University of Arkansas at Monticello: merit scholarships by ACT score
University of Arkansas at Monticello awards automatic merit aid from a published grid crossing ACT score with GPA. Awards start at an ACT of 16 and reach $12,000 a year. Because the bands are steps rather than a slope, one point is worth nothing inside a band and the whole step at the edge of one.
Enter a score and a GPA below to see which band it actually lands in, what that band pays, and exactly how many points the next one needs.
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Every figure is printed per semester for up to eight semesters, so the annual amounts here are those doubled. UA Monticello never uses the word automatic, and states that students receive only the award with the highest eligible value — so the two ladders compete rather than stack. The out-of-state tuition waiver applies only to the top three score tiers, and the July ACT is the last score report accepted for scholarship purposes.
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Example — an ACT 29 with a 3.60 GPA
University Scholarship
$4,500 a semester ($9,000 a year), plus out-of-state tuition waived / year
About $36,000 over four years, if it renews.
What the next points are worth
1 more point (a 30) moves you to Chancellor's Scholarship — $6,000 a semester ($12,000 a year), plus out-of-state tuition waived a year. That is $3,000 more a year, or $12,000 over four years.
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The published UA Monticello merit aid grid
Reproduced in full from University of Arkansas at Monticello’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.
Institutional scholarships
Two routes in one decision: a score ladder from a 19 up, and a GPA ladder for students scoring 16 to 23. Only the highest eligible award is given, so they compete rather than stack.
$6,000 a semester ($12,000 a year), plus out-of-state tuition waived
Chancellor's Scholarship
ACT 30–36 · 2.50+
$4,500 a semester ($9,000 a year), plus out-of-state tuition waived
University Scholarship
ACT 27–29 · 2.50+
$3,000 a semester ($6,000 a year), plus out-of-state tuition waived
Academic Scholarship
ACT 24–26 · 2.50+
$1,500 a semester ($3,000 a year)
Green & White Scholarship
ACT 19–23 · 2.50+
$3,000 a semester ($6,000 a year)
A/M Scholarship Tier 4
ACT 16–23 · 4.00+ with a 16 to 23
$2,000 a semester ($4,000 a year)
A/M Scholarship Tier 3
ACT 16–23 · 3.75–3.99 with a 16 to 23
$1,500 a semester ($3,000 a year)
A/M Scholarship Tier 2
ACT 16–23 · 3.50–3.74 with a 16 to 23
$1,000 a semester ($2,000 a year)
A/M Scholarship Tier 1
ACT 16–23 · 3.00–3.49 with a 16 to 23
| Award | With a score | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Chancellor's Scholarship | ACT 30–36 · 2.50+ | $6,000 a semester ($12,000 a year), plus out-of-state tuition waived |
| University Scholarship | ACT 27–29 · 2.50+ | $4,500 a semester ($9,000 a year), plus out-of-state tuition waived |
| Academic Scholarship | ACT 24–26 · 2.50+ | $3,000 a semester ($6,000 a year), plus out-of-state tuition waived |
| Green & White Scholarship | ACT 19–23 · 2.50+ | $1,500 a semester ($3,000 a year) |
| A/M Scholarship Tier 4 | ACT 16–23 · 4.00+ with a 16 to 23 | $3,000 a semester ($6,000 a year) |
| A/M Scholarship Tier 3 | ACT 16–23 · 3.75–3.99 with a 16 to 23 | $2,000 a semester ($4,000 a year) |
| A/M Scholarship Tier 2 | ACT 16–23 · 3.50–3.74 with a 16 to 23 | $1,500 a semester ($3,000 a year) |
| A/M Scholarship Tier 1 | ACT 16–23 · 3.00–3.49 with a 16 to 23 | $1,000 a semester ($2,000 a year) |
Source: Institutional scholarships · verified 2026-10-24
Does UA Monticello superscore for scholarships?
Yes. Written into every tier by name, so a student is explicitly invited to combine their best sections across sittings.
“ACT superscore”
So the number that matters here is your superscore, not your best single test. Work out your superscore and look that score up in the grid above — it may sit a band higher than the one you have been planning around.
Comparing schools? See which colleges superscore for scholarships — 66 of 501 commit to it, 52 say they do not, and the rest never say.
UA Monticello scholarship deadlines
| Entry term | Due |
|---|---|
| Last accepted score report | The July ACT test date |
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 University of Arkansas at Monticello’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 grid reads an ACT superscore by name, which almost nothing else in this dataset does.
- Every score tier needs the same 2.5 GPA — after that the composite decides everything.
- A 19 is worth $3,000 a year, a 24 $6,000, a 27 $9,000 and a 30 $12,000.
- The top three score tiers also waive out-of-state tuition entirely.
- Eleven ACT points are worth $9,000 a year plus a residency waiver.
- A student scoring 16 to 23 can be paid on GPA instead, up to $6,000 a year at a 4.0.
- A 4.0 with a 20 earns the same as a 2.5 with a 24.
- Only the highest eligible award is given, so the two ladders compete rather than stack.
- Every figure is published per semester; the annual amounts here are those doubled.
- Renewal asks for 15 hours a semester after the first, above a standard full-time load.
- The July ACT is the last score report accepted.
- A Weevil Legacy award adds $500 a semester if a guardian graduated from UA Monticello.
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 University of Arkansas at Monticello.
Frequently asked questions
What ACT score do you need for a scholarship at UA Monticello?
Automatic merit aid at University of Arkansas at Monticello starts at an ACT composite of 16, alongside the published GPA minimum, and reaches $12,000 a year at the top. The bands are steps rather than a slope, so the only score that matters is the next threshold above where you are now.
Is UA Monticello test-optional?
UA Monticello'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: every published award reads a score — the GPA ladder still requires an ACT between 16 and 23, so a student with no score at all reaches nothing. An Accuplacer or SAT result substitutes for the ACT. 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 UA Monticello?
On UA Monticello's published grid for the current cycle, an ACT of 30 with a 3.6 GPA qualifies for Chancellor's Scholarship at $12,000 a year, about $48,000 over four years if it renews.
How much is one more ACT point worth at UA Monticello?
The most valuable single point on UA Monticello's published grid is 23 to 24, at a 2.5 GPA: it moves the award by $3,000 a year, or $12,000 across a four-year degree. The same point is worth less at other GPAs, and most points move nothing at all — the grid steps rather than slopes, which is why the only score worth aiming at is the next threshold.
Does UA Monticello superscore the ACT for scholarships?
Yes. Written into every tier by name, so a student is explicitly invited to combine their best sections across sittings. ACT superscore
When are UA Monticello scholarship deadlines?
Last accepted score report: The July ACT test date. 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 UA Monticello scholarship data current?
Every figure on this page was read from University of Arkansas at Monticello'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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