Concordia University Nebraska: merit scholarships by ACT score
Concordia University Nebraska awards automatic merit aid from a published grid crossing ACT score with GPA. Awards start at an ACT of 31 and reach $24,000 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 ACT is used on exactly ONE band. The President's Scholarship needs a 4.0 AND a 31; every band below it is keyed to the GPA alone. So a 31 is worth $4,000 a year to a 4.0 student and nothing at all to anyone else — the sharpest single-point-of-use for a score in this dataset. Awarded automatically on acceptance. These are the Fall 2027 figures.
Unweighted, as the school asks for it.
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Example — an ACT 29 with a 3.60 GPA
Dean's Scholarship
$17,000 / year
About $68,000 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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Can you get merit aid at Concordia Nebraska without an ACT score?
Yes. Optional and narrowly useful. A 31 adds $4,000 a year for a student already at a 4.0 and changes nothing for anyone below that GPA.
Read the two columns in the grid below as a trade. The same award is reachable either way — with a score at a lower GPA, or with no score at a higher one. A score is worth real money to a student whose GPA sits under the test-optional line, and worth little to one comfortably above it.
“$24,000 President's Scholarship 4.0 and 31 or higher on the ACT”
The published Concordia Nebraska merit aid grid
Reproduced in full from Concordia University Nebraska’s own pages for Fall 2027 entry. Nothing here is estimated: where the school states a benefit rather than a figure, that is what the table says.
First-year academic scholarships, Fall 2027
Awarded automatically on acceptance. Only the President's Scholarship requires a score alongside the GPA.
$24,000
President's Scholarship
ACT 31–36 · 4.0 and 31 or higher on the ACT
Without a score: not available
$20,000
Regent's Scholarship
No score needed · GPA 4.00
$19,000
Regent's Scholarship
No score needed · GPA 3.88
$18,000
Dean's Scholarship
No score needed · GPA 3.68
$17,000
Dean's Scholarship
No score needed · GPA 3.38
$16,000
Achievement Award
No score needed · GPA 2.00
| Award | With a score | No score | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| President's Scholarship | ACT 31–36 · 4.0 and 31 or higher on the ACT | not available | $24,000 |
| Regent's Scholarship | — | GPA 4.00 | $20,000 |
| Regent's Scholarship | — | GPA 3.88 | $19,000 |
| Dean's Scholarship | — | GPA 3.68 | $18,000 |
| Dean's Scholarship | — | GPA 3.38 | $17,000 |
| Achievement Award | — | GPA 2.00 | $16,000 |
Source: Academic scholarships — Fall 2027 amounts by GPA · verified 2026-10-22
Does Concordia Nebraska superscore for scholarships?
Not stated. With only one band using a score, the question matters to a narrow group — 4.0 students sitting near a 31.
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 Concordia Nebraska’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 Concordia University Nebraska’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 ACT is used on one band only: a 31 at a 4.0 is worth $4,000 a year more than the same GPA alone.
- Below a 4.0 the score is worth nothing on this grid.
- Two award names appear twice at different GPAs and different amounts — Regent's and Dean's each cover two rungs.
- The ladder reaches down to a 2.00 GPA at $16,000.
- The whole GPA ladder spans $4,000 a year, the same as the single score bonus.
- Concordia Nebraska 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 Concordia University Nebraska.
Frequently asked questions
What ACT score do you need for a scholarship at Concordia Nebraska?
Automatic merit aid at Concordia University Nebraska starts at an ACT composite of 31, alongside the published GPA minimum, and reaches $24,000 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 Concordia Nebraska test-optional?
Not stated on the scholarship page. Only one merit band uses a score. For merit aid the answer is different: optional and narrowly useful. A 31 adds $4,000 a year for a student already at a 4.0 and changes nothing for anyone below that GPA. 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 Concordia Nebraska?
On Concordia Nebraska's published grid for Fall 2027 entry, an ACT of 30 with a 3.6 GPA qualifies for Dean's Scholarship at $17,000 a year, about $68,000 over four years if it renews.
How much is one more ACT point worth at Concordia Nebraska?
The most valuable single point on Concordia Nebraska's published grid is 30 to 31, at a 4.0 GPA: it moves the award by $4,000 a year, or $16,000 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 Concordia Nebraska superscore the ACT for scholarships?
Not stated. With only one band using a score, the question matters to a narrow group — 4.0 students sitting near a 31.
Is this Concordia Nebraska scholarship data current?
Every figure on this page was read from Concordia University Nebraska's own published pages and last verified on 2026-10-22. 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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