Peru State College: merit scholarships by GPA
Peru State College publishes merit aid criteria as a published grid keyed to GPA — the ACT is not used. Awards start at a 2.7 GPA and reach $6,000 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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Peru State calls these competitive and says they are subject to availability, so clearing a GPA rung makes a student eligible rather than entitled. The award also requires living on campus, which a commuter will not meet.
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Example — a 3.60 GPA
Peru State merit scholarship
$6,000 — Full Tuition / year
About $24,000 over four years, if it renews.
Peru 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 Peru State merit aid grid
Reproduced in full from Peru State College’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.
Competitive merit scholarships
Published as tuition waivers by GPA. Peru State states they are competitive and subject to availability.
$6,000 — Full Tuition
Peru State merit scholarship
No score needed
$4,400 — Partial Tuition
Peru State merit scholarship
No score needed
$3,000 — Partial Tuition
Peru State merit scholarship
No score needed
$2,000 — Partial Tuition
Peru State merit scholarship
No score needed
| Award | With a score | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Peru State merit scholarship | — | $6,000 — Full Tuition |
| Peru State merit scholarship | — | $4,400 — Partial Tuition |
| Peru State merit scholarship | — | $3,000 — Partial Tuition |
| Peru State merit scholarship | — | $2,000 — Partial Tuition |
Source: Scholarships · verified 2026-10-24
Does Peru State superscore for scholarships?
Not stated. The word does not appear on Peru State's scholarship page, which follows from a grid that is keyed to GPA rather than to a test 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 Peru State’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.
Peru State scholarship deadlines
| Entry term | Due |
|---|---|
| Priority deadline | January 15 |
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 Peru State College’s own published pages, linked below with the date we last confirmed them. We do not estimate a missing band or interpolate a value.
- Peru State calls these competitive and subject to availability. Meeting a GPA rung does not guarantee the award.
- The award requires living on campus.
- The top rung is published as $6,000 and described as full tuition in the same row.
- This is one of the few grids in the dataset paying anything below a 3.00 GPA — $2,000 from a 2.70.
- Peru State publishes no renewal condition for these awards.
- A test score is described as strengthening a scholarship profile, but no published rung uses one.
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 Peru State College.
Frequently asked questions
What ACT score do you need for a scholarship at Peru State?
Peru State College publishes a merit aid grid keyed to ACT score and GPA. See the tables on this page for the current bands.
Is Peru State test-optional?
The scholarship page does not state the admission testing requirement, so nothing is claimed about it here. For merit aid the answer is different: the published rungs are keyed to GPA alone. Peru State says a score can strengthen a student's profile for scholarship review, but no rung on the grid names one. 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 Peru State?
On Peru State's published grid for the current cycle, an ACT of 30 with a 3.6 GPA qualifies for Peru State merit scholarship at $6,000 a year, about $24,000 over four years if it renews.
Does Peru State superscore the ACT for scholarships?
Not stated. The word does not appear on Peru State's scholarship page, which follows from a grid that is keyed to GPA rather than to a test score.
When are Peru State scholarship deadlines?
Priority deadline: January 15. 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 Peru State scholarship data current?
Every figure on this page was read from Peru State College'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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