Hanna

The University of Missisippi offers a variety of automatic scholarships. The Academic Excellence awards will be of greatest general interest: The University of Mississippi ? Office of Financial Aid

University of North Florida: UNF - Admissions - Scholarships - Freshman Automatic

Indiana University has announced new criteria for its Automatic Academic Scholarships: Automatic Academic Scholarships: Office of Scholarships: Indiana University Bloomington

Non-Resident Criteria
IU Distinction - $44,000 ($11,000 per year)

The IU Distinction Scholarship is awarded to the best and brightest out-of-state students who meet each of the following criteria:

Out-of-state student (domestic and international)
Minimum SAT score of 1350 or minimum ACT of 31
Minimum GPA of 3.80 on a 4.0 scale

IU Prestige - $20,000 ($5,000 per year)

The IU Prestige Scholarship is awarded to out-of-state students who meet each of the following criteria:

Out-of-state student (domestic and international)
Minimum SAT score of 1250 or minimum ACT of 28
Minimum GPA of 3.70 on a 4.0 scale

Mt. St. Mary's offers guaranteed scholarships:
Mount Scholarships and Grants - Mount St. Mary?s University

The University of Louisville offers an automatic grant to out-of-region students with minimum scores & GPA: Out-of-State High School Senior — University of Louisville

Indiana State has a number of guaranteed scholarships:
Indiana State University: Scholarships for Entering Freshmen

Daddio3

I think I looked through them all and didn't see this one. I actually started through the public school list of top ECE programs to try to assess which higher-end public schools helped out OOS students and which did not, but it got overwhelming. I remember two things: 1 Michigan was terrible -- OOS tuiton is quite high and there seemed to be no OOS support. 2. Ohio State was much lower OOS tuition ($25,445) and they had this:

National Buckeye Scholarship for non-Ohio residents

Award amount
$12,000 ($48,000 four–year value)

Criteria
Ohio State is committed to enrolling a diverse and talented student population. The National Buckeye Scholarship is awarded on a competitive basis to non-Ohio students required to pay the out-of-state surcharge who are admitted to the Columbus campus for autumn semester. Those considered rank in the top 40 percent of their graduating classes and have ACT composite scores of 28 or higher or combined SAT Critical Reading and Math scores of 1260 or higher.

Notes:

Except where noted, the National Buckeye Scholarship can be combined with any other merit scholarships, as long as the combined total does not exceed the total cost of an Ohio State education.
This award is renewable for a maximum of eight semesters (or the equivalent) of full-time undergraduate enrollment, provided the recipient maintains a 2.5 or higher GPA (earned by no later than the end of the first year) and nonresident classification remains unchanged.

sylvan8798

Not sure, but my interpretation is that this is a competitive scholarship and is not automatically given.

dodgersmom

University of Alabama - Huntsville

For students enrolling as freshmen for the 2013-14 school year, UAH merit awards have indeed been drastically reduced. Out-of-state awards no longer cover either full tuition or a full ride (tuition/ room/board/books/fees) as they have for the past several years.

2012-13 Costs:
Tuition in-state: $8,794; out-of-state: $21,108
Fees: $741
Room/Board: $7,900
Books & Supplies: $1,592

Out-of-state awards:
GPA 3.0-3.49 & ACT 25-36 (SAT 1130-1600) --> $6,400
GPA 3.5-3.99 & ACT 25-27 (SAT 1130-1240) --> $6,600
GPA 3.5-3.99 & ACT 28-29 (SAT 1250-1320) --> $7,000
GPA 3.5-3.99 & ACT 30-36 (SAT 1330-1600) --> $9,250
GPA 4.0 & up & ACT 25-27 (SAT 1130-1240) --> $8,000
GPA 4.0 & up & ACT 28-29 (SAT 1250-1320) --> $9,000
GPA 4.0 & up & ACT 30-33 (SAT 1330-1480) --> $9,250
GPA 4.0 & up & ACT 34-36 (SAT 1490-1600) -> $15,750

In-state awards:
GPA 3.0-3.49 & ACT 25-36 (SAT 1130-1600) --> $3,200
GPA 3.5-3.99 & ACT 25-27 (SAT 1130-1240) --> $3,300
GPA 3.5-3.99 & ACT 28-29 (SAT 1250-1320) --> $3,500
GPA 3.5-3.99 & ACT 30-36 (SAT 1330-1600) --> $9,250
GPA 4.0 & up & ACT 25-27 (SAT 1130-1240) --> $4,000
GPA 4.0 & up & ACT 28-29 (SAT 1250-1320) --> $4,500
GPA 4.0 & up & ACT 30-33 (SAT 1330-1480) --> $9,250
GPA 4.0 & up & ACT 34-36 (SAT 1490-1600) -> $15,750

stripedshirt

I've been digging through these and cross-referencing for an hour and only got halfway through!

Does anyone know if any listed scholarships are from colleges that have an average GPA of around 3.8 unweighted and a 1960 SAT? I don't want to go to a college too far below my scores.
OR If any of these have good bio programs, specifically bioengineering and biomedical engineering major?

dodgersmom

At risk of repeating myself:

Biomed programs -

UAB - The University of Alabama at Birmingham

UAB scholarships for U.S. citizens (non-Alabama residents)

ACT-SAT conversion chart

David1959

As many have said, THANKS digmedia for starting the thread and Mto2CKs for the major input. If the AL schools had soccer, we would seriously consider them.

My daughter (1st year MS&T) used the info in her search, and my son (rising senior with 1420 CR=M) is using it now. I'll start with what we know, and try to add what we have found.

Missouri Science and Technolgy (MO Rolla)

Approximate costs:
Tuition: In-state: $7,800; OOS: $21,600;
Other costs(Room/Board/etc): $12,000


Excellence Scholarship: $5,500(In-State)*, $11,000 (OOS)

Trustees' Scholarship: $4,000 (In-State)*, $10,000 (OOS)

Miner Scholarship: $2,000 (in-State)*, $7,000 (OOS)


Details

This used to be published in a grid that was a lot easier to figure out. In 2012 it WAS something like:

Excellence - 10.5K (top 5%, 1400 ?, 3.5 GPA)
Trustee - up to 10K (top 5%, 1320 ?, 3.25 GPA)
Miner - up to 7K (top 10%, 1250 ?, 3.0 GPA)

Now you have to use the Net Price Calculator:

Missouri S&T Freshman Net Price Calculator

Using the boy's 1420, 3.85, top 5%, but NOT a NMS, the Trustee Scholarship comes to 12,000.

There are also added scholarships that can be had with no additional application essays (SWE for girls, Alumni Sections, Dept, etc), but not guaranteed.

A great engineering school, affordably priced.

David1959

University of Texas - Dallas

Not sure if it's appropriate to put this as guaranteed anymore. Lots of weasel words in the awards information. I can no longer find a Net Price Calculator on their website:

Approximate costs:
Tuition: In-state: $5,800; OOS: $14,800;
Other costs(Room/Board/etc): $10,200

Achievement
Average SAT (Critical Reading + Math only): 1330
Average ACT: 30

Distinction
Average SAT (Critical Reading + Math only): 1440
Average ACT: 32

Honors
Average SAT (Critical Reading + Math only): 1490
Average ACT: 34



Academic Achievement Scholarship
•$3,000 per semester applied toward UT Dallas tuition and mandatory fees

Total value over four academic years: $24,000

Based on the estimated cost of tuition and fees, room and board, and books and supplies for full-time undergraduate students living on campus during the 2011-2012 academic year, the Achievement Scholarship reduces the approximate cost of attendance at UT Dallas from $21,842 to $15,842 each academic year.

Academic Distinction Scholarship
•Complete coverage of UT Dallas tuition and mandatory fees
•$1,000 per semester cash stipend to defray the costs of books, supplies and other expenses

Total estimated value over four academic years: $54,368

Based on the estimated cost of tuition and fees, room and board, and books and supplies for full-time undergraduate students living on campus during the 2011-2012 academic year, the Distinction Scholarship reduces the approximate cost of attendance at UT Dallas from $21,842 to $8,250 each academic year.

Academic Honors Scholarship
•Complete coverage of UT Dallas tuition and mandatory fees
•$3,000 per semester cash stipend to defray the costs of books, supplies and other expenses

Total estimated value over four academic years: $70,368

Based on the estimated cost of tuition and fees, room and board, and books and supplies for full-time undergraduate students living on campus during the 2011-2012 academic year, the Honors Scholarship reduces the approximate cost of attendance at UT Dallas from $21,842 to $4,250 each academic year.

Awards for National Merit Finalists, National Achievement Scholars, & National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholars

The AES Program coordinates with the University's National Merit Scholarship Division to offer special scholarships to students who are National Merit Finalists or recognized as a National Achievement Scholar by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Students recognized by the College Board's National Hispanic Recognition Program are also afforded a specific scholarship opportunity. Click here for more information about these awards.

Non-Texas Residents

Students receiving any level of AES award may qualify for in-state tuition and fee charges, regardless of their resident status.


JUST NOTICED THE MAY! This used to read WILL. Times are getting tougher.

matthewcollege

striped shirt. my son is jr now and your grades/scores similar to him (and sci major also ) . we live in ny . what were you able to find out merit aid wise ? looking preferably private schools that might come down to around same price (less even better ) than our suny schools like binghamton and buffalo

batoul

This post is really useful. I have read it all and got a lot of good information. My son is Junior. He got 34 on his ACT and GPA is about 3.75. We can’t help more than $15k per year. He is interested in engineering schools mostly on west coast. We have visited Stanford and Berkeley but they are expensive and don’t give much merit scholarship. Does anyone know what are the best engineering schools giving a generous scholarship to good ACT scores on the west side?

thumper1

Batoul...may I suggest that you start a thread with your question about schools with engineering programs in the west that give good merit aid? I think your query is going to get lost on this thread!

mathmomvt

batoul, if your son has a high enough PSAT that he might be a National Merit finalist, check out the thread for NMF scholarships as well.

NYMom3Kids

Thought I would add this NYTimes chart to the thread. Colleges and Universities that Award Merit Aid - July 2012

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...ife_chart.html

mathmomvt

Doesn't belong here since that's not guaranteed stuff. Also the numbers seem off. for example they have 38% of Olin freshmen getting merit, when actually 100% do.

NYMom3Kids

So sorry mathmomvt. I'll just go back to reading on here. Was just trying to be helpful.