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Since 2002, Point has awarded approximately 400 scholarships making it the nation’s largest scholarship-granting organization for LGBTQ students of merit. Point alumni include elected officials, doctors, scientists, filmmakers, authors, lawyers, academics, business professionals and entrepreneurs.

Baum, S., Ma, J., & Pakea, K. (2010). Education Pays: The Benefits of Higher Education for Individuals and Society. Washington: The College Board.

A Look at the Shocking Student Loan Debt Statistics for 2017. Retrieved from studentloanhero.com

Marzullo, M., & McFarland, D. (2013). LGBTQ Access to Higher Education in the U.S. (Research Brief). Los Angeles: Point Foundation.

Kosciw, J. G., Greytak, E. A., Bartkiewicz, M. J., Boesen, M. J., & Palmer, N. A. (2012). The 2011 National School Climate Survey: The Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth in Our Nation’s Schools. New York: Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN).

Facts: Gay and lesbian youth in schools. In (2013). New York, NY: Lambda Legal. Retrieved from http://data.lambdalegal.org/pdf/158.pdf.

Marzullo, M., & McFarland, D. (2013). LGBTQ Access to Higher Education in the U.S. (Research Brief). Los Angeles: Point Foundation.

(2012). Being out: National coming out day youth report. Retrieved from Human Rights Campaign website: http://www.hrc.org/files/assets/resources/NCOD-Youth-Report.pdf.

(2012). Based on Washington Post graphic accompanying November 24, 2015 article College enrollment rates are dropping, especially among low-income students https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/education/wp/2015/11/24/college-enrollment-rates-are-dropping-especially-among-low-income-students.

(2012). College enrollment rates are dropping, especially among low-income students. Washington Post, November 24, 2015. Retrieved from https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/education/wp/2015/11/24/college-enrollment-rates-are-dropping-especially-among-low-income-students.

Andrew R. Flores, Ph.D., Williams Institute, and Point Foundation research brief