• The IB Programme is recognized by more than 2,000 colleges and universities worldwide.

    The IB diploma graduate destinations survey 2011 for the USA indicates (of those who responded)

    • 99% planned to undertake further study beyond high school
    • 95% attended a public high school
    • the average accepatance rate of IB students into university/college is 22 percentage points higher than the average acceptance rate of the total population
    • 84% of IB students are attending their top choice university/college and 92% are studying thier top choice of program of study 
    • 61% received scholarships
    • 97% of students felt very well or well prepared for their future studies 

    Students who have completed the Diploma Programme while in high school are more likely to:

    • be granted admission at much higher rates than non IB students to their university of choice
    • be granted scholarships, preferential housing and course selection
    • receive college credit for their IB courses - some students are given sophomore status upon college enrollment 

  • The IB Programme and Success at the University Level