Outcomes: Yleana by the numbers
Impact means tangibly, quantitatively improving economic outcomes for Black and brown students.
YLEANA STUDENTS ARE DEDICATED AND DRIVEN
Over 500 students served through our flagship summer program since 2013
77% were/will be first-generation college goers
57% come from single parent households
23% were born outside of the United States
29% speak a language other than English as their primary language
Average annual family income: $32,829
95% students of color
53% African, Black or African-American, or Afro-Caribbean
30% Latinx/Hispanic
Yleana alums have an 80% college graduation rate*
*among respondents
Yleana is multiplying that number by 8.
Graduating college means:
7 years longer life span, on average
3.5 times less likely to experience poverty
at least 1 million in accumulated income over the course of their lives.
YLEANA ALUMNI Are Thriving In Post-Secondary
Of our YLA alumni who have graduated high school:
1 out of 5 received a full-ride or near full-ride scholarship to college
91% persisted through their first year of post-secondary education
Of the students who finished their first year of post-secondary, 98% are on track to graduate or have graduated college
83% of those who have already graduated college did so in 4 years or fewer