University of Minnesota Crookston: merit scholarships by GPA
University of Minnesota Crookston publishes merit aid criteria as a published grid keyed to GPA — the ACT is not used. Awards start at a 2.75 GPA and reach $3,000 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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Crookston's pages pull in two directions: one says students are considered automatically and notified with their admission decision, while its holistic-admissions page says achievement scholarships are determined on a holistic review of the application — so a rung is the condition rather than the guarantee. The award requires full-time on-campus enrolment, so commuters and online students are outside it. US citizens only, GED holders excluded, and the GPA is unweighted.
Unweighted, as the school asks for it.
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Example — a 3.60 GPA
Achievement Scholarship
$2,000 a year, split evenly across fall and spring / year
About $8,000 over four years, if it renews.
UMN Crookston 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 UMN Crookston merit aid grid
Reproduced in full from University of Minnesota Crookston’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.
Achievement Scholarships
Read on the unweighted GPA, effective from Fall 2022 onward. Renewable for up to four years at a 2.25 with full-time enrolment.
$3,000 a year, split evenly across fall and spring
Achievement Scholarship
No score needed · GPA 3.76
$2,000 a year, split evenly across fall and spring
Achievement Scholarship
No score needed · GPA 3.60
$1,000 a year, split evenly across fall and spring
Achievement Scholarship
No score needed · GPA 3.10
$750 a year, split evenly across fall and spring
Achievement Scholarship
No score needed · GPA 2.75
| Award | With a score | No score | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Achievement Scholarship | — | GPA 3.76 | $3,000 a year, split evenly across fall and spring |
| Achievement Scholarship | — | GPA 3.60 | $2,000 a year, split evenly across fall and spring |
| Achievement Scholarship | — | GPA 3.10 | $1,000 a year, split evenly across fall and spring |
| Achievement Scholarship | — | GPA 2.75 | $750 a year, split evenly across fall and spring |
Source: Scholarships · verified 2026-10-24
Does UMN Crookston superscore for scholarships?
No. Not applicable — Crookston does not consider scores in any way, so there is nothing for a superscore to improve.
This matters more than it sounds. A student whose superscore crosses a band but whose best single sitting does not will be paid on the lower band. Look up your best single sitting in the grid above, then find what is costing you points on one test.
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 University of Minnesota Crookston’s own published pages, linked below with the date we last confirmed them. We do not estimate a missing band or interpolate a value.
- Crookston states it does not consider SAT or ACT scores in any way, for admission, scholarships or financial aid.
- The ladder runs $750 at a 2.75 to $3,000 at a 3.76, on an unweighted GPA.
- The 3.59-to-3.60 step is worth $1,000 a year, the largest on the ladder.
- The award requires full-time on-campus enrolment, so commuters are outside the grid.
- One Crookston page calls the award automatic while another describes a holistic review.
- The renewal bar is a 2.25, below every entry rung.
- Amounts are split evenly across fall and spring.
- US citizens only, and GED holders are excluded.
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 Minnesota Crookston.
Frequently asked questions
What ACT score do you need for a scholarship at UMN Crookston?
University of Minnesota Crookston publishes a merit aid grid keyed to ACT score and GPA. See the tables on this page for the current bands.
Is UMN Crookston test-optional?
The same sentence covers admission, scholarships and financial aid, which makes it the most complete test-blind statement in this dataset. For merit aid the answer is different: there is no ACT number at Crookston. Sitting the test again cannot change the award, the admission decision or the aid package. 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 UMN Crookston?
On UMN Crookston's published grid for the current cycle, an ACT of 30 with a 3.6 GPA qualifies for Achievement Scholarship at $2,000 a year, about $8,000 over four years if it renews.
Does UMN Crookston superscore the ACT for scholarships?
No. Not applicable — Crookston does not consider scores in any way, so there is nothing for a superscore to improve.
Is this UMN Crookston scholarship data current?
Every figure on this page was read from University of Minnesota Crookston'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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