement and leadership

Minimum Requirements: 3.7 GPA, must apply by November 1st

HAWAII

University of Hawaii

Name of Scholarship: Regents’ Scholarship

More Info: http://www.hawaii.edu/offices/studentaffairs/scholarships/raps-overview.php

Value: full tuition plus $4,000 per year and one time $2,000 travel grant

Awards: 20

Determining Factors: Academic and extracurricular achievement

Minimum Requirements: Regents’: 3.5 high school academic GPA, 29 ACT or 1950 SAT. Presidential: 3.7 college GPA.

IOWA

Drake University

Name of Scholarship: National Alumni Scholarship and George A. Carpenter Scholarship

More Info: http://www.drake.edu/admission/undergraduate/costsfinancialaid/typesofaid/scholarships/nationalalumni/

Value: Full tuition + fees + room & board Awards: 16

Determining Factors: Scholastic achievement, extracurricular and community activities, leadership, communication skills, and potential for contributing to the academic and extracurricular life

Minimum Requirements: ACT 31, SAT 1380/1400 in math and critical reading, Top 5% or 3.8 GPA, submit application by December 1st

ILLINOIS

Knox College

Name of Scholarship: Presidential Scholarship

More Info: http://www.knox.edu/admission/scholarships/academic-scholarships.html

Value: Full tuition

Awards: 5

Illinois Institute of Technology

Name of Scholarship: Duchossois Leadership Scholars

More Info: http://admissions.iit.edu/undergraduate/finances/duchossois-leadership-scholars-program

Value: Full tuition

Minimum Requirements: none

Name of Scholarship: Camras Scholars Program

More Info: http://admissions.iit.edu/undergraduate/finances/camras-scholars-program

Value: Full tuition + room & board + paid summer experiences

Determining Factors: Academics, leadership, extracurricular activities, communication skills, positive personality, capacity for original through, sense of caring

Minimum Requirements: 3.5 GPA, ACT/SAT scores in the top 10% nationally

University of Chicago

Name of Scholarship: Stamps Leadership Scholarship

More Info: http://www.stampsfoundation.org/portfolios/university-of-chicago-chicago-il/

Value: Full tuition, room & board, $10,000 enrichment funds

Determining Factors: Overall achievement and leadership

University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign

Name of Scholarship: Stamps Leadership Scholarship

More Info: http://vcia.illinois.edu/giving/stamps.html

Value: Full tuition + $12,000 for enrichment activities

Awards: up to 5

Determining Factors: Leadership, overcoming obstacles, scholarship, service and innovation

INDIANA

Indiana University

Name of Scholarship: The Wells Scholarship Program

More Info: http://www.indiana.edu/~wsp/

Value: Full tuition + fees + living stipend

Awards: 18-22

Determining Factors: Academic achievement, leadership, extracurricular activities, community involvement, and character

Minimum Requirements: Most nominees score 1400 or above on SAT or 32 on ACT have 3.9 GPA or higher, and graduate within the top 5% of their class. Scholars must be nominated by their school or the IUB admissions office.

Purdue University

Name of Scholarship: Stamps Leadership Scholarship

More Info: http://www.stampsfoundation.org/portfolios/purdue-university-west-lafayette-in/

Value: Full tuition + $10,000 enrichment funds Determining Factors: Academics, leadership, extracurricular activities, and personal background and experiences

Minimum Requirements: Submit application by November 1st

University of Notre Dame

Name of Scholarship: Stamps Leadership Scholarship

More Info: http://www.stampsfoundation.org/portfolios/university-of-notre-dame/

Value: Full tuition + $12,000 enrichment funds + faculty and professional mentors

Determining Factors: Leadership, perseverance, scholarship, service, and innovation

Minimum Requirements: Nominated by admissions office

KENTUCKY

University of Kentucky

Name of Scholarship: Otis A. Singletary Scholarship

More Info: http://www.uky.edu/Scholars/

Value: Full tuition, room & board, stipend, iPad, $2,000 summer abroad stipend

Minimum Requirements: 31 ACT or 1360 SAT and minimum unweighted GPA of 3.5

Name of Scholarship: Presidential Scholarship

More Info: http://www.uky.edu/financialaid/scholarship-incoming-freshmen

Value: Full tuition Minimum Requirements: “minimum test score of 31 ACT or 1360 SAT (Math + Reading) and minimum unweighted GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale”

University of Louisville

Name of Scholarship: Brown Fellows Program

More Info: http://louisville.edu/admissions/aid/scholarships/jgb

Value: Full tuition + room & board + allowance for books + up to $5,000 in enrichment funds

Awards: 10

Determining Factors: Academics, well-roundedness, leadership potential

Minimum Requirements: 31 ACT or 1360 SAT, 3.5 GPA, non-resident of Kentucky (there are other scholarships for Kentucky residents)

LOUISIANA

Tulane University

Name of Scholarship: Dean’s Honor Scholarship

More Info: http://admission.tulane.edu/aid/merit.php

Value: Full tuition

Awards: 75

Determining Factors: General achievement and a creative project

Minimum Requirements: Must submit application by November 15th via Early Action

Name of Scholarship: Paul Tulane Scholarship More Info: http://admission.tulane.edu/aid/merit.php

Value: Full tuition

Awards: 50

Determining Factors: General Achievement

Minimum Requirements: Must submit application by November 15th via Early Action

Name of Scholarship: Stamps-Tulane Scholarship More Info: http://admission.tulane.edu/aid/merit.php

Value: Full tuition + enrichment funding

Awards: 5

Determining Factors: Academics, leadership, perseverance, service and innovation

Minimum Requirements: Must apply for Dean’s Honor Scholarship and nominated from that pool

Louisiana State University

Name of Scholarship: Stamps Leadership Scholarship

More Info: https://www.honors.lsu.edu/prospective-students/admissions/scholarships/stamps-leadership-scholarships

Value: Full tuition + up to $14,000 enrichment expenses Minimum Requirements: Selected from students admitted to the honors program, 33 ACT, 1440 SAT, 3.0 GPA

MARYLAND

University of Maryland – College Park

Name of Scholarship: Banneker/Key Scholarship

More Info: http://www.bannekerkey.umd.edu/

Value: Up to full tuition + room & board + book allowance

Awards: 150

Determining Factors: Academics, leadership

Minimum Requirements: Must be admitted to the Honors College

Name of Scholarship: Stamps Leadership Scholarship

More Info: http://www.bannekerkey.umd.edu/stamps.php

Value: Tuition + room & board + book allowance + up to $5,000 enrichment funds

Awards: 2-3

Determining Factors: Academic leadership

Minimum Requirements: Must be admitted to the Honors College, admitted through the same pool as Banneker/Key Scholarship

Stevenson University

Name of Scholarship: Presidential Fellowship

More Info: http://www.stevenson.edu/admissions-aid/scholarships-financial-aid/types-of-aid/presidential-fellowship/

Value: Full tuition + $3,000 for faculty-led trip

Determining Factors: Commitment to academic excellence, proven leadership in school-based activities, community service, and/or athletics

Minimum Requirements: Must complete application by November 1st

 

MASSACHUSETTS

Boston College

Name of Scholarship: Presidential Scholars Program

More Info: http://www.bc.edu/centers/psp//

Value: Full tuition

Awards: 15

Determining Factors: Academic record, community service, and leadership

Minimum Requirements: Apply Early Action by November 1st

Boston University

Name of Scholarship: Trustee Scholarship

More Info: http://www.bu.edu/admissions/apply/costs-aid-scholarships/scholarships/trustee/

Value: Full Tuition + fees

Awards: 20

Determining Factors: Academics, service, and extracurricular activities

Minimum Requirements: Apply before December 1st, nomination from high school

Northeastern University

Name of Scholarship: University Scholars

More Info: http://www.northeastern.edu/universityscholars/prospective-scholars/

Value: Full tuition

Awards: 120

Determining Factors: Academic achievement, creativity, energy, ideas, ambition to innovate, curiosity, entrepreneurial spirit, vision, confidence, maturity, resourcefulness, passion to make a positive difference, and strong character

MICHIGAN

Michigan State University

Name of Scholarship: Alumni Distinguished Scholarship

More Info: http://admissions.msu.edu/finances/scholarships_merit.asp

Value: Full tuition + fees + room & board + $1,000 stipend annually

Awards: 15

Determining Factors: Academic performance and participation in the MSU Alumni Distinguished Scholarship competition

Minimum Requirements: Must apply by November 1st and complete an examination

Name of Scholarship: Distinguished Freshman Scholarship

More Info: http://admissions.msu.edu/finances/scholarships_merit.asp

Value: Full tuition + fees

Awards: 20

Determining Factors: Academic Performance and participation in the MSU Alumni Distinguished Scholarship competition

Minimum Requirements: Must apply by November 1st and complete an examination

MISSISSIPPI

University of Mississippi

Name of Scholarship: Stamps Leadership Scholarship

More Info: http://www.stampsfoundation.org/portfolios/university-of-mississippi-university-ms/

Value: Full tuition + $12,000 enrichment stipend

Determining Factors: Academic achievement, leadership, and service

MISSOURI

Saint Louis University

Name of Scholarship: Presidential Scholarship

More Info: http://www.slu.edu/undergraduate-admission/scholarships-and-financial-aid/presidential-scholarship

Value: Full tuition + up to $1,200 in enrichment funding

Minimum Requirements: GPA 3.85, weighted or unweighted, 30 ACT or 1330 SAT

Washington University in St. Louis

Name of Scholarship: John B. Ervin’s Scholar Program

More Info: http://admissions.wustl.edu/scholarships-financial-aid/Freshman-Academic-Scholarship-Fellowship-Programs/Pages/John-B-Ervin-Scholars-Program.aspx

Value: Full tuition + $2,500 stipend annually

Determining Factors: “Applicants should excel academically, challenge themselves, demonstrate initiative and leadership in their communities, bring diverse groups together, commit to community service, serve historically underprivileged populations, and/or persevere through challenging circumstances.”

Name of Scholarship: Annika Rodriguez Scholars Program

More Info: http://admissions.wustl.edu/scholarships-financial-aid/Freshman-Academic-Scholarship-Fellowship-Programs/Pages/Annika-Rodriguez-Scholars-Program.aspx

Value: Full tuition + $2,500 stipend per year

Determining Factors: “Awards are based on academic achievement (strong grades and SAT or ACT scores), a commitment to serving historically underprivileged populations, the ability to bring diverse people together, application answers and essay, and recommendations received as part of the admission application.”

Name of Scholarship: Danforth Scholars Program

More Info: http://admissions.wustl.edu/scholarships-financial-aid/Freshman-Academic-Scholarship-Fellowship-Programs/Pages/The-Danforth-Scholars-Program.aspx

Value: Full tuition

Determining Factors: “In addition to outstanding academic performance, the committee in interested in activities that illustrate the candidate’s exceptional commitment to community service, high moral character, and similar qualities that exemplify the Danforths’ legacy at Washington University. The selection committee finds it helpful to learn of specific examples of leadership, academic, and personal achievements that set this student apart from his or her peers.”

Minimum Requirements: Must be nominated by person with extensive knowledge of student

Name of Scholarship: Stamps Leadership Scholarship

More Info: http://admissions.wustl.edu/scholarships-financial-aid/Freshman-Academic-Scholarship-Fellowship-Programs/Pages/Stamps-Leadership-Scholarships.aspx

Value: Full tuition + fees + room & board + supplies + $10,000 enrichment fund

Determining Factors: Academic achievement, leadership, perseverance, scholarship, service and innovation

NEW JERSEY

Stevens Institute of Technology

Name of Scholarship: The Ann P. Neupauer Scholarship

More Info: http://www.stevens.edu/sit/financial-aid/merit-scholarships

Value: Full tuition Awards: 30

NEW YORK

University of Buffalo

Name of Scholarship: Presidential Scholarship

More Info: http://admissions.buffalo.edu/costs/meritscholarships.php

Value: Full tuition + fees + housing + board and books

Minimum Requirements: Unweighted high school average of 95 and SAT critical reading and math score of at least 1470 or ACT score of 33

Fordham University

Name of Scholarship: Presidential Scholarship

More Info: http://www.fordham.edu/admissions/undergraduate_admiss/financing/financial_aid_facts_31974.asp

Value: Full Tuition + room

Awards: 20

Determining Factors: Academic achievement in high school, test scores, and personal characteristics

Syracuse University

Name of Scholarship: Coronat Scholars

More Info: http://www.syr.edu/financialaid/scholarships/su_scholarships_list/coronat_scholars.html

Value: Full tuition + one paid study abroad trip + funding for summer experience + admission to honors program

Determining Factors: Academic achievement, leadership, and service activities

University of Rochester

Name of Scholarship: Renaissance & Global Scholarships

More Info: http://enrollment.rochester.edu/admissions/res/pdf/rens.pdf

Value: Full tuition + individual mentoring

Awards: 20

Determining Factors: Academic Curiosity and Excellence and Social Awareness and Involvement

St. Lawrence University

Name of Scholarship: Trustee Scholarship

More Info: http://www.stlawu.edu/admissions/merit-scholarships

Value: Full tuition

Determining Factors: Academic excellence, character and leadership

SUNY Alfred College

Name of Scholarship: Distinguished Scholars Program: Excellence in Education Scholarship

More Info: https://www.alfredstate.edu/financial-aid/scholarships/distinguished-scholar-program

Value: Full tuition + room & board

Determining Factors: Minimum Requirements: GPA of 94 or better through junior year; at least a 1250 (critical reading and math) combined SAT or 28 composite ACT score is required

NORTH CAROLINA

Davidson College

Name of Scholarship: John Montgomery Belk Scholarship

More Info: http://www.davidson.edu/admission-and-financial-aid/financial-aid/scholarships/nomination-scholarships

Value: Full tuition + $6,000 for summer experiences

Awards: 8

Determining Factors: Academic achievement, character, leadership, and service

Minimum Requirements: School nomination

Duke University

Name of Scholarship: Robertson Scholars

More Info: http://robertsonscholars.org/

Value: Full tuition + fees + room & board + funding for up to three summer experiences

Determining Factors: Purposeful leadership, intellectual curiosity, strength of character, and collaborative spirit

University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill

Name of Scholarship: Morehead-Cain Scholars

More Info: http://www.moreheadcain.org/

Value: Full tuition + room & board + books + laptop + funding for research and summer opportunities

Minimum Requirements: All students from Canada, Great Britain, and North Carolina can apply. All other students must come from a designated nomination school or have your school register to become a nomination school. You can find a list of current nominating schools here: http://www.moreheadcain.org/nominating-schools/

Name of Scholarship: Robertson Scholars

More Info: http://robertsonscholars.org/

Value: Full tuition + fees + room and board + funding for up to three summer experiences

Determining Factors: Purposeful leadership, intellectual curiosity, strength of character, and collaborative spirit

North Carolina State University

Name of Scholarship: Park Scholarship

More Info: http://park.ncsu.edu/

Value: Full tuition + fees + room & board + books & supplies + travel + laptop + personal expenses + admission to University Scholars Program

Determining Factors: “Academic merit, exemplary character, exceptional potential for leadership, and the sense of promise that they may one day make contributions of enduring importance to the betterment of the human condition”

Minimum Requirements: Endorsement by school or filled out self-endorsement form

Wake Forest University

Name of Scholarship: Nancy Susan Reynolds Scholarship

More Info: http://groups.wfu.edu/debate/Recruiting/FINANCIALAIDSCHOLARSHIPS.html

Value: All expenses associated with attending college + stipend

Minimum Requirements: Must apply by December 1st

Determining Factors: Scholarship, achievement, and personal interviews

Name of Scholarship: Stamps Leadership Scholarship

More Info: http://www.stampsfoundation.org/portfolios/wake-forest-winston-salem-nc/

Value: Full tuition + enrichment stipend

Awards: 5

Determining Factors: Educational achievements, academic motivation, maturity and character

University of North Carolina – Charlotte

Name of Scholarship: Levine Scholars Program

More Info: http://levinescholars.uncc.edu/

Value: Full tuition + room & board + fees + laptop + summer experience funding + study abroad + $8,000 grant to implement a service project + membership to Honors College

Determining Factors: Scholarship, ethical leadership, and civic engagement

North Carolina A&T State University

Name of Scholarship: National Alumni Association Scholarship

More Info: http://www.ncat.edu/admissions/financial-aid/aid/scholarships/fresh-students.html

Value: Full tuition + fees + room & board and books

Determining Factors: Academic talent and ability

Minimum Requirements: Minimum qualifications include having a 3.0 or higher high school GPA and a 1000 or higher SAT (verbal and math only) or 22 ACT score.

Name of Scholarship: Lewis and Elizabeth Dowdy Scholarship

More Info: http://www.ncat.edu/admissions/financial-aid/aid/scholarships/fresh-students.html

Value: full tuition, fees, room & board

Minimum Requirements: 3.75 or higher GPA and a 1200 SAT (verbal and math) or 26 ACT score

Salem College

Name of Scholarship: Robert E. Elberson Scholarship

More Info: http://www.salem.edu/admissions/scholarships#

Value: Full tuition + room & board + semester of study abroad in England

Name of Scholarship: Chatham/Davis/Weyand/Womble/Whitaker Scholarships

More Info: http://www.salem.edu/admissions/scholarships#

Value: Full tuition Awards: 10-15

Determining Factors: Academic performance, evidence of leadership, responsibility, concern for others, initiative, motivation, creativity, resourcefulness, and vigor

OHIO

Miami University

Name of Scholarship: University Merit Scholarship

More Info: http://miamioh.edu/admission/merit-grid/

Value: Up to full tuition

Determining Factors: Academic achievement and holistic review of application

Minimum Requirements: 32 ACT or 1400 SAT, 3.5 GPA

 

Name of Scholarship: Stamps Leadership Scholarship

More Info: http://www.miami.edu/admission/index.php/undergraduate_admission/costsandfinancialresources/scholarships/stamps_scholarships/

Value: Full tuition + fees + room & board + textbooks + $12,000 enrichment funds

Ohio State University

Name of Scholarship: Eminence Scholarship

More Info: http://honors-scholars.osu.edu/honors/eminence

Value: Full Ride + $3,000 enrichment

Determining Factors: Academic achievement, contribution to school and local community, and leadership

Minimum Requirements: Most recipients typically rank in the top three percent of their graduating classes and have an ACT composite score of 34 or higher or combined SAT Critical Reading and Math score of 1520 or higher.”

Denison University

Name of Scholarship: Mary Carr Endowed Scholarship, Dr. Betty Lovelace Scholarship, and Dr. Desmond Hamlet Scholarship

More Info: http://denison.edu/campus/admissions/financial-aid/types-of-aid

Value: Full tuition

Determining Factors: Academic achievement, outstanding leadership and personal merit

Hiram College

Name of Scholarship: Trustee Scholarship

More Info: http://www.hiram.edu/admission/undergraduate/scholarships-and-grants

Value: Full tuition

Determining Factors: Academic achievement

Minimum Requirements: GPA 3.8 and ACT 28 or SAT 1260

Oberlin College

Name of Scholarship: Stamps Leadership Scholarship

More Info: http://new.oberlin.edu/office/financial-aid/prospective-students/outside-scholarships.dot

Value: Full tuition + fees + $5,000 enrichment funding

Determining Factors: Excellence in academic and/or musical talent

OREGON

Lewis and Clark College

Name of Scholarship: Barbara Hirschi Neely Scholarship

More Info: https://www.lclark.edu/offices/financial_aid/merit_scholarships/

Value: Full tuition + fees + $2,000 stipend

Determining Factors: Academic achievement and distinctive personal accomplishment. “Special preference is given to students committed to studying the sciences, or students with an unusually keen interest in intercultural and international issues”

PENNSYLVANIA

Arcadia University

Name of Scholarship: President’s Scholarship

More Info: http://www.arcadia.edu/Scholarships-and-Grants/

Value: Full tuition

Determining Factors: Academic excellence, outstanding leadership and community and volunteer service

University of Pittsburgh

Name of Scholarship: University Academic Scholarship

More Info: https://oafa.pitt.edu/learn-about-aid/academic-scholarships/

Value: Up to full tuition

Determining Factors: Academic achievement is the primary factor. Activities outside of the classroom such as leadership positions, athletics, community service, etc. are reviewed as a secondary consideration.

Minimum Requirements: Most recipients have a minimum SAT I score of 1450 (math and critical reading scores only) or 33 ACT composite score, an ‘A’ average, and a top 5% class rank”

Elizabethtown College

Name of Scholarship: Stamps Leadership Scholarship

More Info: http://www.etown.edu/admissions/stamps.aspx

Value: Full tuition + $4,000 enrichment funds + personal mentor

Determining Factors: Leadership, perseverance, scholarship, service, and innovation

RHODE ISLAND

Providence College

Name of Scholarship: Liberal Arts Honors Scholarship

More Info: http://www.providence.edu/financial-aid/applying-aid/pages/institutional-merit-based.aspx

Value: Up to full tuition (though most offers are between 40-60% of tuition)

Determining Factors: Academic achievement is primary consideration but will also look at extracurricular activities and personal accomplishments

SOUTH CAROLINA

Clemson University

Name of Scholarship: National Scholars

More Info: http://www.clemson.edu/academics/programs/national-scholars/

Value: Full tuition Awards: 40

Determining Factors: Outstanding academic achievement (average scholar achieved 1500 on SAT math & verbal or 34 ACT and was ranked in top 1% of class), leadership, service, and extracurricular involvement

Furman University

Name of Scholarship: Herman W. Lay Scholarship

More Info: http://www2.furman.edu/admission/EngageFurman/FinancialInformation/Pages/Merit-based-scholarships.aspx

Value: Full tuition + fees + room & board

Awards: 4

Determining Factors: Academic Achievement (most recipients have above 32 on the ACT or above 1400 on the SAT), extracurricular involvement, and personal achievement

Name of Scholarship: James B. Duke Scholarship

More Info: http://www2.furman.edu/admission/EngageFurman/FinancialInformation/Pages/Merit-based-scholarships.aspx

Value: Full tuition

Awards: 10

Determining Factors: Awards (most recipients have above 32 on the ACT or above 1400 on the SAT), extracurricular involvement, and personal achievement

Wofford College

Name of Scholarship: The Richardson Family Scholarship

More Info: http://www.wofford.edu/richardsonScholars/scholarshipInfo/

Value: Full tuition + fees + room & board + laptop + summer internships plus one overseas experience + January experience

Determining Factors: Leadership, academic achievement and character

Minimum Requirements: Nomination by school. Top 10 percent of the class and combined score of 1250 (critical reading and math) on the PSAT or SAT or a 28 on the ACT

TENNESSEE

Rhodes College

Name of Scholarship: Bellingrath Scholarship

More Info: http://www.rhodes.edu/finaid/608.asp

Value: Full tuition

Awards: 1

Determining Factors: Academic achievement and personal achievements

Vanderbilt University

Name of Scholarship: Ingram Scholarship

More Info: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/scholarships/ingram.php

Value: Full tuition + stipends for summer projects

Determining Factors: Commitment to community service, strength of personal character, and leadership potential

Name of Scholarship: Cornelius Vanderbilt Scholarship Program

More Info: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/scholarships/signature.php

Value: Full tuition + stipend for one study abroad or research experience

Determining Factors: Academic achievement, intellectual promise, and leadership and contribution outside the classroom

TEXAS

University of Texas at Austin

Name of Scholarship: 40 Acres Scholarship

More Info: http://scholarships.texasexes.org/scholarships/forty-acres-scholars/

Value: Full tuition + fees + books + living stipend + support for enrichment activities

Southern Methodist University

Name of Scholarship: President’s Scholar Program

More Info: http://www.smu.edu/Academics/PS/Benefits

Value: Full tuition + fees + travel expenses and tuition for study abroad

Determining Factors: Academic achievement and a demonstrated commitment to engagement in school and/or community activities

Minimum Requirements: Exceptional achievement on the ACT or SAT, a minimum of 20 high school academic units in a challenging curriculum, including AP/IB and honors courses, two years of a single foreign language, and advanced coursework in math and science, and a high school rank in the top 10 percent of the graduating class

Southwestern University

Name of Scholarship: Brown Scholars

More Info: http://www.southwestern.edu/aid/types/scholarships/merit.php

Value: Full tuition

Minimum Requirements: Top 5% of their high school class (or if high school does not rank, have the equivalent of a 3.8 GPA on a 4.0 scale). Students must score at least a 1400 on the SAT (critical reading and math) or 31 on the ACT

Texas Christian University

Name of Scholarship: Chancellor’s Scholarship

More Info: http://www.chancellor.tcu.edu/scholars.asp

Value: Full tuition

Awards: 43

Determining Factors: Academic achievement is the primary factor (SAT score average of recipients is 2190. ACT is 33), and leadership accomplishments, service records, and extracurricular activities are also considered.

University of Houston

Name of Scholarship: Tier One Scholarship

More Info: http://www.uh.edu/tieronescholars/

Value: Full tuition + fees + two years room & board + stipend for research and study abroad + membership to Honors College + priority registration for classes

Minimum Requirements: Minimum SAT of 1300 on the critical reading and math sections (29 ACT composite), rank in the top 10 percent of high school class

University of Texas at Dallas

Name of Scholarship: The McDermott Scholars Program

More Info: http://www.utdallas.edu/mcdermott/

Value: Full tuition + fees + $1,200 stipend per month to cover room, board, and living expenses + $1,000 annual book stipend + international experience up to $12,000 + professional development experience up to $3,000 + paid travel home twice a year for domestic students and once a year for international students

Awards: 24

Determining Factors: Exceptional academic performance (most recipients have 1400 or higher on the two part SAT (verbal and math) and a class rank in the top 5% of their high school class, community volunteerism and leadership in school, broad and eclectic interests in science, literature, and the arts, social skills to interact easily with adults as well as peers.

VIRGINIA

University of Richmond

Name of Scholarship: Richmond Scholars

More Info: http://scholars.richmond.edu/about/index.html

Value: Full tuition + $3,000 for enrichment activities + priority course registration + guaranteed housing

Determining Factors: Outstanding and engaged scholarship, desire to be at the forefront in the creation and discovery of new knowledge, leadership skills, desire to be a leader in service to society, broad worldview, excitement about learning from people who are different from themselves in a diverse community of scholars, recognition of the importance of personal integrity and ethical decision making, enthusiastic pursuit of self-improvement, desire to make the most of opportunities presented, exceptional talent in artistic expression

University of Virginia

Name of Scholarship: Jefferson Scholarship

More Info: http://www.jeffersonscholars.org/

Value: Full tuition + fees + room & board+ books + personal expenses

Washington and Lee

Name of Scholarship: Johnson scholarship

More Info: http://www.wlu.edu/johnson-program/the-johnson-scholarship

Value: Full tuition + room & board + $7,000 to support summer experiences

Determining Factors: Academic and personal accomplishments, essays, performance at in-person scholarship competition (travel expenses are paid by the university for all finalists)

WISCONSIN

Carthage College

Name of Scholarship: Presidential Scholarship

More Info: http://www.carthage.edu/admissions/scholarships/presidential/

Value: Up to full tuition + room & board

College is already expensive enough so when your college decides to increase its tuition rate by thousands of dollars each year, it is understandable why you might be upset.

Unfortunately, this is a common scenario.

This year, the average private college increased its tuition rate by 3.7% and the average public college by 2.9%, amounting to up to $3,000 per year or $12,000 over four years. Luckily, some schools are trying to reverse this trend offering incoming students tuition guarantees.

A tuition guarantee is when a college gives all incoming freshman a tuition rate and promises to keep that rate the same for them during all four years of college even if the official price of tuition increases. Some of the schools on the list below guarantee a tuition lock for all entering students. Others require students to select a tuition guarantee plan which usually locks in your tuition at a higher rate than the published price during your freshman year but gives you a rate that is forecast to be significantly lower than the price tag during your senior year, resulting in net savings over four years.

You can find each college’s specific policy on the links below.

Ultimately, choosing a tuition guarantee college will give you increased predictability in planning your college finances and help you keep student loans to a minimum.

Alaska Pacific University – Anchorage, AK

The Guaranteed Consolidated Tuition Plan

Angelo State University – San Angelo, TX

Fixed Tuition Plan

Andrews University – Berrien Springs, MI

Tuition Guarantee Plan

Austin State University – Austin, TX

Fixed-Rate Tuition Plan

Baylor University – Waco, TX

Guaranteed Tuition Option

Berkeley College – NY and NJ locations

Tuition Freeze Policy

Capitol Technology University – Laurel, MD

Tuition Lock

Chicago State University – Chicago, IL

Four-Year Guaranteed Tuition Plan

Clearwater Christian College – Clearwater, FL

Cost Freeze Program

Cleary University – Howell and Ann Arbor, MI

Tuition Guarantee

College of St. Joseph – Rutland, VT

Provider Scholarship

Columbia College – Columbia, MO

Fixed Rate Tuition Program

Eastern Illinois University – Charleston, IL

Guaranteed Tuition Rate Plan

George Washington University – Washington DC

GW Fixed Tuition

Governors State University – University Park, IL

Tuition Guarantee

Hardin-Simmons University – Abilene, TX

Tuition Guarantee

Hiram College – Hiram, OH

The Hiram College Tuition Guarantee

Huntingdon College – Montgomery, AL

Fixed Tuition

Illinois State University – Normal, IL

Frozen Tuition Rates

Immaculata University – Immaculata, PA

Fixed Tuition

Kettering University – Flint, MI

Fixed-Tuition Guarantee

Lamar University – Beaumont, TX

Guaranteed Price Plan

Midwestern State University – Wichita Falls, TX

Fixed Rate Designated Tuition Plans

New Saint Andrews College – Moscow, ID

Tuition Lock

Nordland College – Ashland, WI

The Nordland Tuition Guarantee

Northeastern Illinois University – Chicago, IL

Tuition Guarantee Plan

Northern Illinois University – DeKalb, IL

Guaranteed Tuition

Ohio University – Athens, OH

Ohio Guarantee

Oklahoma City University – Oklahoma City, OK

Locked Rate

Prairie View A&M University – Prairie View, TX

Guaranteed Tuition Plan

Sam Houston State University – Huntsville, TX

Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan

Sewanee – University of the South – Sewanee, TN

Four-Year Tuition Guarantee

Southern Illinois University Carbondale – Carbondale, IL

Guaranteed Tuition Stabilization Plan

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville – Edwardsville, IL

Guaranteed Tuition

Stephen F. Austin State University – Nacogdoches, TX

Fixed Rate Tuition Plan

St. Johns University – New York, NY

Fixed Rate Tuition Plan

Sull Ross State University – Eagle Pass, TX

Guaranteed Price Plan

Tarleton State University – Stephensville, TX

Guaranteed Tuition Plan

Texas A&M University – College Station, TX

Locked-Rate Tuition Policy

Texas A&M University, Central Texas – Killeen, TX

Guaranteed Tuition and Fee Plan

Texas A&M International University – Laredo, TX

The Fixed Tuition and Fee Plan

Texas A&M University, Commerce – Commerce, TX

Guaranteed Tuition Cohort Plan

Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi – Corpus Christi, TX

Guarantee Tuition and Fee Plans

Texas A&M University at Galveston – Galveston, TX

Guaranteed Tuition Plan

Texas A&M University, Kingsville – Kingsville, TX

Guaranteed Tuition and Fees

Texas A&M University, Texarkana – Texarkana, TX

Guaranteed Tuition and Fee Program

Texas Southern University – Houston, TX

Fixed Rate Tuition Plan

Texas State University – San Marcos, TX

Guaranteed Price Plan

Texas Tech University – Lubbock, TX

Fixed Tuition

Texas Women’s University – Denton, Dallas, and Houston, TX

Fixed Tuition Price Plan

Thomas College – Waterville, ME

Guaranteed Tuition

University of Colorado, Boulder  – Boulder, CO

Out-of-State Tuition Guarantee

University of Dayton – Dayton, OH

Four-Year Tuition Plan

University of Houston – Houston and Victoria, TX

Fixed Tuition Rate Plan

University of Illinois at Chicago – Chicago, IL

Guaranteed Tuition Plan

University of Illinois at Springfield – Springfield, IL

Guaranteed Tuition Program

University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign – Champaign, IL

Guaranteed Tuition Plan

University of Kansas – Lawrence, KS

Tuition Compact

University of North Texas – Denton, TX

Eagle Express Tuition Plan

University of North Texas at Dallas – Dallas, TX

“Focus” Fixed Tuition Plan

University of Texas, Arlington – Arlington, TX

Fixed Rate Tuition Plan

University of Texas, Austin – Austin, TX

Longhorn Fixed Tuition

University of Texas, Dallas – Dallas, Texas

Guaranteed Tuition Plan

University of Texas, El Paso – El Paso, TX

Guaranteed Tuition Plan

University of Texas at the Permian Basin – Odessa, TX

Guaranteed Tuition Rate Plan

University of Texas, San Antonio – San Antonio, TX

Guaranteed Tuition Plan

University of Texas, Tyler – Tyler, TX

Guaranteed Tuition Rate Plan

Western Illinois University – Macomb, IL

Cost Guarantee

West Texas A&M University – Canyon, TX

Guaranteed Tuition & Fee Plan

If you are interested in a small liberal arts college with top notch academics and resources, it would be a mistake not to consider Carleton. Yes I know there are a lot of great liberal arts schools, especially on the coasts. It would be easy to dismiss Carleton as being in the “Midwest” or “the middle of nowhere” and “too cold.” I’ve seen it nixed off of many college lists for just these reasons. Now that I’ve been to Carleton, I realize that this school is something special, and I think all of the fantastic things about it can make it stand above almost any other small liberal arts college in this country for the right student. The students I met were quirky but brilliant, the campus and surrounding town charming and naturally stunning, and the sense of community among students, faculty, and townspeople clearly apparent.

Living in Northfield, MN

It took me about 40 minutes to get to Northfield, MN from Minneapolis where I was staying. Minneapolis-St Paul is one of the biggest metro areas in the United States so it goes without saying that there’s a lot to do there – great restaurants, great art, and plenty of museums. But once I got on the highway, within a few minutes I was looking out at cornfields. When I saw a sign for Carleton, I got off the highway and still all I could see were farms. But I drove down the road for a few minutes, and suddenly, I was in the center of a quaint and bustling little town. Northfield, home to both Carleton and St Olaf Colleges, is a town of 20,000 residents. Its city motto pretty much sums it up, “Cows, Colleges, and Contentment.” It is certainly not a big town, but the Carleton students gushed about it.  As one of my two tour guides said, “This is what I imagined the ideal college town to be. Quiet, peaceful, but a real community.” The center of campus is only about a block and a half from the small town center so at any time of day, you will find college students or professors grocery shopping, hanging

out at either the coffee shops, bakeries, or at one of the handful of wine bars and pubs along the two blocks of commercial activity.

The Campus & Carleton Culture

My tour guides were hilarious. Our small group was led by two sophomores, both of whom happened to be roommates. They were clearly close friends but bantered between each other about their favorite buildings, food items, professors, classes, dorms, etc. throughout the whole tour (all while walking backwards). Tour Guide #1 liked one dining hall, Tour Guide #2 preferred another. #1 liked one place to study, and #2 another. Last year they went to a debate between the president of the college and the dean dressed as a chicken and an egg for Halloween which was staged in order to “see who came first,” and they both had a different opinion on who won. #1 thought one dorm was the best, and #2 another. There was nothing really they agreed upon other that they both said that coming to Carleton was the best decision they ever made. They both said they loved the Carleton community and everyone they met there.  They both said this place had become home.

I don’t always believe what tour guides say. I was a tour guide myself, and I know some degree of exaggeration can be a part of the job. But I could tell these girls were genuinely in love with the place. Their presentation was not polished – the bickering between them was clearly natural, not rehearsed, and thematically things jumped from one thing to the next. It sometimes felt like we were witnessing them talking to each other rather than us being on a tour. But I liked it.  Their love for Carleton shone through in everything they said.

Walking around, it was clear that people knew each other. Throughout the tour, lots of students stopped to say hello to guides as we walked in and out of buildings around the center quad of campus, affectionately referred to as “The Bald Spot”.  This massive quad is filled with picnic tables and trees, and although it was raining, there were still plenty of students outside enjoying the space. The tour guides told us that in winter, Carleton sets up a skating rink right in the middle of the Bald Spot complete with its own warming hut. While casual skating is common, a favorite activity at Carleton is broomball, a bizarre Canadian sport involving pushing tiny balls around with brooms all while on ice. The Carleton students seemed pretty serious about the importance of this sport to their campus culture.

Tour guide #1 said that although she loves the close community, she sometimes likes to get away. Lucky for her, on the other side of campus, Carleton has one of the coolest things ever, an 800-acre arboretum complete with a forest, a prairie, and 15 miles of trails for walking, biking, and cross-country skiing. The entrance to this arboretum is right on the campus, on the side opposite of the town. So within a five-minute walk you can be in either a bustling town or in a forest.  If that isn’t awesome enough, did I mention that Carleton has a lake with two islands where students can hang out (both are equipped with picnic tables and grills)?

Academics & Social Life

Okay. So this place has a great sense of community and an awesome campus. And I thought my tour guides were hilarious. But more importantly, I also got the feeling that this was a great place to get an education. The students seemed really smart. And I don’t just mean they got good scores on their SAT. They seemed really excited about their classes, their professors, and the projects they all seemed to be working on. Students are required to take freshmen seminars on “Argument and Inquiry.” There are 30 or so sections to choose from, all with different themes. “My seminar was the best,” #2 said. “No seriously, mine was,” #1 said. “Well whatever, our advisor is the most awesome, amazing person. He changed my life,” said #2. “Yeah, oh my God, he helped me pick out the most incredible classes in things I never would have thought of on my own,” said #1. At least that was one other point they agreed on.

At Carleton, you will spend about a third of your time taking classes for your major, a third of your time taking courses in whatever you want, and a third fulfilling distribution requirements. Carleton wants you to gain a broad education so in addition to taking a first year seminar, students must demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language, and fulfill a global citizenship, writing, and physical education requirement. In addition, students must earn a certain number of credits in each of six areas that cover the breadth of the course catalogue (e.g. humanistic inquiry, science with lab, arts practice, etc.). Study abroad is highly encouraged (75% students study abroad at least once), and Carleton offers approximately 20 of its own programs in addition allowing students to study abroad via other approved programs through other institutions.

When asked how much time they devoted to studying and their classes, my tour guides settled on a consensus of about 40-60 hours per week. “But students do lots of other things too…The arts are amazing!” and the “School really wants us to have fun, and they are always putting on great events!”

The tour guides’ favorite activities include attending movies at the brand new campus movie theater (which looked like a full commercial movie theater), campus dances, and going to The Cave, the oldest student-run pub in the nation which hosts 2-3 free live music shows per week. Plus, of course, skating, cross-country skiing, and sledding (or actually “traying” on lunch trays) were also mentioned. 95% of students participate in Division III athletics or in club or intramural sports and 25% of students volunteer.

And eating is popular too. Although tour guide #1 & #2 did not agree on the best of the two campus dining halls, they agreed they were both good as the school makes an effort to bring in local produce from nearby farms. Plus, Carleton students are also allowed to eat at St. Olaf’s dining hall, which the guides said was on another level in terms of quality.

Residential System

Carleton is highly residential with over 94% of students living on campus, and the school offers students a lot of choice when it comes to living arrangements. Some of the dorms are right in town while others are on the edge of the arboretum so whether you want to live near hustle or quiet solitude, there are options. The dorm buildings range in style from boring midcentury boxes to gorgeous collegiate gothic castles. But in addition to dorms, Carleton has 16 campus houses with themed housing.

The best theme out (in my opinion) is the Dacie Moses House, also known as the “Cookie House,” which is fully stocked with cookie-making supplies for all sorts of cookies at all times of day so that students from around campus can stop by to make (and eat) cookies.

Finally, a section of the campus known as “townhouse village” allows students to live in spacious modern townhouses as alternative option.

Overall

My overall impression of Carleton was that is a tight community in a quaint little town filled with endearingly quirky and incredibly smart students. They are quirky because they do things like name the staplers in their library (to prevent stapler theft), relish in events like a chicken & egg debate, and have an undying love for a bizarre sport like broomball. They also are incredibly into whatever they are studying or working on. Although the students I knew at Harvard (and from what I know of other medium-sized top universities) are often passionate about their work too, I felt the students at Carleton were more overt in their pure love for learning, their deep interest in finding their own academic passions, and their enthusiasm for their professors. They chose Carleton because this little school, set between a quaint little town in Minnesota and a beautiful lake and forest, is a true community of scholars. For many students, this is an ideal environment in which to learn.

Terrified of taking out student loans? I don’t blame you. Loans can tie you down for years and end up costing you multiple times the amount you originally took out due to the hefty interest charges.

Luckily, there are some ways around taking out loans. One of them is to seek a college committed to no students loans.

No loan schools  provide students with financial aid packages that do not include loans. This means that while you may still have a parental contribution, student contribution, and/or work-study plan, any additional need will be covered by grants. Some students at no loan schools will still opt to take out loans so that they can reduce their contributions or work fewer hours, but at the end of the day, choosing a no loan school will significantly reduce your debt.

I was shocked to find out how difficult it was to find clear information about what schools offer these sorts of policies and their restrictions in a condensed place. Here is my best effort to provide you a one stop shop of where you can find schools who have completely replaced loans with grant and work-study in their financial aid packages for some or all students.

No Loan Schools for Everyone

The following colleges do not include any loans in their financial aid packages. These schools have made a commitment to replace all loans with grants and work-study programs for all students regardless of family income or state residency.

Amherst College

Bowdoin College

Claremont McKenna College

Colby College

Columbia University

Davidson College

Haverford College

Harvard University

Pomona College

Princeton University

Stanford University

Swarthmore College

University of Pennsylvania

Vanderbilt University

Washington and Lee 

Yale University

No Loan Schools for Low Income Students

There are also a number of schools that have eliminated loans for low income students. Below, you will find a list of schools who offer no loan aid packages to students whose families earn below a certain income threshold.

Brown University (Commitment to No Loans for Low Income Students) – Students whose families earn below $100,000 per year

California Institute of Technology (Caltech) – US students with family income under $60,000 per year

Connecticut College – Students with income under $50,000 or EFC under $5,000 per year

Cornell University (Loan Initiative) – Students with family incomes under $60,000 per year

Dartmouth University (Tuition Plan)– Students with family incomes under $100,000 receive full tuition grants

Duke University (Duke Loan Awards)– Students with family incomes under $40,000 per year

Emory University – Students with family incomes under $50,000 per year

Kenyon College – Available to the 25 students with the greatest financial need

Lafayette College (Loan Announcement) – Students from families earning less than $50,000 per year

Lehigh University (Lehigh Aid) – Students from families with incomes less than $50,000 per year

Massachusetts Institute of Technology – Students with family incomes under $75,000 per year. However, MIT has a pretty high self-help expectation (work-study and outside scholarships) of $6,000 which has required some students to take out loans to cover some or all of this amount.

Northwestern University – Students with the greatest financial need. Majority will have incomes under $55,000. Students are required to be eligible for the Pell Grant and have need greater than 80% of the cost of attendance.

Oberlin College – Students who are eligible for the Pell Grant

Rice University – Students who have family incomes under $80,000

Tufts University – Students whose families earn under $40,000

University of Chicago (Odyssey Scholarship) – Students whose families earn under $60,000 in income.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – Students whose families earn up to 200% of the Federal Poverty Line and who are enrolled full-time

Vassar College – Students whose family incomes are below $60,000 per year

Washington University in St. Louis – Students with family incomes below $60,000 per year

Wellesley University – Students with family incomes below $60,000 per year

Wesleyan University – Students with family incomes below $40,000 per year

Williams College – Williams once had a no loan policy for all students, but they had to revoke it a few years back due to financial difficulties. Some no loan packages are still available to low income students.

Regional No Loan Schools

In addition to these schools, there are additional schools that offer no loan financial aid packages for students from a particular regional area and who meet income qualifications. You can find a list of these colleges and universities and the regional requirement below:

Appalachian State University (Appalachian Access) – North Carolina residents entering as full-time freshmen students with incomes below the Federal Poverty Line.

Arizona State University (Obama Scholars Program) – Arizona residents entering freshman year with income up to $42,500 who are eligible to receive the Pell Grant. Students must also meet all course competencies and at least one aptitude requirement for admission described in their Freshman Admissions Requirements.

Boston University (Boston Public Schools Commitment) – Boston residents who graduate from the Boston Public Schools. Students must submit the FAFSA and CSS Profile by February 15^th)

Colorado State University – Pueblo (Commitment to Colorado) – Colorado undergrads who qualify for the Pell grant and who have family AGI $57,000 or less may be eligible for a no loan plan

Fairfield University (Bridgeport Tuition) – Students from Bridgeport Public Schools and diocesan high schools with family incomes below $50,000 receive full tuition grants

Georgia Institute of Technology (Tech Promise) – Georgia residents with family incomes below $33,3000 and eligible to file a 1040A or 1040 E2. Requires a 2.0 GPA.

Indiana University – Bloomington (21^st Century Scholarship Covenant) – Indiana residents who complete 21^st Century Scholars Application in middle school which requires them to pledge to remain drug-, alcohol-, and crime-free and to maintain a 2.0 GPA). They also must be low income (eligible for the Federal School Lunch Program) and plan to enroll full-time in university.

Lamar University (Lamar Promise Program) – Texas residents eligible for the Pell Grant and who have incomes under $25,000 receive full tuition and fees in grants. Students are also required to maintain an adequate academic record.

Miami University (Ohio)  (Access Initiative) – Ohio residents from families earning less than $35,000 per year receive full tuition and fees. Students must submit FAFSA by February 15^th and must be enrolled full-time. Students must also maintain “satisfactory academic progress.”

Michigan State University (Spartan Advantage Program) – Michigan residents who are  income with family incomes below the Federal Poverty Line. Students must be eligible for Pell Grants and be enrolled full-time.

North Carolina State University (Pack Promise) – North Carolina residents with family incomes less than 150% of the Federal Poverty Line and “limited assets.”

Sacred Heart University (Discovery Grant) – Students from Fairfield County, Connecticut high schools and income under $50,000 receive full tuition

University of Texas – Dallas (The Tuition Promise) –Texas residents who are Pell grant eligible with under $25,000 in family income receive full tuition and fees. Students must be enrolled full-time and maintain a 2.5 GPA.

Texas A&M University (Aggie Assurance) – Residents of Texas with AGI under $60,000. Students must maintain a 2.5 GPA and be enrolled full-time. The FAFSA must also be submitted by March 15^th.

Texas State University – San Marcos (Bobcat Promise) – Texas residents whose families earn under $25,000 in AGI ($35,000 for graduates of San Marcos high school). Students must also submit their FAFSA by April 1^st and maintain a 2.0 GPA.

University of California System (Blue and Gold Opportunity Plan) – California residents with a family income under $80,000 who submit their FAFSA by March 2^nd. Available for the first four years as a UC undergrad for students who enroll as freshmen or two years for transfer students. Students must be enrolled at least half-time.

University of Florida (Florida Opportunity Scholarship Program) – Florida residents with family incomes under $40,000 and whose parents did not earn a college degree

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Illinois Promise) – Illinois residents with zero EFC and income below the Federal Poverty Line

University of Louisville (Cardinal Covenant) – Kentucky residents with a family income below 150% of the Federal Poverty Line

University of Maryland at College Park (Maryland Pathways Program) – Maryland students with zero EFC

University of Michigan at Ann Arbor (M-PACT Program) – Michigan residents with zero EFC who are pursuing a first bachelor’s degree

University of Tennessee (Tennessee Pledge Scholarship) – The Pledge Scholarship is available to Tennessee residents with under $40,000 in family income (approximately 200% of the Federal Poverty Line) and who maintain a GPA of 2.0. Applications must be submitted by December 1^st and the FAFSA by February 15^th.

University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP Promise) – Students who are Texas residents with under $30,000 in family income receive full tuition in grants. Students must qualify for in-state tuition and must be enrolled in 30 credit hours/yr or more with a 2.0 GPA or higher.

University of Toledo (Blue and Gold Scholar Award) – Students who graduate from one of six Ohio districts (Akron, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, or Toledo) with a 3.0 or higher receive full tuition in grants. Students must be eligible for the Pell Grant and file their FAFSA by April 2st (Blue & Gold Scholar Award).

University of Vermont (Commitment to Pell Grant Recipient Vermonters) – Students must be residents of Vermont and Pell-eligible

Have you ever had one of those days where everything was due on the same day? Like one of those train wreck days where you had two tests and a paper due on the same Monday afternoon?

Those days are awful.

In high school, they can kind of just creep up on you. You don’t have any clue what is around the corner and on Friday your math teacher might just spring it on you:

“Test on Monday!”

Eek!

You planned to spend all weekend studying for your chemistry test Monday and finishing that paper for English class. How is it possible that you can get to studying for this math test also?

You tell your teacher about the conflict, and they say, “Too bad. That is life.”

Well it might be life in high school, but that isn’t life in college.

Despite what so many of your teachers tell you, things don’t necessarily get harder.

In a lot of ways, life in college is easier (and better).

I recently wrote a guest post for the Ubind blog entitled 6 Lies the Media Tells You About College, and the pervasive lie that college is harder than high school was one of the lies I discussed.

This lie is everywhere, but it just isn’t true.

If you are already the type of high school student that is ambitious and motivated, life is about to get way better.

This is why:

1)   College Means No Surprises

In college, those awful surprise tests and papers you find out about several days in advance will cease to exist.

On the first day of every class you take in college, you get a syllabus. A syllabus tells you every assignment you will have all semester. It tells you each reading, every test, and all of the deadlines you need to know.

I have no idea why syllabi were so rare in high school, but I only had one teacher that even attempted to give me a syllabus, and even that teacher didn’t stick to it.

In college, a syllabus is practically the rule of law.

Knowing everything that is ahead of you and being able to plan so you can manage your workload alleviates a lot of stress.

2)   You Have Fewer Assignments

In high school, you get homework every night and quizzes at least once every couple of weeks. College is completely different; you are rarely assigned anything that is due more frequently than once a week.

And many classes only have one or two papers due the entire semester.

No more stupid assignments just to prove you did the work.

Writing an outline for each chapter of your textbook?

Organizing your binder in a particular order and having it graded?

Filling in a worksheet with multiple choice comprehension questions on the reading?

These are classic high school assignments that don’t exist in college. It is on you learn the material, and you are not micromanaged on how you do it.

In college, the amount of output you have to produce is way less than it is in high school.

And the output you produce is more meaningful. You are asked to solve complex problems and analyze text deeply.

If you can get that understanding by reading the book, fine. If you can do that by taking thorough notes in class, that is also okay.

Nobody cares how you learn just that you learn.

3)   You Take Fewer Classes

Does taking six to eight classes sound normal?

While perhaps the norm in high school, most college students would find the number outrageous. Colleges encourage students to take no more than five courses per term.

And at some colleges, like Colorado College, students only take one class at a time.

By junior and senior years in high school, ambitious students fill their schedules with tons of AP classes.

AP classes are supposed to be college-level courses!

And yet, many times students take six or seven of them at once – more than students would ever take in college.

And these motivated students also lead school clubs and organizations, study for the SATS, create their college list, and apply or scholarships all at the same time.

That is crazy!

When you get to college and find out that a semester involves taking sometimes half as many courses as in high school, it is a huge relief. Instead of jumping between more subjects than you can wrap your head around, you can finally immerse yourself into each field you study.

And you’ll still have plenty of time for extracurricular and social life.

Taking fewer classes is less stressful and means you can invest more deeply into each thing you do.

4) Professors Respect You

Do you ever get the feeling that your teachers don’t respect you?

In high school, teachers prided themselves for their ability to keep students in line more than their ability to inspire them to learn.

Perhaps teachers have different approaches at small private schools but this kind of attitude is quite pervasive at large public high schools.

Many teachers and administrators at my public high school operated under the assumption that high school students are unmotivated, lazy, and always doing the bare minimum to get by. Some students were lazy and unmotivated, but their skeptical the attitude affected us all.

Be quiet.

Do your work.

No excuses.

It was a rigid place, and it felt limiting to those of us who were giving school our all.

It shocked me how much respect my college professors respected us and were flexible. They didn’t want us to stay up all night writing papers or stressing out.

No more, “That’s life. Too bad.”

Instead, they told us, “Life is tough. We get it. We’ll work with you.”

It amazed me how many professors said on the first day of class “If you have three papers due on the same day, come talk to me now so we can find a solution.”

And they meant it.

In college, professors respected us. They assumed we had good intentions and were willing to work with us to find a solution that wouldn’t compromise our health and wellbeing.

5)   You Take Classes That Interest You

You’ve probably heard the quote “Do what you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life.”

The truth is, even when you do things you love, you may not love everything that you do. Even the most exciting activities involve unpleasant tasks.

But doing things that you love is a lot better than doing things you don’t like. And in college, you get to choose classes that interest you.

In high school, you probably had a few electives, but at most liberal arts colleges, at least one third of your courses will be electives. The second third will be related to your major (hopefully a field interests you), and the last third will likely be devoted to some type of requirements.

You can choose one of the many schools offering awesome core curriculums that will basically guarantee you a well-rounded and comprehensive education. However, at most schools, the required classes are much broader than in high school.

In high school, everyone takes biology, but in college, you can fill your science requirement by taking astronomy, geology, meteorology or even something less conventional like Harvard’s “The Science of Cooking” and Santa Clara University’s “The Science of Garbage” (yes seriously).

When you have thousands of options and can choose to take classes that interest you, school is a lot better.

6)   You Get More Sleep

On my brother’s first day of college back in August, the dean lectured the students saying:

“The best piece of advice I can offer you is to get enough sleep.”

In high school, on top of the busywork, heavy course load, and the other commitments top students are expected to partake in, school starts outrageously early.

Most American high schools start before 8am meaning that students often have to wake up between 6am and 7am to get to school.

How many teens what to wake up at that hour?

Most of our bodies aren’t designed that way. Teens naturally operate on a later schedule than adults.

Most teens can’t fall asleep before 11pm. They also need at least 8-9 hours of sleep per night. The math doesn’t work. Most arrive at school sleep-deprived.

Walking into the classroom groggy just trying to keep one’s eyes open makes it near impossible to fully concentrate in class and enjoy learning.

In college, you have much more control over your schedule. Most semesters, I didn’t start class until 11am.

And starting class before 9am wasn’t even an option!

Choose classes at the hours that work best for you, and you can go to class fully awake ready to make the most of your day.

When you are well rested, everything feels easier.

For now, take heart. You must keep chugging along but know that good times are ahead!

 

 

 

Boston College – Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

Brandeis University – Waltham, Massachusetts

Brown University Providence, Rhode Island

Bryn Mawr College  Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania

Connecticut College  New London, Connecticut

Dartmouth College Hanover, New Hampshire

Grinnell College Grinnell, Iowa

Harvard University – Cambridge, Massachusetts

Loyola University of Chicago – Chicago, Illinois

New College of Florida – Sarasota, Florida

Oberlin College – Oberlin, Ohio

Ohio Wesleyan University – Delaware, Ohio

Pitzer College – Claremont, California

Princeton University – Princeton, New Jersey

Rhodes College – Memphis, Tennessee

Soka University of America – Aliso Viejo, California

Swarthmore College – Swarthmore, Pennsylvania

University of California at Berkeley – Berkeley, California

Vassar College – Poughkeepsie, New York

Wesleyan University – Middletown, Connecticut

Yale University – New Haven, Connecticut

Want to know where you are going to college by December?

So do a lot of students, which is why Early Decision (ED) programs are so popular.

Watch out though.

ED plans have their pitfalls.

What if you realize you’d actually prefer to attend another school? What if you change your mind?

Too bad.

What if the financial aid package isn’t so great?

Sorry. You’re stuck. You have very limited negotiating power when you can’t show a college any competing offers.

Early Decision is limiting, and while for some students that admissions advantage makes it a worthwhile choice, in general, I’d recommend Early Action (EA) plans instead.

EA plans will give you your decision just as early as ED plans but without the downsides.

You are not required to attend a school you are admitted to through an EA program, and you can apply to more schools in the regular round so that you can compare aid offers.

In many cases, you can even apply to multiple schools through EA so that you can have multiple offers by December.

Sure, the admissions advantage of EA may be smaller than for ED, but for many schools, early applicant pools still have slightly higher admissions rates than in the regular pool.

Below, you’ll find of list of colleges that offer EA programs (data thanks to College Lists). With the exception of the few schools on this list marked as “single choice,” apply to as many of these colleges as you want early and get your decision before regular applications at most colleges are even due!

ALABAMA

Auburn University

Birmingham-Southern College

ARIZONA

Arizona Christian University

ARKANSAS

Hendrix College

Lyon College

University of Arkansas

CALIFORNIA

Azusa Pacific University

Biola University

California Baptist University

California Institute of Technology (Cal Tech)

California Lutheran University

Chapman University

Concordia University Irvine

Loyola Marymount University

Menlo College

Mills College

Mount Saint Mary’s College

Notre Dame de Namur University

Point Loma Nazarene University

Santa Clara University

Soka University of America

Saint Mary’s College of California

Stanford University (single choice)

The Master’s College

University of Redlands

University of San Francisco

University of the Pacific

Westmont College

Whittier College

COLORADO

Colorado College

Colorado State University

Fort Lewis College

University of Colorado at Boulder

University of Denver

CONNECTICUT

Fairfield University

United States Coast Guard Academy

University of Hartford

University of New Haven

Yale University (single choice)

DELAWARE

Delaware College of Art and Design

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Catholic University of America

Georgetown University

Howard University

Trinity Washington University

FLORIDA

Eckerd College

Palm Beach Atlantic University

University of Miami

University of Tampa

GEORGIA

Agnes Scott College

Brewton-Parker College

Georgia College and State University

Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech)

Georgia State University

Mercer University

Morehouse College

Oglethorpe University

Spelman College

University of Georgia

IDAHO

College of Idaho

Northwest Nazarene University

ILLINOIS

DePaul University

Illinois College

Illinois Institute of Technology

Illinois Wesleyan University

Knox College

Lake Forest College

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

University of Chicago

Wheaton College

INDIANA

Butler University

DePauw University

Earlham College

Grace College

Hanover College

Purdue University

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Taylor University

University of Evansville

University of Notre Dame

Wabash College

IOWA

Coe College

Cornell College

Wartburg College

KENTUCKY

Bellarmine College

Centre College

Georgetown College

Transylvania University

LOUISIANA

Centenary College of Louisiana

Dillard College

Tulane University

Xavier University of Louisiana

MAINE

Maine College of Art

Saint Joseph’s College of Maine

Thomas College

Unity College in Maine

University of Maine

University of Maine at Farmington

University of Maine at Machias

University of New England

MARYLAND

Goucher College

Hood College

Loyola University in Maryland

McDaniel College

Mount Saint Mary’s University

Salisbury University

Saint John’s College

University of Maryland Baltimore County

University of Maryland College Park

Washington College

MASSACHUSETTS

Assumption College

Babson College

Bay Path College

Becker College

Bentley University

Berklee College of Music

Boston College

Bridgewater State University

Clark University

Curry College

Dean College

Emerson College

Emmanuel College

Framingham State University

Gordon College

Hampshire College

Harvard University (single choice)

Lasell College

Lesley University

Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Merrimack College

Montserrat College of Art

Nichols College

Northeastern University

Regis College

Salem State University

Simmons College

Stonehill College

Suffolk University

University of Massachusetts at Amherst

University of Massachusetts at Lowell

Wheaton College

Wheelock College

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)

MICHIGAN

Albion College

Hillsdale College

Kalamazoo College

Michigan State University

University of Michigan at Ann Arbor

MINNESOTA

College of Saint Benedict

Gustavus Adolphus College

Hamline University

Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Saint John’s University

MISSISSIPPI

Millsaps College

MISSOURI

Stephens College

MONTANA

Carroll College

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Colby-Sawyer College

Rivier College

Saint Anselm College

Southern New Hampshire College

University of New Hampshire

NEW JERSEY

Bloomfield College

Caldwell University

Georgian Court University

Monmouth University

Montclair State University

Princeton University (single choice)

Ramapo College of New Jersey

Rider University

Rutgers University (all campuses)

Saint Peter’s University

Seton Hall University

William Paterson University of New Jersey

NEW MEXICO

Saint John’s College

NEW YORK

Adelphi University

Bard College

College of Mount Saint Vincent

College of Saint Rose

Concordia College

Dowling College

Fordham University

Hofstra University

Iona College

Ithaca College

LIM College

LeMoyne College

Manhattanville College

Marist College

Mercy College

Molloy College

Nazareth College

New York Institute of Technology

Pace University, New York City

Pace University, Briarcliff/Pleasantville

Parsons The New School for Design

Pratt Institute

Siena College

State University of New York (SUNY)

College at Cortland

SUNY College at New Paltz

SUNY College at Oneonta

SUNY College at Purchase

SUNY Institute of Technology at Utica/Rome

SUNY University at Albany

SUNY University at Binghamton

The King’s College

The Sage Colleges

Wells College

NORTH CAROLINA

Elon University

Greensboro College

Guilford College

High Point University

Lenoir-Rhyne College

North Carolina State University

Piedmont International University

Queens University of Charlotte

University of North Carolina at Asheville

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Western Carolina University

William Peace University

OHIO

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland Institute of Art

College of Wooster

Columbus College of Art and Design

John Carroll University

Miami University of Ohio

Ohio Wesleyan University

University of Akron

University of Dayton

Wittenberg University

OKLAHOMA

University of Tulsa

OREGON

George Fox University

Lewis and Clark College

Linfield College

Oregon State University

University of Oregon

Willamette University

PENNSYLVANIA

Dickinson College

Drexel University

Duquesne University

LaSalle University

Lycoming College

Saint Joseph’s University

Temple University

University of Scranton

Ursinus College

Villanova University

Washington and Jefferson College

Westminster College

PUERTO RICO

University of Puerto Rico at Aguadilla

University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez

RHODE ISLAND

Bryant University

Providence College

Roger Williams University

Salve Regina University

University of Rhode Island

SOUTH CAROLINA

College of Charleston

Erskine College

Furman University

Presbyterian College

University of South Carolina at Columbia

Wofford College

TENNESSEE

Fisk University

Rhodes College

Sewanee: University of the South

TEXAS

Abilene Christian University

Austin College

Baylor University

Southern Methodist University

Southwestern University

Tarleton State University

Texas Christian University

Trinity University

University of Dallas

University of Saint Thomas

UTAH

Neumont University

VERMONT

Bennington College

Green Mountain College

Lyndon State College

Marlboro College

Saint Michael’s College

Sterling College

University of Vermont

VIRGINIA

Christendom College

Christopher Newport University

Emory and Henry College

George Mason University

Hampden-Sydney College

Hampton University

Hollins University

James Madison University

Longwood University

Old Dominion University

Patrick Henry College

Radford University

Randolph College

Randolph-Macon College

University of Mary Washington

University of Virginia

University of Virginia College at Wise

WASHINGTON

Gonzaga University

Northwest University

Seattle Pacific University

Seattle University

Whitworth University

WEST VIRGINIA

Shepherd University

WISCONSIN

Beloit College

Lawrence University

Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design

Getting money as an international student is tough.

You can’t apply for federal aid, and many colleges don’t offer or severely restrict need-based aid for international students.

The good news is that there are still many colleges that offer generous merit-based scholarships that are either open to international students or in some cases are exclusively for international students.

Ranging from a few thousand dollars per year all the way to a full ride, the scholarships on the list below can be great options for any international student hoping to study affordably in the United States.

One of the best ways to get a full tuition scholarship is by becoming a National Merit Scholar or National Merit Semifinalist. Students are considered automatically when they take their PSAT junior year, and if they are selected for the award, they are eligible for many scholarship opportunities at schools throughout the country.

Below, I’ve put together a list of colleges that offer full tuition scholarships for finalists (and in some cases semifinalists) that are available to out-of-state as well as in-state students and which are automatically awarded. The automatically awarded part is key; unlike other types of merit scholarships which are fixed in number, these scholarships are automatically granted regardless of how many other finalists and semifinalists apply.

If you have been granted one of these honors, be sure to check out this list.

 

 

ALABAMA

 

University of Alabama NMF Award: Full tuition (up to 5 years) + 4 years of housing + $3,500/year stipend + $2,000 study abroad stipend + $500/year book stipend

NMSF Award: Full tuition UA | Scholarships | National Merit Scholars

 

University of Alabama – Birmingham NMF Award: Full tuition + fees + one year of housing + $2500 study abroad stipend + one-time $1000 stipend UAB | Students | Paying for College | Scholarships | National Scholarships

 

Faulkner University NMF Award: Full tuition + fees + room & board NMSF Award: Full tuition

Faulkner | Scholarships

 

Oakwood University NMF Award: Full tuition + room NMSF Award: Full tuition Oakwood | Freshman Scholarships

ARIZONA

Arizona State University NMF Award: Full tuition

NMSF Award: Half tuition

ASU Barrett’s – National Scholar Admission

ARKANSAS

Harding University  NMF: Full tuition + fees + room & board

NMSF Award: Full tuition Harding University Scholarships

FLORIDA

Note: The Florida Department of Education has recently started a program called the “Benacquisto Scholarship Program,” which uses state funds to attract out-of-state National Merit Scholars. The program covers up to “tuition & fees, on-campus room & board, books, supplies, travel, and miscellaneous expenses.” However, each participating school treats Bencquisto students differently, so be wary. For more information on the program, go here.

 

Florida A&M NMF Award: Full tuition + one year of room & board + one time $750 book stipend Note: Must be admitted into specific programs.

FAMU | Life-Gets-Better Scholarship Program

 

Florida College NMF/NMSF Award: Full tuition Florida College

 

Florida International University NMF Award: Full tuition + fees + room & board FIU | Freshman Merit Scholarships

 

Florida State University NMF Award: Full tuition + fees + room & board + books Florida State | Scholarships

 

University of Central Florida NMF Award: Full tuition + laptop + guaranteed housing UCF Scholar Brochure

 

University of Florida NMF Award: Full tuition + $500 University of Florida: Admissions: Scholarships

 

Lynn University NMF Award: Full tuition Lynn’s Top Achiever Scholarship

IDAHO

University of Idaho NMF Award: Full tuition + Fees + room & board UIdaho National Merit Scholars Webpage

INDIANA

University of Evansville NMF Award: Full tuition Freshmen Scholarships | evansville.edu

IOWA

Iowa State University NMF Award: Full tuition National Merit Program | admissions.iastate.edu

KANSAS

Wichita State University NMF Award: Full tuition + fees + room & board + book stipend WSU National Merit Scholarship

KENTUCKY

University of Kentucky Award: Full tuition + two years of housing University of Kentucky Incoming Freshmen Scholarships

LOUISIANA

Louisiana Tech University NMF Award: “Unlimited,” only covers tuition + fees + room & board

LA Tech Scholarships

MARYLAND

Washington Adventist University NMF Award: Full tuition NMSF Award: 3/4 tuition Washington Adventist | Scholarships

MICHIGAN

Andrews University  NMF Award: Full tuition Andrews University Scholarships

MINNESOTA

University of Minnesota – Morris NMF Award: Full tuition NMSF Award: Up to $4,000 over four years Scholarships | morris.UMN.edu/admissions/scholarships

MISSISSIPPI

Mississippi State University NMF Award: Full tuition, fees, books, and room NSMF Award: Full tuition, fees, and books Academic Scholarships | Mississippi State University

 

University of Mississippi NMF Award: Full tuition + room + $1000/year stipend NMSF Award: Full tuition + room Ole Miss Scholarships

 

University of Southern Mississippi NMF Award: Full tuition + room & board + books + $500/year stipend + $4,000 study abroad stipend NMSF Award: Full tuition National Merit Scholarships @ USM

NEBRASKA

University of Nebraska NMF Award: Full tuition + $2,000/year UNL Admissions | Chancellor’s Scholarship

NEW JERSEY

New Jersey Institute of Technology NMF Award: Full tuition + fees NJ Institute of Technology’s Merit-Based Awards

NEW MEXICO

University of New Mexico NMF Award: Full tuition + fees + room & board + books + iPad Non-Resident Scholarships @ University of New Mexico

NEW YORK

Roberts Wesleyan College NMF Award: Full tuition Academic Scholarships | Roberts Wesleyan College

OKLAHOMA

Oklahoma City University NMF Award: Full tuition OKCU Star Scholars

 

Oklahoma Christian University NMF Award: Full tuition + fees + room & board Oklahoma Christian | Financial Aid | Scholarships

 

Oklahoma State University NMF Award: Full tuition for five years + fees + room & board OK State National Merit Scholars

 

Oklahoma Wesleyan University NMF Award: Full tuition NMSF Award: Half tuition Types of Aid @ OKWU

TENNESSEE

Bryan College NMF/NMSF Award: Full tuition Bryan Scholarships & Grants

TEXAS

Abilene Christian University NMF/NMSF Award: Full tuition+ $1500/year stipend

Scholarships | acu.edu

 

Baylor University NMF Award: Full tuition (only for Class of 2019. This scholarship’s funds will be moved elsewhere in the following years). Baylor Academic Scholarships 2019-2020

 

Lubbock Christian University NMF Award: Full tuition for five years NMSF Award: $2,000/year Student Scholarships @ Lubbock Christian

 

Texas Tech University NMF Award: Full tuition + fees + room & board + books + supplies + transportation + miscellaneous National Merit Scholars Program | Texas Tech University

 

University of Houston NMF Award: Full tuition + fees + $1000 research stipend + $2000 study abroad stipend UH NM Scholarship

 

University of Texas – Arlington NMF Award: Full tuition + fees + room & board + books + $1500 study abroad stipend UTA.edu | Scholarships | National Merit Scholarship

 

University of Texas – Dallas NMF Award: Full tuition + fees + $1,500/semester stipend + $4,000/semester stipend + $6,000 study abroad stipend UTD National Merit Scholars Program Overview

 

University of North Texas NMF Award: Full tuition + fees + room & board + books UMT Meritorious Scholarship for National Merit Finalists

VIRGINIA

Liberty University NMF: Full tuition + room & board NMSF: Full tuition Liberty University Scholarships

 

West Virginia University NMF: Full tuition + $3,500 study abroad stipend WVU | Financial Aid | Freshman Scholarships

WASHINGTON

Washington State University NMF/NMSF Award: Full tuition National Merit Scholarship | Washington State University