Published awardAcademic thresholds
Great Gorilla Scholarship Freshman
$1,000–$4,000
Published rangeAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.
- GPA
- 2.85
- ACT
- 20
Pitt State scholarships and merit aid
The short answer
Pitt State is worth checking if your student has strong grades or scores. We found 13 published awards, and 3 are based on those numbers.
Verified Jun 2026
3 school sources to explore
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?
Great Gorilla Scholarship Freshman$1,000–$4,000Automatic
Gorilla International ScholarshipUp to $6,000Not automaticRenewable
Published awardOther selection criteriaGorilla International Scholarship
Up to $6,000
Variable or qualified amountNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.
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RenewableCheck the conditionsMalaysian High Achiever Scholarship$1,000Not automaticRenewable
Published awardOther selection criteriaMalaysian High Achiever Scholarship
$1,000
Published amountNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.
Start with the award’s published eligibility.
RenewableCheck the conditionsUndergraduate Academic Excellence Scholarship$1,000Not automatic
Published awardOther selection criteriaUndergraduate Academic Excellence Scholarship
$1,000
Published amountNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.
Start with the award’s published eligibility.
Kansas All State Academic Team$1,000Not automatic
Published awardOther selection criteriaKansas All State Academic Team
$1,000
Published amountNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.
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Phi Theta Kappa$500Not automatic
Published awardOther selection criteriaPhi Theta Kappa
$500
Published amountNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.
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Great Gorilla Scholarships$1,000–$4,000AutomaticRenewable
Published awardAcademic thresholdsGreat Gorilla Scholarships
$1,000–$4,000
Published rangeAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.
Start with the award’s published eligibility.
RenewableCheck the conditionsGreat Gorilla Scholarship Program$1,000Automatic
Published awardAcademic thresholdsGreat Gorilla Scholarship Program
$1,000
Published amountAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.
- GPA
- 3
Alumni Legacy License Plate ScholarshipAmount not publishedNot automatic
Published awardOther selection criteriaAlumni Legacy License Plate Scholarship
Amount not published
Published award termsNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.
- GPA
- 3
- ACT
- 21
Intensive English Program Academic Excellence Scholarship$1,000Not automatic
Published awardOther selection criteriaIntensive English Program Academic Excellence Scholarship
$1,000
Published amountNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.
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Tsang Hsun Tsai And Ching Hui Huang Scholarship$150Not automaticRenewable
Published awardOther selection criteriaTsang Hsun Tsai And Ching Hui Huang Scholarship
$150
Published amountNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.
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RenewableCheck the conditionsInternational Advocate Scholarship$1,000Not automaticRenewable
Published awardOther selection criteriaInternational Advocate Scholarship
$1,000
Published amountNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.
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RenewableCheck the conditionsSamuel J Pease And William R Herr Foreign Student Scholarship$1,000Not automaticRenewable
Published awardOther selection criteriaSamuel J Pease And William R Herr Foreign Student Scholarship
$1,000
Published amountNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.
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RenewableCheck the conditions
Lights up against Pitt 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 Pitt State different
PSU offers merit awards spanning freshman academics, honors enrollment, and international student populations.
Merit tiers133 based on grades or scores
Research checkedJun 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.
- Match the published criteria
Use all requirements together, including residency and the entering class.
- Check the application dates
Confirm the current admission and scholarship deadlines directly with the school.
- 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.
A printable research summary, source links and room for your questions.
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Who this school may work for
Incoming freshmen with strong academic records, honors-eligible students, and international applicants—particularly those from Malaysia or other countries—will find the most robust scholarship pathways here.
Published yearly cost: Approximately $20,233 for 2026-2027. Source
Cost and graduation facts
Federal reporting on who actually enrolls at Pitt State, what they paid after aid, and what happened next — independent of anything the school markets.
| Family income | Average net price paid |
|---|---|
| $0–$30,000 | $11,968 |
| $30,001–$48,000 | $11,453 |
| $48,001–$75,000 | $14,676 |
| $75,001–$110,000 | $18,873 |
| $110,001+ | $20,237 |
| All income levels (average) | $15,784 |
Sticker price vs. what students actually pay
- Published tuition & fees (in-state), AY 2022-23
- $8,400
- Published tuition & fees (out-of-state), AY 2022-23
- $19,744
- Average net price paid (all Title-IV aid), AY 2021-22
- $15,784
That works out to roughly a 29% discount below the federal AY 2021-22 average cost of attendance of $22,099 (College Scorecard — a separate, federally reported figure, not the published cost of attendance shown above).
Pitt State is a public school; Scorecard's net price figure covers 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
- 57%
- First-year retention rate, 2021 cohort
- 77%
- Median debt at completion, 2020–2021 completers
- $18,969 (~$201/mo on a 10-yr plan)
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry (measured 2020-21)
- $50,579
- Share of students receiving a Pell grant, AY 2021-22
- 34%
- Share of students receiving a federal loan, AY 2021-22
- 47%
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Other Pitt State scholarships worth checking
These awards can be harder to find. Each one has its own rules.
Amount$4,500–$9,500EligibilityThe Honors College Scholarship for international students awards $4,500 to $9,500.
Amount$6,000EligibilityHonors College Scholars receive $6,000 for four consecutive years and a one-time $2,000 stipend for a faculty-led or independent study abroad program.
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How Pitt State compares
- 665 of 749 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
Pitt 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 Pitt State’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.
- Cost of attendancePitt State cost-of-attendance worksheet
- Merit tiersGreat Gorilla Scholarship Freshman
- Merit tiersGorilla International Scholarship
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