Freshman Scholarships

The Office of Undergraduate Scholarships does not calculate student GPAs. We use the cumulative GPA provided by our Office of Admissions that is listed on the student’s official transcript at the time of admission for Academic Excellence Scholarship consideration and awarding purposes. Students whose cumulative GPAs are calculated on a 5-point scale will be converted to a 4-point scale.

For Freshman Academic Scholarships, Designation-Based Scholarships, and Competitive Scholarships, only standardized test scores (ACT or SAT) earned through the student's senior year and before the appropriate scholarship deadline will be considered.

• For students exclusively submitting SAT scores, the combined scores of the Critical Reading and Quantitative sections will be the standardized test scores of record for the purposes of scholarship awarding and Honors College admission consideration.
• This score will be converted to the equivalent ACT score based on the testing concordance in place at the time of the testing date. (Click here and view Table A2.)
• The University of Southern Mississippi does accept super score ACT and SAT for scholarship purposes. (This only applies to incoming Freshman Academic Year 2022 and beyond. Previous years are ineligible for superscore criteria.)

High school students with dual enrollment credit will still be considered for freshman scholarships as long as they are attending Southern Miss the fall semester immediately following high school graduation.

• https://www.usm.edu/undergraduate-scholarships/freshman-scholarships-academic-competitive-designation-based-and-national.php