Pittsburg State University Scholarships and Merit Aid: Amounts and Requirements

Pittsburg State University Scholarships and Merit Aid

Pittsburg, Kansas

5 scholarships Pittsburg State University 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.

4,162Undergraduates

87%Admit rate

Merit awarded on published numbers (5)

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

Great Gorilla Scholarship - Level 1

$4,000

Published requirement: 3.95 GPA (scale as the school published it), or 28 ACT
Renewable: Yes, per the school

1 | 3.95-4.0 | $4,000 per year/$16,000 for four years | 28+pittstate.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Great Gorilla Scholarship - Level 2

$3,000

Published requirement: 3.85 GPA (scale as the school published it), or 26 ACT
Renewable: Yes, per the school

2 | 3.85–3.94 | $3,000 per year/$12,000 for four years | 26-27pittstate.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Great Gorilla Scholarship - Level 3

$2,000

Published requirement: 3.7 GPA (scale as the school published it), or 24 ACT
Renewable: Yes, per the school

3 | 3.7–3.84 | $2,000 per year/$8,000 for four years | 24-25pittstate.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Great Gorilla Scholarship - Level 4

$1,500

Published requirement: 3.25 GPA (scale as the school published it), or 22 ACT
Renewable: Yes, per the school

4 | 3.25–3.69 | $1,500 per year/$6,000 for four years | 22-23pittstate.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Great Gorilla Scholarship - Level 5

$1,000

Published requirement: 2.85 GPA (scale as the school published it), or 20 ACT
Renewable: Yes, per the school

5 | 2.85–3.24 | $1,000 per year/$4,000 for four years | 20-21pittstate.edu (read 2026-07-07)

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 Pittsburg State University 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.

$20,518In-state, per year

$31,862Out-of-state, per year

Where Pittsburg State University lists its scholarships

Pittsburg State University Scholarship system (GUS) — a school-run scholarship-listing portal organized by General University Scholarships and 30+ departmental/college pages (go.pittstate.edu/scholarship/dept/<CODE>), each enumerating named endowed/departmental scholarship funds with eligibility criteria (GPA, major, school, class standing, financial need, citizenship, residency). One shared online Scholarship Application (go.pittstate.edu/scholarship.app.init) covers all of them; FAFSA due March 1.

Where this came from

https://go.pittstate.edu/scholarship/ (read 2026-07-10)
https://www.pittstate.edu/admission/great-gorilla-scholarships.html (read 2026-07-07)

Every amount on this page was read off a Pittsburg State University page on the date shown. Schools change award tables, so check the school's page before you count on a number.