History of the Program

President's Scholars 1995-2011: "Sixteen Years in the Making"

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he Prestigious President’s Scholars Program has entered its 17th year. Since the program’s inception in 1995, over 1030 high school valedictorians and National Merit scholars have made California State University, Long Beach their University of Choice. The President’s Scholars Program has recruited 138 National scholars, some of whom have achieved perfect standardized test scores. President’s Scholars come from 330 high schools throughout California and from 41 counties as far as Siskiyou in the north to San Diego in the south.