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Automatic Merit Scholarships in Washington
10 colleges in Washington automatically consider every admitted student for merit aid, with no separate scholarship application — 5 public and 5 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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10 Washington 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 Washington school with automatic merit
| School | Type | Automatic tiers | Sample automatic awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| CWU | Public | 2 | Crimson Scholarship: $2,000 per year for two consecutive years ($4,000 total)Transfer Excellence Scholarship: $2,000 per year, up to three years ($6,000 total) |
| EWU | Public | 1 | Automatic Freshman Scholarship — Washington Resident: $1,000-$3,000 per year |
| UW Seattle | Public | 1 | Purple & Gold Scholarship: Variable; awarded for four years; specific amounts not publicly listed by tier |
| Washington State | Public | 5 | WUE Cougar Award: $12,000 per yearWUE Distinguished Cougar Award: $15,000 per yearNational Merit Scholarship: Full tuition waiver+2 more on the school page |
| Western Washington University | Public | 3 | Western Award For Excellence Wae: $12,000–$15,000Western Undergraduate Exchange Program Wue: $15,000+Western Washington University Admissions Achievement Award: $1,500–$4,000 |
| Gonzaga | Private (religious) | 2 | Daniel G. Brajcich Scholarship: $2,500 per yearDauna Leigh Bauer Scholarship: $2,000 per year |
| PLU | Private (religious) | 1 | PLU Academic Scholarships: $8,000-$32,000 |
| Seattle U | Private (religious) | 1 | Seattle University Merit Award: $8,000+ per year (automatic minimum) |
| Walla Walla | Private (religious) | 1 | Achievement Scholarship (GPA / ACT / SAT grids): $9,000-$15,000 |
| Whitworth | Private | 3 | Academic Achievement 3 9 Gpa: $9,000Academic Achievement 3 6 Gpa: $6,000Academic Achievement 3 3 Gpa: $3,000 |