Ole Miss runs a genuinely different structure from Alabama's or Kentucky's single-award grids: Mississippi residents can qualify for two separate scholarships that stack on top of each other, and non-residents get one award that pays specifically toward the non-resident fee. There's also a wrinkle in how current the published numbers actually are, worth flagging before you use either table.
See all 17 real automatic scholarship charts covered this cycle for how this compares to other public universities' own tables.
Mississippi residents: Academic Merit + the 1848 Award
| ACT | SAT | GPA | Academic Merit | 1848 Award | Combined Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1130-1150 | 3.0+ | $1,000 | — | $1,000 |
| 24 | 1160-1190 | 3.0+ | $1,500 | — | $1,500 |
| 25 | 1200-1220 | 3.0+ | $1,500 | — | $1,500 |
| 26 | 1230-1250 | 3.0+ | $1,900 | — | $1,900 |
| 27 | 1260-1290 | 3.0+ | $2,250 | — | $2,250 |
| 28 | 1300-1320 | 3.0+ | $3,000 | — | $3,000 |
| 29 | 1330-1350 | 3.5+ | $3,500 | $4,000 | $7,500 |
| 30 | 1360-1380 | 3.5+ | $4,500 | $4,000 | $8,500 |
| 31 | 1390-1410 | 3.5+ | $5,500 | $4,000 | $9,500 |
| 32 | 1420-1440 | 3.5+ | $7,500 | $4,000 | $11,500 |
| 33+ | 1450+ | 3.5+ | $10,278 | $4,000 | $14,278 |
The 1848 Award requires a minimum 3.5 GPA on top of the qualifying test score -- Ole Miss's Academic Merit scholarship on its own only requires a 3.0 GPA, so a student at a 29+ ACT with a GPA between 3.0 and 3.49 gets the Academic Merit amount alone, not the combined total shown above. The two awards are both renewable for up to four years as long as terms are met.
Non-residents: a single award toward the non-resident fee
| GPA | No Test | 24-25 ACT / 1160-1220 SAT | 26-27 ACT / 1230-1290 SAT | 28-29 ACT / 1300-1350 SAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0-3.49 | $3,000 | $4,000 | $5,000 | $8,000 |
| 3.5-3.74 | $5,000 | $7,000 | $8,000 | $10,000 |
| 3.75-4.0 | $8,000 | $9,000 | $10,000 | $20,790 |
This is the full grid as currently published -- Ole Miss's non-resident chart tops out at the 28-29 ACT / 1300-1350 SAT column with no higher published band, unlike Alabama's or Kentucky's charts, which both extend up through a 30+ ACT tier.
The part worth flagging: two charts, two different cycle labels, same site
This is a case where checking the source directly matters more than usual. As currently published, Ole Miss's resident chart page is headed "2025-2026 Mississippi Freshmen," while its non-resident chart page is dated "2026-2027." Both pages describe the awards as based on qualifying tests taken "prior to enrollment as a new freshman," with no separate scholarship-specific deadline stated on either page -- but the mismatched cycle labels mean the resident numbers above may not yet reflect a refreshed cycle the way the non-resident numbers do. Confirm directly with Ole Miss's financial aid office (800-891-4596 or finaid@olemiss.edu) if you're relying on the resident chart for a specific admission cycle.
Superscores are accepted here -- unlike Alabama or Kentucky
Ole Miss's non-resident page states superscores are accepted for both the ACT and SAT. That's the opposite of Alabama's and Kentucky's policies, both of which explicitly reject superscores for automatic scholarships -- a real reason not to assume one school's test-score policy carries over to the next.
What this means for you
- Mississippi residents: check whether you clear the separate 3.5 GPA bar for the 1848 Award, not just the 3.0 minimum for Academic Merit -- it's the difference between the Academic Merit number alone and the combined total.
- Non-residents: your superscore counts here. If your best section scores are split across test dates, the combined number is worth submitting -- a different situation from Alabama or Kentucky.
- Confirm the resident chart's current-cycle status directly with Ole Miss before relying on it, given the 2025-2026 label still showing on that specific page as of this writing.
- There's no hard scholarship-specific deadline like Alabama's December 4 or Kentucky's December 1 -- but qualifying tests must be completed before enrollment, so don't wait on a final spring test date to lock in your numbers.