Student Success

  • _dsc0702 100% 100% of seniors from TYWLS of East Harlem have been accepted to college - for all 12 of the school's graduating classes.
  • "The more I thought about it, I realized that if it were not for TYWLS, my life would have been completely different...Thanks to TYWLS, I will be a college graduate."
    - Sonia, TYWLS of East Harlem, Class of 2009; currently enrolled at Bates College.
  • 3 80% Approximately 80% of TYWLS graduating seniors are the first in their family to attend college.
  • Dsc03710 300% TYWLS alumnae achieve four-year college degrees at more than triple the rate of their peers.
  • "TYWLS and CollegeBound helped my daughter to break the chains that have kept the women in my family from going to college."
    - Sandra’s daughter graduated from TYWLS of East Harlem in 2005 and from Connecticut College in 2009
  • $14M Since 2001, TYWLS students have received more than $14 million in financial aid with an average student aid package of over $12,000 per year.