Our Lady of the Lake University: merit scholarships by GPA
Our Lady of the Lake University awards automatic merit aid from a published grid keyed to GPA — the ACT is not used. Awards start at a 2.5 GPA and reach $21,000 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 ladder is nearly flat above a 3.0 — the five tiers from 3.0 to 4.0 span only $4,500 — and then drops $8,500 for students below it. OLLU does not state whether the GPA is weighted. Awards require full-time enrolment.
Unweighted, as the school asks for it.
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Example — a 3.60 GPA
Founders' Scholarship
$19,000 / year
About $76,000 over four years, if it renews.
OLLU 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 OLLU merit aid grid
Reproduced in full from Our Lady of the Lake 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.
Freshman merit scholarships
No separate application — the admission application is the scholarship application. Keyed to the unweighted high school GPA.
$21,000
Presidential Excellence Scholarship
No score needed
$19,500
Trustees' Scholarship
No score needed
$19,000
Founders' Scholarship
No score needed
$18,000
Dean's Merit Scholarship
No score needed
$16,500
Achievement Scholarship
No score needed
$8,000
Moye Heritage Scholarship
No score needed
| Award | With a score | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Presidential Excellence Scholarship | — | $21,000 |
| Trustees' Scholarship | — | $19,500 |
| Founders' Scholarship | — | $19,000 |
| Dean's Merit Scholarship | — | $18,000 |
| Achievement Scholarship | — | $16,500 |
| Moye Heritage Scholarship | — | $8,000 |
Source: Freshman scholarships and aid · verified 2026-10-24
Does OLLU superscore for scholarships?
Not stated, and it cannot matter. The grid uses no test score at all.
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 OLLU’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 Our Lady of the Lake 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 ladder is nearly flat above a 3.0 — the whole span from a 3.0 to a 4.0 is $4,500.
- The drop below a 3.0 is $8,500, which is almost twice the entire range above it. Reaching a 3.0 is by far the most valuable GPA move at OLLU.
- No test score is used at any tier.
- OLLU states plainly that the admission application is the scholarship application.
- The renewal bar is a 2.0 at every tier, well below every entry threshold.
- Awards require full-time enrolment and can be combined with federal and state grants.
- OLLU does not state whether the GPA is weighted.
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 Our Lady of the Lake University.
Frequently asked questions
What ACT score do you need for a scholarship at OLLU?
Our Lady of the Lake University publishes a merit aid grid keyed to ACT score and GPA. See the tables on this page for the current bands.
Is OLLU test-optional?
The freshman scholarship page does not state the admission testing requirement, so nothing is claimed about it here. For merit aid the answer is different: the grid is keyed to the high school GPA alone. No tier names a test score, so an ACT cannot move this award. 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 OLLU?
On OLLU's published grid for 2027-28 entry, an ACT of 30 with a 3.6 GPA qualifies for Founders' Scholarship at $19,000 a year, about $76,000 over four years if it renews.
Does OLLU superscore the ACT for scholarships?
Not stated, and it cannot matter. The grid uses no test score at all.
Is this OLLU scholarship data current?
Every figure on this page was read from Our Lady of the Lake 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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