Auburn University at Montgomery: merit scholarships by ACT score
Auburn University at Montgomery awards automatic merit aid from a published grid crossing ACT score with GPA. Awards start at an ACT of 25 and reach $10,000 a year. Because the bands are steps rather than a slope, one point is worth nothing inside a band and the whole step at the edge of one.
Enter a score and a GPA below to see which band it actually lands in, what that band pays, and exactly how many points the next one needs.
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The GPA floor is a flat 3.0 on every band, so once a student clears it the ACT alone decides the amount — a 3.0 with a 30 outranks a 4.0 with a 23. AUM keys the grid to a SUPERSCORE, which it states in the column header rather than in a footnote, so points banked across sittings count. The page carries no cycle year, so confirm the figures for the applicable year.
Unweighted, as the school asks for it.
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Example — an ACT 29 with a 3.60 GPA
Principal Scholarship
$9,000 for the academic year / year
About $36,000 over four years, if it renews.
What the next points are worth
1 more point (a 30) moves you to Outstanding Scholars Award — $10,000 for the academic year a year. That is $1,000 more a year, or $4,000 over four years.
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The published AUM merit aid grid
Reproduced in full from Auburn University at Montgomery’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.
Freshman scholarships at a glance
AUM publishes a minimum superscore and a minimum high school GPA for each level, plus the four-year total alongside the annual figure.
$10,000 for the academic year
Outstanding Scholars Award
ACT 30–36 · Minimum 3.0 high school GPA
$9,000 for the academic year
Principal Scholarship
ACT 29 · Minimum 3.0 high school GPA
$8,000 for the academic year
Vice Principal Scholarship
ACT 28 · Minimum 3.0 high school GPA
$7,000 for the academic year
Counselor Scholarship
ACT 27 · Minimum 3.0 high school GPA
$6,000 for the academic year
Warhawk Scholarship
ACT 25–26 · Minimum 3.0 high school GPA
| Award | With a score | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Scholars Award | ACT 30–36 · Minimum 3.0 high school GPA | $10,000 for the academic year |
| Principal Scholarship | ACT 29 · Minimum 3.0 high school GPA | $9,000 for the academic year |
| Vice Principal Scholarship | ACT 28 · Minimum 3.0 high school GPA | $8,000 for the academic year |
| Counselor Scholarship | ACT 27 · Minimum 3.0 high school GPA | $7,000 for the academic year |
| Warhawk Scholarship | ACT 25–26 · Minimum 3.0 high school GPA | $6,000 for the academic year |
Source: Scholarships — Freshman Scholarships at a Glance · verified 2026-10-21
Does AUM superscore for scholarships?
Yes. Yes, and stated in the column header rather than buried: the grid is keyed to a minimum SUPERSCORE. Points banked across sittings count toward the threshold, which matters a great deal when a single point moves the award by $1,000 a year.
So the number that matters here is your superscore, not your best single test. Work out your superscore and look that score up in the grid above — it may sit a band higher than the one you have been planning around.
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 Auburn University at Montgomery’s own published pages, linked below with the date we last confirmed them. We do not estimate a missing band or interpolate a value.
- The 3.0 GPA floor is identical on every band, so the ACT is the only thing that moves the money.
- One ACT point is worth $1,000 a year between 27 and 30 — $4,000 over four years for a single point.
- AUM publishes the four-year total next to the annual figure, which most schools in this dataset leave the reader to work out.
- Superscores are accepted, so a student close to a boundary has a clear reason to sit the test again.
- The page carries no cycle year.
- AUM is silent on the Enhanced ACT.
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 Auburn University at Montgomery.
Frequently asked questions
What ACT score do you need for a scholarship at AUM?
Automatic merit aid at Auburn University at Montgomery starts at an ACT composite of 25, alongside the published GPA minimum, and reaches $10,000 a year at the top. The bands are steps rather than a slope, so the only score that matters is the next threshold above where you are now.
Is AUM test-optional?
AUM does not state an admission test stance on its scholarship page. It is unambiguous about merit: every band on the grid is keyed to a score. For merit aid the answer is different: required. Each level publishes a minimum ACT superscore alongside the flat 3.0 GPA floor, and there is no test-optional route to this grid. 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 AUM?
On AUM's published grid for the current cycle, an ACT of 30 with a 3.6 GPA qualifies for Outstanding Scholars Award at $10,000 a year, about $40,000 over four years if it renews.
How much is one more ACT point worth at AUM?
The most valuable single point on AUM's published grid is 26 to 27, at a 3.0 GPA: it moves the award by $1,000 a year, or $4,000 across a four-year degree. The same point is worth less at other GPAs, and most points move nothing at all — the grid steps rather than slopes, which is why the only score worth aiming at is the next threshold.
Does AUM superscore the ACT for scholarships?
Yes. Yes, and stated in the column header rather than buried: the grid is keyed to a minimum SUPERSCORE. Points banked across sittings count toward the threshold, which matters a great deal when a single point moves the award by $1,000 a year.
Is this AUM scholarship data current?
Every figure on this page was read from Auburn University at Montgomery's own published pages and last verified on 2026-10-21. 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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