Middle Tennessee State University Scholarships and Merit Aid
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
22 scholarships Middle 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.
16,115Undergraduates
69%Admit rate
Merit awarded on published numbers (12)
These are the awards the school ties to stated GPA and test bars. No separate application is listed for them.
Centennial Scholarship
$8,000
Published requirement
3.5 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 34 ACT, or 3.5 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1490 SAT
The school publishes an amount for these, and also publishes that something beyond the admission file decides them.
The Buchanan Fellowship
$0
Renewable
Yes, per the school
Fellows receive a host of special benefits including a full tuition scholarship for up to 16 credits each semester, special seminars, priority registration, a book allowance, priority consideration for study abroad, and much more.mtsu.edu (read 2026-06-02)
Department awards open to incoming freshmen (9)
Run by a college or department, and published as open to students entering as freshmen.
The scholarship is for $1,500jones.mtsu.edu (read 2026-07-10)
Master Builders Scholarship
$5,000
Department
School of Concrete and Construction Management (CIM)
Renewable
Yes, per the school
$5,000 per year for four yearsccm.mtsu.edu (read 2026-07-10)
Tennessee Concrete Association Scholarship
$500 to $2,500
Department
School of Concrete and Construction Management (CIM)
Renewable
Yes, per the school
$500 freshman year; $2,500 per year after for up to four years totalccm.mtsu.edu (read 2026-07-10)
Harry Horne International Relations Scholarship
$0
Department
Department of Political and Global Affairs
pays of portion of tuition for one academic yearpga.mtsu.edu (read 2026-07-10)
Norman Parks Scholarship
$0
Department
Department of Political and Global Affairs (Pre-Law)
pays a portion of tuition tuition and fees for the first yearpga.mtsu.edu (read 2026-07-10)
Charles R. Ray Pre-Law Scholarship
$500
Department
Department of Political and Global Affairs (Pre-Law)
Renewable
Yes, per the school
$500.00 toward college expenses for each successful semester of full-time study (up to eight semesters)pga.mtsu.edu (read 2026-07-10)
Patrick J. Doyle Freshman Scholarship
$1,500
Department
Department of Biology
$1,500 for first-semester freshmanbiology.mtsu.edu (read 2026-07-10)
Ellis Rucker Freshman Scholarship
$1,500
Department
Department of Biology
$1,500 for first-semester freshmanbiology.mtsu.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.
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.
PipelineMT-authenticated scholarship portal (NgWebSolutions CMX platform, linked from mtsu.edu/scholarships/opportunities); open to admitted/tentatively-admitted students; site itself states it is only a partial listing and directs students to their major department for additional departmental scholarships.
Every amount on this page was read off a Middle Tennessee State University page on the date shown. Schools change award tables, so check the school's page before you count on a number.