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UDallas scholarships and merit aid

Two prices: the posted one, and yours.

Posted price$79,160per year · 2026-2027 · cost of attendance
Yours?depends on the rules below

The short answer

UDallas is worth checking if your student has strong grades or scores. We found 7 published awards, and 2 are based on those numbers.

Where does your student land?

Verified Jun 2026
2 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?

  1. Freshman Academic Achievement Scholarship (automatic merit grid)$28,000-$36,000AutomaticRenewable
    Published awardAcademic thresholds

    Freshman Academic Achievement Scholarship (automatic merit grid)

    $28,000-$36,000

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

    GPA
    Weighted 3.0+ / unweighted 3.0+ (tier depends on GPA)
    SAT
    1000+ (tier depends on score)
    ACT
    20+ (tier depends on score)
    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Freshman Academic Achievement Scholarship (automatic merit grid)

    Who qualifies

    Awarded at admission on the higher of best test score (or superscore) OR weighted/unweighted GPA; no separate application; CLT also accepted

    How to keep it

    Requires full-time enrollment (12+ credits/semester) and Satisfactory Academic Progress; a 2.5 cumulative GPA is required by the end of sophomore year. GPAs of 2.0-2.4999 are prorated to 50%; below 2.0 the award is suspended.

    Worth knowing

    Automatic at admission, completely funded by UDallas, no additional application. Amounts are for students starting fall 2026 or later. Tuition-directed (see stacking).

  2. Transfer Scholarship (automatic grid)$28,000-$35,000AutomaticRenewable
    Published awardAcademic thresholds

    Transfer Scholarship (automatic grid)

    $28,000-$35,000

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

    GPA
    3.0+ cumulative college GPA (tier depends on GPA)
    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Transfer Scholarship (automatic grid)

    Who qualifies

    Based on cumulative college GPA; the admission application is the scholarship application

    How to keep it

    Same renewal terms (full-time, SAP, 2.5 CGPA by end of sophomore year).

    Worth knowing

    Elite $35,000 (3.75+), Premier $31,000 (3.5-3.749), Select $28,000 (3.0-3.49). Scholarships/grants except Pell may be stacked up to but not beyond full tuition.

  3. Full-Tuition Scholars of Excellence & Crusader ScholarshipsFull tuitionNot automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Full-Tuition Scholars of Excellence & Crusader Scholarships

    Full tuition

    Published coverage or packageNot 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 conditions
    Open award details for Full-Tuition Scholars of Excellence & Crusader Scholarships

    Who qualifies

    Any incoming full-time undergraduate seeking first bachelor's degree; competitive (Crusader has a creative/expressive component). FAFSA completion required even though merit-based.

    How to keep it

    Renewable for all four years; full tuition scholarships cover up to 18 credit hours each for fall and spring; standard 2.5 CGPA renewal applies.

    Worth knowing

    Open Aug 1, deadline Jan 5. Full-tuition winners are ineligible for additional non-need awards (anti-stacking).

  4. Full-Tuition Disciplinary ScholarshipsFull tuitionNot automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Full-Tuition Disciplinary Scholarships

    Full tuition

    Published coverage or packageNot 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 conditions
    Open award details for Full-Tuition Disciplinary Scholarships

    Who qualifies

    Outstanding potential in one of: Philosophy/Politics, English, Business, Biology/Chemistry/Biochemistry. Four awards, one per discipline.

    How to keep it

    Standard full-tuition renewal terms.

    Worth knowing

    Open Sept 1, deadline Jan 5; competitions held Spring 2026.

  5. Fall 2026 Full-Tuition Transfer ScholarshipFull tuitionNot automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Fall 2026 Full-Tuition Transfer Scholarship

    Full tuition

    Published coverage or packageNot 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 conditions
    Open award details for Fall 2026 Full-Tuition Transfer Scholarship

    Who qualifies

    One transfer candidate with exceptional academic accomplishments and strong promise to contribute to the community

    How to keep it

    Renewable for three consecutive years of enrollment.

    Worth knowing

    Deadline June 1, 2026. One recipient.

  6. Departmental Scholarships$1,000-$5,000Not automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Departmental Scholarships

    $1,000-$5,000

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

    GPA
    2.95 CGPA to renew
    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Departmental Scholarships

    Who qualifies

    High school seniors and transfer students; apply in one department (may apply for up to two but receive only one); may require interview, test, or work submission

    How to keep it

    Renewable for up to eight semesters; require a 2.95 cumulative GPA (no proration) plus department-specific performance criteria.

    Worth knowing

    Open Aug 1, deadline Dec 1 (additional-requirements deadline Dec 15, 2025). Applied to tuition. A departmental scholarship may NOT be added on top of a full-tuition scholarship.

  7. National Merit Finalist Scholarship$2,000Not automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    National Merit Finalist Scholarship

    $2,000

    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 conditions
    Open award details for National Merit Finalist Scholarship

    Who qualifies

    Any National Merit Finalist who lists UDallas as first choice with the National Merit Corporation. Finalists with a Corporate-sponsored award or National Merit $2,500 Scholarship are NOT eligible.

    How to keep it

    Renewable for up to four years of undergraduate study.

    Worth knowing

    Modest $2,000/yr — a common surprise for high scorers expecting a large NM award.

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The fine print

Renewal ruleFreshman Academic Achievement Scholarship (automatic merit grid): renewal floor that quietly knocks awards out

Requires full-time enrollment (12+ credits/semester) and Satisfactory Academic Progress; a 2.5 cumulative GPA is required by the end of sophomore year. GPAs of 2.0-2.4999 are prorated to 50%; below 2.0 the award is suspended. A single rough term can end a four-year award here without warning if the GPA floor isn't met cumulatively.

Aid capHard $79,160 cost-of-attendance ceiling

Institutional aid at UDallas cannot push the package past $79,160. Big outside wins can mathematically reduce institutional grant once the ceiling is reached.

What makes UDallas different

University of Dallas (Catholic, Irving TX — NOT UT Dallas) publishes an automatic GPA/test grid of $28,000-$36,000/yr plus several competitive full-tuition tracks; all non-need awards are tuition-directed and stack only up to full tuition.

Merit tiers72 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.

  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. All non-need UDallas scholarships and grants stack only up to full tuition; a full-tuition scholarship winner is ineligible for any additional non-need award, including the Family Grant, and departmental awards cannot be added on top of a full-tuition scholarship.

  2. A 2.5 cumulative GPA is required by the end of sophomore year (end of four semesters). GPAs of 2.0-2.4999 are prorated to 50% and below 2.0 are suspended; departmental awards need a 2.95 CGPA with no proration.

  3. The National Merit Finalist Scholarship is only $2,000/year, and finalists who hold a corporate-sponsored or National Merit $2,500 award are not eligible for it.

  4. The full-tuition competitive scholarships still require FAFSA completion for consideration.

  5. University of Dallas is a private Catholic college in Irving; UT Dallas is a separate public university in Richardson with entirely different aid.

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Who this school may work for

A strong-stats applicant (especially one aiming high enough to compete for a full-tuition Scholars of Excellence/Crusader/Disciplinary award) who understands every non-need dollar is capped at tuition and that a 2.5 CGPA must be hit by the end of sophomore year.

Published yearly cost: Approximately $79,160 for 2026-2027. Source

Cost and graduation facts

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

Average annual net price by family income at UDallas, academic year 2021-22
Family incomeAverage net price paid
$0–$30,000$12,711
$30,001–$48,000$15,431
$48,001–$75,000$17,075
$75,001–$110,000$20,384
$110,001+$32,608
All income levels (average)$22,610

Sticker price vs. what students actually pay

Published tuition & fees, AY 2022-23
$53,930
Average net price paid (all Title-IV aid), AY 2021-22
$22,610

That works out to roughly a 67% discount below the federal AY 2021-22 average cost of attendance of $68,583 (College Scorecard — a separate, federally reported figure, not the published cost of attendance shown above).

Outcomes for students who enrolled here

Graduation rate (150% of normal time), 2016 cohort
73%
First-year retention rate, 2021 cohort
77%
Median debt at completion, 2020–2021 completers
$23,117 (~$245/mo on a 10-yr plan)
Median earnings, 10 years after entry (measured 2020-21)
$58,285
Share of students receiving a Pell grant, AY 2021-22
29%
Share of students receiving a federal loan, AY 2021-22
47%
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If your student brings another scholarship

All UDallas non-need scholarships and grants are tuition-directed: they may be combined (stacked) up to but not over full tuition. A full-tuition scholarship recipient is therefore ineligible for any additional non-need scholarship or grant, including the Family Grant; departmental awards cannot sit on top of a full-tuition scholarship.

Non-need scholarships/grants (except a Federal Pell Grant) stack up to but not beyond full tuition. The number of scholarships is not limited, but combined non-need awards cannot exceed tuition unless otherwise noted. Full-tuition winners get no further non-need aid.

Source

Other UDallas scholarships worth checking

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

Amount$1,000 toward first-year tuitionEligibilityProspective students who visit UDallas; one per student

Source

Amount$5,000 toward tuitionEligibilityFirst-year admits with one or more siblings already enrolled full-time at any college, regardless of family income

Deadline April 1. Cannot be received by a full-tuition scholarship winner.

Source

Amount$5,000/yearEligibilityOne senior per U.S. region (West, Midwest, Northeast, Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, Texas non-DFW) at a Catholic high school

Deadline March 1.

Source

AmountVariableEligibilitySeniors from listed DFW Catholic high schools

Open Aug 1, deadline March 1.

Source

AmountMatched up to $2,000/year (8 semesters)EligibilityStudents awarded a parish scholarship in any Catholic diocese

Source

Amount$5,000/yearEligibilitySeniors homeschooled all four years (one accredited, one self-designed award)

Open Aug 1, deadline March 1.

Source

Amountapprox. $6,000EligibilityIncoming students; covers room, board and tuition for an 8-week summer General Chemistry program

Open Nov 1, deadline April 1.

Source

Amount$2,000/yearEligibilityIncoming transfer students who are PTK members

Fall deadline July 1 / Spring Jan 1; renewal requires 2.0 CGPA reviewed annually.

Source

Amount$1,000 toward first-year tuitionEligibilityComplete FAFSA (code 003651) before Dec 15

Open Oct 1, deadline Dec 15.

Source

UDallas merit aid FAQ

  • What are the scholarship deadlines?

    Scholars of Excellence & Crusader: Jan 5 (open Aug 1). Disciplinary: Jan 5 (open Sept 1). Departmental: Dec 1 (additional requirements by Dec 15, 2025). DFW/Regional Catholic & Homeschool: March 1. Full-Tuition Transfer: June 1, 2026. Family Grant: April 1. FAFSA Early Application Grant: Dec 15. Phi Theta Kappa: July 1 (fall) / Jan 1 (spring).

  • Is the automatic merit award really automatic?

    Yes — the admission application automatically enters you into consideration for the academic-achievement grid ($28,000-$36,000) based on your GPA or best test score; no separate application is needed.

  • What is the 2026-27 cost of attendance?

    On-campus total $79,160 (tuition $54,760; fees $4,140; books $1,090; housing $8,430; food $7,650; transportation $2,130; personal $960). Off-campus $76,300; at home $71,420.

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How UDallas compares

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

    UDallas 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.

    UDallas 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.

  • 132 of 749 verified schools publish a dedicated National Merit Finalist package.

    UDallas is one of them. NMF packages typically carry their own stacking and renewal carve-outs separate from the standard automatic merit ladder; confirm those before assuming the headline NMF value is final.

Sources used on this page

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