National Merit Semifinalist 2024 Maryland State University. Becoming a national merit semifinalist is the first step toward potentially earning a national merit scholarship. We’ve compiled the national merit semifinalist state cutoffs based on the most recent data from the fall of 2021.

Below are the projected national merit semifinalist cutoffs for the class of 2024, who took the psat in october 2022 or january 2023. About 95% (over 15,000) of the semifinalists are expected to become finalists and receive a certificate of merit attesting to their distinguished performance in the competition.