Anonymous wrote:The vast majority of schools in the U.S. offer merit scholarships to qualified applicants. The ones that don't (don't have to), with limited exceptions, are the top 20-25 schools (as rated by USNWR).

But some of these do have a very small number of highly selective scholarships (different from a standard merit "discount" based on just being a strong student in the pool).

Schools in the T20:
Duke has full tuition/R&B scholarships
JHU has a 2/3 tuition scholarship and a full tuition engineering scholarship
U of Chicago has some merit-based scholarships but don't appear to approach full or half tuition
Rice has some merit-based scholarships but don't appear to approach full or half tuition
Vanderbilt has full tuition merit scholarships
Notre Dame has a $25k merit scholarship (about 40% of tuition)

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Anonymous wrote:What are the stats OP?
Depending on which school specifically, the kid might need something like 1550, 3.9uw, NMF, and a ton of AP's.
Top 20/30 schools are hard to get into alone, single-digit acceptance rates, never mind a half or full ride to go along with it.
A school like GWU further down the list gives a lot of money and you won't need tippy top scores to get merit, 1450 - 1500 will do.

Thanks, I am aware of all the merit opportunities. I was specifically curious about colleges that offer scholarships, although I should have specified non-need scholarships.

Merit = Scholarships, Non-Need Aid

The vast majority of schools in the U.S. offer merit scholarships to qualified applicants. The ones that don't (don't have to), with limited exceptions, are the top 20-25 schools (as rated by USNWR).

Denver
Kansas
Minnesota
Michigan State
New Mexico
West Virginia

Boston College gives a few very competitive scholarships that pay for everything.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What are the stats OP?
Depending on which school specifically, the kid might need something like 1550, 3.9uw, NMF, and a ton of AP's.
Top 20/30 schools are hard to get into alone, single-digit acceptance rates, never mind a half or full ride to go along with it.
A school like GWU further down the list gives a lot of money and you won't need tippy top scores to get merit, 1450 - 1500 will do.

Thanks, I am aware of all the merit opportunities. I was specifically curious about colleges that offer scholarships, although I should have specified non-need scholarships.

Merit opportunities are scholarships. They are synonyms.

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Merit aid is not need-based aid. Hence the word "merit."

NC State - Park Scholarship. It's a relatively "new" scholarship - established in 1996.

Emphasis is service, leadership, and scholarship.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What are the stats OP?
Depending on which school specifically, the kid might need something like 1550, 3.9uw, NMF, and a ton of AP's.
Top 20/30 schools are hard to get into alone, single-digit acceptance rates, never mind a half or full ride to go along with it.
A school like GWU further down the list gives a lot of money and you won't need tippy top scores to get merit, 1450 - 1500 will do.

Thanks, I am aware of all the merit opportunities. I was specifically curious about colleges that offer scholarships, although I should have specified non-need scholarships.

Merit opportunities are scholarships. They are synonyms.

Anonymous wrote:What are the stats OP?
Depending on which school specifically, the kid might need something like 1550, 3.9uw, NMF, and a ton of AP's.
Top 20/30 schools are hard to get into alone, single-digit acceptance rates, never mind a half or full ride to go along with it.
A school like GWU further down the list gives a lot of money and you won't need tippy top scores to get merit, 1450 - 1500 will do.

Thanks, I am aware of all the merit opportunities. I was specifically curious about colleges that offer scholarships, although I should have specified non-need scholarships.

Most SLACs in the 20-100 range give substantial merit awards to most students. Mine got $30k per year at Connecticut College, and I think the top award there is $34K. Tuition is currently around $64K.

Anonymous wrote:I saw that Vanderbilt has three highly selective scholarships that pay full cost of attendance for 250 lucky students. It’s Vanderbilt, so I imagine competition is fierce.

Does anyone know of other colleges that offer students either half or full scholarships? I’m particularly interested in colleges that are top 20-100.

Most colleges offer major scholarships (i.e. full ride) - but those scholarships are often very difficult to get.

Add WashU

What are the stats OP?
Depending on which school specifically, the kid might need something like 1550, 3.9uw, NMF, and a ton of AP's.
Top 20/30 schools are hard to get into alone, single-digit acceptance rates, never mind a half or full ride to go along with it.
A school like GWU further down the list gives a lot of money and you won't need tippy top scores to get merit, 1450 - 1500 will do.

USC, Tulane, Emory, UNC, Duke

I saw that Vanderbilt has three highly selective scholarships that pay full cost of attendance for 250 lucky students. It’s Vanderbilt, so I imagine competition is fierce.

Does anyone know of other colleges that offer students either half or full scholarships? I’m particularly interested in colleges that are top 20-100.