Automatic scholarship finder
Enter your GPA, test score and home state to see the merit money you'd automatically qualify for at 29 public universities that publish automatic scholarship charts, with no essay or separate application. Free, no sign-up.
Enter your GPA and home state to see results.
How this automatic scholarship finder works
A handful of public universities publish an exact chart that turns your GPA and ACT or SAT score into a scholarship amount. This tool checks your numbers against each school's own chart, using the right resident or non-resident version for your home state, and shows the best tier you clear, what it's worth over four years, and what it would take to reach the next tier.
The 29 schools included
- University of Alabama
- Auburn University
- University of Mississippi (Ole Miss)
- University of Alaska Fairbanks
- University of Hawaii at Manoa
- University of Idaho
- University of Kansas
- University of Kentucky
- University of Montana
- University of New Hampshire
- University of North Dakota
- University of Oklahoma
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- University of Utah
- University of Wyoming
- West Virginia University
- Mississippi State University
- Oklahoma State University
- Kansas State University
- University of Memphis
- Western Kentucky University
- University of Southern Mississippi
- Middle Tennessee State University
- Louisiana Tech University
- Northern Arizona University
- University of Nevada, Reno
- North Dakota State University
- Murray State University
- Utah State University
The University of Arizona isn't included: it dropped its published chart for 2026-2027. For why test scores move these awards so much, see how test scores affect merit scholarships.
Frequently asked questions
What is an automatic scholarship?
It's merit money a college awards from a published GPA-and-test-score chart, with no essay or separate scholarship application. If your numbers clear a row of the chart when you apply for admission, the award is yours (with a few exceptions, like Hawaii's, where funds can run out).
Which GPA should I enter?
Enter the GPA the school uses, if you know it. The schools differ: Utah and North Dakota use unweighted GPA, UNH uses weighted, Kansas takes whichever is higher, Wyoming accepts either, and Tennessee recalculates its own weighted core GPA. Each result says which one that school uses.
Do I need a test score?
Not everywhere. Kansas, Utah, Idaho, UNH, Montana, Alaska Fairbanks and Hawaii use GPA alone. Kentucky, West Virginia, Ole Miss (non-residents) and North Dakota have GPA-only tiers, with more money for a qualifying score. Alabama, Auburn, Oklahoma and Tennessee require a score for their charts.
Why does my home state matter?
Most of these schools run separate resident and non-resident charts, and the non-resident amounts are often much larger. Some charts cover only one group: Montana's is for out-of-state students only, and Idaho's and Alaska Fairbanks's are for in-state students. At Utah, students who receive the WUE tuition discount can't also get the merit chart.
Is the amount guaranteed?
It's an estimate from each school's own published chart, checked in September 2026. Charts change each cycle, UNH lists every figure as an "up to" maximum, and Auburn presents its table as last cycle's awards. Confirm the current chart on the school's official page, linked in every result.