East Tennessee State University Scholarships and Merit Aid

Johnson City, Tennessee

5 scholarships East Tennessee 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.

9,807Undergraduates

87%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

$5,000

Published requirement: 3.9 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 30 ACT, or 3.9 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1360 SAT
Who it is for: In-state students
Renewable: Yes, per the school

$5,000 per yearetsu.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Provost

$4,000

Published requirement: 3.5 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 27 ACT, or 3.5 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1260 SAT
Who it is for: In-state students
Renewable: Yes, per the school

$4,000 per yearetsu.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Deans

$3,000

Published requirement: 3.5 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 26 ACT, or 3.5 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1230 SAT
Who it is for: In-state students
Renewable: Yes, per the school

$3,000 per yearetsu.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Faculty

$2,000

Published requirement: 4.0 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 22 ACT, or 4.0 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1100 SAT, or 3.5 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 25 ACT, or 3.5 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1200 SAT
Who it is for: In-state students
Renewable: Yes, per the school

$2,000 per yearetsu.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Department awards open to incoming freshmen (1)

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

STEM Community Outreach Scholarship

Who it is for: Out-of-state students
Department: College of Arts and Sciences

This scholarship is for first-time out-of-state students, including international and transfer students, majoring in Computing, Geosciences, Mathematics, and Physics. Scholarship recipients only pay in-state tuition rates and will receive support in an amount equivalent to out-of-state tuition.etsu.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 East Tennessee 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.

$31,930In-state, per year

$36,130Out-of-state, per year

Where East Tennessee State University lists its scholarships

College & Departmental Scholarships directory (routes to each college/department's own scholarship listing page and application mechanism; no single unified application portal for departmental awards)

Where this came from

https://www.etsu.edu/cas/cas_scholarships.php (read 2026-07-10)
https://www.etsu.edu/financial-aid-and-scholarships/scholarships/aps/aps_freshmen.php (read 2026-07-07)
https://www.etsu.edu/financial-aid-and-scholarships/scholarships/college-departmental.php (read 2026-07-10)

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