LSU Shreveport: merit scholarships by ACT score
LSU Shreveport awards automatic merit aid from a published grid crossing ACT score with GPA. Awards start at an ACT of 20 and reach $3,600 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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LSUS calls these Guaranteed Academic Scholarships and needs no separate application — but it does need OFFICIAL ACT scores and the high school transcript by July 1 for fall entry, so a late score report costs the award outright. The GPA floor rises with the ACT band, so a high score with a middling GPA lands a level lower. The top band pays tuition and fees plus a housing credit rather than a flat figure. Renewal is unusually forgiving at a 2.0 GPA, but it also requires 24 earned credit hours each year. LSUS does not date this page, so confirm the figures against the current cycle.
Unweighted, as the school asks for it.
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Example — an ACT 29 with a 3.60 GPA
Red River Scholarship
$3,600 / year
About $14,400 over four years, if it renews.
What the next points are worth
1 more point (a 30) moves you to Louisiana Scholarship — Tuition & Fees + $1,200 Campus Housing Credit.
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The published LSU Shreveport merit aid grid
Reproduced in full from LSU Shreveport’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.
Guaranteed Academic Scholarships
No scholarship application. Admission plus an official ACT report and transcript by the deadline is the whole process. Out-of-state students may also qualify for a separate Out-of-State Waiver.
Tuition & Fees + $1,200 Campus Housing Credit
Louisiana Scholarship
ACT 30–36 · a 3.5 high school GPA
$3,600
Red River Scholarship
ACT 26–29 · a 3.0 high school GPA
$3,000
Shreveport Scholarship
ACT 22–25 · a 3.0 high school GPA
$2,000
Purple & Gold Scholarship
ACT 20–21 · a 2.5 high school GPA
| Award | With a score | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Louisiana Scholarship | ACT 30–36 · a 3.5 high school GPA | Tuition & Fees + $1,200 Campus Housing Credit |
| Red River Scholarship | ACT 26–29 · a 3.0 high school GPA | $3,600 |
| Shreveport Scholarship | ACT 22–25 · a 3.0 high school GPA | $3,000 |
| Purple & Gold Scholarship | ACT 20–21 · a 2.5 high school GPA | $2,000 |
Source: Scholarships — Guaranteed Academic Scholarship Awards · verified 2026-10-21
Does LSU Shreveport superscore for scholarships?
Not stated. The bands are written as plain ACT ranges with no indication of whether sittings may be combined.
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 LSU Shreveport’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.
LSU Shreveport scholarship deadlines
| Entry term | Due |
|---|---|
| Fall entry — admission, official ACT and transcript | July 1 |
| Spring entry — admission, official ACT and transcript | December 1 |
Scores take roughly two to four weeks to arrive, and official reports sent to schools can take longer, so the last useful test date is several weeks before the printed deadline. Check which test dates still make it.
Where these numbers came from
Every figure on this page was read from LSU Shreveport’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 GPA floor rises with the ACT band, so a 30 with a 3.2 earns Red River rather than the Louisiana award — the two axes work together, not independently.
- Official scores are required by July 1 for fall. This is the single most common way to lose one of these.
- The top band is a benefit rather than a figure: tuition and fees plus a $1,200 campus housing credit.
- US citizens or permanent residents only.
- Out-of-state students may stack a separate Out-of-State Waiver on top.
- LSUS publishes a Scholarship Appeal Form for both these and its Foundation awards, which is unusual and worth knowing about.
- The ProPELL Scholarship covers any remaining tuition after Pell, TOPS and LSUS scholarships for Pell-eligible fall freshmen, with no application.
- The page carries no cycle year.
- LSUS 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 LSU Shreveport.
Frequently asked questions
What ACT score do you need for a scholarship at LSU Shreveport?
Automatic merit aid at LSU Shreveport starts at an ACT composite of 20, alongside the published GPA minimum, and reaches $3,600 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 LSU Shreveport test-optional?
LSUS does not state an admission test stance on its scholarship page. What it does state is that an official ACT report is required for the guaranteed awards — there is no test-optional route to this grid. For merit aid the answer is different: required, and required officially. Every band on the grid is keyed to an ACT range, and LSUS asks for the score report and transcript by the deadline rather than a self-reported figure. Being admitted without a score and qualifying for money without a score are two separate questions.
How much is one more ACT point worth at LSU Shreveport?
The most valuable single point on LSU Shreveport's published grid is 21 to 22, 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 LSU Shreveport superscore the ACT for scholarships?
Not stated. The bands are written as plain ACT ranges with no indication of whether sittings may be combined.
When are LSU Shreveport scholarship deadlines?
Fall entry — admission, official ACT and transcript: July 1. Spring entry — admission, official ACT and transcript: December 1. The application and the official score report are both due by that date, and ACT scores take roughly two to four weeks to arrive — so the last useful test date is several weeks earlier than the deadline suggests.
Is this LSU Shreveport scholarship data current?
Every figure on this page was read from LSU Shreveport'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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