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232 Small Colleges That Offer Full Tuition Scholarships

Here is an updated list of small colleges (all with fewer than 3,500 undergraduate students) that offer at least one full-tuition academic merit scholarship for incoming freshmen.

 

Lots of caveats here:

 

A. Full-tuition seldom means full-ride. Qualifications vary greatly. Some require interviews.

 

B. Colleges change programs from time to time, so none of these are guaranteed to still be active programs at the time that you apply.

 

C. As far as I know, all of these are non-need-based.

 

D. STAMPS and National Merit Scholarships or any matching grants are not included in this list.

 

E. Scholarships with any geographic, major, or affiliation-based requirements are not included.

 

F. Many of these scholarships require attending an interview program on their campus

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G. Some of these colleges, even if test-optional for admission, might require a test score for the academic scholarships.

 

H. This list does not, on my part, imply endorsement or recommendation. It is purely informational. Please vet all colleges carefully.

 

I. If, in your research, you find that any colleges need to be added or removed from this list, please let me know.




 

As a whole, most of these are not (after merit) overly expensive colleges to begin with, and, even if you do not get the full tuition, they are likely to give strong academic students a lot of merit-based money anyway. The average out of pocket cost, after merit (without loans) for these 232 colleges is only in the upper 20K’s/low 30K’s.

 

Enjoy!

 

Huntingdon College AL

Tuskegee University AL

Hendrix College AR

Lyon College AR

Philander Smith College AR

Arizona Christian University AZ

California Lutheran University CA

Fresno Pacific University CA

Menlo College CA

Mount Saint Mary's University CA

Pacific Union College CA

Simpson University CA

William Jessup University CA

Regis University CO

Trinity College CT

Bethune-Cookman University FL

Florida Southern College FL

Palm Beach Atlantic University FL

Rollins College FL

Stetson University FL

Warner University FL

Agnes Scott College GA

Brenau University GA

Brewton-Parker College GA

LaGrange College GA

Oglethorpe University GA

Spelman College GA

Wesleyan College GA

Briar Cliff University IA

Central College IA

Coe College IA

Graceland University IA

Grand View University IA

Mount Mercy University IA

Simpson College IA

Eureka College IL

Illinois College IL

Illinois Tech IL

Lewis University IL

Millikin University IL

Monmouth College IL

Quincy University IL

Rockford University IL

Trinity Christian College IL

Franklin College IN

Grace College IN

Indiana Tech IN

Manchester University IN

Marian University IN

Saint Mary of the Woods IN

Taylor University IN

Trine University IN

University of Evansville IN

University of St. Francis IN

Wabash College IN

Baker University KS

Kansas Wesleyan University KS

McPherson College KS

Newman University KS

Southwestern College - Kansas KS

University of Saint Mary KS

Asbury University KY

Bellarmine University KY

Centre College KY

Georgetown College KY

Kentucky Wesleyan College KY

Lindsey Wilson College KY

Midway University KY

Thomas More University KY

Transylvania University KY

Centenary College of Louisiana LA

Loyola University New Orleans LA

Xavier University of Louisiana LA

Bay Path University MA

Clark University MA

Mount Holyoke College MA

Simmons University MA

Hood College MD

McDaniel College MD

Mount St. Mary's University MD

Notre Dame of Maryland University MD

St. John's College MD

Stevenson University MD

Alma College MI

Aquinas College MI

Grace Christian University MI

Hillsdale College MI

Lawrence Tech University MI

Rochester University MI

Siena Heights University MI

Concordia College--Moorhead MN

North Central University MN

Saint Catherine University MN

Central Methodist University MO

Cottey College MO

Culver-Stockton College MO

Drury University MO

Maryville University MO

Missouri Baptist University MO

Park University MO

Rockhurst University MO

Southwest Baptist University MO

Webster University MO

Westminster College MO

William Jewell College MO

William Woods University MO

Blue Mountain University MS

Mississippi College MS

William Carey University MS

University of Providence MT

Brevard College NC

Catawba College NC

Davidson College NC

Gardner-Webb University NC

Greensboro College NC

Lees-McRae College NC

Lenoir-Rhyne University NC

Mars Hill University NC

Meredith College NC

Methodist University NC

Montreat College NC

Saint Augustine's University NC

Salem College NC

Shaw University NC

University of Jamestown ND

Doane University NE

Hastings College NE

Nebraska Wesleyan University NE

Saint Elizabeth University NJ

Saint Peter's University NJ

Saint John's College NM

Clarkson University NY

Daemen University NY

Elmira College NY

Hilbert College NY

Houghton University NY

Molloy University NY

Mount Saint Vincent University NY

Roberts Wesleyan University NY

St. Francis College NY

St. Lawrence University NY

Bluffton University OH

Capital University OH

Defiance College OH

Denison University OH

Malone University OH

Marietta College OH

Mount Saint Joseph University OH

Mount Vernon Nazarene University OH

Muskingum University OH

Ohio Dominican University OH

Ohio Northern University OH

Ohio Wesleyan University OH

Otterbein University OH

University of Mount Union OH

University of Northwestern Ohio OH

Walsh University OH

Wilberforce University OH

Wilmington College OH

Mid-America Christian University OK

Oklahoma Baptist University OK

Oral Roberts University OK

University of Tulsa OK

Lewis & Clark College OR

Pacific University OR

Albright College PA

Cedar Crest College PA

Chatham University PA

DeSales University PA

Eastern University PA

Elizabethtown College PA

Gannon University PA

Grove City College PA

Gwynedd Mercy University PA

King's College - Pennsylvania PA

Lafayette College PA

Lebanon Valley College PA

Messiah University PA

Misericordia University PA

Mount Aloysius College PA

Rosemont College PA

Saint Vincent College PA

Thiel College PA

University of Scranton PA

York College of Pennsylvania PA

Anderson University SC

Columbia International University SC

Erskine College SC

Newberry College SC

North Greenville University SC

Presbyterian College SC

Mount Marty College SD

Christian Brothers University TN

Cumberland University TN

Fisk University TN

Maryville College TN

Milligan University TN

Sewanee-University of the South TN

Southern Adventist University TN

Tennessee Wesleyan University TN

Trevecca Nazarene University TN

Hardin-Simmons University TX

Howard Payne University TX

McMurry University TX

Southwestern Adventist University TX

St. Mary's University TX

Trinity University TX

University of St. Thomas TX

Bluefield University VA

Bridgewater College VA

Eastern Mennonite University VA

Ferrum College VA

Hampden-Sydney College VA

Hollins University VA

Randolph College VA

Sweet Briar College VA

University of Richmond VA

Virginia Wesleyan University VA

Washington and Lee University VA

St. Michael's College VT

Northwest University WA

Pacific Lutheran University WA

Seattle Pacific University WA

University of Puget Sound WA

Alverno College WI

Carroll University WI

Carthage College WI

Marian University WI

Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design WI

Milwaukee School of Engineering WI

Mount Mary University WI

Viterbo University WI

Bethany College-West Virginia WV

University of Charleston WV

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