Alaska Pacific University: merit scholarships by GPA
Alaska Pacific University awards automatic merit aid from a published grid keyed to GPA — the ACT is not used. Awards start at a 2.75 GPA and reach $7,000 a year. Because the bands are steps rather than a slope, a hundredth of a GPA point is worth nothing inside a band and the whole step at the edge of one.
Enter a GPA below to see which band it actually lands in, what that band pays, and what the next band needs.
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A FAFSA is required to be considered for these MERIT awards — APU asks for the admission application and FAFSA results, which is unusual for a grid keyed to GPA alone. The thresholds are open floors rather than windows, so a student receives the best tier they clear. The page prints no entry year.
Unweighted, as the school asks for it.
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Example — a 3.60 GPA
Atwood Performance Scholarship
$5,000 a year / year
About $20,000 over four years, if it renews.
Alaska Pacific awards this on GPA alone, so an ACT score does not change it. A higher score can still matter for admission, for honours programmes, and at other schools on the list — but not for this award.
The ACT doesn't move the money here — but it still decides admission, honours eligibility, and what they is worth at the other schools on the list, where most awards are score-keyed.
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The published Alaska Pacific merit aid grid
Reproduced in full from Alaska Pacific University’s own pages for the current cycle. Nothing here is estimated: where the school states a benefit rather than a figure, that is what the table says.
Merit scholarships
Four open floors, so a student receives the best they clear. Considered at the time of application under rolling admission.
$7,000 a year
Atwood Distinguished Scholarship
No score needed
$5,000 a year
Atwood Performance Scholarship
No score needed
$2,500 a year
Leah J. Peterson Trustee Scholarship
No score needed
$1,500 a year
Leah J. Peterson Aspire Scholarship
No score needed
| Award | With a score | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Atwood Distinguished Scholarship | — | $7,000 a year |
| Atwood Performance Scholarship | — | $5,000 a year |
| Leah J. Peterson Trustee Scholarship | — | $2,500 a year |
| Leah J. Peterson Aspire Scholarship | — | $1,500 a year |
Source: Financial aid and scholarships — merit scholarships · verified 2026-10-24
Does Alaska Pacific superscore for scholarships?
Not stated, and it would not matter. APU's merit criteria read no test score.
With nothing published, plan for the stricter reading: look up your best single sitting in the grid above, work out your superscore as well, and ask Alaska Pacific’s financial aid office which one they read before you count on the higher band.
Comparing schools? See which colleges superscore for scholarships — 66 of 501 commit to it, 52 say they do not, and the rest never say.
Where these numbers came from
Every figure on this page was read from Alaska Pacific University’s own published pages, linked below with the date we last confirmed them. We do not estimate a missing band or interpolate a value.
- Financial aid and scholarships — merit scholarshipsverified 2026-10-24
- Applying to APUverified 2026-10-24
- A FAFSA is required to be considered for these merit awards, which is unusual for a GPA-keyed grid.
- The four thresholds are open floors, so a 3.9 clears all of them and receives the best.
- The largest step is 3.49 to 3.50, worth $2,500 a year.
- Below a 2.75 the page publishes no merit award.
- Rolling admission means there is no published scholarship deadline.
- Renewal runs to five years of total attendance, longer than the four most schools allow.
- The top three awards renew on a 2.75 GPA with 24 credits a year; the Aspire award only needs satisfactory academic progress.
Check before you rely on it. Grids change by entry year and schools update them without notice. This page is a reproduction with a date on it, not a guarantee, and it is not financial aid advice. ClutchACT is not affiliated with Alaska Pacific University.
Frequently asked questions
What ACT score do you need for a scholarship at Alaska Pacific?
Alaska Pacific University publishes a merit aid grid keyed to ACT score and GPA. See the tables on this page for the current bands.
Is Alaska Pacific test-optional?
APU bases consideration on high school or transfer college grades, and asks only for the admission application and FAFSA results. For merit aid the answer is different: aPU states that consideration is based on high school grades or transfer college grades, which excludes the ACT for both populations. A student with no score reaches the $7,000 Atwood Distinguished award at a 3.85 exactly as one with a 36 would. Being admitted without a score and qualifying for money without a score are two separate questions.
How much is a 30 on the ACT worth at Alaska Pacific?
On Alaska Pacific's published grid for the current cycle, an ACT of 30 with a 3.6 GPA qualifies for Atwood Performance Scholarship at $5,000 a year, about $20,000 over four years if it renews.
Does Alaska Pacific superscore the ACT for scholarships?
Not stated, and it would not matter. APU's merit criteria read no test score.
Is this Alaska Pacific scholarship data current?
Every figure on this page was read from Alaska Pacific University's own published pages and last verified on 2026-10-24. The sources are linked at the bottom of the page with that date. Grids change by entry year, so check the source before relying on a figure for a decision.
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Alaska Pacific awards on GPA — but the ACT still decides what you're worth elsewhere.
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