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Automatic Merit Scholarships in Oklahoma
10 colleges in Oklahoma automatically consider every admitted student for merit aid, with no separate scholarship application — 6 public and 4 private. Every award below is drawn verbatim from that school's own verified merit-aid page.
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10 Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma school with automatic merit
| School | Type | Automatic tiers | Sample automatic awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron | Public | 2 | See full ladder |
| Northeastern State | Public | 1 | Automatic Tuition Waiver Scholarships (Collegiate Scholars / Valedictorian Scholars / Green & White Scholars): $1,400-$2,200 per year |
| Oklahoma | Public | 13 | Non-Resident National Merit Semifinalist Scholarship: $68,000 total ($17,000/year × 4 years)Non-Resident Award of Excellence: $68,000 total ($17,000/year × 4 years)Non-Resident Distinguished Scholar: $60,000 total ($15,000/year × 4 years)+10 more on the school page |
| Oklahoma State | Public | 2 | Out-of-State Achievement Scholarship: $6,000/year at 3.25–3.49 GPA; $7,000/year at 3.50–3.74 GPA; $9,000/year at 3.75+ GPA+1 more on the school page |
| Southeastern Oklahoma State | Public | 2 | Automatic Scholarships — New Oklahoma Freshman (Valedictorian/Salutatorian, Academic Excellence, Stronger Storm, Former SE Concurrent): $250-$1,250 per semester (tuition waiver)Out-of-State Non-Resident Tuition Waiver (All Out-of-State Students): 100% of out-of-state non-resident tuition (varies) |
| USAO | Public | 2 | Deans Award: $750Presidents Award: $1,000 |
| Oklahoma Baptist | Private (religious) | 4 | Academic Grant: $15,000 per year ($60,000 over four years)President's Academic: $16,000 per year ($64,000 over four years)Trustee's Academic: $17,000 per year ($68,000 over four years)+1 more on the school page |
| Oklahoma Christian (OC) | Private (religious) | 2 | Academic Merit-Based Scholarships for Incoming Freshmen 2026-27 (Trustee's / Founders' / President's / Dean's / Eagle / Maroon & Gray): $4,000-$14,000 per academic yearTransfer Student Scholarship: $5,000-$10,000 per academic year |
| Oklahoma City University | Private (religious) | 6 | OCU Academic Merit Scholarship — Presidential Academic Award (Arts & Sciences, Business or Nursing): $13,000/yrOCU Academic Merit Scholarship — University Academic Award (Arts & Sciences, Business or Nursing): $10,500/yrOCU Academic Merit Scholarship — Achievement Academic Award (Arts & Sciences, Business or Nursing): $8,000/yr+3 more on the school page |
| Oklahoma Wesleyan (OKWU) | Private (religious) | 1 | Academic Scholarship (GPA-based): $3,000-$6,000 per year |