Guaranteed, Largest Dollar Scholarships by State

While you can always increase your chances at landing a scholarship - increasing your community service and extracurricular involvement, having good grades and writing strong essays - winning one isn't always guaranteed...or can it be? According to TIME Money, one way to secure a scholarship is to apply to, and attend a college that guarantees its incoming class free college money. Here are the college states and the schools that offer the largest dollar awards:

1. Arkansas - Hendrix College: $26,629
   

2. California - Mills College: $23,143
   

3. Florida - Stetson University: $23,648
   

4. Georgia - Agnes Scott College: $22,269
   

5. Idaho - The College of Idaho: $14,177
   

6. Illinois - Illinois Institute of Technology: $25,641
   

7. Indiana - Hanover College: $19,117
   

8. Iowa - Luther College: $20,970
   

9. Kentucky - Berea College: $22,938
   

10. Maine - University of New England: $16,286
    

11. Massachusetts - Bay Path University: $18,750
    

12. Michigan - Albion College: $20,840
    

13. Minnesota - Saint John's University: $21,849
    

14. Missouri - Rockhurst University: $22,558
    

15. Nebraska - Nebraska Wesleyan University: $16,343
    

16. New Jersey - Centenary College: $13,747
    

17. New York - Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art: $31,000
    

18. North Carolina - Guilford College: $16,165
    

19. Ohio - Ohio Wesleyan University: $24,413
    

20. Pennsylvania - Allegheny College: $21,942
    

21. South Carolina - Presbyterian College: $23,008
    

22. South Dakota - Augustana College: $16,609
    

23. Tennessee - Lipscomb University: $12,635
    

24. Texas - Southwestern University: $20,100
    

25. Virginia - Bridgewater College: $19,341
    

26. Wisconsin - Saint Norbert College: $16,742