University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire: merit scholarships by GPA
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire awards automatic merit aid from a published grid keyed to GPA — the ACT is not used. Awards start at a 3.25 GPA and reach $8,000 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.
Read this first
These automatic awards are for out-of-state students only — Wisconsin residents have no automatic ladder and are routed to competitive, application-based scholarships instead. The page's "$4,000-$32,000" heading is a four-year total range; the figures here are annual. Renewal runs up to three further years "contingent upon meeting minimum renewability criteria", which Eau Claire does not state.
Unweighted, as the school asks for it.
← Drag either slider to your own numbers
Example — a 3.60 GPA
Nonresident Merit Scholarship
$4,000 a year / year
About $16,000 over four years, if it renews.
UW-Eau Claire 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.
Free preview of the top schools · the full ranked list, with deadlines, is $19.
Want to know what one more point would change? The Merit Plan prices the next point at every school.
Email me every school that pays at a 29 and 3.60
This page is one school. We have read the published grids at 501, and the email sends the ten that pay you most — five public, five private — with what each one awards. No account.
One email with your breakdown, plus occasional ACT tips. Unsubscribe in one tap.
Free · no account, no card · the first school is on this screen
The published UW-Eau Claire merit aid grid
Reproduced in full from University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire’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.
Non-residents paying the full non-resident rate
The only track where a higher GPA pays more — the award doubles at a 3.65. Determined at the point of admission.
$8,000 a year
Nonresident Merit Scholarship
No score needed
$4,000 a year
Nonresident Merit Scholarship
No score needed
| Award | With a score | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Nonresident Merit Scholarship | — | $8,000 a year |
| Nonresident Merit Scholarship | — | $4,000 a year |
Source: Incoming first-year scholarships · verified 2026-10-24
Midwest Tuition Program students
A single rung — $4,000 from a 3.25, with nothing more for a higher GPA.
$4,000 a year
Midwest Tuition Program Merit Scholarship
No score needed
| Award | With a score | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Midwest Tuition Program Merit Scholarship | — | $4,000 a year |
Source: Incoming first-year scholarships · verified 2026-10-24
Does UW-Eau Claire superscore for scholarships?
No. Eau Claire takes the best single composite rather than combining sections across sittings.
“We will always take the highest composite score”
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.
UW-Eau Claire scholarship deadlines
| Entry term | Due |
|---|---|
| Competitive and early awards | December 1 |
| Final application | February 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 University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s own published pages, linked below with the date we last confirmed them. We do not estimate a missing band or interpolate a value.
- Wisconsin residents have no automatic merit ladder here — only competitive, application-based awards.
- The 3.64-to-3.65 step doubles the award from $4,000 to $8,000 a year, $16,000 across four.
- That is the steepest single hundredth of a grade point on any public grid in this dataset.
- Midwest Tuition Program students top out at $4,000 regardless of GPA.
- The GPA is unweighted, so honours coursework does not help cross the 3.65.
- No tier reads an ACT score, and Eau Claire does not superscore.
- The page's $4,000-to-$32,000 headline is a four-year total.
- Honors College students are guaranteed at least $1,000 in total scholarships for their first year, which is a floor rather than a rung.
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 Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
Frequently asked questions
What ACT score do you need for a scholarship at UW-Eau Claire?
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire publishes a merit aid grid keyed to ACT score and GPA. See the tables on this page for the current bands.
Is UW-Eau Claire test-optional?
The policy is stated with an end date, so an applicant for a later term should confirm it. For merit aid the answer is different: the automatic tiers are unweighted GPA alone. A student with no ACT reaches the $8,000 rung at a 3.65 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 UW-Eau Claire?
On UW-Eau Claire's published grid for the current cycle, an ACT of 30 with a 3.6 GPA qualifies for Non-residents paying the full non-resident rate — Nonresident Merit Scholarship at $4,000 a year, about $16,000 over four years if it renews; Midwest Tuition Program students — Midwest Tuition Program Merit Scholarship at $4,000 a year, about $16,000 over four years if it renews.
Does UW-Eau Claire superscore the ACT for scholarships?
No. Eau Claire takes the best single composite rather than combining sections across sittings. We will always take the highest composite score
When are UW-Eau Claire scholarship deadlines?
Competitive and early awards: December 1. Final application: February 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 UW-Eau Claire scholarship data current?
Every figure on this page was read from University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire'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.
Other schools to check
What to do next
UW-Eau Claire awards on GPA — but the ACT still decides what you're worth elsewhere.
Most schools in this comparison are score-keyed even though UW-Eau Claire is not, so the same test still moves the money everywhere else on the list.
Free · About 3 minutes · No account needed · Not affiliated with University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire