NON-RESIDENT TUITION SCHOLARSHIP
Value per year: Recipients pay only 1.35 times the in-state tuition rate instead of the out-of-state rate.
To qualify: Be unconditionally admitted to MSU and meet ONE of the following requirements:
1. Be an entering freshman or a transfer student with less than 24 total semester hours and meet all: a minimum Admission Index of 450 or higher; and a minimum ACT composite score of 18 or higher or SAT combined score of 860 or higher; and live in a geographic area (see list of counties) designated by MSU for special tuition rates (Note: A 2.5 GPA and an 18 ACT would equal an Admission Index of 430, which would not meet the minimum Admission Index requirement of 450. A student with the minimum 18 ACT composite would need a 2.7 GPA to meet the 450 Admission Index requirement. See the section in this brochure on calculating an Admission Index and the Scholarship Eligibility Grid for more information.); or
2. Be an entering freshmen or transfer student with less than 24 semester hours and have a minimum ACT composite score of 23 or higher or SAT combined score of 1060 or higher, regardless of place of residence; or
3. Be a transfer student with a cumulative college GPA of 3.0 on at least 24 semester hours and live in a geographic area (see list of counties) designated by MSU for special tuition rates and have a minimum ACT composite score of 18 or higher or SAT combined score of 860 or higher; or
4. Be a transfer student with a cumulative college GPA of 3.0 on at least 24 semester hours and have a minimum ACT composite score of 23 or higher or SAT combined score of 1060 or higher, regardless of place of residence; or
5. Be the child or grandchild or spouse of an active MSU alumnus and meet all: a minimum Admission Index of 450 or higher; and a minimum ACT composite score of 18 or higher or SAT combined score of 860 or higher (Note: An active alumnus is defined as someone who makes annual gifts to the MSU Foundation, Inc.);
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Submit a completed application packet, including application form, transcript and test scores, by the March 15 priority deadline.
Criteria for renewal:
Maintain satisfactory academic progress toward graduation.
NOTE: May NOT be awarded in addition to other scholarships.
List of counties designated by MSU for special tuition rates
• Alabama: Jefferson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan, St. Clair and Shelby
• District of Columbia
• Florida: Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Orange, Osceola, Sarasota, and Seminole
• Georgia: Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton and Gwinett
• Illinois: Alexander, Cook, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Johnson, Kankakee, Massac, Pope, Pulaski, Saline, Union, White, Will, Williamson
• Indiana: Boone, Clark, Crawford, Dearborn, Dubois, Floyd, Franklin, Gibson, Hamilton, Hancock, Harrison, Hendricks, Jefferson, Jennings, Johnson, Lake, Marion, Morgan, Ohio, Orange, Perry, Pike, Posey, Ripley, Scott, Shelby, Spencer, Switzerland, Vanderburgh, Warrick, Washington
• Maryland: Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Charles, Howard, Montgomery, Prince George's, and St. Mary's
• Michigan: Ingham, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Oakland, Washtenaw, and Wayne
• Missouri: Dunklin, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Scott, St. Louis, Stoddard
• Ohio: All counties
• Pennsylvania: Allegheny, Beaver, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia
• Tennessee: Anderson, Benton, Campbell, Carroll, Carter, Cheatham, Claiborne, Clay, Davidson, Dickson, Dyer, Fentress, Gibson, Grainger, Greene, Hancock, Hawkins, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Johnson, Knox, Lake, Macon, Marion, Montgomery, Morgan, Obion, Overton, Pickett, Robertson, Scott, Shelby, Smith, Stewart, Sullivan, Sumner, Trousdale, Union, Washington, Weakly, Wilson
• Texas: Dallas and Kaufman
• Virginia: Albemarle, Arlington, Buchanan, Chesapeake City, Chesterfield, Dickenson, Fairfax, Fauquier, Henrico, Lee, Newport News City, Portsmouth City, Powhatan, Prince William, Richmond City, Russell, Scott, Tazewell, Virginia Beach City, Washington, Wise, York
• West Virginia: Boone, Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mason, McDowell, Mingo, Putnam, Wayne, Wyoming
A student may not receive more than one scholarship listed here.
Admission Index
To calculate your Admission Index, use the following:
(GPA x 100) (ACT x 10) = Admission Index
Example: A 3.5 GPA and an ACT composite score of 23
3.5 GPA x 100 = 350
23 ACT score x 10 = 230
= An Admission Index of 580
All scholarships are subject to availability of funds and include priority deadlines for consideration.
Scholarship Eligibility Grid
Use this reference chart to match GPA and ACT scores to determine if you meet scholarship qualifications.