University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point: merit scholarships by ACT score
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point awards automatic merit aid from a published grid crossing ACT score with GPA. Awards start at an ACT of 19 and reach $4,000 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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Stevens Point labels Invest in Your Purpose for fall 2026 and Destination Wisconsin for fall 2027 on the same page, so the year is contradictory. Destination Wisconsin excludes Wisconsin and Minnesota residents and applies to the Stevens Point campus only, not Wausau or Marshfield. Its "guaranteed" carries an asterisk whose footnote is not on the page, and the one-time awards are first-come and tied to rolling priority deadlines. Two further routes exist that cannot be modelled here: a 980 SAT and a class rank in the top 75%.
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Example — an ACT 29 with a 3.60 GPA
Destination Wisconsin — on a score
$4,000 a year, renewable for four years / year
About $16,000 over four years, if it renews.
There is no higher band to reach at this GPA — more points would not change the award here. They may still matter for admission, for honours programmes, or at other schools on the list.
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The published UW-Stevens Point merit aid grid
Reproduced in full from University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s own pages for Fall 2027 entry. Nothing here is estimated: where the school states a benefit rather than a figure, that is what the table says.
Most out-of-state students — Destination Wisconsin
Any one of four routes qualifies: a 2.75 GPA, a 19 ACT, a 980 SAT, or a class rank in the top 75%. Renewable for four years at full-time enrolment and a 2.75 GPA.
$4,000 a year, renewable for four years
Destination Wisconsin — on a score
ACT 19–36 · No GPA needed on the score route
$4,000 a year, renewable for four years
Destination Wisconsin — on GPA
No score needed
| Award | With a score | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Destination Wisconsin — on a score | ACT 19–36 · No GPA needed on the score route | $4,000 a year, renewable for four years |
| Destination Wisconsin — on GPA | — | $4,000 a year, renewable for four years |
Source: New student scholarships · verified 2026-10-24
Midwest Student Exchange states — Destination Wisconsin
Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota and Ohio, where the tuition rate is already reduced. Same four routes, a quarter of the money.
$1,000 a year, renewable for four years
Destination Wisconsin — on a score
ACT 19–36 · No GPA needed on the score route
$1,000 a year, renewable for four years
Destination Wisconsin — on GPA
No score needed
| Award | With a score | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Destination Wisconsin — on a score | ACT 19–36 · No GPA needed on the score route | $1,000 a year, renewable for four years |
| Destination Wisconsin — on GPA | — | $1,000 a year, renewable for four years |
Source: New student scholarships · verified 2026-10-24
Domestic first-year students — one-time awards
Explicitly nonrenewable, first-come, and tied to the rolling priority deadlines. This is what Wisconsin and Minnesota residents are offered.
$1,000 once — Stevens Point states it is nonrenewable
Invest in Your Purpose Scholarship
No score needed · GPA 3.25
| Award | With a score | No score | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invest in Your Purpose Scholarship | — | GPA 3.25 | $1,000 once — Stevens Point states it is nonrenewable |
Source: New student scholarships · verified 2026-10-24
Does UW-Stevens Point superscore for scholarships?
Not stated. With a single 19 threshold as one of the routes, a student near it should ask directly.
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-Stevens Point’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.
UW-Stevens Point scholarship deadlines
| Entry term | Due |
|---|---|
| First priority | September 1, 2026 |
| Second priority | September 30, 2026 |
| Final — guaranteed consideration | November 2, 2026 |
| Competitive scholarship portal priority | February 1, 2027 |
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-Stevens Point’s own published pages, linked below with the date we last confirmed them. We do not estimate a missing band or interpolate a value.
- A 19 composite is a complete route to Destination Wisconsin — no GPA required on that route.
- The other routes are a 2.75 GPA, a 980 SAT, or a class rank in the top 75%.
- The same route pays $4,000 a year from most states and $1,000 from the six Midwest Student Exchange states.
- Over four years that difference is $12,000.
- Wisconsin and Minnesota residents are excluded from Destination Wisconsin entirely.
- What in-state students get instead is $1,000 once, which Stevens Point states is nonrenewable.
- The page labels one award fall 2026 and the others fall 2027.
- "Guaranteed" carries an asterisk whose footnote is not on the page.
- The one-time awards are first-come and tied to the rolling priority deadlines, so applying early matters more than the thresholds.
- Destination Wisconsin applies to the Stevens Point campus only, not Wausau or Marshfield.
- The Return to Wisconsin award turns on being the child or grandchild of a graduate, so it is not a band 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 University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
Frequently asked questions
What ACT score do you need for a scholarship at UW-Stevens Point?
Automatic merit aid at University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point starts at an ACT composite of 19, alongside the published GPA minimum, and reaches $4,000 a year at the top of the 3 grids it publishes. The bands are steps rather than a slope, so the only score that matters is the next threshold above where you are now.
Is UW-Stevens Point test-optional?
Not required to get in, and a complete route to the largest automatic award. For merit aid the answer is different: a 19 composite is one of four alternative routes to Destination Wisconsin, so a student below a 2.75 can reach the award on the score alone. The one-time awards read GPA only. 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-Stevens Point?
On UW-Stevens Point's published grid for Fall 2027 entry, an ACT of 30 with a 3.6 GPA qualifies for Most out-of-state students — Destination Wisconsin — Destination Wisconsin — on a score at $4,000 a year, about $16,000 over four years if it renews; Midwest Student Exchange states — Destination Wisconsin — Destination Wisconsin — on a score at $1,000 a year, about $4,000 over four years if it renews.
Does UW-Stevens Point superscore the ACT for scholarships?
Not stated. With a single 19 threshold as one of the routes, a student near it should ask directly.
When are UW-Stevens Point scholarship deadlines?
First priority: September 1, 2026. Second priority: September 30, 2026. Final — guaranteed consideration: November 2, 2026. Competitive scholarship portal priority: February 1, 2027. 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-Stevens Point scholarship data current?
Every figure on this page was read from University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point'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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