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Nevada State scholarships and merit aid

The short answer

Nevada State awards automatic merit on admission. Nevada State does not publish a GPA or test chart, so you cannot self-calculate the dollars.

Where does your student land?

Verified Jul 2026
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Published rules, with the school sources close at hand. Confirm the details before you count on an award.

The award collection

Published scholarships

These amounts and requirements come from the school’s own published pages. Open an award to see who qualifies and how to keep it.

Where does your student land?

  1. Scorpion Academic Scholarship — First-Year/Freshmen (2026 HS Graduates)$2,000-$4,000 per yearAutomaticRenewable
    Published awardAcademic thresholds

    Scorpion Academic Scholarship — First-Year/Freshmen (2026 HS Graduates)

    $2,000-$4,000 per year

    Published rangeAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    GPA
    Presidential 3.75+ = $4,000/yr; Mount Scorpion Achievement 3.50-3.74 = $3,000/yr; Black & Gold 3.25-3.49 = $2,000/yr (3.25+ cumulative unweighted GPA by end of 7th semester required to qualify)
    SAT
    No test score required
    ACT
    No test score required
    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Scorpion Academic Scholarship — First-Year/Freshmen (2026 HS Graduates)

    Who qualifies

    No separate application — apply for general admission and submit transcripts by the priority deadlines (Admission Application Feb 1, 2026; 7th-semester transcript Feb 15, 2026). Awarded as funding permits, first-come, first-served. Awards for fall and spring only. International students are not admitted (no I-20 issued).

    How to keep it

    Valid for 8 consecutive undergraduate semesters (excluding summer). Awarded once a year for the fall semester; students must enter the fall after HS graduation. See 'Maintaining Eligibility for Your Scorpion Academic Scholarship.'

    Worth knowing

    Automatic GPA chart (no test). Amounts are the 2025/26 award levels; the page states merit offerings 'vary year to year, based on available funding.' If your final GPA raises your tier, notify Admissions and submit final transcripts by August 1.

  2. Scorpion Academic Scholarship — NSHE Community College Graduates (2026)$2,000-$4,000 per yearAutomaticRenewable
    Published awardAcademic thresholds

    Scorpion Academic Scholarship — NSHE Community College Graduates (2026)

    $2,000-$4,000 per year

    Published rangeAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    GPA
    Same award chart by GPA (3.25+ cumulative GPA required to qualify)
    SAT
    No test score required
    ACT
    No test score required
    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Scorpion Academic Scholarship — NSHE Community College Graduates (2026)

    Who qualifies

    Must graduate from an NSHE community college with an AA/AS/AB the semester immediately preceding enrollment; must be a first-time Nevada State student; the associate degree must be the first standard collegiate degree. Admission Application priority July 1, 2026; transcript priority August 1, 2026. Online RN to BSN admits are NOT eligible.

    How to keep it

    Awarded for 4 consecutive undergraduate semesters (excluding summer); awarded twice a year (fall and spring). Must send final NSHE community college transcripts with the posted associate degree to maintain eligibility.

    Worth knowing

    Transfer track of the Scorpion scholarship: half the semesters (4) of the freshman version, with an NSHE associate-degree requirement and RN-to-BSN exclusion.

  3. Leadership Scholarship$1,000 (one-time, first semester)Not automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Leadership Scholarship

    $1,000 (one-time, first semester)

    Published award termsNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    GPA
    Unweighted HS GPA of 2.75 or higher
    Open award details for Leadership Scholarship

    Who qualifies

    Must have served as an officer in high school student government; enrolled full-time and degree-seeking; notify Nevada State of eligibility at the time of application. Apply by the guaranteed scholarship deadline of April 15.

    Renewal terms

    One-time award in the freshman first semester.

    Worth knowing

    Leadership-based one-time award; requires a high school student-government officer role.

Lights up against Nevada State's published cutoffs. Not an award offer; confirm with the financial aid office. Award terms and residency rules change; some awards differ for in-state and out-of-state students. Always confirm at the school’s source page.

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What makes Nevada State different

Nevada State's automatic Scorpion Academic Scholarship pays $2,000-$4,000 a year on a simple unweighted-GPA chart with no separate application — but awards are first-come, first-served as funding permits, and the dollar amounts change year to year.

Merit tiers32 based on grades or scores
Research checkedJul 2026By our research team

More than one award path

Separate the two paths.

Some awards use published academic thresholds. Others have different selection criteria. A score chart does not describe every award at this school.

  1. Match the published criteria

    Use all requirements together, including residency and the entering class.

  2. Check the application dates

    Confirm the current admission and scholarship deadlines directly with the school.

  3. Know what happens next year

    Check renewal, credit requirements and how other aid affects the award.

The fine print / Three questions to carry forward

Before you count on it.

Does it apply to us? Confirm the entering year, residency and every eligibility condition.

Can we keep it? Check renewal GPA, credits and how long the award lasts.

Can we combine it? Ask how outside scholarships and other school awards change the offer.

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What families often miss

  1. Awards are made 'as funding permits' on a first-come, first-served basis; applying after the priority deadlines (Feb 1 / Feb 15 for HS grads) means you're considered only if funds remain.

  2. The page states merit offerings 'vary year to year, based on available funding'; the listed amounts are the 2025/26 award levels.

  3. The NSHE CC-graduate version is awarded for only 4 consecutive semesters (vs. 8 for HS graduates), requires an NSHE associate degree, and excludes online RN-to-BSN admits.

  4. Combined financial aid from all sources cannot exceed your Cost of Attendance, so outside scholarships count toward that ceiling.

  5. If your final cumulative GPA moves you to a higher award level, you must notify the Admissions Office and submit final transcripts no later than August 1.

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Who this school may work for

Nevada (and WUE-state) students with at least a 3.25 unweighted GPA who apply early — the award is automatic with no extra application, but funding is limited and first-come, first-served.

Cost and graduation facts

Federal reporting on who actually enrolls at Nevada State, what they paid after aid, and what happened next — independent of anything the school markets.

Average annual net price by family income at Nevada State, academic year 2021-22 — in-state, Title-IV aid recipients only
Family incomeAverage net price paid
$0–$30,000$11,438
$30,001–$48,000$13,084
$48,001–$75,000$16,002
$75,001–$110,000$17,757
$110,001+$21,125
All income levels (average)$14,068

Sticker price vs. what students actually pay

Total cost of attendance (sticker), AY 2021-22
$23,718
Published tuition & fees (in-state), AY 2022-23
$6,765
Published tuition & fees (out-of-state), AY 2022-23
$21,833
Average net price paid (all Title-IV aid), AY 2021-22
$14,068

That works out to an average 41% discount off the sticker price above — both figures come from the same federal AY 2021-22 Scorecard report, not a number the school itself published.

Nevada State is a public school; Scorecard's net price and cost of attendance figures cover in-state, Title-IV-aid-recipient payers only — there is no comparable federal figure for out-of-state students.

Outcomes for students who enrolled here

Graduation rate (150% of normal time), 2016 cohort
34%
First-year retention rate, 2021 cohort
79%
Median debt at completion, 2020–2021 completers
$19,691 (~$209/mo on a 10-yr plan)
Median earnings, 10 years after entry (measured 2020-21)
$53,166
Share of students receiving a Pell grant, AY 2021-22
53%
Share of students receiving a federal loan, AY 2021-22
15%
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If your student brings another scholarship

A student's combined financial aid from all sources cannot exceed their Cost of Attendance.

The scholarships page states plainly that combined financial aid from all sources cannot exceed the Cost of Attendance. The page does not separately describe loan-first vs. grant-first displacement or specifically how private outside scholarships reduce the Scorpion award.

Source

Other Nevada State scholarships worth checking

These awards can be harder to find. Each one has its own rules.

AmountAmount not published (100 awarded in 2024/25)EligibilitySeparate application and deadline; merit and/or need

Privately funded; see the Nevada State Foundation Scholarships page.

Source

Amount150% of in-state registration fees (reduced nonresident rate)EligibilityNewly admitted degree-seeking U.S. citizens/resident aliens who are HS graduates from (or 12-month legal residents of) an approved WUE state

Must apply before beginning attendance; WUE students cannot reclassify as Nevada residents without disenrolling and paying nonresident tuition for 12 months.

Source

Nevada State merit aid FAQ

  • Is there a separate application for the Scorpion Academic Scholarship?

    No. You apply for general admission and submit transcripts by the priority deadlines (Feb 1, 2026 application and Feb 15, 2026 transcript for 2026 HS graduates).

  • What GPA do I need?

    At least a 3.25 cumulative unweighted GPA; $2,000/yr at 3.25-3.49, $3,000/yr at 3.50-3.74, and $4,000/yr at 3.75+ (2025/26 levels).

  • What is the Leadership Scholarship deadline?

    April 15 — it's a one-time $1,000 award for first-semester freshmen who served as a high school student-government officer and have a 2.75+ unweighted GPA.

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How Nevada State compares

  • 235 of 749 verified schools in our dataset use cost-of-attendance cap displacement.

    Nevada State is in a recognizable cluster (235 schools share this category). That framing matters when comparing peer schools that may publish the policy differently or not at all.

  • 665 of 749 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.

    Nevada State is one of them. The cohort minority (84 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 Nevada State’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.

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