Utica University may be worth checking, but its awards do not follow a simple grades-and-scores chart. Start with the published scholarships below.
Published rules, with the school sources close at hand. Confirm the details before you count on an award.
The award collection
These amounts and requirements come from the school’s own published pages. Open an award to see who qualifies and how to keep it.
Amount not published
Published award termsNot 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 conditionsAmount not published
Published award termsNot 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.
Amount not published
Published award termsNot 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 conditionsAmount not published
Published award termsNot 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 conditionsAmount not published
Published award termsNot 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 conditionsAmount not published
Published award termsNot 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 conditionsAmount not published
Published award termsNot 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 conditionsAmount not published
Published award termsNot 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.
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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.
Look for the school's stated criteria and whether an additional application is needed.
Confirm the current admission and scholarship deadlines directly with the school.
Check renewal, credit requirements and how other aid affects the award.
The fine print / Three questions to carry forward
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.
Straight from the aid office
Per the Financial Aid Office, Utica University, August 2026. How we verify
How are merit awards for incoming students determined?
Merit awards for incoming students are based on their admission application.
“Merit awards for incoming students are based off their admission application.”
If you're a transfer student or community college graduate with a strong record of achievement and leadership, Utica's merit awards are worth a close look.
Published yearly cost: Approximately $27,380 for 2026-2027. Source
Federal reporting on who actually enrolls at Utica University, what they paid after aid, and what happened next — independent of anything the school markets.
| Family income | Average net price paid |
|---|---|
| $0–$30,000 | $13,290 |
| $30,001–$48,000 | $14,518 |
| $48,001–$75,000 | $16,439 |
| $75,001–$110,000 | $20,217 |
| $110,001+ | $26,685 |
| All income levels (average) | $19,108 |
That works out to roughly a 49% discount below the federal AY 2021-22 average cost of attendance of $37,205 (College Scorecard — a separate, federally reported figure, not the published cost of attendance shown above).
Outside scholarships, grants, and tuition waivers must be accounted for in the aid package. In most cases, when adjustments are necessary, Utica replaces loans and/or federal work-study before replacing any grants or scholarships from Utica University.
Outside scholarships, grants, and tuition waivers must be accounted for in the aid package. In most cases, when adjustments are necessary, Utica replaces loans and/or federal work-study before replacing any grants or scholarships from Utica University.
From the Utica University Common Data Set 2022-2023 (school-estimated figures):
At Utica University, roughly 1 in 6 first-year admits receive institutional merit aid. The average award is $6,562 — about 24% of total cost.
As filed in Utica University's CDS Section H2A: of 429 first-time, full-time degree-seeking freshmen, 74 had no financial need and received institutional merit (non-need) scholarship or grant aid, averaging $6,562. Across all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates: 297 of 2,140, averaging $6,410. Athletic awards are excluded per the CDS definition.
The 2022-2023 column is marked "estimated" in the school's own CDS filing — school-projected figures, not final audited counts.
These awards can be harder to find. Each one has its own rules.
Utica University is in a recognizable cluster (145 schools share this category). That framing matters when comparing peer schools that may publish the policy differently or not at all.
Utica University 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.
Every claim is checked against Utica University’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.
