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Automatic Merit Scholarships in Pennsylvania
19 colleges in Pennsylvania automatically consider every admitted student for merit aid, with no separate scholarship application — 2 public and 17 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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19 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania school with automatic merit
| School | Type | Automatic tiers | Sample automatic awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitt | Public | 1 | Pitt Academic Scholarships (general merit): Range from $2,000 per year to awards covering full tuition plus room and board |
| Temple | Public | 1 | See full ladder |
| Chestnut Hill | Private (religious) | 2 | First-Year Scholarship Matrix (Presidential / Distinction / Scholars / Achievement / Rise / Promise): $12,000-$24,000Transfer Scholarship Matrix (Distinguished Transfer / Noble Griffin / Golden Elite / Thrive / Opportunity): $12,000-$22,000 |
| Elizabethtown | Private (religious) | 4 | Excelsior Scholarship: $21,500Presidential Scholarship: $21,000Founders Scholarship: $18,500+1 more on the school page |
| Grove City | Private (religious) | 3 | President's Scholarship: $7,500/yrProvost's Scholarship: $4,000/yrNational Merit and CLT10 Scholarship: $2,000 one-year scholarship |
| Holy Family | Private (religious) | 2 | Merit Scholarships — First Time Freshmen (Fall 2026/Spring 2027): $16,000-$25,000Merit Scholarships — Transfer Students (Fall 2026/Spring 2027): $14,000-$19,000 |
| Immaculata | Private (religious) | 1 | Associate Degree Grant: $1,500 |
| King's College (PA) | Private (religious) | 2 | First-time, Full-time Undergraduate Scholarships (named merit ladder): $20,000-$30,000Transfer Undergraduate Scholarships (named merit ladder): $22,000-$30,000 |
| Messiah | Private (religious) | 1 | See full ladder |
| Rosemont | Private (religious) | 1 | Rosemont Merit Scholarships: $2,000-Full tuition |
| Saint Joseph's | Private (religious) | 2 | Guaranteed Admission Program merit award: Minimum $30,000 over four years ($120,000 value) + $5,000/yr excellence award ($20,000 value)+1 more on the school page |
| Scranton | Private (religious) | 4 | Presidential Scholarship: Full tuitionDean's Scholarship: $33,000 average awardLoyola Scholarship: $31,500 average award+1 more on the school page |
| Alvernia | Private | 1 | Transfer Scholarship: $15,000 |
| Bucknell | Private | 8 | See full ladder |
| Drexel | Private | 2 | A.J. Drexel Scholarship (ED/EA round): $20,000–$35,000 per year for Early Decision and Early Action admits (Fall 2026)A.J. Drexel Scholarship (Regular Decision round): $10,000–$35,000 per year for Regular Decision admits (Fall 2026) |
| Juniata | Private | 1 | National Merit Scholarship: $2,500 |
| Lebanon Valley | Private | 1 | LVC Merit Scholarships Guarantee (Board of Trustees / Presidential / Dean's / Alfred Tennyson Sumner): $30,000-$36,000 |
| Lehigh | Private | 1 | National Merit Scholarship: $1,000 to $2,000 per year |
| Robert Morris (PA) | Private | 4 | RMU Merit Scholarships — Undergraduate first-year applicants (Fall 2026): $11,000-$28,000RMU Merit Scholarships — Undergraduate transfer applicants (Fall 2026): $10,000-$20,000International Student Scholarships — International Freshman Applicants: $11,000-$28,000+1 more on the school page |