How much is each Missouri State merit award worth?

Missouri State does not publish the dollar amounts (or the exact GPA/test cutoffs) for its automatic academic merit awards online. The one published figure is the out-of-state Go Mo State Scholarship, a $50,000 value that covers non-resident tuition for students with a 3.25+ GPA, renewable up to five years. Your specific in-state award amount appears in your admission/award offer.

What GPA do I need to keep my scholarship?

For institutional scholarships awarded Summer 2026 and beyond, you must maintain a 2.75 cumulative GPA and complete 30 credit hours per year. Scholarships renew for the lesser of five academic years or the completion of a first baccalaureate degree.

Missouri State· Renewal Rules

Keeping Missouri State’s Merit Aid for Four Years

What the financial-aid office actually requires after freshman year: minimum GPA, credit-hour pace, and the cliffs that quietly downgrade families mid-degree.

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At a glance

Renewable tiers: 3 of 3
One-time tiers: 0
Tiers with published renewal terms: 3
Renewal risk profile: moderate

Renewal risk profile

Missouri State's renewal bar is achievable for steady students but isn't generous. Most awards require a cumulative GPA in the 3.0–3.4 band plus full-time enrollment. Audit the strictest tier on this school's list before assuming the four-year value is locked in.

Go Mo State Scholarship: 2.75 GPA
Academic Merit Awards (1905 Award, Maroon & White, Bear Excellence, Mo State Scholars, Bear Merit, Mo State Achievement, Show Me Mo State): 2.75 GPA
Presidential Scholarship: 2.75 GPA

Renewal terms by tier

Go Mo State Scholarship
$50,000 value (covers out-of-state tuition)
Entry requirements: 3.25 or higher on a 4.0 scale GPA
To keep it: Renewable for up to five years to cover the cost of out-of-state tuition. Institutional renewal standard is a 2.75 cumulative GPA and 30 credit hours per year (per the Scholarship Renewal Information page), for the lesser of 5 academic years or completion of a first baccalaureate degree.
Source: https://www.missouristate.edu/Admissions/AdmissionsViewbook/costs.htm
Academic Merit Awards (1905 Award, Maroon & White, Bear Excellence, Mo State Scholars, Bear Merit, Mo State Achievement, Show Me Mo State)
Amounts not published online
Entry requirements: Not published GPA · Not published SAT · Not published ACT
To keep it: All institutional scholarships can be renewed for the lesser of 5 academic years or the completion of a first baccalaureate degree, with a 2.75 cumulative GPA and 30 credit hours per year (for awards first enrolled Summer 2026 and beyond).
Source: https://www.missouristate.edu/FinancialAid/Scholarships/scholarship-renewal-information.htm
Presidential Scholarship
Not published online (competitive top award)
Entry requirements: at least a 3.90 cumulative GPA (through the 6th semester / end of junior year) GPA · 1390 SAT SAT · 31 ACT ACT
To keep it: Listed on the Scholarship Renewal Information page with a 2.75 cumulative GPA requirement (and 30 credit hours per year for Summer 2026 and beyond).
Source: https://www.missouristate.edu/FinancialAid/Scholarships/PresidentialApp.htm

How families lose this aid

Assuming the named in-state merit awards (Bear Excellence, Mo State Scholars, etc.) have a published dollar amount you can look up.
Missouri State does not publish the award amounts or the GPA/test grid for its automatic academic merit awards. The Freshman Scholarships page only says 'Apply now to find out what funding you may be eligible for' — your actual offer comes after you apply and are admitted. Budget conservatively and confirm the figure in your admission/award letter.
Out-of-state students missing the Go Mo State Scholarship by under-reporting GPA or assuming it's automatic without the 3.25 threshold.
The Go Mo State Scholarship is for out-of-state students with a high school GPA of 3.25 or higher and is the award that wipes out the non-resident tuition surcharge (a $50,000 value over up to five years). Just below a 3.25 and you may fall back to the lower-value Midwest Student Exchange waiver instead.
Treating the Presidential Scholarship as automatic.
The Presidential Scholarship requires a 3.90 cumulative GPA, a 31 ACT/1390 SAT, AND a separate application with your sixth-semester transcript submitted by the December 1 deadline. Miss that deadline and you cannot be considered for it.

Renewal questions families ask

How much is each Missouri State merit award worth?: Missouri State does not publish the dollar amounts (or the exact GPA/test cutoffs) for its automatic academic merit awards online. The one published figure is the out-of-state Go Mo State Scholarship, a $50,000 value that covers non-resident tuition for students with a 3.25+ GPA, renewable up to five years. Your specific in-state award amount appears in your admission/award offer.
What GPA do I need to keep my scholarship?: For institutional scholarships awarded Summer 2026 and beyond, you must maintain a 2.75 cumulative GPA and complete 30 credit hours per year. Scholarships renew for the lesser of five academic years or the completion of a first baccalaureate degree.

How Missouri State compares across our verified dataset

669 of 751 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
Missouri 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 renewal claim is checked against Missouri State’s own published materials.