Alfred State College: merit scholarships by GPA
Alfred State College awards automatic merit aid from a published grid keyed to GPA — the ACT is not used. Awards start at a 91.5 GPA and reach $5,000 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.
Read this first
Alfred State publishes only its top award for each degree type and says other scholarships exist without naming a threshold or an amount for any of them — so a student below these averages is very likely eligible for something this page cannot show. The figures are New York 100-point averages, apply to New York residents, and go toward non-tuition costs. Out-of-state awards are published as "up to" amounts with no threshold at all.
Out of 100, the way New York high schools report it — which is how this school publishes its grid.
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Example — a 3.60 GPA
No automatic award at this combination
A 29 with a 3.60 GPA does not reach the published grid under New York residents in a baccalaureate program. That is not a verdict on admission — only on automatic merit.
Alfred State 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 Alfred State merit aid grid
Reproduced in full from Alfred State College’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.
New York residents in a baccalaureate program
The top published award. No scholarship application is needed — it is granted at the time of admission.
$5,000 a year
Alfred State top baccalaureate award
No score needed
| Award | With a score | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Alfred State top baccalaureate award | — | $5,000 a year |
Source: Scholarships · verified 2026-10-24
New York residents in an associate program
A lower average threshold and half the money, for the same college.
$2,500 a year
Alfred State top associate award
No score needed
| Award | With a score | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Alfred State top associate award | — | $2,500 a year |
Source: Scholarships · verified 2026-10-24
Does Alfred State superscore for scholarships?
Not applicable — Alfred State says no score is needed for merit awards.
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 Alfred State’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.
Alfred State scholarship deadlines
| Entry term | Due |
|---|---|
| Commit and deposit | May 1 |
Scores take roughly two to four weeks to arrive, and official reports sent to schools can take longer, so the last useful test date is several weeks before the printed deadline. Check which test dates still make it.
Where these numbers came from
Every figure on this page was read from Alfred State College’s own published pages, linked below with the date we last confirmed them. We do not estimate a missing band or interpolate a value.
- Only the top award for each degree type is published; lower awards exist with no stated threshold or amount.
- A baccalaureate student needs a 92.5 average for $5,000; an associate student needs a 91.5 for $2,500.
- The thresholds are New York 100-point averages, not 4.0 GPAs.
- The awards apply to non-tuition costs.
- Alfred State states that no SAT or ACT is needed for merit scholarships.
- Renewal needs only a 2.0 each semester, one of the gentlest conditions in this dataset.
- The in-state awards require New York residency and study on the Alfred or Wellsville campus.
- Out-of-state students are offered up to $10,950 a year for a baccalaureate program and up to $4,940 for an associate one, with no published threshold and a requirement to live on campus — so neither is a band here.
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 Alfred State College.
Frequently asked questions
What ACT score do you need for a scholarship at Alfred State?
Alfred State College publishes a merit aid grid keyed to ACT score and GPA. See the tables on this page for the current bands.
Is Alfred State test-optional?
The same sentence covers both admission and scholarships, which is unusually direct. For merit aid the answer is different: alfred State states outright that a score is not needed for merit scholarships. The deciding number is the 100-point high school average. Being admitted without a score and qualifying for money without a score are two separate questions.
Does Alfred State superscore the ACT for scholarships?
Not applicable — Alfred State says no score is needed for merit awards.
When are Alfred State scholarship deadlines?
Commit and deposit: May 1. The application and the official score report are both due by that date, and ACT scores take roughly two to four weeks to arrive — so the last useful test date is several weeks earlier than the deadline suggests.
Is this Alfred State scholarship data current?
Every figure on this page was read from Alfred State College'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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