Which colleges in Maryland give automatic merit scholarships?

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📍Automatic Merit Scholarships in Maryland

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

Schools

Awards on file

$8,000

Median largest award

$20,000

Largest

9 schools in Maryland 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 $8,476 across the schools below. The median largest award is $8,000.

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
University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD	$20,000/yr	—	$10,087
St. Mary's College of Maryland St. Mary's City, MD	$18,000/yr	3.0 GPA	$12,116
University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	$15,000/yr	—	$9,423
Washington Adventist University Takoma Park, MD	$8,000/yr	2.8 GPA · 29 ACT	$24,804
Morgan State University Baltimore, MD	$6,000/yr	—	$5,698
Coppin State University Baltimore, MD	$5,000/yr	2.5 GPA · 23 ACT	$5,032
Towson University Towson, MD	$5,000/yr	3.0 GPA	$7,530
Bowie State University Bowie, MD	—	—	$6,113
United States Naval Academy Annapolis, MD	—	—	—

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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.