2019-2020 Academic Year
Requirements
- Must be fully admitted to DSU for the Fall Semester by the March 1st deadline
- Be a US Citizen or have Permanent Resident Status
- Be a high school senior applying to Dixie State University
- Have an intent to graduate from Dixie State University
- Index scores are determined using the non-weighted GPA without rounding up
- Academic scholarships will not be awarded to students who are admitted after March 1st. New ACT/SAT scores submitted after March 1st will NOT be considered for top scholarship eligibility.

Academic Scholarships
Title | Index Score Required | Student pays |
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Non-Resident PresidentialIs the premier scholarship for outstanding academic & degree oriented freshman students, graduating from a high school in the United States in the current year. Pays full base tuition: 4 years or a Bachelors’ degree (not to exceed 8 semesters) (Pays: $14,256 per year based on 2018-19 tuition) Requires 15 credit hours per semester, 3.5 GPA, Cannot be used to attend all online. |
68 & Above | 0 base tuition |
Non-Resident UniversityAwarded to outstanding academic & degree oriented freshman students; graduating from a high school in the United States in the current year. Non-Resident Differential + ½ Resident Base Tuition: 4 years or a Bachelors’ degree (not to exceed 8 semesters) (Pays: $12,027 per year based on 2018-19 tuition) Requires 15 credit hours per semester, 3.5 GPA, Cannot be used to attend all online. |
65-67 | ½ of the Current Resident Tuition |
Non-Resident Full MeritAwarded to academically eligible entering freshman students, graduating from a high school in the United States in the current year. Non-Resident Differential: 4 years or a Bachelors’ degree (not to exceed 8 semesters) (Pays: $9,798 per year based on 2018-19 tuition) Requires 15 credit hours per semester, 3.2 GPA, Cannot be used to attend all online. |
60-64 | Current Resident Tuition |
High School Seniors who do not qualify for one of the above will be automatically considered for the WUE, Dixie Half Merit or Good Neighbor Programs. If you are not a high school senior applying to Dixie, or if you missed the March 1st Deadline, you will need to physically apply for those programs through the links below. |
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Western Undergraduate Exchange (W.U.E)Awarded to academically eligible students, graduating from a high school in the United States in a participating state: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming & the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 4 years or a Bachelors’ degree (not to exceed 8 semesters) (Pays: $7,569 per year based on 2018-19 tuition) Requires 12 credit hours per semester, 2.0 GPA, Cannot be used to attend all online. *Time on WUE cannot be used towards gaining Utah Residency* |
48+ with a min 2.0 unweighted HS GPA & 16 ACT min | 150% Current Resident Tuition |
good neighbor tuition programAwarded to academically eligible entering freshman students, graduating from a high school in Lincoln or Clark County in Nevada, or Mohave or Coconino County in Arizona. 4 years or a Bachelors’ degree (not to exceed 8 semesters) Requires 6 credit hours per semester, 2.0 GPA, Cannot be used to attend all online. *Time on Good Neighbor cannot be used towards gaining Utah Residency* |
40+ with a min 2.0 unweighted HS GPA & 16 ACT min | 150% Current Resident Tuition |
Non-Resident dixie half MeritAwarded to academically eligible entering freshman students, graduating from a high school in the United States in the current year. Half Non-Resident Differential: 4 years or a Bachelors’ degree (not to exceed 8 semesters) (Pays: $4,899 per year based on 2018-19 tuition) Requires 12 credit hours per semester, 2.0 GPA, Cannot be used to attend all online. |
38+ with a min 2.0 unweighted HS GPA & 16 ACT min | Current Resident Tuition & Half of the Non-Resident Differential |
Other Non-Resident Waivers
Fall Deadlines: Priority -- May 1st Final -- July 15th Spring Deadlines: Priority -- November 1st Final -- December 15th*Additional Applications Required
Tuition discount waivers are available to students who do not qualify for one of the scholarships listed above. In order to be considered, please read the academic and/or geographic requirements and complete the application that applied to you. (Refer to the formula instructions above to determine your index score.)
DSU does not allow for the stacking of scholarships and waivers. If you have received a scholarship, please do not apply for a waiver.