Out-of-State Achievement Scholarship
ListedCollege program
- Award
- 2027-2028 per year by GPA (3.75-4.0+ / 3.5-3.74 / 3.25-3.49 / 3.0-3.24): 32-36 ACT or 1420-1600 SAT $15,000/$14,500/$14,000/$13,500; 30-31 or 1360-1410 $14,000/$13,500/$13,000/$12,500; 28-29 or 1300-1350 $13,000/$12,500/$12,000/$11,500; 26-27 or 1230-1290 $12,000/$11,500/$11,000/$10,500; 24-25 or 1160-1220 $11,000/$10,500/$10,000/$9,500; GPA only (no test) $9,000/$7,000/$6,000/not eligible.
- Deadline
- General freshman timeline lists November 1 early opportunity, February 1 priority, and the Friday before classes start as the final scholarship-materials deadline, without cycle years.
- How to apply
- Automatic consideration for university-assured scholarships through the OSU admission application. Complete required admission materials; the general timeline also requests the leadership and involvement resume for maximum consideration.
- What you'll need
- No separate application: you are considered when you apply for admission
- Who can apply
- Out-of-state first-year students. OSU uses the highest cumulative GPA (weighted or unweighted, 4.0 scale) on the transcript. Official ACT superscores accepted.
- Good to know
- Four-year partial nonresident tuition waiver. Only the highest University Assured or Partnered award is allowed. The official counselor FAQ lists renewal at 3.0 cumulative graduation/retention GPA and at least 28 college credits per year.
- Details
- Score minimumTest optional