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Indiana State Merit Aid

Indiana State rewards strong academics and artistic talent with a range of scholarships for incoming students.

Verified Jun 20264 days ago· HX-AUTO
Merit tiers1611 automatic on stats
Last verifiedJun 2026Analyst HX-AUTO

Who this school is for

Students with strong academic records should explore the President's and University Honors scholarships. Those with artistic abilities in music or performing arts have dedicated award opportunities.

Tuition / cost of attendance: Approximately $26,820 for 2026-2027. Source

Institutional merit aid tiers

Every tier below is sourced to the school’s own published financial aid pages. Renewal terms apply only if the student maintains the stated GPA.

Where you landAutomatic merit aid by ACT compositeEach bar marks the ACT score range that qualifies for the tier.
Academic Excellence Scholarship$3,000
ACT 27SAT 1270 · GPA 3.8

Not on this ladder: Presidents Academic Excellence Scholarship, Midwest Consortium Scholarship, Presidents Scholarship, 21st Century Scholars Textbook Scholarship, Child Of Alumni Textbook Scholarship, Academic Distinction Scholarship, Center For Leadership Development Scholarship, Indiana Latino Institute Scholarship, Academic Merit Scholarship, Incentive Scholarship, 21st Century Scholars Housing Scholarship, Rural Health Scholarship, Kentucky Student Scholarship, Illinois Student Scholarship, Ohio Student Scholarship — application required, holistic, or scored on a different axis.

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TierACT compositeAward
Academic Excellence Scholarship27$3,000
$4,000

Presidents Academic Excellence Scholarship

ApplicationRenewable
GPA
3.8
SAT
1270
ACT
27

Source

Amount not published

Midwest Consortium Scholarship

AutomaticRenewable

Source

Full tuition

Presidents Scholarship

ApplicationRenewable
GPA
3.8
SAT
1270
ACT
27

Source

$500

21st Century Scholars Textbook Scholarship

AutomaticRenewable
GPA
3

Source

$3,000

Academic Excellence Scholarship

AutomaticRenewable
GPA
3.8
SAT
1270
ACT
27

Source

$100

Child Of Alumni Textbook Scholarship

AutomaticRenewable
GPA
3

Source

$2,500

Academic Distinction Scholarship

AutomaticRenewable
GPA
3.5

Source

Full tuition

Center For Leadership Development Scholarship

ApplicationRenewable
GPA
3

Source

Full tuition

Indiana Latino Institute Scholarship

ApplicationRenewable
GPA
3.5

Source

$1,000

Academic Merit Scholarship

AutomaticRenewable
GPA
3.25

Source

$5,000

Incentive Scholarship

AutomaticRenewable
GPA
3

Source

$1,500

21st Century Scholars Housing Scholarship

AutomaticRenewable
GPA
3

Source

Full tuition

Rural Health Scholarship

ApplicationRenewable
GPA
3.5
SAT
1270
ACT
27

Source

Amount not published

Kentucky Student Scholarship

AutomaticRenewable

Source

Amount not published

Illinois Student Scholarship

AutomaticRenewable

Source

Amount not published

Ohio Student Scholarship

AutomaticRenewable

Source

Lesser-known scholarships at Indiana State

Named awards that don’t always surface on the main financial aid page. Each one has its own eligibility rules.

Amount$3,000+EligibilitySycamore String Quartet Program Scholarship provides a minimum of $3,000 per year, is limited to string players, and requires at least a 2.5 cumulative GPA.

Source

Amount$9,000EligibilityNetworks Scholarship provides $9,000 per year plus a $3,000 professional development account over four years, is renewable for up to three additional years, and is for students in any business major.

Source

Amount$9,000EligibilityGongaware Scholarship provides $9,000 per year plus a $3,000 professional development account over four years, is renewable for up to three additional years, and is for students planning to major in insurance and risk management.

Source

AmountFull tuitionEligibilityIncoming freshmen may be competitive for Indiana State University's University Honors scholarship, awarded through ISU's Office of Scholarships.

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Amount$3,000+EligibilityCreative and Performing Arts Award provides a minimum of $3,000 a year, is renewable for up to three additional years, and requires at least a 2.5 cumulative GPA plus department application and audition, portfolio review, and/or interview.

Source

How Indiana State compares across our verified dataset

  • 669 of 751 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.

    Indiana State is one of them. The cohort minority (82 schools) only awards one-year scholarships, which means the four-year value families assume on a brochure quote isn't guaranteed at every school.

Sources used on this page

Every claim is checked against Indiana State’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.

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