Saint Cloud State University Scholarships and Merit Aid
Saint Cloud, Minnesota
5 scholarships Saint Cloud 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.
5,181Undergraduates
95%Admit rate
Merit awarded on published numbers (4)
These are the awards the school ties to stated GPA and test bars. No separate application is listed for them.
Presidential Scholarship (Academic Scholarship)
$500 to $2,500
Published requirement
24 ACT, or 2.6 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Renewable
Yes, per the school
Expect to receive a scholarship of $2,500, $1,500, $750, or $500 if you: Have a score of at least 24 on the ACT or, Have at least a 2.6 cumulative high school GPA or above on a 4.0 scalestcloudstate.edu (read 2026-07-07)
Be a Husky Rate
$0
Who it is for
Out-of-state students
This award automatically reduces tuition costs for students coming to St. Cloud State from other states to match Minnesota in-state tuition.stcloudstate.edu (read 2026-06-17)
Red & Black Transfer Scholarship
$500 to $1,000
Renewable
Yes, per the school
The scholarship is awarded in amounts of $500 or $1,000 per year in fall and spring semesters based upon GPAstcloudstate.edu (read 2026-06-17)
Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship
$500
Our $500 PTK Scholarship is automatically awarded to new-entering transfer students who are Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society members.stcloudstate.edu (read 2026-06-17)
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 Scholarships (Academic Scholarship)
$500 to $2,500
Renewable
Yes, per the school
Expect to receive a scholarship of $2,500, $1,500, $750, or $500 if you:stcloudstate.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.
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.
Every amount on this page was read off a Saint Cloud State University page on the date shown. Schools change award tables, so check the school's page before you count on a number.