Project upGRADS Program Successes

  •  

  • Excelencia in Education Winner

    "What Works for Latino/a Students: Postbaccalaureate"
    2016 

  • 6.3/7

    Satisfaction with Workshops

  • 100%

    Outreach to Latinx applicants to graduate school
  •  

  • 90%

    Higher Application/Admission Rates for those Advised

  • 98.6%

    META Scholars have a higher retention rate

  • 89.3%

    Pa'lante Fellows have a higher retention rate

  • 131

    Unique faculty have completed the cultural competency faculty training program since 2019
  •  

  • 18.5% 

    Increase in the number of Hispanic graduate students since 2019

  • 2,814

    Workshop Attendees

  • 1,023

    Students Advised

  • $164,000

    Fellowship Funds Awarded

  • 164

    Graduate Students Paired with a Faculty Mentor

  • 34

    Faculty Development Workshops Provided