<p>Adelphi: Yes
Coastal Carolina: Yes
Evansville: Yes
Hartt: Yes
Hofstra: Yes…by auditioning annually. BA Drama admission is by application only but accepted applicants can apply and audition for talent grant. Audition for BFA/MT concentration after freshman year.
James Madison (auditioned BA):Yes (some talent scholarships also have academic criteria)
Juilliard: No
Minnesota/Guthrie: Yes (not exactly merit, a blanket process that includes financial need is used to give awards from the BFA program. But awards are given based on merit alone)
Marymount Manhattan: Yes
Muhlenberg (BA): Yes
Northwestern: No
NYCDA: Yes
NYU Tisch: Yes
SCAD: Yes
Shenandoah: Yes
SMU: Yes</p>