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Minnesota State University-Mankato Scholarships and Merit Aid

Mankato, Minnesota

10 scholarships Minnesota State University-Mankato 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.

11,325Undergraduates
71%Admit rate

Merit awarded on published numbers (7)

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

Maverick Scholarship

$750

Published requirement
3.5 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Renewable
Not stated as renewable
GPA 3.5–3.74: $750mnsu.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Maverick Scholarship

$1,000

Published requirement
3.75 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Renewable
Not stated as renewable
GPA 3.75–3.99: $1,000mnsu.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Maverick Scholarship

$1,250

Published requirement
4.0 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Renewable
Not stated as renewable
GPA 4.00: $1,250mnsu.edu (read 2026-07-07)

In-State Tuition Scholarship for Non-Minnesota Residents

$0

Published requirement
3.8 GPA (scale as the school published it), or 25 ACT, or 1200 SAT
Who it is for
Out-of-state students
Reduces tuition to the Minnesota resident ratemnsu.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Maverick Scholarship- GPA Based

$750 to $1,250

Deadline the school lists
2026-03-01
Renewable
Not stated as renewable
GPA 3.5–3.74: $750 - GPA 3.75–3.99: $1,000 - GPA 4.00: $1,250mnsu.edu (read 2026-06-02)

Meredith Scholarship

$32,000

Deadline the school lists
2026-01-15
Renewable
Yes, per the school
Award: $32,000 total ($8,000/year)mnsu.edu (read 2026-06-02)

Legacy In-State Tuition Scholarship

$0

Reduces tuition to the Minnesota resident ratemnsu.edu (read 2026-06-02)

Awards that take an application (1)

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

Presidential Scholarship- Strong Academics and Leadership

$20,000

Deadline the school lists
2026-01-15
Renewable
Yes, per the school
Award: $20,000 total ($5,000/year)mnsu.edu (read 2026-06-02)

Department awards open to incoming freshmen (2)

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

Iron Range Engineering S-STEM Scholarship

$0 to $10,000

Department
College of Science, Engineering and Technology, College of Science, Engineering and Technology: Integrated Engineering
Deadline the school lists
2026-07-15
Award Up to $10,000mnsu.academicworks.com (read 2026-07-10)

RISEbio Program

$7,500

Department
College of Science, Engineering and Technology
Award $7,500 over 3 semestersmnsu.academicworks.com (read 2026-07-10)
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What Minnesota State University-Mankato 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.

$28,034In-state, per year
$37,580Out-of-state, per year

Where Minnesota State University-Mankato lists its scholarships

AcademicWorks Scholarship Finder (mnsu.academicworks.com) — public opportunity listings covering university-wide, college, department, and donor-named scholarships; each opportunity page publishes eligibility, award amount, sponsoring college/department ("Scopes"), and deadline without login.

Where this came from

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