high school seniors graduated from Minds Matter in 2026
Our students come from families with an average income of less than $24,000, just below the federal poverty line. They are typically the first in their family to attend college. Our students have varied career goals, and they know that college is their path to success.
The Minds Matter Program
For more than 30 years, Minds Matter has helped students from marginalized communities get to and through college. A highly selective program beginning in tenth grade, Minds Matter accepts students with substantial academic achievement and the determination to go to college. Together with Minds Matter volunteers, they engage in academically rigorous instruction, mentoring, and professional preparation. Minds Matter students are smart, dedicated, and determined to succeed in college and beyond.
Throughout the program, students gain confidence and ambition, strengthen their skills in writing, critical thinking, test-taking, and mathematics, and flourish into young adults who are ready and excited to succeed in college. Minds Matter proudly boasts a 100% success rate for students’ acceptance into four-year colleges and universities.
College Acceptances
100% of Minds Matter graduates are admitted to a 4-year college
60% of Minds Matter graduates enrolled in a U.S. News top 100 college
45% of Minds Matter graduates enrolled in a U.S. News top 50 college
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