Emory & Henry University: merit scholarships by GPA

Verified Oct 22, 2026Fall 2027 entryACT not used for meritEmory, VA

Emory & Henry University awards automatic merit aid from a published grid keyed to GPA — the ACT is not used. Awards start at a 2.0 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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No score is used. Worth noting for comparison: Emory & Henry pays the same amount to residential and commuter students on every band, which is unusual — several private colleges in this dataset pay commuters thousands less. Against a published annual tuition of $19,990 the top band covers about a quarter of it. These are the Fall 2027 figures.

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3.60

Unweighted, as the school asks for it.

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Example — a 3.60 GPA

Trustees Scholarship

$3,000 / year

About $12,000 over four years, if it renews.

Emory & Henry 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 Emory & Henry merit aid grid

Reproduced in full from Emory & Henry University’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 merit scholarships, Fall 2027

Awarded on the GPA. The residential and commuter amounts are identical on every band.

  • $5,000

    Founders Scholarship

    No score needed · GPA 3.75

  • $3,000

    Trustees Scholarship

    No score needed · GPA 3.25

  • $2,000

    Presidential Scholarship

    No score needed · GPA 2.50

  • $1,000

    Blue & Gold Scholarship

    No score needed · GPA 2.00

Source: Scholarships — 2027 Fall First-Year Merit Scholarships · verified 2026-10-22

Does Emory & Henry superscore for scholarships?

Not stated, and moot — no merit band here uses a score.

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 Emory & Henry’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 Emory & Henry 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.

  • Residential and commuter amounts are identical, which is unusual among the private colleges here.
  • Published annual tuition is $19,990, so the top band covers roughly a quarter of it.
  • The ladder reaches down to a 2.0.
  • Emory & Henry 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 Emory & Henry University.

Frequently asked questions

What ACT score do you need for a scholarship at Emory & Henry?

Emory & Henry University publishes a merit aid grid keyed to ACT score and GPA. See the tables on this page for the current bands.

Is Emory & Henry test-optional?

Not stated on the scholarship page. No merit band here uses a score. For merit aid the answer is different: not used. Every band is published against a high school GPA and no ACT threshold appears in the criteria. 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 Emory & Henry?

On Emory & Henry's published grid for Fall 2027 entry, an ACT of 30 with a 3.6 GPA qualifies for Trustees Scholarship at $3,000 a year, about $12,000 over four years if it renews.

Does Emory & Henry superscore the ACT for scholarships?

Not stated, and moot — no merit band here uses a score.

Is this Emory & Henry scholarship data current?

Every figure on this page was read from Emory & Henry University'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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