Post University: merit scholarships by GPA
Post 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 $25,000 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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Post awards these on a funds-available basis to applicants received before the March 1 priority date, so clearing a rung is not the same as receiving it. The figures are not labelled per year, though the awards are renewable. They apply to the full-time on-campus programs only, not the online ones, and they do not stack — a student qualifying for several reductions receives only the most beneficial one. Post is a for-profit institution.
Unweighted, as the school asks for it.
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Example — a 3.60 GPA
Academic Merit Scholarship
$22,500 a year / year
About $90,000 over four years, if it renews.
Post 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 Post merit aid grid
Reproduced in full from Post University’s own pages for 2026-27 entry. Nothing here is estimated: where the school states a benefit rather than a figure, that is what the table says.
On-campus academic merit scholarships
Post prints each threshold as a floor — 3.8+, 3.5+, and so on. The rungs are mutually exclusive, so each is closed at the next one's floor here.
$25,000 a year
Academic Merit Scholarship
No score needed
$22,500 a year
Academic Merit Scholarship
No score needed
$20,000 a year
Academic Merit Scholarship
No score needed
$15,000 a year
Academic Merit Scholarship
No score needed
$10,000 a year
Academic Merit Scholarship
No score needed
| Award | With a score | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Academic Merit Scholarship | — | $25,000 a year |
| Academic Merit Scholarship | — | $22,500 a year |
| Academic Merit Scholarship | — | $20,000 a year |
| Academic Merit Scholarship | — | $15,000 a year |
| Academic Merit Scholarship | — | $10,000 a year |
Source: On-campus merit scholarships for incoming first-time freshmen · verified 2026-10-24
Does Post superscore for scholarships?
Not stated, and it would not matter — the grid reads no 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 Post’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.
Post scholarship deadlines
| Entry term | Due |
|---|---|
| Merit priority — admission application received | March 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 Post 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 starts at a 2.0 and still pays $10,000 a year.
- The 2.49-to-2.50 step is worth $5,000 a year — larger than the two steps above it put together.
- The grid spans $15,000 a year, wide enough that climbing rungs genuinely pays.
- Awards are made on a funds-available basis, so meeting a threshold is not the same as receiving the money.
- Applying before March 1 is the condition that matters most.
- No rung reads an ACT score.
- Only the single most beneficial reduction applies — these do not stack with Post's other discounts.
- Full-time on-campus programs only; the online programs are excluded.
- Whether the GPA is weighted is not stated.
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 Post University.
Frequently asked questions
What ACT score do you need for a scholarship at Post?
Post University publishes a merit aid grid keyed to ACT score and GPA. See the tables on this page for the current bands.
Is Post test-optional?
Post's admission testing requirement is not stated on the scholarship page, so nothing is claimed about it here. For merit aid the answer is different: the grid is keyed to high school GPA alone, with no SAT or ACT anywhere. A student with no score reaches the $25,000 top rung at a 3.8 exactly as a 36 would. 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 Post?
On Post's published grid for 2026-27 entry, an ACT of 30 with a 3.6 GPA qualifies for Academic Merit Scholarship at $22,500 a year, about $90,000 over four years if it renews.
Does Post superscore the ACT for scholarships?
Not stated, and it would not matter — the grid reads no score.
When are Post scholarship deadlines?
Merit priority — admission application received: March 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 Post scholarship data current?
Every figure on this page was read from Post 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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