National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Score for Class of 2018

Each year the qualifying scores for students to be considered for National Merit Scholarships changes by state.  National Merit Scholarship consideration is based on junior year PSAT scores.

Below are the qualifying scores for current high school seniors or those graduating high school in 2018.

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

Score for National Merit “Commended Status” = 211 in all jurisdictions

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