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Automatic Merit Scholarships in Illinois

7 colleges in Illinois automatically consider every admitted student for merit aid, with no separate scholarship application — 0 public and 7 private. Every award below is drawn verbatim from that school's own verified merit-aid page.

Verified Jul 20263 days ago· MP

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7 Illinois colleges award merit automatically, with no separate application.

Each school below publishes an automatic merit rule — an award the school hands out based on your admitted GPA and test score, or on your academic record at admission, with no separate scholarship form. Amounts are the school’s own verbatim figures, and each school links to its full published ladder, renewal rules, and stacking policy. Schools without a published automatic tier aren’t listed.

Every Illinois school with automatic merit

School	Type	Automatic tiers	Sample automatic awards
Augustana (IL)	Private (religious)	2	Academic Merit Grid — High School (Presidential / Dean's / Founders): $28,000-$32,000Transfer Merit Grid (Bell Tower / Blue and Gold / Denkmann / Carlsson) + PTK: $22,000-$29,000
DePaul	Private (religious)	1	Academic Scholarships (Presidential / Deans' / DePaul Scholars' / St. Vincent DePaul): $14,000–$33,000 per year
Loyola Chicago	Private (religious)	1	See full ladder
North Central (IL)	Private (religious)	2	Academic Merit Grid (Presidential / Dean / Honor / Achievement / Academic): $25,500-$30,000Presidential Housing Award: $3,000
Wheaton (IL)	Private (religious)	6	Trustee Scholarship: $25,000 per year (2026-2027)President Scholarship: $23,000 per year (2026-2027)Provost Scholarship: $20,000 per year (2026-2027)+3 more on the school page
MacMurray College	Private	8	Deans Achievement Scholarships: Up to $15,000Valedictory Scholarships: Full tuitionFounders Transfer Scholarships: Up to $12,500+5 more on the school page
National Louis	Private	1	Baker Scholarship: Up to $1,800 ($600 per term)