Matriculation data of STS Scholars + Finalists
I'm a college student now, but I remember feeling very nervous around this time about Regeneron STS. I was so neurotic about it that, at the time, I actually compiled the college placements of STS Scholars and Finalists. So, here are the definitive facts on how much STS helps in case its useful to you:
T300 (Scholars) Matriculation
Note that this is only the first 222 scholars on the 2024 list alphabetically because I got bored, but it should be a good estimate. I also give the rate excluding the 18 people whose college I could not determine.
| College | Rate | Rate (excluding unknowns) |
|---|---|---|
| MIT | 16.67% | 18.14% |
| Harvard | 10.81% | 11.76% |
| Stanford | 10.36% | 11.27% |
| Penn | 5.86% | 6.37% |
| Columbia | 5.86% | 6.37% |
| Cornell | 3.60% | 3.92% |
| Duke | 3.60% | 3.92% |
| Brown | 3.60% | 3.92% |
| UC Berkeley | 2.70% | 2.94% |
| Georgia Tech | 2.25% | 2.45% |
| UVA | 2.25% | 2.45% |
| T20 | 73.87% | 80.39% |
| Ivy+ | 68.47% | 74.51% |
| HYPSM | 42.34% | 46.08% |
T40 (Finalists) Matriculation
This is data from 6 years of STS finalists (2020-25). I was able to track down 239/240 of the finalists' colleges.
| College | Rate |
|---|---|
| MIT | 25.83% |
| Harvard | 25.75% |
| Stanford | 19.17% |
| Yale | 7.50% |
| Columbia | 2.5% |
| Princeton | 2.0% |
| Penn | 2.0% |
| Georgia Tech | 1.5% |
| UC Berkeley | 1.25% |
| T20 | 89.17% |
| Ivy+ | 85.83% |
| HYPSM | 77.92% |
So yes, finalists get a big boost, but scholars still have quite good rates into top colleges.
Posted Jan 10, 2026, 12:25 AM UTC