Updated list of merit scholarships for U.S. colleges in 2025?

I’ve updated my list of merit scholarships available at over 100 U.S. colleges, specifically for the high school class of 2025. With many students finalizing their regular decision college choices, I wanted to share this updated resource.

Merit Scholarships Spreadsheet: https://usascholarshiptalk.com/t/show-me-the-money-undergraduate-merit-scholarships-from-100-colleges/2375

You’re amazing for putting this together.

Morgan said:
You’re amazing for putting this together.

Thank you so much.

If you’re expanding the list, consider adding some Midwestern private colleges like Grinnell or Creighton. They offer significant merit scholarships.

Presley said:
If you’re expanding the list, consider adding some Midwestern private colleges like Grinnell or Creighton. They offer significant merit scholarships.

I appreciate the suggestion, but keeping the list manageable is already a challenge. Updating it yearly takes a lot of time.

Can you update the section on JHU? It says they only offer partial merit scholarships, but they do have a full merit scholarship (though extremely competitive). Only two students get it each year.

True said:
Can you update the section on JHU? It says they only offer partial merit scholarships, but they do have a full merit scholarship (though extremely competitive). Only two students get it each year.

Do you have a link where this scholarship is described? I’d like to verify before updating.

University of Delaware offers full and partial scholarships through the Distinguished Scholars program. They don’t advertise it much, but applicants are automatically considered.

Sky said:
University of Delaware offers full and partial scholarships through the Distinguished Scholars program. They don’t advertise it much, but applicants are automatically considered.

I’ll look into it. Do you have a specific link? I didn’t see it mentioned on their main scholarship page.

@Remy
I don’t have a detailed link, but here are two references:

Message to Distinguished Scholars

UD Review mention

I attended their DiScho weekend and received a full-ride scholarship. Happy to answer questions.

National Merit Scholarships are amazing.

We talked about this in school. I heard CMU doesn’t offer merit scholarships. Thanks for sharing the list!

The spreadsheet is super helpful! Could you add a column for the state so we can filter by location in future updates?

Benn said:
The spreadsheet is super helpful! Could you add a column for the state so we can filter by location in future updates?

That’s a great idea. I’ll consider it for the next update.

I spoke with an admissions officer at Syracuse. They do offer full-tuition merit scholarships to international students, but they are rare and for exceptional achievements.