PEOPLE

Precollege Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence

The 2020 PEOPLE Application is Now Open!

Want to learn more about applying to PEOPLE?  Check out our Apply page!

Educators can click here to download the Teacher Recommendation Form.

Partners in College Access and Success

The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Precollege Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence, also known as PEOPLE, started in 1999 with 66 high school students from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. PEOPLE has grown to over 1300 students in the pipeline ranging from 8th graders to college seniors. Our program has two separate units — one for precollege high school students and one for college scholars.  Together, our vision is to be the premier college access program for student success. PEOPLE is the UW’s most successful venture in creating such opportunities and improving campus diversity.

PEOPLE Outcomes

High school students

253

students from Milwaukee have graduated from UW-Madison as College Scholars.

485

students from Milwaukee have been accepted at UW-Madison and received a full tuition scholarship.

Students in a Greenhouse

94%

of PEOPLE high school graduates enroll in higher education.

85.8%

of precollege students exceed the national average for improvement on the ACT.

Middle school students construct robots

96.7%

of College Scholars in the 2016 cohort completed their freshman year and returned as sophomores.

OVER 1,000

have enrolled at UW-Madison on the PEOPLE Scholarship.

UW-Madison Events

Announcements