This is a compilation of large scholarship awards that are automatically awarded. The awards included in this list meet the following criteria:

1. Awarded automatically based on GPA, SAT, ACT, and/or class rank
2. At least Full Tuition/Full Ride in magnitude (or equivalent)
3. Open to all US students, regardless of state residency, ethnicity, race, etc.
4. No need-based requirement or component
5. College must be accredited, public or non-profit private, 4-year degree-granting institution

Key:

Full Tuition: covers the cost of tuition for 4 years
Full Ride: covers Tuition, Room, and Board for 4 years (may include other benefits as well)
exp: stipend for experiential learning (internship, study abroad, etc., allowable uses vary by college)

Where published, the application deadline for receiving the scholarships is included. Some deadlines are “Priority” deadlines, so awards after the deadline may still be possible.

Some schools give awards on a first-come, first-served basis as funds are available. A notation is included for all schools with this caveat.

==== ALABAMA ====

University of Alabama
Application Deadline: December 1st
Award: Full Tuition
Out-of-State Requirements: 3.5 GPA, 32 ACT or 1400 SAT (CR+M)
In-State Requirements: 3.5 GPA, 30 ACT or 1330 SAT (CR+M)
Out-of-State Scholarships - Undergraduate Scholarships - The University of Alabama
In-State Scholarships - Undergraduate Scholarships - The University of Alabama
Award: Full Tuition + $2,500/year
Requirements (Eng/CS Only): 3.5 GPA, ACT 30 or 1330 SAT (CR+M)
Scholarships - Undergraduate Students - The College of Engineering - The University of Alabama

University of Alabama-Huntsville
Application Deadline: June 1st
Award: Full Tuition + Housing
Requirements: 4.0 GPA, 34 ACT or 1490 SAT (CR+M)
Award: Full Tuition
Requirements: 3.5 GPA, 30 ACT or 1330 SAT (CR+M)
http://www.uah.edu/admissions/undergraduate/financial-aid/scholarships/merit-tuition-scholarships

University of Alabama-Birmingham
Application Deadline: May 1st (December ACT/SAT)
Award: $15,000/year (Full tuition for up to 25 credits per year)
Requirements: 3.5 GPA, 30 ACT or 1330 SAT (CR+M)
http://www.uab.edu/students/paying-for-uab/scholarships/item/570-act-gpa-based-scholarships

Troy University
Application Deadline: March 1st
Award: Full Ride (Tuition+Room+Board)
Requirements: 3.7 GPA, 32 ACT or 1420 SAT (CR+M)
Award: Full Tuition
Requirements: 3.5 GPA, 28 ACT or 1260 SAT (CR+M)
http://www.troy.edu/scholarships/undergraduate/troy-scholarships.html

Tuskegee University
Application Deadline: Not published
Award: Full Ride (Tuition+Room+Board+Books)
Requirements: 3.7 GPA, 29 ACT or 1300 SAT (CR+M)
Award: Full Tuition + Books
Requirements: 3.5 GPA, 26 ACT or 1180 SAT (CR+M)
Freshman Scholarships | Tuskegee University

Alabama State University
Application Deadline: Not published
Award: Full Ride (Tuition/Room/Board/Books)
Requirements: 3.76 GPA, 26 ACT or 1170 SAT (CR+M)
Award: Full Tuition+ (Tuition/Fees/Books)
Requirements: 3.51 GPA, 22 ACT or 1090 SAT (CR+M)
Award: Full Tuition+ (Tuition + $500 for Books)
Requirements: 3.00 GPA, 20 ACT or 940 SAT (CR+M)
ASU Scholarships : Alabama State University

==== ARKANSAS ====

University of Arkansas at Monticello
Application Deadline: March 1st
Award: Full Ride (Tuition+Room+Board)
Requirements: 3.0 GPA and Top 10% Rank, 30 ACT
Award: Full Tuition+Room
Requirements: 3.0 GPA, 27 ACT
Award: Full Tuition
Requirements: 3.0 GPA, 24 ACT
http://www.uamont.edu/pages/admissions/institutional-scholarships/

University of Arkansas – Little Rock
Application Deadline:
Priority, Dec 1st; Final, Feb 1st
Award: Full Tuition+ ($10,000/year + OOS Tuition Waiver)
Requirements: 3.5 GPA, 30 ACT or 1330 SAT (CR+M)
http://ualr.edu/scholarships/academic/

University of Central Arkansas
Application Deadline:
Feb 17th
Award: Full Tuition ($12,000/year)
Requirements: 3.25 GPA, 31 ACT or 2020 SAT
http://uca.edu/scholarships/prospective-students/

==== DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ====

Howard University
Application Deadline: Not published
Award: Full Ride
Requirements: 3.5 GPA, 32 ACT or 1400 SAT (CR+M)
Award: Full Tuition+Room
Requirements: 3.25 GPA, 29 ACT or 1300 SAT (CR+M)
Award: Full Tuition
Requirements: 3.0 GPA, 26 ACT or 1170 SAT (CR+M)
Grants, Scholarships & Fellowships - Howard University
NOTE: First-come, first-served award

==== FLORIDA ====

Florida A&M
Application Deadline: Not published
Award (OOS): Full Ride
Requirement: 3.5 GPA, 1900 SAT (CR+M+W) or 29 ACT
Award (In-State): Full Ride
Award (OOS): Full Tuition and Fees
Requirement: 3.5 GPA, 1800 SAT (CR+M+W) or 27 ACT
http://www.famu.edu/Scholarships/New_Scholarship%20Criteria%20Flyer_2015-2016%201.pdf
NOTE: Out-of-State Engineering students also receive $2,000/year room and board stipend
NOTE: "Scholarships are awarded until the funds are depleted."

==== INDIANA ====

Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne
Application Deadline: Feb 1st
Award: Full Tuition
Requirement: 32 ACT (including writing) or 2100 SAT (CR+M+W)
https://www.ipfw.edu/offices/financial-aid/types/scholarships/university-scholarships.html

==== IOWA ====

Morningside College
Application Deadline: Not published
Award: Full Tuition
Requirements: 3.9 GPA, 31 ACT
http://www.morningside.edu/assets/uploads/general/2014-2015-Financial-Aid.pdf

==== LOUISIANA ====

Louisiana Tech University
Application Deadline: Jan 5th
Award: Full Ride
Requirements: 3.0 GPA, 32 ACT or 1400 SAT (CR+M)
http://admissions.latech.edu/tuition_fees/scholarships/freshman-scholarships.php

University of Louisiana-Monroe
Application Deadline: Dec 3rd
Award: Full Tuition + Fees + $5000 housing stipend
Requirements: 3.0 GPA, 30 ACT or 1320 SAT (CR+M)
http://www.ulm.edu/scholarships/freshmen.html
http://www.ulm.edu/scholarships/outofstate.html
Note: First come, first served as funds are available

==== MISSISSIPPI ====

University of Mississippi
Application Deadline:
Feb 15th
Award: Full Tuition
Requirements: 3.0 GPA, 33 ACT or 1440 SAT (CR+M)
http://finaid.olemiss.edu/scholarships/

==== NORTH CAROLINA ====

North Carolina Central University
Application Deadline:
Not Published
Award: Full Ride+ (Tuition and fees, room, board, books, $1000/year, internships, and a laptop)
Requirements: 3.5 GPA, 29 ACT or 1900 SAT
http://ecatalog.nccu.edu/content.php?catoid=3&navoid=871

==== PENNSYLVANIA ====

Temple University
Application Deadline: March 1st
Award: Full Tuition + $8,000 exp
Requirement: 3.8 GPA, 32 ACT or 1420 SAT (CR+M)
http://admissions.temple.edu/sites/admissions/files/uploads/010-1415_Scholarship-Info_FINAL-ADA_508%20%281%29.pdf

==== TEXAS ====

Texas State University
Application Deadline: Not published
Award: Full Tuition ($8,000/year + OOS tuition waiver)
Requirements: Top 25% Rank or IB Diploma, 32 ACT or 1400 SAT (CR+M)
Assured Scholarships : Financial Aid and Scholarships : Texas State University

Prairie View A&M University
Application Deadline: Not published
Award: Full Ride (Tuition, Fees, Room, Books)
Requirements: 3.5 GPA, 1760 SAT (CR+M+W) or 26 ACT (including W)
Award: Full Tuition+ ($9,200/year + OOS Tuition Waiver)
Requirements: 3.25 GPA, 1650 SAT (CR+M+W) or 24 ACT (including W)
University Scholarships

==== UTAH ====

Utah State University
Application Deadline: Dec 1st
Award:Full Tuition (see NOTE below)
Requirements: Sliding scale of GPA+ACT/SAT, ranging from 4.0+31/1360 to 3.5+36/1600 (see chart)
Utah State University
Utah State University
NOTE: Must establish Utah Residency during first year to continue to receive full tuition, otherwise scholarship reverts to in-state tuition only. Students are encouraged by the university to attain residency.

Utah Valley University
Application Deadline: Feb 1st
Award: Full Tuition
Requirements: 3.9 GPA, 1340 SAT (CR+M) or 30 ACT
http://www.uvu.edu/financialaid/scholarships/available/nonresident.html
NOTE: Must establish Utah Residency during first year to continue to receive full tuition, otherwise scholarship reverts to in-state tuition only.

Background

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