Otterbein University — Merit Scholarships & Automatic Consideration
Westerville, Ohio · 5 published award(s) in our verified dataset.
Consideration — amount not guaranteed
Otterbein University automatically considers admitted students for the published merit awards below — but it does not guarantee an amount. Figures are the college's published amounts a student may be awarded, taken from its own scholarship page. Every row links to its official source and shows its verification date.
Automatically considered — amount not guaranteed
For the awards below, the college automatically considers students who meet the published criteria, but the amount is not guaranteed. Figures shown are the college's published amounts a student may be awarded — read the official source for how selection and funding work.
| Award | Min GPA | Min SAT | Min ACT | $/year | 4-yr total | Residency | Deadline | Separate app? | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merit Scholarship Consideration — amount not guaranteed Top tier of Otterbein's published merit table: High School GPA 4.0 or higher, published four-year value $96,000. Class B: page says students are 'automatically be considered' and tiers are 'Typically awarded' - no explicit guarantee. Tier names are not published on the page. | 4.0 | — | — | $24,000 (published figure — not guaranteed) | $96,000 (published figure — not guaranteed) | both | No | Official source Verified 2026-11-02 | |
| Merit Scholarship Consideration — amount not guaranteed Published merit tier: High School GPA 3.8-3.99, published four-year value $92,000. Class B: 'automatically be considered' / 'Typically awarded' wording only - no explicit guarantee. Tier names are not published on the page. | 3.8 | — | — | $23,000 (published figure — not guaranteed) | $92,000 (published figure — not guaranteed) | both | No | Official source Verified 2026-11-02 | |
| Merit Scholarship Consideration — amount not guaranteed Published merit tier: High School GPA 3.4-3.79, published four-year value $88,000. Class B: 'automatically be considered' / 'Typically awarded' wording only - no explicit guarantee. Tier names are not published on the page. | 3.4 | — | — | $22,000 (published figure — not guaranteed) | $88,000 (published figure — not guaranteed) | both | No | Official source Verified 2026-11-02 | |
| Merit Scholarship Consideration — amount not guaranteed Published merit tier: High School GPA 3.0-3.39, published four-year value $72,000. Class B: 'automatically be considered' / 'Typically awarded' wording only - no explicit guarantee. Tier names are not published on the page. | 3.0 | — | — | $18,000 (published figure — not guaranteed) | $72,000 (published figure — not guaranteed) | both | No | Official source Verified 2026-11-02 | |
| Merit Scholarship Consideration — amount not guaranteed Lowest published merit tier, four-year value $64,000. The page prints this band as '>= 2.99' GPA, which overlaps the published 3.0-3.39 band as printed; gpa_min left null because the printed lower bound is ambiguous. Class B: 'automatically be considered' / 'Typically awarded' wording only - no explicit guarantee. | — | — | — | $16,000 (published figure — not guaranteed) | $64,000 (published figure — not guaranteed) | both | No | Official source Verified 2026-11-02 |
Score ROI — what the next tier takes at Otterbein 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merit Scholarship ($16,000/yr) | meeting the higher tier's published criteria | Merit Scholarship ($18,000/yr) | +$2,000/yr · +$8,000 over 4 years (published figure — not guaranteed) |
| Merit Scholarship ($18,000/yr) | +0.4 GPA | Merit Scholarship ($22,000/yr) | +$4,000/yr · +$16,000 over 4 years (published figure — not guaranteed) |
| Merit Scholarship ($22,000/yr) | +0.4 GPA | Merit Scholarship ($23,000/yr) | +$1,000/yr · +$4,000 over 4 years (published figure — not guaranteed) |
| Merit Scholarship ($23,000/yr) | +0.2 GPA | Merit Scholarship ($24,000/yr) | +$1,000/yr · +$4,000 over 4 years (published figure — not guaranteed) |
Published conditions & source wording
Simply by applying to Otterbein, you will automatically be considered for many of these scholarships
Questions
Does Otterbein University guarantee merit scholarships?
No. Otterbein University automatically considers students for the awards above, but amounts are not guaranteed — per the college's published source(s), verified 2026-11-02. Confirm current terms on the official page before applying.
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