Academic Merit-Based Scholarships
Amounts and criteria for the 2021–2022 school year
JBU offers two kinds of academic scholarships: merit-based and competitive. For Regular Admission students, merit-based academic scholarships are awarded based on your high school GPA and test scores. For Test Optional Admission students, merit-based academic scholarships are awarded based solely on your high school GPA.
Award amounts
Trustee's Award: $12,000
Dean's Award: $11,000
Professor's Award: $9,000
Scholar's Award: $7,000
Instructor's Award: $5,000
Eligibility requirements
Regular admission students:
Test optional admission students:
Transfer students:
Trustee's Award: $12,000
Freshman regular admission requirements:
| GPA | ACT | SAT | CLT |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≤3.7 | 28+ | 1310+ | 86+ |
| 3.8–3.9 | 27+ | 1280+ | 84+ |
| 4.0 | 26+ | 1240+ | 81+ |
Freshman test optional admission requirements: 3.8 cumulative HS GPA
Transfer requirements: 3.6 cumulative GPA with 24 transfer hours
Renewal requirements: 3.0 cumulative GPA
Dean's Award: $11,000
Freshman regular admission requirements:
| GPA | ACT | SAT | CLT |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≤3.5 | 27+ | 1280+ | 84+ |
| 3.6–3.7 | 26+ | 1240+ | 81+ |
| 3.8–3.9 | 25+ | 1200+ | 78+ |
| 4.0 | 24+ | 1160+ | 76+ |
Freshman test optional admission requirements: 3.7 cumulative HS GPA
Transfer requirements: 3.5 cumulative GPA with 24 transfer hours
Renewal requirements: 3.0 cumulative GPA
Professor's Award: $9,000
Freshman regular admission requirements:
| GPA | ACT | SAT | CLT |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≤3.6 | 25+ | 1200+ | 78+ |
| 3.7 | 24+ | 1160+ | 76+ |
| 3.8 | 23+ | 1130+ | 74+ |
| 3.9 | 22+ | 1100+ | 72+ |
| 4.0 | 21+ | 1060+ | 68+ |
Freshman test optional admission requirements: 3.6 cumulative HS GPA
Transfer requirements: 3.4 cumulative GPA with 24 transfer hours
Renewal requirements: 3.0 cumulative GPA
Scholar's Award: $7,000
Freshman regular admission requirements:
| GPA | ACT | SAT | CLT |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≤3.5 | 23+ | 1130+ | 74+ |
| 3.6 | 22+ | 1100+ | 72+ |
| 3.7 | 21+ | 1060+ | 68+ |
| ≥3.8 | 20+ | 1030+ | 66+ |
Freshman test optional admission requirements: 3.4 cumulative HS GPA
Transfer requirements: 3.3 cumulative GPA with 24 transfer hours
Renewal requirements: 3.0 cumulative GPA
Instructor's Award: $5,000
Freshman regular admission requirements:
| GPA | ACT | SAT | CLT |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≤3.7 | 20+ | 1020+ | 66+ |
Freshman test optional admission requirements: 3.2 cumulative HS GPA
Transfer requirements: 3.2 cumulative GPA with 24 transfer hours
Renewal requirements: 3.0 cumulative GPA
National Merit Award: $14,500
Yearly scholarships awarded: Limited
Qualifying criteria: National Merit Finalist or Semi-Finalist
Renewal requirements: 3.0 cumulative GPA
Other details
- Acceptance for admission required. Scholarship based on information received by February 15.
- For regular admission students, academic awards are based upon ACT / SAT / CLT superscore and GPA.
- For test optional students, academic awards are based upon weighted high school GPA.
- JBU does not evaluate the writing portion of the ACT, SAT or CLT when determining scholarship eligibility.
- Only one academic scholarship per student.
