LYTE has served students for over 10 years with a long-standing track record of building innovative, highly successful programs.
100% graduate high school, 100% are accepted to college, and most have an overwhelming majority of their educational expenses paid through grants, scholarships, and financial aid.
Our students’ success is LYTE’s success.
We actively serve
LYTE scholars each year.
of LYTE scholars enroll in college after graduation.1
Middle School
High School
of our high school students take an advanced course by the time they graduate.6
of LYTE scholars complete and submit a financial aid application.7
Average GPA of a LYTE scholar.
in grants, scholarships and financial aid secured by LYTE scholars in 2024.
Career Pipeline
of our students participate in our Career Pipeline program.
of our students spend 20+ hours per year in Career Pipeline programming.
of our students spend 100+ hours per year in Career Pipeline programming.
of LYTE paid interns open a 529 college savings account.
Our end goal: closing the loop.
Delaware invests in LYTE scholars. Once they are college-educated, we’re bringing them back to work in Delaware.
of our students build career connections in Delaware each year.8
Testimonials
“With LYTE’s help, I was also able to interview with Senator Coons for a letter of recommendation—
it was at that interview that I knew that I wanted to make a change in the world, that I wanted to sit in the same chair as Senator Coons and inspire a person, just like he inspired me. Thanks to LYTE’s support, I passed the interview and received a college letter of recommendation from Senator Chris Coons.”
— Joy (Washington and Lee University, ’28)
“[LYTE’s] scholarship support changed my life.
I recently was awarded the QuestBridge Scholarship in which students are matched to the top colleges and universities in the country. I matched and will be attending Colorado College with nearly all expenses paid. Colorado College has a 14% acceptance rate and is one of the top liberal arts colleges in the country and I would not be attending without the support of LYTE.”
— Mariam (Colorado College, ’28)
“I interned in the Kent County Superior Court, which was one of the most incredible opportunities I’ve had…
During my internship, I was in the courtroom nearly every day watching all types of hearings and proceedings. I worked on different projects that ranged from filing documents, to processing and requesting document archives, to searching through archive records for past evidence. This experience opened my eyes to the entire world of the justice system.”
— Justine (Swarthmore College, ’28)
“As a first generation college student, navigating the path to higher education has been challenging, but with LYTE’s unwavering support and resources, I have felt empowered and motivated to continue my education.
[Through LYTE’s Health Sciences Career Pipeline], I have earned certifications like a BLS certification and am currently working on getting a phlebotomy certification with LYTE’s help. Not only has it enhanced my medical skills, but also made me more competitive as I pursued my dream of studying pre-med.”
— Angie (Franklin & Marshall College, ’28)
“The mere thought of applying to college in a new country was very stressful to me, but upon joining the LYTE family, I instantly felt all my worries disappear…
Without LYTE, I would have certainly not been where I am today, and I would probably not even be aware of how many resources were available to me as an immigrant in the United States.”
— Valeria (University of Delaware, ’29)
See where our students have been accepted to college.
- Adelphi University
- Alabama A&M University
- Alabama State University
- Albright College
- Allegheny College
- American University
- Amherst College
- Arcadia University
- Arizona State University
- Bard College
- Bates College
- Boston College
- Boston University
- Bowie State University
- Bryn Mawr
- Bucknell University
- Butler University
- Cabrini University
- Caldwell University
- Carleton College
- Case Western Reserve University
- Cedar Crest College
- Charleston Southern University
- Chestnut Hill College
- Cheyenne University
- Cheyney University
- Clark Atlanta University
- Clark University
- Clarkson University
- Clemson University
- Coastal Carolina University
- Colby College
- College of Charleston
- College of the Holy Cross
- College of William and Mary
- College of Wooster
- Colorado College
- Columbia College Chicago
- Conn College
- Coppin State University
- Cornell University
- Curry College
- Dean College
- Delaware State University
- Delaware Technical Community College
- Delaware Valley University
- DeSales University
- Dickinson College
- Drexel University
- Duquesne University
- Eastern University
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
- Emory University
- Fisk University
- Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
- Florida Institute of Technology
- Florida State University
- Franklin & Marshall College
- George Mason University
- George Washington University
- Georgia State University
- Gettysburg College
- Goldey-Beacom College
- Hampshire College
- Hampton University
- Harcum College
- Hartwick College
- Haverford College
- Hawaiʻi Pacific University
- High Point University
- Hood College
- Howard University
- Immaculata University
- Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- Ithaca College
- Jackson State University
- James Madison University
- Johns Hopkins University
- Johnson & Wales University – Charlotte
- Juniata College
- Kean University
- Keene State
- King’s College
- Knox College
- La Roche University
- La Salle University
- Lafayette College
- Lehigh University
- Lewis University
- Lincoln University of Pennsylvania
- Livingstone College
- Louisiana State University
- Loyola University Chicago
- Loyola University Maryland
- Macalester College
- Marymount Manhattan College
- Maryville University of St. Louis
- Marywood University
- Metropolitan State University of Denver
- Millersville University
- Montclair State University
- Moravian University
- Morgan State University
- Mount Holyoke College
- Mount St. Mary’s University
- Muhlenberg College
- Nazareth University
- Neuman University
- New Jersey Institute of Technology
- New York Institute of Technology
- Norfolk State University
- North Carolina A&T State University
- North Carolina Central University
- Northeastern University
- Northwestern University
- Notre Dame of Maryland
- Oberlin College
- Ohio State University
- Ohio University
- Old Dominion
- Oregon Tech
- Pace University
- Penn State University
- Pennsylvania College of Art & Design
- Pittsburgh University
- Pomona College
- Princeton University
- Providence College
- Purdue University
- Quinnipiac University
- Reed College
- Rensselaer Polytech Institute
- Rhodes College
- Rochester Institute of Technology
- Rowan University
- Rutgers University
- Saint Joseph University
- Saint Mary’s College of California
- Salem State University
- Salisbury University
- Samford University
- Savannah College of Art & Design
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago
- Seton Hall University
- Smith College
- Southern Methodist University
- Southern University
- Spelman College
- St. Mary’s University
- Stockton University
- Stonehill College
- Susquehanna University
- Swarthmore College
- Syracuse University
- Temple University
- Texas A&M University
- The Catholic University of America
- The University of Alabama
- Thomas Jefferson University
- Towson University
- Trinity College
- Tufts University
- Union College
- Univeristy of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- University of Bridgeport
- University of Connecticut
- University of Delaware
- University of Denver
- University of Hartford
- University of Illinois Chicago
- University of Kentucky
- University of Maryland
- University of Maryland Baltimore County
- University of Maryland Eastern Shore
- University of Miami
- University of Mississipi
- University of Missouri
- University of New Haven
- University of North Dakota
- University of Pennsylvania
- University of Pittsburgh
- University of the Arts
- University of Virginia
- Unversity of Cincinnati
- Ursinus College
- Vassar College
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Virginia Tech
- Wagner College
- Wake Forest University
- Washington & Jefferson College
- Washington and Lee University
- Washington College
- Washington State University
- Washington University in St. Louis
- Wells College
- Wentworth Institute of Technology
- Wesleyan College
- West Chester University
- West Virginia State University
- West Virginia University
- Wheaton College (Massachusetts Campus)
- Whitman College
- Widener University
- Wilkes University
- William Paterson University of NJ
- Winston-Salem State University
- Yale University
- York College of Pennsylvania
- In the 8 years since launching our high school program, 100% of our students have gone to college. ↩︎
- i-Ready math curriculum pre- and post-test. 67% of our students showed significant improvement. Only 7% of economically disadvantaged students in Delaware are proficient in math as of 2024. ↩︎
- CommonLit ELA curriculum pre- and post-test. 56% of our students showed significant improvement. Only 10% of economically disadvantaged students in Delaware are proficient in reading as of 2024. ↩︎
- LYTE serves 250+ middle school students each year. ↩︎
- LYTE serves 125+ 8th grade students each year. ↩︎
- Advanced courses include AP, honors and IB courses. ↩︎
- Our students attend one of a dozen CSS Profile/FAFSA family nights. ↩︎
- LYTE measures building connections in Delaware as having 20+ hours of participation in Career Pipeline programming, which includes summer internships, field trips to professional schools, career panels, certification courses, workshops, career expos, shadowing, career-based classes, and networking with Delaware community leaders. ↩︎