How High Test Scores Lead to Scholarships

By now it should come as no surprise that scoring well on the SAT and/or ACT will increase your chances of getting into your top colleges. What you may or may not have heard is that high test scores also increase your chances of getting college scholarships. Let’s face it—college is expensive! For this reason, it’s a good idea to take advantage of any sort of financial assistance you can get. There are nonprofits and other organizations that can provide scholarships, but the most common scholarship will come from your college itself.

The SAT/ACT give you an opportunity. Perhaps you didn't get the best grades and your GPA is average at best, but you redeem yourself by scoring big on your entrance exams. That could still potentially lead to a scholarship. If you did have a good GPA and accompany it by outstanding test scores then sky's the limit.

Different colleges will award different types of test score scholarships. While it is a good idea to check with the colleges that you’re interested in to make sure you’re getting the most up-to-date information, this blog curates relevant data from Guaranteed Scholarships on SAT/ACT scores and scholarship opportunities. Below you will find tables about dozens of colleges and their typical ACT & SAT scholarship offers correlating with test scores.

Don't forget about superscoring your test scores. Every point counts when it comes to scholarships and superscoring is the key to bumping your total score to the next scholarship tier.

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TABLE: Alfred College Scholarships

GPA	SAT Score	ACT Score	Award
93	1200	26	Free tuition, room, and board
90	1150	25	Free room
88	1100	24	Free board (18 meals a week)

TABLE: Arcadia University Scholarships

GPA	SAT Score	Award
3.2	1030	Between $3000 and full tuition

TABLE: Belhaven College Scholarships

ACT Score	SAT Score	Annual Award for Students Living on Campus
20	930-960	$500
21	970-1000	$1000
22	1010-1040	$1500
23	1050-1080	$2000
24	1090-1100	$2500
25	1120-1150	$3000
26	1160-1190	$3500
27	1200-1220	$4000
28	1230-1260	$4500
29	1270-1300	$5000
30	1310-1340	$5500
31	1350-1380	$6000
32	1390-1440	$6500
33	1450-1500	$7000
34	1510-1560	$7500
35	1570-1600	$8000
36		$8500

TABLE: Bluffton College Scholarships

First-Time or Transfer	GPA	SAT Score	ACT Score	Annual Award
First-time	3.0	1050	23	$8396
First-time	3.5	1140	25	$9396
First-time	3.75	1220	27	$10,396
Transfer	3.5	1050	23	$2500 (up to $4000 based on need)

TABLE: Buena Vista University Scholarships

GPA	ACT Score	Award
3.75	26	$7500
3.25	20	$5500 annually

TABLE: Cedarville College Scholarships

GPA	SAT Score	ACT Score	Award
3.0	1310	30	$2000 annually
3.0	1120	25	$600-$1400

TABLE: Centenary College Scholarships

GPA	SAT Score	ACT Score	Annual Award
3.8	1210	27	Up to $10,000
3.3	1030	22	Up to $8000
3.0	910	19	Up to $6500
2.5	800	16	Up to $5000

TABLE: Chowan College Scholarships

GPA	SAT Score	Annual Award
3.0	1000	$5000
3.0	1100	$5200
3.0	1200	$5500
3.0	1300	$5750
3.5	1000	$5500
3.5	1100	$5750
3.5	1200	$6250
3.5	1300	$7000
4.0	1000	$5750
4.0	1100	$6250
4.0	1200	$7000
4.0	1300	$8000

TABLE: Daniel Webster College Scholarships for Resident Students

GPA	SAT Score	Annual Award
2.5	1000	$2000
3.0	1000	$4000
3.8	1200	$7500

TABLE: Dominican University of California Scholarships

Student	GPA	SAT Score	Annual Award
All students	3.6	1200	$11,500
Traditionally under-represented students	3.2	920	$11,500

TABLE: Dordt College Scholarships

GPA	ACT Score	Award
3.0	21	$500-$5000

TABLE: D’Youville College Scholarships

Scholarship	GPA	SAT Score	ACT Score	Award	Duration
Honors Scholarship		1100	24	50% off tuition and 25% off room and board for residents; 50% off tuition for commuters	4-5 years depending on program
Academic Initiative	85	1000	21-23	25% off tuition and 50% off room and board for residents; 25% off tuition for commuters	4-5 years depending on program
Achievement Scholarship	80-84	900-1090	19-23	$1000-4000 annually	4-5 years depending on program

TABLE: Eastern College Scholarships for Incoming Students

Class Rank	SAT Score	Annual Award
Top 15%	1200	$7000
Top 25%	1100	$6000
Top 40%	1000	$4000
Top 50%	950	$1500

TABLE: Faulkner University Scholarships

SAT Score Range	ACT Score Range	Annual Award
1030-1130	22-24	$2500-$3000
1140-1290	25-28	$3500-$4000
1300-1370	29-30	$5000-$5500

TABLE: Goshen College Scholarships

GPA	Class Rank	SAT Score	ACT Score	Award
3.5	Top 15%	1100	24	$1800-$3000
3.8	Top 5%	1270	29	$2400-$3500

TABLE: Hampden-Sydney College Scholarships

Class Rank	SAT Score	Annual Award
Top 5%	1400	$15,000
Top 10%	1350	$11,250
Top 15%	1250	$7500

TABLE: Hamline University Scholarships

GPA	Class Rank	SAT Score	ACT Score	Annual Award
3.8	Top 5%	1260	28	$5500-full tuition
3.5	Top 15%	1180	26	$3500-$6500
3.25	Top 25%	1140	25	$2000-$5000

TABLE: Jamestown College Scholarships

GPA/Class Rank	ACT Score	Award
3.8	30	$9000
Valedictorian (Ranked 1^st)	25	$8500
Salutatorian (Ranked 2^nd)	25	$7500
3.8	26	$6500
3.4	24	$5000
3.0	20	$3000

TABLE: Mars Hill College Scholarships

GPA	SAT Score	Award
3.5	1200	$7000
3.5	1100	$6000
3.5	1000	$5000
3.5	900	$4000
3.0	1000	$3000
3.0	900	$2500
2.5	1100	$3000
2.5	1000	$2000

TABLE: Niagra University Scholarships

GPA	ACT Score	SAT Score	Award
95	26	1150	$9500
91	27	1270	$8500
90	22	1000	$8200
85	24	1100	$7200
85-89	20-22	950-1050	$6500-$7500
mid-80	20+	950+	$4500-$5000

TABLE: North Central University Scholarships

GPA	SAT Score	ACT Score	Annual Award
3.5	1240	28	$2500
3.0-3.49	1050-1230	23-27	$1500

TABLE: Northwestern College Scholarships

Class Rank	ACT Score	Annual Award
Top 5%	28	$5000-$6750
Top 10%	26	$3000-$4900
Top 25%	23	Up to $2900

TABLE: Ouachita Baptist University Scholarships

SAT Score Range	ACT Score Range	Annual Award
1110-1170	24-25	$2000
1180-1290	26-28	$3000
1300-1370	29-30	$4000
1380+	31+	$5000

TABLE: Palm Beach Atlantic College Scholarships

GPA	SAT Score	ACT Score	Annual Award
3.5	1150	26	$2000
3.25	1050	23	$1000

TABLE: Regis College Scholarships

GPA	Class Rank	SAT Score	Annual Award
3.0	Top 10%	1200	$9000
3.0	Top 25%	1050-1190	$6000
3.0	Top 50%	950-1040	$3000

TABLE: Roosevelt College Scholarships

GPA	ACT Score	Annual Award
3.0-3.24	24	$1000
3.25-3.49	22-29	$1500-$5000
3.5-3.79	22-29	$3000-$6000
3.85+	27	Up to $7500

TABLE: Southern Christian University Scholarships

SAT Score Range	ACT Score Range	Annual Award
940-1010	23-24	Up to $300
1020-1090	25-26	Up to $400
1100-1250	27-29	Up to $500
1260+	30+	Up to $600

TABLE: Southwest Baptist University Scholarships for Incoming Freshmen

GPA	Class Rank	SAT Score Range	ACT Score Range	Award
3.85	Top 5%	1190-1230	24-27	$2950
3.75	Top 10%	1170-1310	26-29	$2950
3.85	Top 5%	1240-1600	28-36	$2530
3.75	Top 10%	1090-1160	24-25	$2530
3.75	Top 10%	1090-1230	24-27	$2100

TABLE: Southwest Missouri State University Scholarships

GPA	Class Rank	SAT Score	ACT Score	Annual Award
3.6	Top 20%	1170	26	$2000
3.8	Top 10%	1090	24	$1000

TABLE: Union College Scholarships

ACT Score	Tuition Award
30+	20%
28-29	12%
25-27	7%

TABLE: University of Indianapolis Scholarships

Class Rank	SAT Score	ACT Score	Award
Top 5%	1270	29	50% tuition
Top 15%	1100	24	30% tuition

TABLE: University of the Redlands Scholarships

GPA	SAT Score	ACT Score	Award
3.5	1100	23	$1500

TABLE: University of St. Francis Scholarships

GPA	Class Rank	SAT Score	ACT Score	Annual Award
3.5	Top 20%	1100	24	$5000-$7000

TABLE: University of Tennessee at Martin Scholarships

GPA	ACT Score	Annual Award
3.5	28	$3000
3.5	25	$1500

TABLE: William Woods University Scholarships

Class Rank	SAT Score Range	ACT Score Range	Award
Top 5%	1130-1230	30+	$5000
Top 20%	1130-1230	25-27	$3000

TABLE: Wilmington College Scholarships

GPA Range	SAT Score Range	ACT Score Range	Annual Award
3.0	1090-1600	24-36	$9000
3.0	860-1080	18-23	$7000
2.99	860-1600	18-36	$2000

TABLE: Wingate University Scholarships

GPA	SAT Score	Annual Award
3.0	1000	$3000
3.4	1100	$4000
3.8	1200	$6000

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