Tuition Award Programs

Nonresident Tuition Waiver

If you reside outside of Wisconsin or Minnesota, the Nonresident Tuition Waiver (NTW) can reduce your cost of nonresident tuition by nearly 50% depending on academic merit and/or financial need. Through this award, we hope to make the cost of studying at UW-Superior affordable to a wide range of students from diverse backgrounds.

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Admitted students will automatically be given consideration for an NTW Award or an NTW Scholar Award based upon academic merit and/or financial need. It is not possible to receive both awards. If a nonresident domestic student is not eligible for a NTW Award or NTW Scholars Award, the student will be given consideration for the Midwest Student Exchange Program (MSEP) based upon residency described below.

Students enrolled in a fully online degree program are not charged nonresident tuition and therefore are not eligible for the NTW Program.

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NonresidentNonresident with NTW AwardNonresident with NTW Scholar Award
Undergraduate Tuition and Fees$16,400$10,900$8,900
Graduate Tuition and Fees$18,432$12,032$9,732

For information on room and board pricing, please see Residence Life. For full tuition information, including cost of attendance, visit our tuition and fees information page.

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NTW Scholar Award and NTW Award amounts below are estimates for the 2023-24 Academic Year and could be subject to change. 

Undergraduate Students

Freshman Requirements for EligibilityNTW Scholar AwardNTW Award
GPA of 3.4 or higher$7,500
GPA of 2.9 to 3.3$5,500
GPA of 2.9 or higher GPA, and Pell Grant eligibility$7,500
GPA of 2.5 to 2.9, and Pell Grant eligibility$5,500
Transfer Requirements for EligibilityNTW Scholar AwardNTW Award
GPA of 3.0 or higher$7,500
GPA of 2.5 to 2.9$5,500
GPA of 2.8 or higher GPA, and Pell Grant eligibility$7,500
GPA of 2.3 to 2.7, and Pell Grant eligibility$5,500

GPAs will be based on a 4.0 scale when evaluating NTW eligibility.

  • U.S. high school GPAs will be converted by the Office of Admissions if not currently on a 4.0 scale.
  • Academic records from non-U.S. institutions will be evaluated on equivalent criteria.
  • Transfer student GPAs will be calculated based upon a weighted average of all completed college course work.
  • Students who are eligible for the NTW Award may have an opportunity to receive the NTW Scholar Award if their most recent:
    • financial aid package reflects Pell Grant eligibility, or
    • transcript reflects a GPA that qualifies them for the NTW Scholar Award.

Graduate Students

Requirements for EligibilityNTW Scholar AwardNTW Award
GPA of 3.0 or higher$8,700
GPA of 2.5 to 2.9$6,400
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Awards through the NTW Program are subject to the conditions in the NTW offer letter, NTW acceptance form, and the discretion of the NTW Council. Awards will be made on a rolling basis after admission is offered.

Midwest Student Exchange Program (MSEP)

UW-Superior is a member of the Midwest Student Exchange Program, which offers nonresident tuition waivers for certain students who do not qualify for a NTW. There are no academic requirements for the MSEP, but a student must have legal residence in one of the following states: Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota or Ohio. Note that students cannot receive both a NTW and MSEP waiver at the same time.

The value of an MSEP waiver is approximately $4,373 for the 2024-2025 academic year. Students will automatically be considered for the MSEP if they do not qualify for the NTW and if it is determined that they are a legal resident of one of the qualifying states.