Awards for Excellence in Academic Achievement

$8,000-11,000
per year
Renewable

ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIP. A student can be awarded a scholarship based on their high school cumulative GPA or ACT/SAT test scores, whichever has the highest dollar value.

This award is fully renewable for three additional years if the student maintains a 3.0 grade-point average. To validate this award, evidence of grade-point average must be submitted to Student Financial Services by the student's school. General Equivalency Diploma (GED) test scores do not qualify. Students who attend any other college or university (except for the summer) forfeit the balance of their scholarship. See wallawalla.edu/achievement-scholarship for complete official scholarship guidelines.

Grade-Point Average         

ACT
Composite Score¹  

Old SAT
Composite Scores^1,2     

New SAT
Composite Scores^1,3

Award⁴

^_______

3.90 to 4.00

31+

2,060+

1,440+

$11,000

3.75 to 3.89

29-30

1,920-2,050

1,360-1,430

 10,000

3.50 to 3.74

25-28

1,700-1,910

1,220-1,350

9,000

3.00 to 3.49

23-24

1,590-1,690

1,150-1,210

8,000

¹ WWU Achievement Scholarships are awarded on the ACT/SAT test taken prior to collegiate level enrollment (Exception: Running Start). If a student has not taken the test before enrollment, the test may be required for academic placement, however, it will not impact the Achievement Scholarship.

² Taken before February 2016

³ Taken after February 2016

⁴ Renewable for three additional years if student maintains 3.0 GPA.

$2,000 per year
Renewable

OUT-OF-AREA GRANT. A student whose residential address is outside of Washington or Oregon will receive an award of $2,000. Students who receive this grant can continue to receive it for an additional 3 years as long as they maintain the out-of-area residency requirement. If the student is a dependent financial aid applicant, the state of residence is that of the parent supplying information on the FAFSA. Otherwise, we use the state in the student's permanent address. Students who attend any other college or university (except for the summer) forfeit the balance of their grant. Students receiving this grant cannot receive the Washington State Need Grant. See wallawalla.edu/oag for complete official scholarship guidelines.

$1,000-full tuition
per year
Renewable

NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLAR AWARDS

Students who place well on the National Merit Qualifying Exam (taken October or November of a student's junior year in high school) are rewarded with a scholarship. See wallawalla.edu/national-merit-scholarship for complete official scholarship guidelines.

Placement Level                                         

                                 Award

Finalist (President's Scholarship)

Full tuition¹

Semifinalist (WWU Merit Award)

$1,500²

Commended Student (WWU Merit Award)

1,000²

¹ Renewable at 100% for one year and at 50% for two more years if student maintains 3.80 GPA. Recipient not eligible for other academic scholarships including the Out-of-Area Grant; recipient is eligible for leadership scholarships. Subsidy and President's Scholarship cannot exceed the cost of tuition and room.

² Fully renewable for three additional years if student maintains a 3.80 GPA. Recipient also eligible for GPA or ACT/SAT Scholarship and the Achievement Bonus.