The starting point
RMU awards its merit scholarships automatically from your weighted high-school GPA alone — no test scores, no separate application — with first-year awards from $11,000 to $28,000 per year for Fall 2026.
More than one award path. Some awards use published academic thresholds. Others have different selection criteria. A score chart does not describe every award at this school.
Awards to discuss
First 3 of 5 recorded awards, in chapter display order. This is a selection, not a ranking. Read the full chapter for all awards. Amounts retain the original units and conditions; confirm the entering year with the school.
RMU Merit Scholarships — Undergraduate first-year applicants (Fall 2026)
$11,000-$28,000 · Published range
Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.
GPA: Weighted GPA tiers: 3.8+ = $28,000; 3.40-3.79 = $26,000; 3.10-3.39 = $23,000; 2.70-3.09 = $19,000; 2.50-2.69 = $13,000; <2.50 = $11,000
Eligibility: Awarded through the Office of Admissions based on official, weighted GPA at the point of admission; RMU reserves the right to recalculate weighted GPAs using its internal method.
Renewal: Full time students may receive the above listed institutional scholarships for a maximum of four years as long as an overall 2.0 GPA is maintained. Fully online students are not eligible.
Other terms: Test scores are not part of the published grid. Every admitted first-year tier, including weighted GPA below 2.50, carries a published dollar amount.
https://www.rmu.edu/admissions/financial-aid/scholarships
RMU Merit Scholarships — Undergraduate transfer applicants (Fall 2026)
$10,000-$20,000 · Published range
Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.
GPA: Transfer college GPA tiers: above 3.75 = $20,000; 3.6-3.74 = $19,000; 3.25-3.59 = $17,000; 2.7-3.24 = $15,000; below 2.69 = $10,000
Eligibility: Based off of a cumulative total GPA calculation from all colleges attended.
Renewal: Full time students may receive the above listed institutional scholarships for a maximum of four years as long as an overall 2.0 GPA is maintained.
Other terms: Separate automatic grid from the first-year chart; based on cumulative GPA across all colleges attended.
https://www.rmu.edu/admissions/financial-aid/scholarships
International Student Scholarships — International Freshman Applicants
$11,000-$28,000 · Published range
Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.
GPA: Weighted GPA tiers identical to domestic freshman grid: 3.8+ = $28,000 down to <2.50 = $11,000
Eligibility: Awarded at the point of acceptance. Students without a calculated cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale must provide a NACES Foreign Transcript Evaluation with a calculated U.S. cumulative GPA to be considered.
Renewal: Same institutional-scholarship renewal language applies on the page: maximum of four years with an overall 2.0 GPA maintained (stated for the institutional scholarships listed above on the same page).
Other terms: Undergraduate international students only; graduate international students are not eligible for academic scholarships or RMU funding.
https://www.rmu.edu/admissions/financial-aid/scholarships
