Blue Mountain Christian University: merit scholarships by ACT score
Blue Mountain Christian University awards automatic merit aid from a published grid keyed to the ACT alone, with no GPA criterion. Awards start at an ACT of 18 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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No GPA criterion is published at any tier — the grid is keyed to the ACT alone. Commuting costs a flat $3,000 a year, which is more than the entire span of the score ladder.
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Example — an ACT 29 with a 3.60 GPA
Academic Scholarship
$10,000 / year
About $40,000 over four years, if it renews.
There is no higher band to reach at this GPA — more points would not change the award here. They may still matter for admission, for honours programmes, or at other schools on the list.
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The published Blue Mountain merit aid grid
Reproduced in full from Blue Mountain Christian University’s own pages for 2027-28 entry. Nothing here is estimated: where the school states a benefit rather than a figure, that is what the table says.
Students living on campus
The scholarship sheet lists no separate application — admission and the FAFSA are the process.
$10,000
Academic Scholarship
ACT 29–36 · No GPA criterion published
$9,500
Academic Scholarship
ACT 27–28 · No GPA criterion published
$9,000
Academic Scholarship
ACT 24–26 · No GPA criterion published
$8,500
Academic Scholarship
ACT 22–23 · No GPA criterion published
$8,000
Academic Scholarship
ACT 18–21 · No GPA criterion published
| Award | With a score | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Academic Scholarship | ACT 29–36 · No GPA criterion published | $10,000 |
| Academic Scholarship | ACT 27–28 · No GPA criterion published | $9,500 |
| Academic Scholarship | ACT 24–26 · No GPA criterion published | $9,000 |
| Academic Scholarship | ACT 22–23 · No GPA criterion published | $8,500 |
| Academic Scholarship | ACT 18–21 · No GPA criterion published | $8,000 |
Source: Freshman scholarships 2027-28 (PDF) · verified 2026-10-24
Commuting students
A flat $3,000 a year below the resident rate at every tier.
$7,000
Academic Scholarship
ACT 29–36 · No GPA criterion published
$6,500
Academic Scholarship
ACT 27–28 · No GPA criterion published
$6,000
Academic Scholarship
ACT 24–26 · No GPA criterion published
$5,500
Academic Scholarship
ACT 22–23 · No GPA criterion published
$5,000
Academic Scholarship
ACT 18–21 · No GPA criterion published
| Award | With a score | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Academic Scholarship | ACT 29–36 · No GPA criterion published | $7,000 |
| Academic Scholarship | ACT 27–28 · No GPA criterion published | $6,500 |
| Academic Scholarship | ACT 24–26 · No GPA criterion published | $6,000 |
| Academic Scholarship | ACT 22–23 · No GPA criterion published | $5,500 |
| Academic Scholarship | ACT 18–21 · No GPA criterion published | $5,000 |
Source: Freshman scholarships 2027-28 (PDF) · verified 2026-10-24
Does Blue Mountain superscore for scholarships?
Yes. Yes — Blue Mountain prints 'Super Scoring accepted' on the scholarship sheet itself, so a retake can only help and sections can be combined across sittings.
“Super Scoring accepted | 2027-2028 Academic 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 Blue Mountain Christian 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.
- The whole score ladder spans $2,000 — an 18 is worth $8,000 and a 29 is worth $10,000 on campus.
- Commuting costs a flat $3,000 a year, more than the entire span of the score ladder.
- No GPA criterion is published at any tier.
- Blue Mountain accepts superscores and says so on the scholarship sheet.
- The grid is published in a PDF rather than on an HTML page.
- Renewal needs a 3.0 GPA at every band, which is a real condition given that no GPA was needed to win the award.
- An Academic Merit Program for students with a 27+ may require an interview and publishes no amount, so it is not 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 Blue Mountain Christian University.
Frequently asked questions
What ACT score do you need for a scholarship at Blue Mountain?
Automatic merit aid at Blue Mountain Christian University starts at an ACT composite of 18, alongside the published GPA minimum, and reaches $10,000 a year at the top of the 2 grids it publishes. The bands are steps rather than a slope, so the only score that matters is the next threshold above where you are now.
Is Blue Mountain test-optional?
The scholarship sheet does not state the admission testing requirement, so nothing is claimed about it here. For merit aid the answer is different: every tier is keyed to an ACT, SAT or CLT range and Blue Mountain publishes no GPA-only path. A student with no score reaches nothing on 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 Blue Mountain?
On Blue Mountain's published grid for 2027-28 entry, an ACT of 30 with a 3.6 GPA qualifies for Students living on campus — Academic Scholarship at $10,000 a year, about $40,000 over four years if it renews; Commuting students — Academic Scholarship at $7,000 a year, about $28,000 over four years if it renews.
How much is one more ACT point worth at Blue Mountain?
The most valuable single point on Blue Mountain's published grid is 21 to 22, on the row where it is largest: it moves the award by $500 a year, or $2,000 across a four-year degree on the Students living on campus grid. 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 Blue Mountain superscore the ACT for scholarships?
Yes. Yes — Blue Mountain prints 'Super Scoring accepted' on the scholarship sheet itself, so a retake can only help and sections can be combined across sittings. Super Scoring accepted | 2027-2028 Academic Year
Is this Blue Mountain scholarship data current?
Every figure on this page was read from Blue Mountain Christian 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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