National Scholars Program Award Requirements

First-year student must meet both the high school GPA and test score (ACT or SAT) requirements:

Platinum Level
($16,000 per year)
High
School GPA
Test Score
3.95–4.00 ACT: 29–36
SAT: 1340–1600
3.90–3.94 ACT: 30–36
SAT: 1370–1600
3.80–3.89 ACT: 31–36
SAT: 1400–1600
3.75–3.79 ACT: 32–36
SAT: 1430–1600
3.65–3.74 ACT: 33–36
SAT: 1460–1600
3.60–3.64 ACT: 34–36
SAT: 1500–1600
3.50–3.59 ACT: 35–36
SAT: 1540–1600
3.45–3.49 ACT: 36
SAT: 1590–1600
Gold Level
($14,000 per year)
High
School GPA
Test Score
4.00 ACT: 24–28
SAT: 1180–1330
3.95–3.99 ACT: 25–28
SAT: 1210–1330
3.90–3.94 ACT: 25–29
SAT: 1210–1360
3.85–3.89 ACT: 26–30
SAT: 1240–1390
3.80–3.84 ACT: 27–30
SAT: 1280–1390
3.75–3.79 ACT: 27–31
SAT: 1280–1420
3.70–3.74 ACT: 28–32
SAT: 1310–1450
3.65–3.69 ACT: 29–32
SAT: 1340–1450
3.60–3.64 ACT: 29–33
SAT: 1340–1490
3.55–3.59 ACT: 30–34
SAT: 1370–1530
3.50–3.54 ACT: 31–34
SAT: 1400–1530
3.45–3.49 ACT: 31–35
SAT: 1400–1580
3.40–3.44 ACT: 32–36
SAT: 1430–1600
3.30–3.39 ACT: 33–36
SAT: 1460–1600
3.25–3.29 ACT: 34–36
SAT: 1500–1600
3.15–3.24 ACT: 35–36
SAT: 1540–1600
3.10–3.14 ACT: 36
SAT: 1590–1600
Silver Level
($12,500 per year)
High
School GPA
Test Score
4.00 ACT: 22–23
SAT: 1110–1170
3.90–3.99 ACT: 22–24
SAT: 1110–1200
3.85–3.89 ACT: 22–25
SAT: 1110–1230
3.80–3.84 ACT: 22–26
SAT: 1110–1270
3.75–3.79 ACT: 23–26
SAT: 1140–1270
3.70–3.74 ACT: 23–27
SAT: 1140–1300
3.65–3.69 ACT: 24–28
SAT: 1180–1330
3.60–3.64 ACT: 25–28
SAT: 1210–1330
3.55–3.59 ACT: 25–29
SAT: 1210–1360
3.50–3.54 ACT: 26–30
SAT: 1240–1390
3.45–3.49 ACT: 27–30
SAT: 1280–1390
3.40–3.44 ACT: 27–31
SAT: 1280–1420
3.35–3.39 ACT: 28–32
SAT: 1310–1450
3.30–3.34 ACT: 29–32
SAT: 1340–1450
3.25–3.29 ACT: 30–33
SAT: 1370–1490
3.20–3.24 ACT: 30–34
SAT: 1370–1530
3.15–3.19 ACT: 31–34
SAT: 1400–1530
3.10–3.14 ACT: 32–35
SAT: 1430–1580
3.05–3.09 ACT: 32–36
SAT: 1430–1600
3.00–3.04 ACT: 33–36
SAT: 1460–1600
2.90–2.99 ACT: 34–36
SAT: 1500–1600
2.85–2.89 ACT: 35–36
SAT: 1540–1600
2.75–2.84 ACT: 36
SAT: 1590–1600
Copper Level
($10,000 per year)
High
School GPA
Test Score
3.70–3.79 ACT: 22
SAT: 1110–1130
3.65–3.69 ACT: 22–23
SAT: 1110–1170
3.55–3.64 ACT: 22–24
SAT: 1110–1200
3.50–3.54 ACT: 22–25
SAT: 1110–1230
3.40–3.49 ACT: 22–26
SAT: 1110–1270
3.35–3.39 ACT: 22–27
SAT: 1110–1300
3.30–3.34 ACT: 23–28
SAT: 1140–1330
3.25–3.29 ACT: 23–29
SAT: 1140–1360
3.20–3.24 ACT: 24–29
SAT: 1180–1360
3.15–3.19 ACT: 25–30
SAT: 1210–1390
3.10–3.14 ACT: 25–31
SAT: 1210–1420
3.05–3.09 ACT: 26–31
SAT: 1240–1420
3.00–3.04 ACT: 27–32
SAT: 1280–1450
2.95–2.99 ACT: 27–33
SAT: 1280–1490
2.90–2.94 ACT: 28–33
SAT: 1310–1490
2.85–2.89 ACT: 29–34
SAT: 1340–1530
2.80–2.84 ACT: 29–35
SAT: 1340–1580
2.75–2.79 ACT: 30–35
SAT: 1370–1580