Northwestern State University of Louisiana Scholarships and Merit Aid

Natchitoches, Louisiana

7 scholarships Northwestern State University of Louisiana 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.

5,840Undergraduates

95%Admit rate

Merit awarded on published numbers (6)

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

Presidential Scholars (per semester)

$1,500

Published requirement: 28 ACT and 3.0 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Renewable: Yes, per the school

28-29 3.0-3.49 Presidential Scholars 1500 Presidential Scholars 1500 Academic Excellence 1200 Academic Excellence 1200nsula.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Academic Excellence (per semester)

$1,200

Published requirement: 26 ACT and 3.0 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Renewable: Yes, per the school

26-27 3.0-3.74 Academic Excellence 1200 Academic Excellence 1200 Outstanding Student 900 Outstanding Student 900nsula.edu (read 2026-07-07)

NSU Employment (per semester, in-state)

$1,075

Published requirement: 30 ACT and 3.25 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Who it is for: In-state students
Renewable: Yes, per the school

NSU Award 500 NSU Employment 1075 NSU Employment 1075 Out of state waivernsula.edu (read 2026-07-07)

NSU Employment (per semester, out-of-state)

$1,075

Published requirement: 30 ACT and 3.0 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Who it is for: Out-of-state students
Renewable: Yes, per the school

Presidential Honors 800 NSU Award 400 NSU Employment 1075 Out of state waivernsula.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Outstanding Student (per semester, out-of-state)

$900

Published requirement: 28 ACT and 2.75 GPA (scale as the school published it), or 24 ACT and 3.0 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Who it is for: Out-of-state students
Renewable: Yes, per the school

24-25 3.0-3.24 Outstanding student 900 Outstanding student 900 Presidential Honors 700 Presidential Honors 800nsula.edu (read 2026-07-09)

Out of State Fee Waiver (per semester, out-of-state)

Published requirement: 30 ACT and 3.0 GPA (scale as the school published it), or 28 ACT and 3.5 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Who it is for: Out-of-state students
Renewable: Yes, per the school

30-31 3.25+ ... NSU Employment 1075 Out of state waiver ... TOTAL 5875 (no separate numeral printed for the waiver line; the listed component dollars 1500+1200+900+800+400+1075 already sum to the published TOTAL 5875, confirming the waiver itself carries no incremental stated dollar figure — it is the nonresident fee differential being waived, not a cash award)nsula.edu (read 2026-07-09)

Awards that take an application (1)

The school publishes an amount for these, and also publishes that something beyond the admission file decides them.

Transfer Excellence Scholarship

$1,500

Renewable: Yes, per the school

eligible to receive an annual transfer Scholarship of $1,500 upon meeting the following criteria. This award is for a maximum of two academic years, excluding summer enrollment.nsula.edu (read 2026-06-17)

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 Northwestern State University of Louisiana 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.

$30,415In-state, per year

$41,203Out-of-state, per year

Where Northwestern State University of Louisiana lists its scholarships

NSU Foundation Scholarship Application (northwesternstatealumni.com/form) — single general application; students select Academic College + Intended Major + GPA/test scores and are matched by the Foundation against its ~112 named endowed funds (Category: Foundation > Scholarship), including the department/discipline-named funds captured below. No individual per-award online application exists; award-specific eligibility and dollar figures are not published on the open donation pages and are determined internally by the Foundation/donor criteria during matching.

Where this came from

https://northwesternstatealumni.com/form/ (read 2026-07-10)
https://www.nsula.edu/financial-aid/financial-aid-faq
https://www.nsula.edu/financial-aid/types-of-nsu-scholarships/ (read 2026-06-17)
https://www.nsula.edu/wp-content/uploads/NSU-Scholarship-Award-Amounts-2025-2026.pdf (read 2026-07-09)

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