QuestBridge is a national nonprofit based in Palo Alto, California. Its goal is to connect low-income and first-generation students with partner colleges and universities.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Background
In 1987, Stanford University students Marc Lawrence and Michael McCullough started the Stanford Medical Youth Science Program as an outreach program for eight low-income students from East Palo Alto who were interested in a future in medicine.[8] This program eventually led to the launch of the Quest program in 1994, then called the Stanford Youth Environmental Science Program (SYESP), aimed specifically at Stanford.[8] Although they initially expanded to include Harvard University, this program ended by 2002 as the focus returned to Stanford.[8] By 2004, the program had evolved into QuestBridge.[7] Over the next decade QuestBridge developed partnerships with a number of colleges.[8]
According to the Columbia Daily Spectator in 2021, QuestBridge's goal is to match "high school students with a full-ride offer of admission from one of its 45 partner universities. Targeting students based on data from admissions tests and networks of guidance counselors, QuestBridge aims to reach high-achieving students well before the typical January application deadlines, offering mentoring programs that make the admissions process—which traditionally advantages wealthy students—more accessible for low-income applicants."[5]
Partner colleges
As of 2025, the National College Match officially has 55 partner colleges, a mix of research universities and liberal arts colleges.[9][10]
Northeast
- Amherst College
- Barnard College
- Bates College
- Boston College
- Boston University
- Bowdoin College
- Brown University
- Colby College
- Colgate University
- College of the Holy Cross
- Columbia University
- Cornell University
- Dartmouth College
- Hamilton College
- Harvard College
- Haverford College
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Middlebury College
- Princeton University
- Skidmore College
- Smith College
- Swarthmore College
- Tufts University
- University of Pennsylvania
- Vassar College
- Wellesley College
- Wesleyan University
- Williams College
- Yale University
South
Midwest
West
References
- ↑ Wei, Kelly (December 5, 2019). "QuestBridge matches up". Yale Daily News. Retrieved October 18, 2021.[dead link]
- ↑ "Inside Emory Admission: Quest Scholars Network at Emory University". Emory University. October 30, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2021.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Quiaoit, Jed (December 13, 2020). "QuestBridge first to welcome Stanford's Class of 2025". Stanford University. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ Chen, Kristina (August 12, 2020). "MIT becomes only QuestBridge partner with non-binding admission". MIT. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- 1 2 Melbourne, Abby (February 3, 2021). "Barnard announces QuestBridge partnership". Columbia Daily Spectator. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ Chiem, Ngan (July 26, 2020). "U. shifts to binding Questbridge admissions policy". The Daily Princetonian. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- 1 2 "Boston College joins QuestBridge". Boston College. January 6, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 "Questbridge: History". Questbridge. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ↑ "Press Release: January 23, 2025". Questbridge. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
- ↑ "Questbridge: College Partners". Questbridge. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
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