University of Wisconsin Oshkosh: merit scholarships by GPA
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh awards automatic merit aid from a published grid keyed to GPA — the ACT is not used. Awards start at a 2.5 GPA. 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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This is the only automatic merit award Oshkosh publishes, and it is for non-residents only — Wisconsin residents have no automatic ladder, and every other freshman scholarship is competitive through Oshkosh's application portal. Minnesota reciprocity-eligible students, international students and online or specialty programs are all excluded. The $30,000 figure is Oshkosh's own "more than" estimate of savings over four years rather than a fixed award, and no renewal condition is published.
Unweighted, as the school asks for it.
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Example — a 3.60 GPA
Titan National Scholar
In-state tuition rates — a cumulative total of more than $30,000 in savings over four years
UW Oshkosh 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 UW Oshkosh merit aid grid
Reproduced in full from University of Wisconsin Oshkosh’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 outside Minnesota
Automatic with no application. Charges the in-state tuition rate rather than paying a dollar award.
In-state tuition rates — a cumulative total of more than $30,000 in savings over four years
Titan National Scholar
No score needed · GPA 2.50
| Award | With a score | No score | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Titan National Scholar | — | GPA 2.50 | In-state tuition rates — a cumulative total of more than $30,000 in savings over four years |
Source: Nonresident student resources — Titan National Scholar · verified 2026-10-24
Does UW Oshkosh superscore for scholarships?
Not stated, and it would not matter — the award reads 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 UW Oshkosh’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 University of Wisconsin Oshkosh’s own published pages, linked below with the date we last confirmed them. We do not estimate a missing band or interpolate a value.
- Nonresident student resources — Titan National Scholarverified 2026-10-24
- Scholarshipsverified 2026-10-24
- Freshman admissionsverified 2026-10-24
- An unweighted 2.5 is the entire academic requirement — one of the lowest thresholds in this dataset for an award this large.
- The award is the in-state tuition rate, not a dollar figure, so it tracks Oshkosh's real tuition.
- Oshkosh estimates more than $30,000 of savings over four years.
- Wisconsin residents have no automatic merit award at all.
- Minnesota reciprocity-eligible students are excluded, and that route needs an application.
- International students and online or specialty programs are excluded.
- The GPA is unweighted.
- No score is read.
- The Midwest States Tuition Rate saves over $3,000 a year with no GPA requirement, so it is a residency rate rather than merit.
- The Return to Wisconsin waiver turns on being the child or grandchild of a graduate, so it is not a band here.
- Oshkosh publishes no renewal condition for this award.
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 Oshkosh.
Frequently asked questions
What ACT score do you need for a scholarship at UW Oshkosh?
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh publishes a merit aid grid keyed to ACT score and GPA. See the tables on this page for the current bands.
Is UW Oshkosh test-optional?
Oshkosh states that ACT and SAT scores are optional for freshman admission. For merit aid the answer is different: the only criterion is an unweighted 2.5 GPA. No score appears anywhere in the award's terms. Being admitted without a score and qualifying for money without a score are two separate questions.
Does UW Oshkosh superscore the ACT for scholarships?
Not stated, and it would not matter — the award reads no score.
Is this UW Oshkosh scholarship data current?
Every figure on this page was read from University of Wisconsin Oshkosh'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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