25 Years of SRI by the Numbers

Established in 1999, the BSOS Summer Research Initiative (SRI) has enhanced behavioral and social science research and scholarship by providing an opportunity for more diverse students to engage in intensive, summer undergraduate research experiences. We proudly reflect on 25 years of impact and excellence.

Extraordinary facts and outcomes:

•  The SRI is the only summer program in the United States that includes every social and behavioral science discipline within the college.

• Our program has engaged 146 different faculty mentors over 25 years.

• 4,513 students have applied to the SRI since 2007. An average of around 260 students apply each year, but only 12 are selected (< 5%).
• We receive applications from all over the United States and Puerto Rico.
• 296 scholars have successfully completed the program between 1999 and 2023. 

• SRI scholars have attended many prestigious undergraduate institutions across the United States and Puerto Rico. Here are the top contributing universities, and the number of scholars from those institutions:

  Top MSI Universities

  •Morgan State University – 20
  •Howard University – 13
  •Hampton University – 13
  •Spelman College – 10
  •University of Puerto Rico - 6
   

  Top Non-MSI Universities

  •University of Maryland - 78
  •University of Florida – 6
  •University of California, Berkeley – 4
  •Bowdoin College – 3
  •University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill – 3
  •Michigan State – 2
  •Ohio State – 2
  •U of Maryland, Baltimore County -2