Top Academic Scholarships

Students interviewing for the Houghton Honors Program will also be considered for Houghton's top academic scholarships.

Heritage Scholarships

Houghton's highest academic award is the Heritage Scholarship of $16,000 per year.  These awards are renewable annually with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25. Eligible students who have been accepted for admission will be invited to apply for these scholarships as part of the application/interview process for the Houghton Honors Program.  Heritage Scholarships will replace a student's academic scholarship.

Academic Scholarships

First-year students will qualify for an Academic Scholarship according to the chart below:

  1400+ SAT
or
32+ ACT		 1300-1390 SAT
or
29-31 ACT		 1200-1290 SAT
or
26-28 ACT		 1100-1190 SAT
or
24-25 ACT
3.8+ GPA $14,000 $12,000 $12,000 $10,000
3.6-3.79 GPA $12,000 $12,000 $10,000 $10,000
3.4-3.59 GPA $12,000 $10,000 $10,000 $8,000
3.2-3.39 GPA $10,000 $10,000 $8,000 $8,000

Important notes:

  • The SAT score used for Academic Scholarships includes the student's highest scores on the Critical Reading and Math sections.  The high school GPA is based on a 4.0 scale.  Weighted GPAs will be re-calculated.
  • Academic Scholarships are renewed annually providing the student maintains at least a 3.0 GPA at the end of each year. Full-time attendance is required.
  • Students may qualify for additional financial aid awards (performance, need-based, federal or state) upon completing the financial aid application process.
  • Admitted students may submit new GPA and SAT/ACT results until March 1, 2012.

Excellence Scholarships

To help our students explore and expand their interests and gifts, we offer scholarships to students in the following categories:

  • The arts
  • Science and technology
  • Global engagement

Excellence scholarships are given in the amounts of $5,000 and full-tuition and are renewable each year of attendance.

Find out more about Excellence Scholarships