Northern Kentucky University Scholarships and Merit Aid

Highland Heights, Kentucky

9 scholarships Northern Kentucky 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.

8,065Undergraduates

83%Admit rate

Merit awarded on published numbers (3)

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

Founders

$3,000

Published requirement: 3.95 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Who it is for: In-state students
Renewable: Yes, per the school

**Founders** | 3.95+ weighted HS GPA. Kentucky residents only. | $3,000nku.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Excellence

$2,000

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

**Excellence** | 3.70-3.94 weighted HS GPA (KY residents); 3.70+ (Indiana and Ohio residents). Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana residents only. | $2,000nku.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Commonwealth

$1,000

Published requirement: 3.0 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Renewable: Yes, per the school

**Commonwealth** | 3.00-3.69 weighted HS GPA. Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana residents only. | $1,000nku.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Department awards open to incoming freshmen (6)

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

Robert and Rosalee Wheeler Scholarship

$1,000

Department: Haile College of Business
Renewable: Not stated as renewable

$1,000nku.edu (read 2026-07-10)

CINSAM Scholarship

$0 to $3,000

Department: College of Informatics

Maximum of $3,000 total towards tuition, books, and/or housing based on need.nku.edu (read 2026-07-10)

Constellation Insurance Scholarship

$0 to $3,000

Department: College of Informatics

Maximum of $3,000 total towards tuition, books, and/or housing based on need.nku.edu (read 2026-07-10)

S3OAR Scholarship

$0 to $10,000

Department: College of Informatics

Maximum of $10,000 towards tuition, books, and/or housing based on need.nku.edu (read 2026-07-10)

William H. Greaves Scholarship

Department: College of Informatics

Full in-state tuition and/or books (Scholarship recipients can only utilize one full NKU tuition scholarship/waiver)nku.edu (read 2026-07-10)

David and Ruth B. Iler Endowed Scholarship

Department: College of Arts & Sciences

Full In-State Tuition per academic yearnku.edu (read 2026-07-10)

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 Northern Kentucky 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.

$30,370In-state, per year

$41,626Out-of-state, per year

Where Northern Kentucky University lists its scholarships

NKU Scholarship Application (single common application; one submission is considered for all university, college, and departmental scholarships for which the student is eligible)

Where this came from

https://www.nku.edu/academics/informatics/advising/scholarships/cit-scholarships.html (read 2026-07-10)
https://www.nku.edu/admissions-aid/financial-aid/scholarships/full-list/index.html (read 2026-07-10)
https://www.nku.edu/admissions-aid/financial-aid/scholarships/merit/index.html (read 2026-07-07)
https://www.nku.edu/admissions-aid/financial-aid/scholarships/merit/renewal/index.html
https://www.nku.edu/cob/resources/scholarships/index.html (read 2026-07-10)

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