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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