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📍Automatic Merit Scholarships in Pennsylvania

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

29
Schools
138
Awards on file
$16,000
Median largest award
$35,000
Largest

29 schools in Pennsylvania 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 $32,080 across the schools below. The median largest award is $16,000.

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
Lycoming College
Williamsport, PA
 $35,000/yr 3.0 GPA $49,024
Saint Vincent College
Latrobe, PA
 $32,000/yr 3.0 GPA $41,180
Thiel College
Greenville, PA
 $30,000/yr 2.5 GPA $36,364
Cedar Crest College
Allentown, PA
 $26,000/yr 2.0 GPA $45,664
Holy Family University
Philadelphia, PA
 $25,000/yr 2.0 GPA $34,080
Alvernia University
Reading, PA
 $23,000/yr 2.5 GPA $43,000
Gwynedd Mercy University
Gwynedd Valley, PA
 $23,000/yr 3.0 GPA $39,528
Seton Hill University
Greensburg, PA
 $23,000/yr 2.0 GPA $42,294
La Roche University
Pittsburgh, PA
 $21,000/yr 2.0 GPA $32,600
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
 $20,000/yr 3.0 GPA $21,995
University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh Johnstown, PA
 $20,000/yr 2.5 GPA · 20 ACT $20,556
Waynesburg University
Waynesburg, PA
 $18,000/yr 2.7 GPA $28,960
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
Harrisburg, PA
 $16,000/yr 2.0 GPA $23,900
Geneva College
Beaver Falls, PA
 $15,000/yr 3.0 GPA $32,080
Lancaster Bible College
Lancaster, PA
 $12,500/yr 2.5 GPA · 19 ACT $29,990
University of Valley Forge
Phoenixville, PA
 $12,000/yr 2.5 GPA $23,800
Wilson College
Chambersburg, PA
 $12,000/yr 2.5 GPA $25,950
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford
Bradford, PA
 $11,500/yr 2.5 GPA · 20 ACT $13,660
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester, PA
 $8,000/yr 3.0 GPA $7,716
Keystone College
La Plume, PA
 $7,000/yr 2.0 GPA $15,800
Arcadia University
Glenside, PA
 $5,000/yr 3.5 GPA $48,760
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Kutztown, PA
 $5,000/yr 2.8 GPA $7,716
Pennsylvania Western University
California, PA
 $4,000/yr 2.5 GPA $7,716
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Slippery Rock, PA
 $4,000/yr 3.0 GPA $7,716
Gannon University
Erie, PA
 $1,000/yr 3.0 GPA $39,270
Saint Francis University
Loretto, PA
 — 3.3 GPA · 21 ACT $42,900
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
 — 3.0 GPA $53,060
Westminster College
New Wilmington, PA
 — 3.0 GPA $39,540
York College of Pennsylvania
York, PA
 — 3.5 GPA $23,000

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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.