Our Impact by the Numbers

More Students
& Families Reached

15500 +

12,000+
High School Students & Families 

2,700+
4-Year College Students

1,500+
Community College Students

$ 7 M
Total Scholarships Awarded4

More Financial Support

$ 30 M
Total Financial Aid Leveraged4
$ 10 K
Average Free
Financial Aid Per Student

10,000 Degrees near-peer Fellows help students take out the least amount of loans and leverage as much free financial aid as possible to graduate with little to no debt!

50 %
Less student loan debt incurred than national average

“The impact attending college has had on my family can be explained in these three words: PROUD to be a first-generation college graduate, HOPE for future generations, and HAPPINESS that we can have so much more than they were able to have as immigrants!”

Jacqueline Ortiz Meza

University of California Riverside, 2023

“The impact attending college has had on my family can be explained in these three words: PROUD to be a first-generation college graduate, HOPE for future generations, and HAPPINESS that we can have so much more than they were able to have as immigrants!”

Jacqueline Ortiz Meza

University of California Riverside, 2023

More Graduates Beating the Odds

70 %+
10,000 Degrees 4-year College Students Earn Bachelor’s Degrees vs. 40% of their peers1
90 %
Complete FAFSA or CADAA2 vs. 53% of their national peers3
All students are statistically more likely to attend college if they complete FAFSA/CADAA!

Strong Community College Pathway

1 x
the national average
Rate that 10,000 Degrees Community College Students Transfer to and Graduate from Four-year Colleges
Community college is a strong pathway to a 4-year degree!

1 Pell Institute’s Indicators of Higher Education Equity in the US: 2022 Historical Trend Report

2 The Free Application for Federal Student Aid and California Dream Act Application

3 Source: NCAN

4 As of Nov 2023

Annual Report

Our Annual Impact

Click the image to read Jose & Yesenia's sibling story!

Look back at the powerful stories and achievements from Fiscal Year 2023, and discover how we are working to almost double the number of students we serve by 2026.

Strategic Plan

The Next Five:

More college graduates changing the world

Our goal by 2026 is to significantly expand the number of students and regions we serve while maintaining the high standard of student outcomes and college graduation rates. We know we can do it, with your support.

Students & Families Served Annually

12

2021

25

2026

Scholarships
Awarded

4.8

2021

7

2026

Alumni Stories

More college graduates changing the world.

Our Impact Since 1981

$90M

Financial Assistance Awarded

20,000+

10,000 Degrees Alumni

Discover how our alumni are changemakers and leaders in their fields and communities.

Our Impact Since 1981

$90M

Financial Assistance Awarded

20,000+

10,000 Degrees Alumni

Discover how our alumni are changemakers and leaders in their fields and communities.

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