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Apply to UDallas for free! Use the waiver code SCHOLARSHIPS when applying through the UDallas Application.
UDallas awards automatic merit scholarships of up to $35,000 per year to qualified incoming freshmen at the time of admission. These scholarships are based on the application for admission and transcripts/GPA, and are completely funded by UDallas. No additional application is required. Amounts listed below are for students starting classes in fall 2025 or later.
All UDallas non-need-based scholarships and grants are reserved for full-time undergraduate students seeking their first bachelor’s degree.
Renewal requires an annual minimum cumulative GPA and full-time enrollment status. A student may compete or be eligible for a combination of non-need-based scholarships and grants but, when combined, cannot exceed tuition unless otherwise noted. The number of scholarships awarded is not limited. Please call the Office of Admissions for additional information at 800-628-6999 or email at admissions@udallas.edu
Amount: Up to $35,000 per year, renewable
At the time of admission, academic scholarships up to $20,000 per year are awarded
to qualified freshmen based on cumulative high school grade-point average (non-weighted).
Complete your application for admission and send your high school transcripts to discover
your merit award.
| GPA | Scholarship Amount |
|---|---|
| 4.4 or higher | $35,000/year |
| 4.20-4.39 | $33,000/year |
| 3.90-4.19 | $31,000/year |
| 3.60-3.89 | $28,000/year |
| 3.0-3.59 | $25,000/year |
The Transfer Scholarship is offered to incoming transfer students based on their cumulative college GPA. The student's application for admission is the student's application for this scholarship. No additional application is necessary.
| GPA | Scholarship Amount |
|---|---|
| 3.75 and higher | $33,000/Year (Elite) |
| 3.5-3.749 | $29,000/Year (Premium) |
| 3.0-3.49 | $25,000/Year (Select) |
| Note: Scholarships and grants may be combined with federal and state grants, not to exceed full tuition. | |
Amount: $1,000 toward first-year tuition.
A grant of $1,000 is awarded to prospective students who visit UDallas; limited to
one per per student.
Online applications open October 1 and are due December 15.
UDallas offers 13 full-tuition, competitive scholarships, renewable for all four years, to high school
seniors.
Eligibility: Any incoming full-time undergraduate students seeking their first bachelor's degree
Deadline: December 15
All applicants are invited to apply for our most prestigious scholarship competition.
Eight scholarships are available. Those with the most outstanding academic accomplishments
will compete for full tuition awards in Scholars of Excellence, and applicants who
stand out as offering a unique contribution to the culture and community of the University
of Dallas will compete in the Crusader Scholarship contest, with a creative and expressive
component.
Eligibility: Students who show outstanding potential for studying some of the most popular academic
disciplines below.
Deadline: December 15
Four Full-Tuition Discplinary Scholarships are available, one for each discipline.
Philosophy/Politics English
Business Biology/Chemistry/Biochemistry
Eligibility: Homeschooled students at any accredited or nonaccredited homeschool program.
Deadline: December 15
One Full-Tuition Homeschool Scholarship is available
Note: While Full-Tuition Scholarships are merit-based (not need-based), we require FAFSA completion (available in December). The first step toward consideration is to apply for freshman admission for fall 2025.
Amount: $1,000 - $5,000 per year
Eligibility: High school seniors and transfer students
Deadline: December 15
This distinguished departmental recognition can be added to any academic scholarship and is renewable for up to eight semesters. Although many applicants may be qualified in multiple subject areas, each student may only apply for one award. Apply online today by clicking the department below. The last day to interview (in person or online) is January 15, 2025. Drama departmental scholarship audition deadline is March 1.
Amount: Variable
Eligibility: High school seniors from select DFW Catholic high schools
Deadline: March 1
High school seniors from the following Catholic high schools are eligible to apply:
Bishop Dunne, Bishop Lynch, Cistercian, Cristo Rey Dallas, Nolan Catholic, John Paul
II, The Highlands School, Jesuit College Preparatory School, Ursuline Academy of Dallas,
Faustina Academy, and Chesterton Academy of Wichita Falls.
For more info, click here.
Amount: $5,000/year
Eligibility: High school seniors attending Catholic high schools in the U.S.
Deadline: March 1
One student will be selected from the West, Midwest, Northeast, Southeast, Mid-Atlantic
and Texas (non-DFW) regions. Applicants must attend a Catholic high school. The selected
students will exhibit strong commitments to faith, service and achievement.
For more info, click here.
Amount: Matched up to $2,000 Per Year
Eligibility: High School Seniors and current undergraduate students.
Students awarded a scholarship by a parish in any Catholic diocese are eligible for
this matching program at University of Dallas. The university will match parish gifts
up to, but not exceeding, $2,000 per academic year for a total of eight semesters.
For more info, click here.
Amount: $2,000 Per Year
Eligibility: The top high school senior Hispanic scorers on the PSAT who have earned
a 3.0 or higher grade point average.
Deadline: March 1 to submit an admission application
The National Hispanic Scholars Scholarship, in the amount of $2,000 per year, is offered
to the top high school senior Hispanic scorers on the PSAT who have earned a 3.0 or
higher grade point average. This award can be used in addition to an Academic Achievement
Scholarship, but when combined cannot exceed the cost of tuition. The National Hispanic
Scholars Scholarship can be used for eight consecutive semesters. Students must submit
an application for admission by March 1st to be eligible for the award. A copy of
the letter or certificate officially declaring National Hispanic Scholar status must
also be provided to the Financial Aid Office.
For more info, click here.
Amount: $2,000 Per Year
Eligibility: Any National Merit Finalist who lists the University of Dallas as their
first choice school with the National Merit Corporation.
This award is renewable for up to four years of undergraduate study. National Merit Finalists with a Corporate-sponsored award or National Merit $2,500 Scholarship are not eligible for this award. For more info, click here.
Amount: approx. $6,000
Eligibility: High school seniors who plan on attending UDallas in the coming fall
semester.
Deadline: April 1
The O'Hara Chemical Sciences Institute provides new students at the University of Dallas the opportunity to complete two semesters of General Chemistry during the summer before their freshman year. This residential program spans eight weeks in June-August. Accepted students receive a scholarship that covers room, board and tuition for the summer term.
This program is highly recommended for science majors, those interested in our nursing and electrical engineering programs, as well as anyone with pre-health interests. For more info, click here.
Deadline: May 31
In memory of Dr. Robert Yale for a new incoming students. This scholarship application
opens May 1.
To apply, please click here.
Amount: $2,000 Per Year
Eligibility: Incoming Transfer students who are members of Phi Theta Kappa. For more
info, click here.
Fall Entry Deadline: July 1
Spring Entry Deadline: January 1
Amount: $2,000
Deadlines: November 30 and December 31
This is a wweepstakes competition with new deadlines every month.
For more info, click here.
Amount: $8,000/year, 4 years
Deadline: January 31
Opens early November, this scholarship is awarded to 10 students who are interested
in a Newman Guide School.
For more info, click here.
Amount: Variable
Deadline: January 31
Each year the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) awards multiple
scholarships to students showing dedication to the pursuit of higher education in
diverse areas of study including history, economics, law, political science, medicine,
nursing, occupational and physical therapy, elementary and secondary education, chemistry,
math, science and English. Applications open November 1.
For more info, click here.
Amount: $5,000, one time
Deadline: February 18
Opens December 2024, this essay competition is offered to students interested in a
Newman Guide university. Previous winning essays available online for reference.
For more info, click here.
Amount: $1,000, one-time
Deadline: Late Spring
Opens late January or early February 2025. The NCCAA First-Year Scholarship is offered
annually to college-bound high school seniors attending one of the National CCAA member
institutions in the fall.
For more info, click here.
The University of Dallas has one of the country's most challenging, comprehensive undergraduate programs, offered at an excellent value to some of the happiest students in America, according to The Princeton Review and other rankings.
The Guide to College AffordabilityThe UDallas admission application automatically enters students into consideration for academic-based achievement awards and is non-binding.
UDallas scholarships and grants (non need-based) are stackable up to but not over
full-tuition. For example, a student who wins a full-tuition scholarship would be
ineligible for any additional non need-based scholarship or grant, including the Family
Grant.
