• 97% of IB students feel either very well prepared or well prepared for their future studies.

• Studies have shown IB students are more motivated and engaged than their non-IB peers.

• IB students on average have both higher ACT/SAT scores and GPAs compared to non-IB students.

• IB alumni consistently report that IB helped prepare them for college coursework, particularly in the areas of writing, critical thinking, study skills, and time management.(Aldana, Mayer, Ee 2020)

• The average acceptance rate of IB students into university/college is 22% higher than the average acceptance rate of the total population.

• The acceptance rate of IB students into Ivy League institutions (Princeton, Yale, Brown, Harvard, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, University of Pennsylvania) is 18% higher compared to the total population acceptance rate.

• Persistence after the first year of college among IB graduates is 10% higher than the US national average.

• More than 1,000 colleges and universities in North America have recognition policies on how they weigh IB in admissions, advanced standing, college credit and scholarships.

• Locally, Drury and Missouri State have exceptional policies for granting college credit and scholarships for completion of the Diploma and/or for individual IB examination scores.

• Central IB grads have been accepted into many stellar public and private institutions.

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