Proven outcomes: 25 years of unlocking opportunity.
Over the last 25 years we have served 3,490 talented students nationwide.
We don’t just help under-resourced students reach college. We partner with them for six years, so they graduate, excel, and build lasting economic mobility.
The scale of it.
Access is where most programs stop. Completion is the number that decides whether a degree changes anything, and it is the one we hold ourselves to — six years, from the summer before freshman year through the first job after graduation.
- Students served nationwide over 25 years
- 0
- Six-year college graduation rate
- 0 %
- More likely to graduate than matched peers at Top 100 colleges
- 0 %
- Years partnering with Scholars, six at a time
- 0
The Summer Academy lift.
Before our Scholars step onto campus they go through intensive residential and commuter academic boot camps — over 200 hours of calculus and writing instruction — built to close the preparation gap before it becomes a transcript.
- Point gain, Summer Academy math
- ~18-21
- Point gain, Summer Academy writing
- ~10 to 25
- Average first-year college GPA, above the top-college average
- 0.0 %
Dominating the most demanding fields.
National averages show students from low income backgrounds leaving STEM majors at a much higher rate than their peers. Structured math instruction, one-to-one success coaching and a cohort who are in the same courses keep our Scholars on the major they came for.
- STEM persistence rate
- 0 %
- More likely to persist in STEM than peers at Top 100 colleges
- 0 %
- Graduate debt-free (College Class of 2025)
- 0 %
True economic mobility.
A degree is only worth as much as the network behind it. Scholars are connected directly to corporate pipelines, specialized training and career mentors, so the first job out of college is the start of a trajectory rather than the end of the program.
- Complete a professional internship before senior year
- 0 %
- Average starting salary — more than double the $36,000 household income Scholars grew up in
- $ 0
Maximizing every dollar.
We manage donor capital with the same rigor we apply to academic prep. Over the past year we right-sized the operating budget to put more of every dollar into program delivery and to make the model scale.
- Of all expenses go directly to programming
- 0 %
- Year-over-year reduction in cost per Scholar, FY25
- 0 %
Make a Lasting Difference
Your support opens doors, expands possibilities, and helps Scholars build the future they envision.