Benefits of the IB Diploma Programme
Benefits of the IB Diploma Programme
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Many universities around the world offer either credit hours or course credit for satisfactory scores on IB exams. It's always best practice to check with the school, but by law all public universities in Illinois accept IB scores of a 4 or higher. This is true in several other states, including but not limited to California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Minnesota, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming. There are also numerous private universities who offer credit, scholarships, and other perks to IB graduates.
Click here to learn more about the IB Diploma's impact on acceptance rates at the Top 25 universities in the United States. Click here to learn more about how IB compares to general acceptance rates at over 150 of the most commonly attended American universities.
Click here to learn more about the IB Diploma's impact on acceptance rates at the Top 25 universities in the United States. Click here to learn more about how IB compares to general acceptance rates at over 150 of the most commonly attended American universities.
What does the research say about the Diploma Programme?
What does the research say about the Diploma Programme?
In the US, 85% of IB students enrolled in a university immediately after high school, compared to 66% of all high school graduates. Of those IB students, 90% returned to the same university in their second year. (Pilchen, Caspary, Woodworth, 2020).
Qualitative data found that IB graduates in the US were better able to adjust to the rigors of university coursework; students specifically highlighted a number of skills gained through participation in the DP, including critical-thinking, time management and research skills (Conley, McGaughy, Davis-Molin, Farkas, and Fukuda, 2014).
Low-income IB students in US Title 1 schools enrolled students in college at similar rates to all IB students in US public schools. They also had much higher rates than the national average for low-income students. This was particularly true for African-American students in the study (Gordon, VanderKamp and Halic 2015).
US IB graduates are significantly more likely to persist and to complete college than their non-IB counterparts (Conley, McGaughy, Davis-Molin, Farkas, and Fukuda, 2014).
IB students had a higher university graduation rate (83%) compared to the US national average (56%) (Bergeron 2015).
What Colleges are Saying
What Colleges are Saying
Click here to watch testimonials from the Stanford Admissions staff about the value of the IB Diploma.
“Success in an IB program correlates well with success at Harvard. We are always pleased to see the credentials of the IB Diploma Programme on the transcript.”
“Success in an IB program correlates well with success at Harvard. We are always pleased to see the credentials of the IB Diploma Programme on the transcript.”
Marilyn McGrath Lewis, Director of Admissions
“It is the best high school prep curriculum an American school can offer.”
“It is the best high school prep curriculum an American school can offer.”
Marilee Jones, Director of Undergraduate Admissions
“The IB is a first-rate programme, one we are familiar with, and it prepares students well for a university like ours.”
“The IB is a first-rate programme, one we are familiar with, and it prepares students well for a university like ours.”
Fred Hargadon, Director of Undergraduate Admissions
“The rigor.. meets our recommendation for the strongest high school preparation possible. In sum, the IB Diploma candidate who has met the challenge successfully receives strong consideration from the William & Mary admission committee.”
“The rigor.. meets our recommendation for the strongest high school preparation possible. In sum, the IB Diploma candidate who has met the challenge successfully receives strong consideration from the William & Mary admission committee.”
Allison Jesse, Associate Dean of Admissions
"There is no other curriculum anywhere that does a superior job of both educating students and inspiring a true and broad based love of learning.”
"There is no other curriculum anywhere that does a superior job of both educating students and inspiring a true and broad based love of learning.”
William Shain, Dean of Admissions
“One of the advantages of an IB curriculum is its structure and quality. It is a coordinated programme, well established, well known and well respected. We know the quality of IB courses, and we think the IB curriculum is terrific.”
“One of the advantages of an IB curriculum is its structure and quality. It is a coordinated programme, well established, well known and well respected. We know the quality of IB courses, and we think the IB curriculum is terrific.”
Christoph Guttentag, Director of Undergraduate Admission
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