Bridgewater State University: merit scholarships by GPA
Bridgewater State University awards automatic merit aid from a published grid keyed to GPA — the ACT is not used. Awards start at a 3.4 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.
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The deciding GPA is RECALCULATED by Bridgewater and it does not publish the method or say whether it is weighted, so a 4.50 threshold cannot be checked against a transcript. The Crimson and Bear awards are for Massachusetts residents; Bridgewater's non-resident Horace Mann award is published without a readable GPA floor, so it is a note rather than a row.
Unweighted, as the school asks for it.
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Example — a 3.60 GPA
Bear Merit Scholarship
$3,000 a year ($12,000 over four years) / year
About $12,000 over four years, if it renews.
Bridgewater 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 Bridgewater State merit aid grid
Reproduced in full from Bridgewater State 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
Guaranteed at a 3.40 recalculated GPA or higher, with each tier marked unlimited rather than capped. Bridgewater's $11,000 Presidential award needs a 4.50 recalculated GPA, above this tool's GPA scale, so it is described in the notes rather than shown here.
$5,000 a year ($20,000 over four years)
Crimson Merit Scholarship
No score needed
$3,000 a year ($12,000 over four years)
Bear Merit Scholarship
No score needed
| Award | With a score | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Crimson Merit Scholarship | — | $5,000 a year ($20,000 over four years) |
| Bear Merit Scholarship | — | $3,000 a year ($12,000 over four years) |
Source: Merit scholarships · verified 2026-10-24
Does Bridgewater State superscore for scholarships?
No. No, and there is nothing for it to apply to. Bridgewater says scores are not considered for merit scholarships at all, so no composite of any kind is read.
“Test scores are NOT considered when selecting students for merit scholarships.”
This matters more than it sounds. A student whose superscore crosses a band but whose best single sitting does not will be paid on the lower band. Look up your best single sitting in the grid above, then find what is costing you points on one test.
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 Bridgewater State 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.
- Bridgewater uses the word guarantees, and marks each tier unlimited rather than capping the number of recipients — unusually concrete for this dataset.
- It also says outright that test scores are not considered for merit scholarships.
- The deciding GPA is recalculated by Bridgewater, and the method is not published.
- Bridgewater's top award, the Presidential Merit Scholarship, pays $11,000 a year ($44,000 over four) at a 4.50 recalculated GPA. It is not a row on this grid because a 4.50 is above the GPA scale this tool reads, so the lookup could never return it — but it is real, and a student with a heavily weighted transcript should ask about it.
- That 4.50 threshold also implies the recalculation is weighted, though the page does not say so.
- The Crimson and Bear awards are limited to Massachusetts residents, and Crimson is modelled open at the top so a transcript above 4.49 still clears it.
- Bridgewater publishes a Horace Mann award for non-residents, but its GPA floor was not readable, so it is not a row here.
- Each amount is printed per semester and per year as well as a four-year value.
- Below a 3.40 recalculated GPA the page publishes no award.
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 Bridgewater State University.
Frequently asked questions
What ACT score do you need for a scholarship at Bridgewater State?
Bridgewater State University publishes a merit aid grid keyed to ACT score and GPA. See the tables on this page for the current bands.
Is Bridgewater State test-optional?
Sending scores is recommended but not required. Home-schooled students and applicants from schools issuing narrative transcripts must submit them. For merit aid the answer is different: bridgewater states that test scores are NOT considered when selecting students for merit scholarships — the stronger form of the answer. A student with no ACT is treated identically to one with a 36, and nothing on this grid can be moved by a score. 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 Bridgewater State?
On Bridgewater State's published grid for the current cycle, an ACT of 30 with a 3.6 GPA qualifies for Bear Merit Scholarship at $3,000 a year, about $12,000 over four years if it renews.
Does Bridgewater State superscore the ACT for scholarships?
No. No, and there is nothing for it to apply to. Bridgewater says scores are not considered for merit scholarships at all, so no composite of any kind is read. Test scores are NOT considered when selecting students for merit scholarships.
Is this Bridgewater State scholarship data current?
Every figure on this page was read from Bridgewater State 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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