Scholarships are awarded to admitted degree-seeking students who meet the eligibility criteria. Test scores have been removed as a required element for most scholarship awards. However, some students must still provide test scores for admission but those test scores will not be used to determine merit scholarship awards.
There is one exception: the NKU Presidential Scholarship requires the submission of test scores and is reserved for students who achieve at least a 3.75 high school (HS) GPA and have 34 Composite score on the ACT or 1490 on the SAT.
To be considered for merit-based scholarships, students must:
The chart below allows you to use your high school GPA and standardized test scores (ACT or SAT) to estimate your merit scholarship eligibility. Students may receive a scholarship amount ranging from $500 up to full-tuition+$6,000 Housing Stipend. Scholarship awards are subject to availability.
Degree-seeking residents of the following counties can be considered for the merit scholarships below.
Indiana counties: Dearborn, Franklin, Jefferson, Ohio, Ripley, and Switzerland
Ohio counties: Adams, Brown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Fayette, Hamilton, Highland, or Warren
Scholarship Title | Eligibility Criteria | Amount |
Renewal Criteria |
---|---|---|---|
Presidential Scholarship |
3.75+ weighted HS GPA and 34+ ACT/1490 SAT* |
Full Tuition + $6,000 Housing Stipend (for students living on-campus in NKU housing) |
|
Founders Scholarship |
3.95+ weighted HS GPA |
$3,000 |
|
Excellence Scholarship |
3.70-3.94 weighted HS GPA |
$2,000 |
|
Commonwealth Scholarship |
3.00-3.69 weighted HS GPA |
$1,000 |
|
SAT Combined Critical reading and mathematics scores of 1490 or higher.
Scholarship Title | Eligibility Criteria | Amount |
Renewal Criteria |
---|---|---|---|
Presidential Scholarship |
|
Full Tuition + $6,000 Housing Stipend (for students living on-campus in NKU housing) |
|
Metro EDGE Award |
|
$8,256 |
|
Out of State EDGE Award |
|
$7,256 |
|
International EDGE Award |
|
$5,000 |
|
*Or, SAT Combined Critical reading and mathematics scores of 1490 or higher.
**Indiana Rate counties: Dearborn, Franklin, Jefferson, Ohio, Ripley, and Switzerland
***Ohio Metro area counties: Adams, Brown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Fayette, Hamilton, Highland, or Warren
NOTE: The tables above do not include additional awards for students with honors, artistic, musical or theatre talent.
Honors students should review information provided by the NKU Honors College.
For artistic, music, and theatre awards, please review the scholarship information from NKU School for the Arts.