The Research

A new rigorous evaluation conducted by researchers at the University of Chicago confirms OneGoal has a significant, positive impact on students’ postsecondary outcomes.

• Compared to their peers, OneGoal Fellows are 46% more likely to enroll in college, 47% more likely to persist for at least two years, and 40% more likely to complete a degree.

• The study shows that “OneGoal leads to significant, positive improvements on nearly all academic outcomes of interest,” including academic milestones such as high school attendance rates, GPA, and high school graduation rates.

• These findings are consistent with our internal data and a previous evaluation of OneGoal’s impact conducted by researchers affiliated with the University of Chicago.

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Why This Matters

The results confirm that our low-cost, three-year intervention—which prioritizes vulnerable students—expands students’ college and career options while positively impacting high school academic milestones such as attendance rates, GPA, and high school graduation rates. These factors have significant and lasting results on students’ postsecondary success and career trajectories.

At the same time, it underscores the complex challenges students face on their road to postsecondary completion.

This is what is fueling OneGoal’s next strategic plan, which is centered on ensuring that our students earn postsecondary degrees at 2X the rate of their peers. We’re investing in bold innovations to ensure more students enroll in quality postsecondary paths and providing differentiated support to ensure more students graduate.