Weber State University: merit scholarships by ACT score
Weber State University awards automatic merit aid from a published grid keyed to the ACT alone, with no GPA criterion. Awards start at an ACT of 23 and reach $3,500 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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Weber State awards on an index combining GPA and ACT, and publishes that index chart only as an image — so the GPA-and-score thresholds behind its resident and non-resident awards cannot be read as text. The bands below are its home-school track, the one place Weber State prints ACT numbers against dollars, and they apply to applicants without a high school GPA. The index ranges are also stated to be determined yearly, and the chart image is named for the 2024-25 cycle. Resident index tiers as published: 128 or higher for full in-state tuition and fees, 122-127 for $3,500, 114-121 for $2,000, 105-113 for $1,500, 99-104 for $1,000.
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Example — an ACT 29 with a 3.60 GPA
Presidential Scholarship
Fully covers all in-state tuition and general student fees
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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Is Weber State test-optional?
For admission, largely yes. Not mandatory to get in — and yet central to the money, since the award index is built from the composite.
For money, no. Weber State states that academic scholarships are based on high school cumulative GPA and composite ACT or SAT score together. There is no published score-free route except for home-schooled applicants, who are read on the composite alone. A family that reads “test-optional” and skips the ACT can be admitted and still walk away from every dollar on the grid below.
“ACT/SAT scores (These aren't mandatory. They help determine math and English placement).”
The published Weber State merit aid grid
Reproduced in full from Weber State University’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.
Home-schooled Utah residents — scored on the ACT alone
Without a high school GPA the index cannot be computed, so Weber State reads the composite by itself. These are the only ACT thresholds it publishes as text.
Fully covers all in-state tuition and general student fees
Presidential Scholarship
ACT 29–36 · No high school GPA — home-schooled applicants
$3,500 a year, $1,750 a semester
Trustees Scholarship
ACT 26–28 · No high school GPA — home-schooled applicants
$2,000 a year, $1,000 a semester
Deans Scholarship
ACT 23–25 · No high school GPA — home-schooled applicants
| Award | With a score | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Presidential Scholarship | ACT 29–36 · No high school GPA — home-schooled applicants | Fully covers all in-state tuition and general student fees |
| Trustees Scholarship | ACT 26–28 · No high school GPA — home-schooled applicants | $3,500 a year, $1,750 a semester |
| Deans Scholarship | ACT 23–25 · No high school GPA — home-schooled applicants | $2,000 a year, $1,000 a semester |
Source: Home-school students — the only ACT-to-dollar thresholds in text · verified 2026-10-25
Does Weber State superscore for scholarships?
Not confirmed on a Weber State page. A search result refers to the highest composite, which would matter on an index built from the 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 Weber State’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.
Weber State scholarship deadlines
| Entry term | Due |
|---|---|
| Priority application | February 1 |
| Accept the scholarship | May 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 Weber State University’s own published pages, linked below with the date we last confirmed them. We do not estimate a missing band or interpolate a value.
- Home-school students — the only ACT-to-dollar thresholds in textverified 2026-10-25
- Utah resident new-student scholarshipsverified 2026-10-25
- Non-resident new-student scholarshipsverified 2026-10-25
- Resident index chart — published as an imageverified 2026-10-25
- Weber State's index chart — the thing that converts a GPA and an ACT into an award — is published as an image.
- The award amounts are text; the thresholds behind them are not.
- The home-school track is the only place ACT numbers appear against dollars: a 29, a 26 and a 23.
- Resident index tiers run 128+ for full tuition and fees, then $3,500, $2,000, $1,500 and $1,000.
- Non-resident awards are $9,000 at an index of 115, $8,250 from 105 and $7,500 from 90.
- Even the lowest non-resident award is more than double the top resident cash award.
- The index ranges are determined yearly, and the chart image is named for the 2024-25 cycle.
- Presidential recipients must take 3 credits of Honors classes in their first year.
- Weber State's own pages disagree on the non-resident home-school totals.
- The Concurrent Enrollment EDGE award of $2,000 a year cannot be combined with these.
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 Weber State University.
Frequently asked questions
What ACT score do you need for a scholarship at Weber State?
Automatic merit aid at Weber State University starts at an ACT composite of 23, alongside the published GPA minimum, and reaches $3,500 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 Weber State test-optional?
Not mandatory to get in — and yet central to the money, since the award index is built from the composite. For merit aid the answer is different: weber State states that academic scholarships are based on high school cumulative GPA and composite ACT or SAT score together. There is no published score-free route except for home-schooled applicants, who are read on the composite alone. Being admitted without a score and qualifying for money without a score are two separate questions.
How much is one more ACT point worth at Weber State?
The most valuable single point on Weber State's published grid is 25 to 26, on the row where it is largest: it moves the award by $1,500 a year, or $6,000 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 Weber State superscore the ACT for scholarships?
Not confirmed on a Weber State page. A search result refers to the highest composite, which would matter on an index built from the score.
When are Weber State scholarship deadlines?
Priority application: February 1. Accept the scholarship: May 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 Weber State scholarship data current?
Every figure on this page was read from Weber State University's own published pages and last verified on 2026-10-25. 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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