Which colleges in Minnesota give automatic merit scholarships?

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📍Automatic Merit Scholarships in Minnesota

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

Schools

Awards on file

$6,500

Median largest award

$30,000

Largest

11 schools in Minnesota 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 $13,854 across the schools below. The median largest award is $6,500.

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
The College of Saint Scholastica Duluth, MN	$30,000/yr	2.5 GPA	$40,720
University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN	$20,000/yr	3.0 GPA	$15,148
University of Northwestern-St Paul Saint Paul, MN	$18,000/yr	2.8 GPA · 26 ACT	$36,980
Concordia University-Saint Paul Saint Paul, MN	$11,000/yr	2.0 GPA	$25,600
University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN	$8,000/yr	3.0 GPA	$12,960
University of Minnesota-Morris Morris, MN	$5,000/yr	3.2 GPA	$13,130
Winona State University Winona, MN	$3,500/yr	3.0 GPA	$8,388
St Catherine University Saint Paul, MN	$3,000/yr	2.0 GPA	$37,534
University of Minnesota-Crookston Crookston, MN	$3,000/yr	2.8 GPA	$11,648
University of Minnesota-Rochester Rochester, MN	$3,000/yr	2.8 GPA	$13,854
Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN	—	3.8 GPA · 25 ACT	$8,355

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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.