Our Impact
YPIE Impact Data: March 2026
HIGH SCHOOL
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88%
YPIE 2025 high school
grads enrolled in
college
COLLEGE
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64%
YPIE 2019 high school grads earned bachelor's degree within 6 years –
18 percentage points higher than similar peers
CAREER
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119
YPIE college students matched one-to-one with career coaches
YPIE currently engages more than 2,500 students from 9th grade through careers, with support from 30+ staff members and 250+ volunteers.
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2,500+
Students
87%
Students of Color
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79%
Low-income students
ENROLLMENT: YPIE student enrollment in college and 4-year college outpaces similar peers.
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88% of YPIE 2025 Graduates enrolled in college vs. 78% for similar peers
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83% of YPIE 2025 Graduates enrolled in 4-Year college vs. 68% for similar peers
ENROLLMENT: YPIE students' immediate enrollment in college outpaces NSC Low Income students
GRADUATION: YPIE College Students earned their Bachelor's degree within 6 years at a rate greater than their peers.
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63.7% of YPIE 2019 graduates earned their Bachelor's Degree in 6 years vs 45.5% for similar peers.
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This data shows YPIE Yonkers 2019 students earned Bachelor's Degrees 18 percentage points higher rate than similar peers.
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YPIE 2019 graduates earned their Bachelor's Degree at a higher rate than the 61.1% national 6 year completion rate for the NSC Fall 2019 Cohort. (Source: NSC)
CAREER: In its first year, YPIE's Career Connections program support college students on their pathway to internships, jobs, and graduate school.
1:1 Matching with Career and Graduate School Coaches
Corporate Partnerships with Cit, PwC, Regeneron, NewYork Prespryterian, Webster Bank, and more
Networking Events, Partner Visits, and Career Workshops
YPIE COMMUNITY: YPIE is growing the number of students we serve in Yonkers, Jersey City, and Nashville. YPIE primarily serves low-income students of color.
87% of YPIE students are students of color
79% of YPIE students are eligible for free or reduced price meals
Thanks to the Yonkers Public Schools, Jersey City Public Schools, and Metro Nashville Public Schools for our strong partnership and data sharing agreement, which allow YPIE to continually evaluate our programs to maximize student impact.
Notes:
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Unless otherwise specified, data is based on total active YPIE enrollment as of June 2025. Information about students enrolling in colleges and universities after graduation is collected from the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC), which collects data from at least 97% of higher education institutions nationwide.
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High school students who earn dual enrollment credit may be omitted from first year college enrollment numbers.
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YPIE Yonkers data does not include CSEE or Dayspring Community Center.
* A 4-Year College as designated by the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC).
** NSC Low Income High Schools have Free or Reduced Lunch eligibility rates of 50% or more; 80% of YPIE students are eligible for Free or Reduced Lunch.