Eligibility is based on index score or high school unweighted GPA.
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.
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
Deadlines:
Full Tuition Scholarship
4-Years
Scholarship Criteria: 68+ Index Score
Student Pays: $0 base tuition (based on 2022-23 tuition)
4 Year Total Value = $67,342.08 (based on 2022-23 tuition)
Academic Criteria: Complete 30 UT credit hours per year (15 per semester) with a 3.5 cumulative GPA.
*Details may change upon entering an online only program
Resident Tuition Scholarship
4-Years
Scholarship Criteria: 61 to 67.9 Index Score
Student Pays: $5,266.56 base tuition (based on 2022-23 tuition)
4 Year Total Value = $46,275.84 (based on 2022-23 tuition)
Academic Criteria: Complete 30 UT credit hours per year (15 per semester) with a 3.2 cumulative GPA.
*Details may change upon entering an online only program
125% Resident Tuition Scholarship
4-Years
Scholarship Criteria: An unweighted high school GPA of 3.25 to 4.0.
Student Pays: $6,583.20 base tuition (based on 2022-23 tuition)
4 Year Total Value = $41,009.28 (based on 2022-23 tuition)
Academic Criteria: Complete 30 UT credit hours per year (15 per semester) with a 3.0 cumulative GPA.
*Details may change upon entering an online only program
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.
150% Resident Tuition Scholarship
4-Years
July 15th Deadline
Scholarship Criteria: An unweighted high school GPA of 2.5 or higher.
Student Pays: $7,899.84 base tuition (based on 2022-23 tuition)
4 Year Total Value = $35,742.72 (based on 2022-23 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)
*Details may change upon entering an online only program
Resident Tuition + Surcharge Scholarship
4-Years
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: $7,899.84 base tuition (based on 2022-23 tuition)
4 Year Total Value = $35,742.72 (based on 2022-23 full-time tuition)
Academic Criteria: Complete 6 UT credit hours per semester with a 2.0 cumulative GPA.
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*Details may change upon entering an online only program
Resident Tuition + 1/2 Non-Resident Differential Scholarship
4-Years
July 15th Deadline
Scholarship Criteria: An unweighted high school GPA of 2.3 to 2.49
Student Pays: $11,051.04 base tuition (based on 2022-23 tuition)
4 Year Total Value = $23,137.92 (based on 2022-23 tuition)
Academic Criteria: Complete 24 UT credit hours per year (12 per semester) with a 2.0 cumulative GPA.
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*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.
Fall Deadlines:
Spring Deadlines:
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.
Western Undergraduate Exchange or WUE (pronounced woo-wee) Waivers
Email: joni.hale@utahtech.edu
Phone: 435-652-7578
Office: Holland Centennial Commons 1st Floor