Anderson University — Automatic Merit Scholarships
Anderson, South Carolina · 5 published award(s) in our verified dataset.
Guaranteed — published by the college
These figures come from Anderson University's own published merit grid / scholarship page, whose wording makes the awards automatic for students who meet the criteria. Every row links to its official source and shows its verification date. Admission is not guaranteed by meeting a merit threshold.
Guaranteed automatic awards
Each award below is labelled guaranteed automatic because the college's own page explicitly says the award is automatic for students who meet the published criteria. Amounts are exact published figures.
| Award | Min GPA | Min SAT | Min ACT | $/year | 4-yr total | Residency | Deadline | Separate app? | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| President's Scholarship Guaranteed — published by the college Amounts and criteria per Anderson University's official 2025-2026 Financial Planning Guide (first-time freshmen): GPA 3.5 and SAT 1300 or ACT 28 (CLT 88; no class-rank alternative published for this tier). Requirements must be met by March 1. Renewable for up to 8 consecutive semesters of full-time (12+ credits) undergraduate enrollment; renewal requires meeting Satisfactory Academic Progress. The $12,000 AU Grant — one of the five asterisked merit-based scholarships in AU's Financial Planning Guide, awarded to entering freshmen not receiving a President's, Founder's, Provost's, or Dean's Scholarship — is recorded as its own row with gpa_min null under the dataset's bottom-band precedent (Wave 4 consistency pass, 2026-11-02). | 3.5 | 1300 | 28 | $18,000 | $72,000 | both | No | Official source Verified 2026-11-02 | |
| Founder's Scholarship Guaranteed — published by the college Amounts and criteria per Anderson University's official 2025-2026 Financial Planning Guide (first-time freshmen): GPA 3.5 and SAT 1220 or ACT 25 (CLT 78, or top 10% of graduating class). Requirements must be met by March 1. Renewable for up to 8 consecutive semesters of full-time (12+ credits) undergraduate enrollment; renewal requires meeting Satisfactory Academic Progress. The $12,000 AU Grant — one of the five asterisked merit-based scholarships in AU's Financial Planning Guide, awarded to entering freshmen not receiving a President's, Founder's, Provost's, or Dean's Scholarship — is recorded as its own row with gpa_min null under the dataset's bottom-band precedent (Wave 4 consistency pass, 2026-11-02). | 3.5 | 1220 | 25 | $16,000 | $64,000 | both | No | Official source Verified 2026-11-02 | |
| Provost's Scholarship Guaranteed — published by the college Amounts and criteria per Anderson University's official 2025-2026 Financial Planning Guide (first-time freshmen): GPA 3.0 and SAT 1100 or ACT 22 (CLT 74, or top 20% of graduating class). Requirements must be met by March 1. Renewable for up to 8 consecutive semesters of full-time (12+ credits) undergraduate enrollment; renewal requires meeting Satisfactory Academic Progress. The $12,000 AU Grant — one of the five asterisked merit-based scholarships in AU's Financial Planning Guide, awarded to entering freshmen not receiving a President's, Founder's, Provost's, or Dean's Scholarship — is recorded as its own row with gpa_min null under the dataset's bottom-band precedent (Wave 4 consistency pass, 2026-11-02). | 3.0 | 1100 | 22 | $15,000 | $60,000 | both | No | Official source Verified 2026-11-02 | |
| Dean's Scholarship Guaranteed — published by the college Amounts and criteria per Anderson University's official 2025-2026 Financial Planning Guide (first-time freshmen): GPA 3.0 and SAT 1020 or ACT 20 (CLT 66, or top 30% of graduating class). Requirements must be met by March 1. Renewable for up to 8 consecutive semesters of full-time (12+ credits) undergraduate enrollment; renewal requires meeting Satisfactory Academic Progress. The $12,000 AU Grant — one of the five asterisked merit-based scholarships in AU's Financial Planning Guide, awarded to entering freshmen not receiving a President's, Founder's, Provost's, or Dean's Scholarship — is recorded as its own row with gpa_min null under the dataset's bottom-band precedent (Wave 4 consistency pass, 2026-11-02). | 3.0 | 1020 | 20 | $14,000 | $56,000 | both | No | Official source Verified 2026-11-02 | |
| AU Grant Guaranteed — published by the college AU Grant per Anderson University's official Financial Planning Guide (edition for students enrolling in Fall 2027 and Spring 2028): $12,000 for eligible first-time entering freshmen, awarded to entering freshmen not receiving a President's, Founder's, Provost's, or Dean's Scholarship. The guide counts the AU Grant among its five asterisked merit-based scholarships (a student may receive only 1 of the 5); all requirements must be met by March 1. Renewable for up to 8 consecutive semesters of full-time (12+ credits) undergraduate enrollment; renewal requires meeting Satisfactory Academic Progress. Bottom band of the published merit grid: recorded with gpa_min null under the dataset's bottom-band precedent (Wave 4 consistency pass, 2026-11-02); earlier waves excluded it as a no-criteria award. Amount and eligibility re-verified in the current guide PDF on 2026-11-02; the four named tiers' amounts and criteria are unchanged from the 2025-2026 guide used for the sibling rows. | — | — | — | $12,000 | $48,000 | both | No | Official source Verified 2026-11-02 |
Score ROI — what the next tier takes at Anderson University
Computed only from this college's own published thresholds above: for each pair of adjacent tiers, the score/GPA gap to the next award and what that gap is worth. Retesting only pays if the higher tier is actually reached and the award renews — check the published conditions.
| From tier | What it takes | Next tier | $ unlocked |
|---|---|---|---|
| AU Grant ($12,000/yr) | meeting the higher tier's published criteria | Dean's Scholarship ($14,000/yr) | +$2,000/yr · +$8,000 over 4 years (guaranteed) |
| Dean's Scholarship ($14,000/yr) | +2 ACT points and +80 SAT points | Provost's Scholarship ($15,000/yr) | +$1,000/yr · +$4,000 over 4 years (guaranteed) |
| Provost's Scholarship ($15,000/yr) | +3 ACT points and +120 SAT points and +0.5 GPA | Founder's Scholarship ($16,000/yr) | +$1,000/yr · +$4,000 over 4 years (guaranteed) |
| Founder's Scholarship ($16,000/yr) | +3 ACT points and +80 SAT points | President's Scholarship ($18,000/yr) | +$2,000/yr · +$8,000 over 4 years (guaranteed) |
Published conditions & source wording
- Test-score basis: High school GPA plus one of SAT, ACT, CLT, or class rank (per the official 2025-2026 Financial Planning Guide).
- Test-score basis: Fallback tier of the merit grid: awarded to entering freshmen who do not receive a President's, Founder's, Provost's, or Dean's Scholarship (per the official Financial Planning Guide).
- Test-score deadline: March 1
- Stacking limits: Students can receive only one of Anderson University's merit scholarships.
- Full-time enrollment required: Yes
Each incoming freshman is automatically awarded the highest level of our merit-based scholarships that he or she qualifies for.
Questions
Does Anderson University offer automatic merit?
Yes — the awards above are guaranteed automatic per the college's published source(s), verified 2026-11-02. Confirm current terms on the official page before applying.
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How to read this page: figures come only from the college's own published pages. Class A = guaranteed automatic (the college publishes the promise). Class B = automatic consideration — amount not guaranteed. Every figure links to its official source with a verification date. Full methodology →
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