“it told me what to ask and what the renewal GPA looked like, which I was not going to find on my own”Melissa
The fine print
Outside awardsNo published displacement order
Weber State's policy doesn't specify whether outside scholarships hit loans, grants, or only the COA ceiling. Get a written aid-office answer before chasing private awards.
What makes Weber State different
Weber State offers merit awards for accomplished students, with names inspired by Utah's iconic mountain and trail destinations.
Merit tiers73 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.
See costs and school data+
Who this school may work for
Students seeking a strong public university with merit recognition tied to Utah's outdoor heritage should consider Weber State.
Published yearly cost: Approximately $5,768 for 2026-2027. Source
Cost and graduation facts
Federal reporting on who actually enrolls at Weber State, what they paid after aid, and what happened next — independent of anything the school markets.
Average annual net price by family income at Weber State, academic year 2021-22 — in-state, Title-IV aid recipients only
Family income
Average net price paid
$0–$30,000
$7,796
$30,001–$48,000
$8,300
$48,001–$75,000
$10,157
$75,001–$110,000
$12,596
$110,001+
$14,300
All income levels (average)
$10,258
Sticker price vs. what students actually pay
Published tuition & fees (in-state), AY 2022-23
$6,557
Published tuition & fees (out-of-state), AY 2022-23
$17,545
Average net price paid (all Title-IV aid), AY 2021-22
$10,258
That works out to roughly a 36% discount below the federal AY 2021-22 average cost of attendance of $16,035 (College Scorecard — a separate, federally reported figure, not the published cost of attendance shown above).
Weber 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
46%
First-year retention rate, 2021 cohort
67%
Median debt at completion, 2020–2021 completers
$15,113 (~$160/mo on a 10-yr plan)
Median earnings, 10 years after entry (measured 2020-21)
$56,287
Share of students receiving a Pell grant, AY 2021-22
30%
Share of students receiving a federal loan, AY 2021-22
17%
See other scholarships and cost examples+
If your student brings another scholarship
The RaiseMe Scholarship cannot be combined with academic awards.
The RaiseMe Scholarship cannot be combined with academic awards.
133 of 749 verified schools in our dataset use unclear or unpublished displacement.
Weber State is in a recognizable cluster (133 schools share this category). That framing matters when comparing peer schools that may publish the policy differently or not at all.
133 of 749 verified schools publish no clear displacement order.
Weber State is one of them. The right move is the aid-office email script below, not a guess.
665 of 749 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
Weber 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 Weber State’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.