Our
Impact
51% of students in U.S. public schools—that’s 25 million—live in under-resourced households.
Only 9% of students from under-resourced communities earn a Bachelor’s degree—compared to 77% of their peers from adequately resourced communities.
While the college graduation rate for students in adequately resourced communities has nearly doubled in the past 40 years, the graduation rate for students in under-resourced communities has stagnated.
Most Dream Scholars are the first in their families to graduate college—77% do not have a parent or guardian with a 4 year degree.
We have served more than 18,000 Dream Scholars since 1981.
The majority of Dream Scholars come from under-resourced communities, with 94% qualifying for free or reduced lunch.
90% of Dream Scholars complete high school, compared to 74% of students from under-resourced communities nationally.
Dream Scholars are over 3x more likely to earn a bachelor’s degree than their peers in under-resourced communities.
College graduates earn, on average, an additional $1 million in lifetime earnings.
