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2008/2009 Statistics and Current Year at a Glance

• The number of Page Scholars has grown from 10 the first year to 650 this year.

• The number of applicants has grown from 11 the first year to nearly 1,100 this spring.

• 7,520 Page Grants have been awarded to 3,670 individual students.

• Page Scholars have studied at 104 different post-secondary schools across Minnesota.

• 100 children were served by Page Scholars the first year; this year, over 15000 will be served.

• Page Scholars have volunteered in more than 750 schools and community organizations.

• More than 24,000 hours of service have been given by Page Scholars.

• There were 100 Senior Mentors (adult mentor program) in the program last year.

• Twenty-five former Page Scholars have volunteered in the Senior Mentor Program.

• In the past twelve years, at least 1050 Page Scholars graduated from their programs

Who are these Page Scholars?

• They are 58% female and 42% male.

• They are ethnically diverse:

69% African American

19% Asian American

10% Hispanic, Latino

  2% American Indian

• They attend 50 colleges and universities in Minnesota!

28% attend the University of Minnesota (4 campuses);

24% attend private 4 year colleges/universities;

34% attend community & technical colleges;

14% attend Minnesota State Universities in seven different communities.

• They study a huge variety of subjects, from auto mechanics to medicine. Here's a recap:

25% Medicine/Dental/Pharmacy/Nursing

19% Science/Math/Engineering/Computers

17% Business

13% Law/Human and Social Services

5% Arts/Liberal Arts/et al

10% Education

3% Miscellaneous

3% Undecided