National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists 2024 List. Read their stories, see their achievements, and find out how to advance to the finalist level and compete for scholarships. Learn how to qualify as a semifinalist for the national merit scholarship program based on your psat score and state selection index.
About 16,000 high school students in the graduating class of 2024 โ less than 1 percent of u.s. All semifinalists are eligible to compete for 7,500 national merit scholarship awards worth nearly $28 million, to be awarded in spring 2024.