Which colleges in Indiana give automatic merit scholarships?

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📍Automatic Merit Scholarships in Indiana

Which Indiana colleges award merit money on GPA or test scores?

Schools

Awards on file

$10,000

Median largest award

$39,000

Largest

15 schools in Indiana award merit automatically, on a published GPA or test score. No separate application, no separate deadline — the award comes with the admission decision.

The number to compare these against is in-state tuition, a median of $10,622 across the schools below. The median largest award is $10,000.

Staying in state is usually the cheaper path before aid, but a large out-of-state award can beat it outright. Worth pricing both.

School	Largest award	Qualifies at	In-state tuition
Wabash College Crawfordsville, IN	$39,000/yr	3.2 GPA	$49,800
Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN	$35,000/yr	2.8 GPA	$46,940
University of Evansville Evansville, IN	$30,000/yr	3.2 GPA · 21 ACT	$42,800
Anderson University Anderson, IN	$23,000/yr	2.5 GPA	$36,150
Taylor University Upland, IN	$21,000/yr	3.3 GPA · 27 ACT	$39,500
University of Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	$20,000/yr	2.0 GPA	$35,448
Indiana Institute of Technology Fort Wayne, IN	$18,000/yr	2.0 GPA	$30,836
Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN	$10,000/yr	3.0 GPA · 22 ACT	$10,622
Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	$10,000/yr	3.0 GPA · 17 ACT	$9,518
Indiana University-Kokomo Kokomo, IN	$6,000/yr	2.5 GPA · 21 ACT	$7,717
Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN	$5,000/yr	3.0 GPA · 27 ACT	$9,978
Ball State University Muncie, IN	$4,500/yr	3.0 GPA	$8,948
Indiana University-Northwest Gary, IN	$3,000/yr	2.5 GPA · 21 ACT	$7,717
Purdue University Northwest Hammond, IN	$3,000/yr	3.0 GPA	$7,823
Indiana University-Southeast New Albany, IN	$2,500/yr	3.0 GPA · 22 ACT	$7,717

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Amounts are what each school publishes for incoming first-year students, and renewal usually depends on keeping a minimum GPA. Confirm figures with the school's financial aid office before you plan around them.