Non-Resident Freshman Scholarships | Scholarships

Freshmen Scholarships now available to all first time incoming freshmen admitted by the March 1st Deadline.
Eligibility is based on index score or high school unweighted GPA.

2024-2025 Requirements

Freshman Academic Scholarships are now awarded with and without an ACT or SAT score and are now open to ALL first time incoming freshmen. Scholarships will be automatically awarded to first time incoming freshmen, who have never attended another institution after high school graduation, upon full acceptance to Utah Tech prior to the March 1st deadline.

No application required.

Must be fully admitted to UT for the Fall Semester by the March 1st deadline
Be a US Citizen or have Permanent Resident Status for top academic scholarships; DACA/Undocumented/Dreamer students can qualify for “Other” Non-Resident Waivers.
Be a first time incoming freshman who has not attended another institution after high school graduation.
Have an intent to graduate from Utah Tech University
Scholarships are determined using index score or the non-weighted GPA without rounding up.
Academic scholarships will not be awarded to students who are admitted after March 1st. New transcripts or test scores submitted after March 1st will NOT be considered for top scholarship eligibility.

NEW TIMELINES

Utah Tech University has switched from a year-based timeline for academic scholarships to a credit-based timeline. After years of research, we have switched requirements to keep the scholarships from year to year to a minimum of 12 credits per semester, instead of the traditional 15. As a result, if we kept the timeline at 4 years, most students would not graduate before they ran out of scholarships. 12 credits per semester for 8 semesters = 96 credits minimum, when a bachelors degree requires at least 120 of the right credits.

We have switched to a credit-based system to allow more flexibility in each student’s choice of enrollment and timeline. Each freshman who receives a scholarship will have that scholarship, provided they meet the yearly requirements outlined in their award letters, until they get to 130 overall attempted credits. If you are coming in with no other college credits, and you take 12 credits a semester, that scholarship should be there for 5.5 years! However, this will include ALL attempted credits, including but not limited to: Concurrent Enrollment, Dual Enrollment, AP Classes posted to transcripts, FLATS Tests, Vertical Credits, IB credits, etc. This will also include any classes you attempt here, including summer courses (though there is no scholarship during that semester), along with any F’s, Withdrawals, Audits, etc.

If you are coming in with 24 or more college credits, you can request an extension of your scholarship for up to 2 semesters to help get you do that goal line.

If you have more questions about this, contact the Scholarship Office.

Non-Resident Freshmen Scholarships

Utah Tech University awards Academic Scholarships to first time freshmen who are fully admitted by March 1st based on their index score or unweighted cumulative High School GPA.

How to calculate an Index Score: Unweighted GPA x 10 = GPA score + highest ACT Composite

(EX: 3.5 GPA x 10 = 35 GPA Score + 30 ACT = 65 Index Score

Have you taken the SAT? Not a problem! There is a conversion online here.

Deadlines:

Top 3 Academic – March 1st
WUE – July 15th
Red Rocks – July 15th
Good Neighbor – July 15th
Half Merit – July 15th

68+ Index Score

Non-Resident Presidential

Full Tuition Scholarship
Up to 130 Overall Attempted Credits

Scholarship Criteria: 68+ Index Score

Student Pays: $0 base tuition (based on 2024-25 tuition)

Academic Criteria: Complete 24 UT credit hours per year (12 min per semester) with a 3.5 cumulative GPA.

*Details may change upon entering an online only program

61-67.9 Index Score

Non-Resident Chancellors

Resident Tuition Scholarship
Up to 130 Overall Attempted Credits

Scholarship Criteria: 61 to 67.9 Index Score

Student Pays: $5,435.04 base tuition (based on 2024-25 tuition)

Academic Criteria: Complete 24 UT credit hours per year (12 min per semester) with a 3.2 cumulative GPA.

*Details may change upon entering an online only program

3.25-4.0 GPA

Non-Resident Founders

125% Resident Tuition Scholarship
Up to 130 Overall Attempted Credits

Scholarship Criteria: An unweighted high school GPA of 3.25 to 4.0.

Student Pays: $6,793.80 base tuition (based on 2024-25 tuition)

Academic Criteria: Complete 24 UT credit hours per year (12 min per semester) with a 3.0 cumulative GPA.

*Details may change upon entering an online only program

Don’t Qualify?

Freshmen who do not qualify for one of the above will automatically be considered for the WUE/Red Rocks, Half Merit or Good Neighbor Programs.

If you have applied to Utah Tech University before you will need to physically apply through the links below.

2.5 or higher GPA

WUE/Red Rocks

150% Resident Tuition Scholarship
No attempted credit limit

July 15th Deadline

Scholarship Criteria: An unweighted high school GPA of 2.5 or higher.

Student Pays: $8,152.56 base tuition (based on 2024-25 tuition)

Academic Criteria: Complete 24 UT credit hours per year (12 per semester) with a 2.0 cumulative GPA.

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Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE)

Red Rocks

*Details may change upon entering an online only program

2.5 or higher GPA

Good Neighbor Tuition Program

Resident Tuition + Surcharge Scholarship
No attempted credit limit

July 15th Deadline

Scholarship Criteria: Must be a High School graduate of Coconino or Mohave Counties in Arizona or Clark or Lincoln Counties in Nevada with an unweighted high school GPA of 2.5 or higher.

Student Pays: $8,152.56 base tuition (based on 2024-25 tuition)

Academic Criteria: Complete 6 UT credit hours per semester with a 2.0 cumulative GPA.

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Good Neighbor Program

*Details may change upon entering an online only program

2.3-2.49 GPA

Half Merit

Resident Tuition + 1/2 Non-Resident Differential Scholarship
No attempted credit limit

July 15th Deadline

Scholarship Criteria: An unweighted high school GPA of 2.3 to 2.49

Student Pays: $11,404.68 base tuition (based on 2024-25 tuition)

Academic Criteria: Complete 24 UT credit hours per year (12 per semester) with a 2.0 cumulative GPA.

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Half Merit

*Details may change upon entering an online only program

Students are awarded merit scholarships with and without consideration to the ACT or SAT tests. However, they are useful in determining placement in Math and English.

UT offers the College Placement Test which, though not required for merit scholarships, is helpful in determining placement in Math and English. For information, dates, cost and exclusions, please go to the Testing Center.

The GED, HiSET, and any other High School Equivalency make students ineligible for Incoming Freshmen Scholarships.

Other Non-Resident Waivers

Fall Deadlines:

Priority – May 1st
Final – July 15th

Spring Deadlines:

Priority – November 1st
Final – December 15th

Tuition discount waivers are available to students who do not qualify for one of the scholarships listed above as well as DACA/Undocumented/Dreamer students. If you do not qualify for one of the top three academic scholarships, and you are a first time applicant to Utah Tech, you will be automatically considered for one of the waivers below. If you have applied to Utah Tech before, or you are the child or grandchild of a Utah Tech Alumnus, then you will need to physically apply through the links below.

UT does not allow for the stacking of scholarships and waivers. If you have received a scholarship, please do not apply for a waiver.

Alumni Legacy

Western Undergraduate Exchange or WUE (pronounced woo-wee) Waivers

Red Rocks

Good Neighbor Program

Half Merit Waiver