OUR IMPACT
OUR SCHOLARS
Meritus College Fund empowers young people from low-income communities around the Bay Area to succeed in college and excel in their futures .
OUR IMPACT
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of Meritus Scholars graduate from college , compared to just
26 % of low-income students nationally . 1
100 % of current Meritus Scholars report turning to Meritus for more than financial aid .
OUR SCHOLARS
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85 % 7 in 10 are the first in their families to attend college . <$ 40,000 per year .
are from families making
82 % attend college in California .
“ Being a Meritus Scholar makes me so proud . I know this is just the beginning of the many things I will accomplish .”
Michael Patterson Future Graduate : University of San Francisco Major : Architecture
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