Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania: merit scholarships by GPA
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania 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 $4,000 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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Automatic consideration requires being admitted by December 1; after that SRU says later applicants are considered only "if funding is available". The page also describes the awards as going to "a number of the highest ranking applicants", so the grid is funds-limited rather than an unconditional promise. The Pennsylvania GPA is read at the end of junior year.
Unweighted, as the school asks for it.
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Example — a 3.60 GPA
SRU Achievement Scholarship
$1,500 a year / year
About $6,000 over four years, if it renews.
Slippery Rock 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 Slippery Rock merit aid grid
Reproduced in full from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania’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.
Pennsylvania residents
Keyed to the GPA at the end of junior year, with thresholds printed to three decimal places. Nothing is published below a 3.495.
$2,500 a year
SRU Merit Scholarship
No score needed
$2,000 a year
SRU Achievement Scholarship
No score needed
$1,500 a year
SRU Achievement Scholarship
No score needed
| Award | With a score | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| SRU Merit Scholarship | — | $2,500 a year |
| SRU Achievement Scholarship | — | $2,000 a year |
| SRU Achievement Scholarship | — | $1,500 a year |
Source: First-year scholarships — resident and non-resident grids · verified 2026-10-24
Non-residents
Starts lower and pays higher than the Pennsylvania grid — a 3.0 reaches an award here and nothing in state.
$4,000 a year
SRU Out-of-state Scholarship
No score needed
$3,000 a year
SRU Out-of-state Scholarship
No score needed
$2,000 a year
SRU Out-of-state Scholarship
No score needed
$1,000 a year
SRU Out-of-state Scholarship
No score needed
| Award | With a score | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| SRU Out-of-state Scholarship | — | $4,000 a year |
| SRU Out-of-state Scholarship | — | $3,000 a year |
| SRU Out-of-state Scholarship | — | $2,000 a year |
| SRU Out-of-state Scholarship | — | $1,000 a year |
Source: First-year scholarships — resident and non-resident grids · verified 2026-10-24
Does Slippery Rock superscore for scholarships?
Not stated on any SRU page read for this entry, and it would not matter for these grids, which use 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 Slippery Rock’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.
Slippery Rock scholarship deadlines
| Entry term | Due |
|---|---|
| Admitted by this date for automatic consideration | December 1 |
| Honors College application | 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 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania’s own published pages, linked below with the date we last confirmed them. We do not estimate a missing band or interpolate a value.
- First-year scholarships — resident and non-resident gridsverified 2026-10-24
- First-year admission requirements — test policyverified 2026-10-24
- A 3.2 non-resident receives $1,000; a 3.2 Pennsylvania resident receives nothing. The out-of-state grid starts lower and pays higher.
- The non-resident ceiling is $4,000 against the resident ceiling of $2,500.
- The Pennsylvania thresholds are published to three decimals — 3.495, 3.795, 3.895 — and are carried exactly rather than rounded.
- The Pennsylvania GPA is the one at the end of junior year, so senior-fall grades do not move the rung.
- After December 1, awards depend on funding remaining.
- The page does not say whether the GPA is weighted or unweighted, and publishes no renewal condition.
- The Honors College, Haverlack Good Citizen, donor and performing-arts awards are competitive or application-based, so none are bands here.
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 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania.
Frequently asked questions
What ACT score do you need for a scholarship at Slippery Rock?
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania publishes a merit aid grid keyed to ACT score and GPA. See the tables on this page for the current bands.
Is Slippery Rock test-optional?
Slippery Rock is test-optional through 2028 and does not require scores with an application. For merit aid the answer is different: neither the resident nor the non-resident grid mentions a test score, so an ACT cannot move either. Scores do appear in the criteria for SRU's competitive awards, including the Honors College, which are separate from these grids. 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 Slippery Rock?
On Slippery Rock's published grid for the current cycle, an ACT of 30 with a 3.6 GPA qualifies for Pennsylvania residents — SRU Achievement Scholarship at $1,500 a year, about $6,000 over four years if it renews; Non-residents — SRU Out-of-state Scholarship at $2,000 a year, about $8,000 over four years if it renews.
Does in-state or out-of-state change merit aid at Slippery Rock?
Yes. Slippery Rock publishes separate grids: Pennsylvania residents run $1,500 to $2,500 a year, and Non-residents run $1,000 to $4,000 — a difference of $1,500 a year at the top. Check which grid applies to you before planning around a figure.
Does Slippery Rock superscore the ACT for scholarships?
Not stated on any SRU page read for this entry, and it would not matter for these grids, which use no score.
When are Slippery Rock scholarship deadlines?
Admitted by this date for automatic consideration: December 1. Honors College application: 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 Slippery Rock scholarship data current?
Every figure on this page was read from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania'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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