$4,000
Freshman Merit Ks Gpa35 Act2627
Automatic
- GPA
- 3.5
Requirements & details
Notes
Official WSU snapshot Freshmen Merit Kansas Residents table lists ACT 26-27/SAT 1230-1290 and GPA 3.5-3.74 as $4,000 per year ($16,000 four-year total).
Wichita State · Kansas
Wichita State Merit Aid
Wichita State runs a transparent automatic merit grid keyed to GPA and ACT for both Kansas residents and out-of-state students, layered with University Academic awards and an Honors College scholarship.
Verified Jun 20261 day ago· HX-AUTO
Merit tiers1716 automatic on stats
Last verifiedJun 2026Analyst HX-AUTO
Rules that bite at Wichita State
The trip wires we'd flag in a custom playbook. Each is derived from Wichita State's own published policy, not generic advice.
- displacementNo published displacement order
Wichita 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.
Who this school is for
In-state and out-of-state applicants who can read their award straight off the GPA/ACT grid, and honors candidates seeking the Honors College scholarship.
Tuition / cost of attendance: Approximately $29,970 for 2026-2027. Source
Institutional merit aid tiers
Every tier below is sourced to the school’s own published financial aid pages. Renewal terms apply only if the student maintains the stated GPA.
$1,500
Univ Academic Ks Gpa35
Automatic
- GPA
- 3.5
Requirements & details
Notes
Official WSU Freshmen University Academic Scholarships table is GPA-only/no test score required and lists Kansas residents with GPA 3.5-3.89 at $1,500 per year ($6,000 four-year total).
$6,000
Freshman Merit Ks Gpa39 Act30
Automatic
- GPA
- 3.9
Requirements & details
Notes
Official WSU snapshot Freshmen Merit Kansas Residents table lists ACT 30 or above/SAT 1360 or above and GPA 3.9 or above as $6,000 per year ($24,000 four-year total).
$5,500
Freshman Merit Ks Gpa39 Act2627
Automatic
- GPA
- 3.9
Requirements & details
Notes
Official WSU snapshot Freshmen Merit Kansas Residents table lists ACT 26-27/SAT 1230-1290 and GPA 3.9 or above as $5,500 per year ($22,000 four-year total).
$1,500
Freshman Merit Oos Gpa30 Act2123
Automatic
- GPA
- 3
Requirements & details
Notes
Official WSU snapshot includes the out-of-state Freshmen Merit amounts table; ACT 21-23/SAT 1060-1150 and GPA 3.0-3.24 is $1,500 per year ($6,000 four-year total).
$3,000
Freshman Merit Oos Gpa35 Act30
Automatic
- GPA
- 3.5
Requirements & details
Notes
Official WSU snapshot includes the out-of-state Freshmen Merit amounts table; ACT 30+/SAT 1360+ and GPA 3.5-3.74 is $3,000 per year ($12,000 four-year total).
$2,000
Univ Academic Ks Gpa39
Automatic
- GPA
- 3.9
Requirements & details
Notes
Official WSU Freshmen University Academic Scholarships table is GPA-only/no test score required and lists Kansas residents with GPA 3.9+ at $2,000 per year ($8,000 four-year total).
$2,500
Univ Academic Oos Gpa35
Automatic
- GPA
- 3.5
Requirements & details
Notes
Official WSU Freshmen University Academic Scholarships table is GPA-only/no test score required and lists out-of-state students with GPA 3.5-3.89 at $2,500 per year ($10,000 four-year total).
$3,000
Univ Academic Oos Gpa39
Automatic
- GPA
- 3.9
Requirements & details
Notes
Official WSU Freshmen University Academic Scholarships table is GPA-only/no test score required and lists out-of-state students with GPA 3.9+ at $3,000 per year ($12,000 four-year total).
$3,500
Freshman Merit Oos Gpa3775 Act30
Automatic
- GPA
- 3.75
Requirements & details
Notes
Official WSU snapshot includes the out-of-state Freshmen Merit amounts table; ACT 30+/SAT 1360+ and GPA 3.75-3.89 is $3,500 per year ($14,000 four-year total).
$3,500
Freshman Merit Oos Gpa39 Act2627
Automatic
- GPA
- 3.9
Requirements & details
Notes
Official WSU snapshot includes the out-of-state Freshmen Merit amounts table; ACT 26-27/SAT 1230-1290 and GPA 3.9+ is $3,500 per year ($14,000 four-year total).
$3,500
Freshman Merit Oos Gpa39 Act2829
Automatic
- GPA
- 3.9
Requirements & details
Notes
Official WSU snapshot includes the out-of-state Freshmen Merit amounts table; ACT 28-29/SAT 1300-1350 and GPA 3.9+ is $3,500 per year ($14,000 four-year total).
$4,000
Freshman Merit Oos Gpa39 Act30
Automatic
- GPA
- 3.9
Requirements & details
Notes
Official WSU snapshot includes the out-of-state Freshmen Merit amounts table; ACT 30+/SAT 1360+ and GPA 3.9+ is $4,000 per year ($16,000 four-year total), with automatic consideration by priority admission deadline stated above the chart.
$1,000
Univ Academic Ks Gpa30
Automatic
- GPA
- 3
Requirements & details
Notes
Official WSU Freshmen University Academic Scholarships table is GPA-only/no test score required and lists Kansas residents with GPA 3.0-3.49 at $1,000 per year ($4,000 four-year total).
$1,500
Univ Academic Oos Gpa30
Automatic
- GPA
- 3
Requirements & details
Notes
Official WSU Freshmen University Academic Scholarships table is GPA-only/no test score required and lists out-of-state students with GPA 3.0-3.49 at $1,500 per year ($6,000 four-year total).
$2,500
Freshman Merit Ks Gpa30 Act2123
Automatic
- GPA
- 3
Requirements & details
Notes
Official WSU snapshot Freshmen Merit Kansas Residents table lists ACT 21-23/SAT 1060-1150 and GPA 3.0-3.24 as $2,500 per year ($10,000 four-year total).
$500
College Merit Scholarship
Application
View requirements
Notes
Official WSU Honors College Merit Scholarship snapshot says incoming freshmen and transfers admitted to WSU and accepted into Cohen Honors College are eligible; award covers up to $1,000 over two years ($500/year) and only tuition/student fees.
Outside scholarship stacking policy
The Honors College Merit Scholarship may be combined with the Freshmen Merit Scholarship or the Transfer Merit Scholarship if the student qualifies for both.
Official WSU Honors Merit snapshot states the scholarship may be combined with the Freshmen Merit Scholarship or Transfer Merit Scholarship if the student qualifies for both.
Wichita State merit aid FAQ
What is the deadline for Deadline Honors Merit Priority?
Honors College Merit Scholarship priority dates: November 1 for incoming freshmen; February 1 for transfer students.
What is the deadline for Deadline Official Scores July1?
Scholarships will not pay without official graduation transcripts and official ACT/SAT test scores on file at Wichita State by July 1.
How Wichita State compares across our verified dataset
- 44 of 203 verified schools in our dataset use unclear or unpublished displacement.
Wichita State is in a recognizable cluster (44 schools share this category). That framing matters when comparing peer schools that may publish the policy differently or not at all.
- 44 of 203 verified schools publish no clear displacement order.
Wichita State is one of them. The right move is the aid-office email script below, not a guess.
Sources used on this page
Every claim is checked against Wichita State’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.
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