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.
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.
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 2023-24 tuition)
4 Year Total Value = $67,342.08 (based on 2023-24 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: $5,266.56 base tuition (based on 2023-24 tuition)
4 Year Total Value = $46,275.84 (based on 2023-24 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: $6,583.20 base tuition (based on 2023-24 tuition)
4 Year Total Value = $41,009.28 (based on 2023-24 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
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
Up to 130 Overall Attempted Credits
July 15th Deadline
Scholarship Criteria: An unweighted high school GPA of 2.5 or higher.
Student Pays: $7,899.84 base tuition (based on 2023-24 tuition)
4 Year Total Value = $35,742.72 (based on 2023-24 tuition)
Academic Criteria: Complete 24 UT credit hours per year (12 per semester) with a 2.0 cumulative GPA.
Click links more information:
Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE)
*Details may change upon entering an online only program
2.5 or higher GPA
Good Neighbor Tuition Program
Resident Tuition + Surcharge Scholarship
Up to 130 Overall Attempted Credits
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 2023-24 tuition)
4 Year Total Value = $35,742.72 (based on 2023-24 full-time tuition)
Academic Criteria: Complete 6 UT credit hours per semester with a 2.0 cumulative GPA.
Click links more information:
*Details may change upon entering an online only program
2.3-2.49 GPA
Half Merit
Resident Tuition + 1/2 Non-Resident Differential Scholarship
Up to 130 Overall Attempted Credits
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 2023-24 tuition)
4 Year Total Value = $23,137.92 (based on 2023-24 tuition)
Academic Criteria: Complete 24 UT credit hours per year (12 per semester) with a 2.0 cumulative GPA.
Click links more information:
*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.
Western Undergraduate Exchange or WUE (pronounced woo-wee) Waivers
Contact
Joni Hale
Associate Director of Scholarships
Email: joni.hale@utahtech.edu
Phone: 435-652-7578
Office: Holland Centennial Commons 1st Floor