National Merit Scholar Scores

Find National Merit cutoff scores for each state. Determine if you qualify as a National Merit Semifinalist. Explore award criteria, program deadlines, and more.

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State
Class of 2023
Class of 2022
Class of 2021
Class of 2020
Alabama
212
212
212
216
Alaska
210
208
212
213
Arizona
214
218
218
219
Arkansas
210
211
212
214
California
220
221
221
222
Colorado
217
217
217
220
Connecticut
221
220
220
221
Delaware
218
220
219
220
District of Columbia
223
224
222
223
Florida
216
217
216
219
Georgia
218
219
219
220
Hawaii
215
217
217
219
Idaho
215
214
214
215
Illinois
219
218
219
221
Indiana
214
215
215
218
Iowa
212
211
212
215
Kansas
214
215
214
218
Kentucky
212
212
214
217
Louisiana
213
213
212
215
Maine
215
211
213
215
Maryland
222
224
221
222
Massachusetts
220
221
222
223
Michigan
218
217
216
219
Minnesota
216
218
218
219
Mississippi
210
213
211
214
Missouri
213
214
214
217
Montana
207
208
210
214
Nebraska
212
210
213
216
Nevada
210
214
215
218
New Hampshire
213
214
215
218
New Jersey
223
222
222
223
New Mexico
208
210
211
213
New York
219
220
220
221
North Carolina
217
218
217
219
North Dakota
209
207
209
212
Ohio
216
215
215
218
Oklahoma
211
210
211
214
Oregon
216
220
217
220
Pennsylvania
218
218
217
220
Rhode Island
216
213
216
218
South Carolina
213
213
212
215
South Dakota
212
210
209
214
Tennessee
215
215
215
219
Texas
219
220
219
221
Utah
211
212
212
215
Vermont
213
211
212
216
Virginia
221
221
221
222
Washington
220
220
220
221
West Virginia
207
207
209
212
Wisconsin
213
214
213
216
Wyoming
207
208
209
212