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Tulsa
Decision sheet

Oklahoma · Research checked 2026-07-02 · School research, not an aid offer

The starting point

A private research university whose top merit awards are unusually deep — a full-tuition Presidential Scholarship and a full-tuition-plus-housing National Merit package — but whose general freshman merit is awarded holistically with no published GPA/test-banded dollar grid.

Selection beyond grades and scores. These awards are not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read each award's selection rules, application steps and dates. Meeting a minimum is not an award offer.

Awards to discuss

The 2 awards in this school's research. Amounts retain the original units and conditions; confirm the entering year with the school.

Presidential Scholarship

Full tuition (excluding summers) · Published coverage or package

Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.

SAT: 1300 · ACT: 28

Eligibility: Superscore floor of ACT 28 or SAT 1300 to be considered. Competitive, not automatic: requires a separate Presidential Scholarship Application with resume and short answers, plus a required campus visit, all due by February 1. Also weighs a rigorous curriculum, genuine interest in UTulsa, and co-curricular involvement.

Renewal: Covers full tuition for five years or until an undergraduate degree is earned. Recipients must maintain a minimum of 15 credit hours of coursework per semester. Does not cover room and board.

https://utulsa.edu/tuition-aid/scholarships/presidential-scholarship/

National Merit Semifinalist Package

Full tuition (excluding summers) for four years + Tier I housing · Published coverage or package

Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.

Eligibility: Must be a National Merit Semifinalist and list The University of Tulsa with NMSC. The package replaces, rather than stacks with, other UTulsa scholarships.

Renewal: Full tuition for four years plus Tier I housing (upgrades at the student's expense). National Merit Finalists may also receive a minimum $750 scholarship from the National Merit organization if eligible. Cannot be combined with other UTulsa funding or scholarships. Students must maintain a minimum of 12 credit hours per semester.

https://utulsa.edu/tuition-aid/scholarships/nmsf/

Ask before you decide

  1. Which entering-year policy and residency category apply to us? What are the admission and scholarship deadlines?
  2. What grades and credits are required to renew, and for how many terms?
  3. How would other school awards or outside scholarships change the offer?

Recorded stacking policy: Tulsa's headline National Merit package explicitly cannot be combined with other UTulsa scholarships — it replaces them. For general outside/private scholarships, Tulsa does not publish a displacement formula on the pages reviewed, so families should confirm with the Office of Admission/Financial Aid before assuming an outside award adds to an institutional one.

Our unanswered questions / Family notes

Keep the sources with the decision

Full research, award details and source context: https://meritplaybook.com/colleges/university-of-tulsa/merit-aid

The research date is not a guarantee that a policy still applies. Confirm current amounts, deadlines and conditions with the school before making a financial decision.