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Admission & Academics

The rigor of Pioneer Research Institute starts with the admission process and extends through the entire journey of academics. Numbers tell the best story of Pioneer’s quality.

Pioneer Admissions Statistics

  • 1480.2
    Average SAT score of Pioneer applicants in the past two years (SAT is optional.)
  • 32.5
    Average ACT score of Pioneer applicants in the past two years (ACT is optional.)
  • 107.6
    Average TOEFL score of Pioneer applicants in the past two years (TOEFL is optional.)
  • 17,391
    Total number of applications since 2012
  • 5,656
    Applications accepted & enrolled since 2012
  • 7,335
    Number of interviews conducted from 2021~2022
  • 16%
    Enrollments of applicants who were initially declined and re-applied

Academic Research Statistics

  • 1:6
    Professor & student ratio in cohort study stage
  • 1:1
    Professor & student ratio in paper development stage
  • 30
    Research areas
  • 100k+
    E-books, journals, and databases available to scholars

Accreditation

  • 2015
    The year when Pioneer achieved accreditation
  • 0
    Extra steps to receive college credits, due to Pioneer’s accreditation status
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Recognition

  • 3 out of 4

    Most prestigious US gifted programs officially recommend Pioneer Academics.

    They are
    • CTD of Northwestern University
    • Davidson Institute
    • TIP of Duke University
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  • Many

    Official Partners Include:
    • A Better Chance
    • Jack Kent Cook Foundation
    • Education USA (regional)
    • Questbridge
    • HALI Access Network
    • RISE
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  • $4.65 million

    need-based scholarship amount granted over past 5 years

  • 80.46%

    of need-based scholarships granted are full scholarships (2018~2022)

    • 41.05% – need-based scholarship recipients are international
    • 58.95% – need-based scholarship recipients are domestic
  • 68

    dedicated seminars with admissions officers over past 5 years

Alumni

  • 5656
    Pioneer scholars – Powerful Alumni Network
  • 77
    Countries – Diversity

Globally Respected: Pioneering Statistics

Year of 2021 as an example: 4256 Students applied; 1178 Students enrolled

Countries and regions represented in one year: 48

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Pioneer Scholars at a Glance in one year

  • 3.9
    admitted Pioneer applicants’ average unweighted GPA
  • 54
    countries represented by Pioneer alumni this year
  • 337
    top US high schools attended by Pioneer scholars
  • 1529
    average SAT score for 2023 Pioneer scholars (Pioneer is test-optional – 59.7% of scholars reported)

Pioneer Scholars Excel

While our challenging program is never an easy “A”, our scholars typically thrive and excel.

Faculty grade according to uniform standards and are subject to our oversight system to guarantee fairness and parity.

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  • 2023 Program Grades:

    Pioneer Research Institute grade distribution of 2023 (program grade and number of students who received it)