H
O
W
21st Century Scholars
What's going on at Purdue?
21st Century Scholars Information Session during Boiler Goldrush
August 21, 2013
LIlly Hall
12:30-1:30
21st Century Scholars Program Information
The Twenty-first Century Scholars program helps Indiana families afford a college education for their children and began in fall of 1990.
The focus is to assist students from low and moderate income families afford the ever-increasing cost of a college education.
Income-eligible 7th and 8th graders who enroll in the program and fulfill a pledge of good citizenship may be eligible for up to four years of college tuition at any participating public college or university in Indiana.
Program Highlights
•Increased (11,500 students enrolled in 2011 cohort/27,500 students enrolled in 2015 cohort)
•Higher High School Graduation Rate than the General Public
•Higher College Matriculation Rate than General Public (Nearly 90% of Scholars enter college directly after high school, compared to 67% for all Indiana high school students)