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University of South Alabama Scholarships and Merit Aid

Mobile, Alabama

26 scholarships University of South Alabama publishes, each with the amount, what the school says it takes, and the sentence we read it in. This is what the school states, not a list of every award it offers.

8,540Undergraduates
95%Admit rate

Merit awarded on published numbers (18)

These are the awards the school ties to stated GPA and test bars. No separate application is listed for them.

USA Freshman Admission Scholarship

$2,000

Published requirement
3.0 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 21 ACT, or 3.0 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1060 SAT
Renewable
Yes, per the school
ACT | SAT | High School GPA 3.0-3.49 | High School GPA 3.5 - 3.74 | High School GPA 3.75 & Higher — 21-22 | 1060-1120 | $2,000 | $2,500 | $3,000southalabama.edu (read 2026-07-07)

USA Freshman Admission Scholarship

$2,500

Published requirement
3.5 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 21 ACT, or 3.5 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1060 SAT
Renewable
Yes, per the school
ACT | SAT | High School GPA 3.0-3.49 | High School GPA 3.5 - 3.74 | High School GPA 3.75 & Higher — 21-22 | 1060-1120 | $2,000 | $2,500 | $3,000southalabama.edu (read 2026-07-07)

USA Freshman Admission Scholarship

$3,000

Published requirement
3.75 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 21 ACT, or 3.75 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1060 SAT
Renewable
Yes, per the school
ACT | SAT | High School GPA 3.0-3.49 | High School GPA 3.5 - 3.74 | High School GPA 3.75 & Higher — 21-22 | 1060-1120 | $2,000 | $2,500 | $3,000southalabama.edu (read 2026-07-07)

USA Freshman Admission Scholarship

$3,000

Published requirement
3.0 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 23 ACT, or 3.0 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1130 SAT
Renewable
Yes, per the school
ACT | SAT | High School GPA 3.0-3.49 | High School GPA 3.5 - 3.74 | High School GPA 3.75 & Higher — 23-24 | 1130-1190 | $3,000 | $3,500 | $4,000southalabama.edu (read 2026-07-07)

USA Freshman Admission Scholarship

$3,500

Published requirement
3.5 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 23 ACT, or 3.5 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1130 SAT
Renewable
Yes, per the school
ACT | SAT | High School GPA 3.0-3.49 | High School GPA 3.5 - 3.74 | High School GPA 3.75 & Higher — 23-24 | 1130-1190 | $3,000 | $3,500 | $4,000southalabama.edu (read 2026-07-07)

USA Freshman Admission Scholarship

$4,000

Published requirement
3.75 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 23 ACT, or 3.75 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1130 SAT
Renewable
Yes, per the school
ACT | SAT | High School GPA 3.0-3.49 | High School GPA 3.5 - 3.74 | High School GPA 3.75 & Higher — 23-24 | 1130-1190 | $3,000 | $3,500 | $4,000southalabama.edu (read 2026-07-07)

USA Freshman Admission Scholarship

$3,500

Published requirement
3.0 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 25 ACT, or 3.0 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1200 SAT
Renewable
Yes, per the school
ACT | SAT | High School GPA 3.0-3.49 | High School GPA 3.5 - 3.74 | High School GPA 3.75 & Higher — 25-26 | 1200-1250 | $3,500 | $4,000 | $5,000southalabama.edu (read 2026-07-07)

USA Freshman Admission Scholarship

$4,000

Published requirement
3.5 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 25 ACT, or 3.5 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1200 SAT
Renewable
Yes, per the school
ACT | SAT | High School GPA 3.0-3.49 | High School GPA 3.5 - 3.74 | High School GPA 3.75 & Higher — 25-26 | 1200-1250 | $3,500 | $4,000 | $5,000southalabama.edu (read 2026-07-07)

USA Freshman Admission Scholarship

$5,000

Published requirement
3.75 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 25 ACT, or 3.75 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1200 SAT
Renewable
Yes, per the school
ACT | SAT | High School GPA 3.0-3.49 | High School GPA 3.5 - 3.74 | High School GPA 3.75 & Higher — 25-26 | 1200-1250 | $3,500 | $4,000 | $5,000southalabama.edu (read 2026-07-07)

USA Freshman Admission Scholarship

$4,000

Published requirement
3.0 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 27 ACT, or 3.0 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1260 SAT
Renewable
Yes, per the school
ACT | SAT | High School GPA 3.0-3.49 | High School GPA 3.5 - 3.74 | High School GPA 3.75 & Higher — 27-29 | 1260-1350 | $4,000 | $5500 | $6,000southalabama.edu (read 2026-07-07)

USA Freshman Admission Scholarship

$5,500

Published requirement
3.5 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 27 ACT, or 3.5 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1260 SAT
Renewable
Yes, per the school
ACT | SAT | High School GPA 3.0-3.49 | High School GPA 3.5 - 3.74 | High School GPA 3.75 & Higher — 27-29 | 1260-1350 | $4,000 | $5500 | $6,000southalabama.edu (read 2026-07-07)

USA Freshman Admission Scholarship

$6,000

Published requirement
3.75 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 27 ACT, or 3.75 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1260 SAT
Renewable
Yes, per the school
ACT | SAT | High School GPA 3.0-3.49 | High School GPA 3.5 - 3.74 | High School GPA 3.75 & Higher — 27-29 | 1260-1350 | $4,000 | $5500 | $6,000southalabama.edu (read 2026-07-07)

USA Freshman Admission Scholarship

$4,500

Published requirement
3.0 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 30 ACT, or 3.0 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1360 SAT
Renewable
Yes, per the school
ACT | SAT | High School GPA 3.0-3.49 | High School GPA 3.5 - 3.74 | High School GPA 3.75 & Higher — 30-31 | 1360-1410 | $4,500 | $7,000 | $8,000southalabama.edu (read 2026-07-07)

USA Freshman Admission Scholarship

$7,000

Published requirement
3.5 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 30 ACT, or 3.5 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1360 SAT
Renewable
Yes, per the school
ACT | SAT | High School GPA 3.0-3.49 | High School GPA 3.5 - 3.74 | High School GPA 3.75 & Higher — 30-31 | 1360-1410 | $4,500 | $7,000 | $8,000southalabama.edu (read 2026-07-07)

USA Freshman Admission Scholarship

$8,000

Published requirement
3.75 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 30 ACT, or 3.75 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1360 SAT
Renewable
Yes, per the school
ACT | SAT | High School GPA 3.0-3.49 | High School GPA 3.5 - 3.74 | High School GPA 3.75 & Higher — 30-31 | 1360-1410 | $4,500 | $7,000 | $8,000southalabama.edu (read 2026-07-07)

USA Freshman Admission Scholarship

$5,000

Published requirement
3.0 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 32 ACT, or 3.0 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1420 SAT
Renewable
Yes, per the school
ACT | SAT | High School GPA 3.0-3.49 | High School GPA 3.5 - 3.74 | High School GPA 3.75 & Higher — ≥ 32 | 1420-1600 | $5,000 | Full Tuition¹ | Full Tuition¹southalabama.edu (read 2026-07-07)

USA Freshman Admission Scholarship

$0

Published requirement
3.5 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 32 ACT, or 3.5 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1420 SAT
Renewable
Yes, per the school
≥ 32 | 1420-1600 | $5,000 | Full Tuition¹ | Full Tuition¹ — ¹Full tuition awards will be offered at the published Arts & Sciences rate, up to 30 credit hours per academic year (fall/spring).southalabama.edu (read 2026-07-07)

USA Freshman Admission Scholarship

$0

Published requirement
3.75 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 32 ACT, or 3.75 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1420 SAT
Renewable
Yes, per the school
≥ 32 | 1420-1600 | $5,000 | Full Tuition¹ | Full Tuition¹ — ¹Full tuition awards will be offered at the published Arts & Sciences rate, up to 30 credit hours per academic year (fall/spring).southalabama.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Department awards open to incoming freshmen (8)

Run by a college or department, and published as open to students entering as freshmen.

Abraham Mitchell Scholars Program in Business

$50,000 to $70,000

a four-year $50,000 to $70,000 (depending on ACT score) scholarship that includes a laptop computersouthalabama.edu

School of Computing Outstanding Student Scholarship

$2,500 to $5,000

These scholarships range in amount from $2,500 to $5000.southalabama.edu

ASMS Student Scholarship (School of Computing)

$5,000 to $7,000

The scholarships range in amounts from $5,000 to $7,000.southalabama.edu

SoC Incoming Freshman Endowed Scholarships (Barnett/Henderson/Wilkins/Feinstein/Advisory Board)

$500 to $5,000

Completing one application will make the student eligible for consideration for each of these scholarships which range in amounts from $500 to $5,000.southalabama.edu

Legacy Student Scholarship (School of Computing)

$2,500 to $5,000

The scholarships range in amounts from $2,500 to $5,000.southalabama.edu

Honors College Book Scholarship

$400

new first-year students in the Honors College receive a $400/year book scholarshipsouthalabama.edu

The Harper Endowed Scholarship in Music

$500 to $1,000

Awards range from $500 to $1,000 per year and are available to music majors.southalabama.edu

The John W. Laidlaw Endowed Scholarship in Music

$750 to $2,000

Awards range from $750 to $2,000 per year and are available to music majors with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher.southalabama.edu
Which of these a student actually clears depends on GPA, test score, home state, and major. A free Graidy account works that out award by award, and shows what is left to pay after it.
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What University of South Alabama costs

Cost of attendance as published: tuition, fees, housing, and food for one year. It is the sticker, before any of the awards above and before need-based aid.

$30,986In-state, per year
$40,978Out-of-state, per year

Where University of South Alabama lists its scholarships

Where this came from

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