Shippensburg University: merit scholarships by GPA
Shippensburg University awards automatic merit aid from a published grid keyed to GPA — the ACT is not used. Awards start at a 3.0 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. Shippensburg publishes the retention GPA beside each tier, which is worth reading before celebrating: the top tier pays $5,000 but requires a 3.0 in college to keep, while the two below pay less and ask only 2.75. Dependents of PASSHE and Chancellor's Office employees are excluded. These figures cover 2026-2027 and 2027-2028; Shippensburg lists different ones for earlier years.
Unweighted, as the school asks for it.
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Example — a 3.60 GPA
Tier 3
$4,000 per year / year
About $16,000 over four years, if it renews.
Shippensburg 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 Shippensburg merit aid grid
Reproduced in full from Shippensburg University’s own pages for 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 entry. Nothing here is estimated: where the school states a benefit rather than a figure, that is what the table says.
First-year tiers
Awarded on the high school GPA. The college GPA required to retain each tier is published alongside it.
$5,000 per year
Tier 4
No score needed · GPA 3.90
$4,000 per year
Tier 3
No score needed · GPA 3.50
$3,000 per year
Tier 2
No score needed · GPA 3.00
| Award | With a score | No score | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tier 4 | — | GPA 3.90 | $5,000 per year |
| Tier 3 | — | GPA 3.50 | $4,000 per year |
| Tier 2 | — | GPA 3.00 | $3,000 per year |
Source: Scholarships — first-year tiers by HS GPA · verified 2026-10-22
Does Shippensburg 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 Shippensburg’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 Shippensburg 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 retention GPA is published beside each award, which most schools here leave off the page entirely.
- The top tier is the hardest to keep: $5,000 but a 3.0 in college, against 2.75 for the tiers below.
- Dependents of PASSHE and Chancellor's Office employees are not eligible.
- Shippensburg lists separate, different figures for 2024-2025 and 2025-2026.
- Shippensburg 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 Shippensburg University.
Frequently asked questions
What ACT score do you need for a scholarship at Shippensburg?
Shippensburg University publishes a merit aid grid keyed to ACT score and GPA. See the tables on this page for the current bands.
Is Shippensburg 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 Shippensburg?
On Shippensburg's published grid for 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 entry, an ACT of 30 with a 3.6 GPA qualifies for Tier 3 at $4,000 a year, about $16,000 over four years if it renews.
Does Shippensburg superscore the ACT for scholarships?
Not stated, and moot — no merit band here uses a score.
Is this Shippensburg scholarship data current?
Every figure on this page was read from Shippensburg 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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