About AIM

All-In Milwaukee helps scholars build vital bridges—improving outcomes for our students and changing the narrative for our city.

Complete College.

Build Careers.

Transform Milwaukee.

For decades, Milwaukee students have faced dire circumstances, unable to escape outcomes that their zip code practically predetermined – no college degree, no social mobility, no hope.

Too many Milwaukee students face a million-dollar crossroads and end up on the wrong path. College graduates earn an extra $1 million-plus over the course of their careers. Students who don’t attend college don’t have access to that earning power. And those who attend but don’t complete college have it even worse, because they can be left to deal with debt.

FACT

Just 14% of Milwaukee students will earn a 2- or 4-year college degree.

But we can do better. We know this because we already are.

At All-In Milwaukee, you won’t hear anyone talk about just getting high-potential, limited-income students into college. That is a step along the way, but it is not the endgame. Our goal is completing college.

How All-In Scholars Change The Odds

Now we have a blueprint and results – the foundation for All-In Milwaukee to change the narrative, change lives and ultimately change our city.

Fall 2019, the first cohort of AIM students entered college. Today, All-In Milwaukee supports more than 600 college students and has a growing alumni of nearly 150 college graduates.

FACT

91% of AIM scholars are on track to graduate in six years or less.

84% of All-In graduates and scholars will complete their degree with no student loan debt.

How? All-In Milwaukee works with partner universities on financial packages for students and provides scholarships.

But while financial support is essential, we know that by itself it’s not enough. The real difference between AIM and other programs that assist limited-income college students can be found in our commitment to providing academic, social, emotional, cultural and career development support to scholars throughout their college experience.

That’s why we call it All-In. And it’s working.

I could not imagine what my college experience would be like without All-In Milwaukee, because they would be there with me every step of the way.

— Adrian Mora, AIM Scholar

Marquette University ’23, Analyst for Baird Advisors

Reverse Brain Drain: Building The Next Generation Of Milwaukee Leaders

With the right support and connections, high-potential students become high-performing employees.

With eight Wisconsin partner universities and a large roster of leading Milwaukee employers offering mentorship, internships and full-time employment, AIM provides a path for MKE to retain our best and brightest – the kind of students who escaped our city’s dire circumstances in the past, and never came back to Milwaukee. By opening the door for these students and helping them step through, we can seed the next generation of Milwaukee’s civic leaders.

FACT

89% of graduates who have secured a job or are pursuing graduate school are doing so in Wisconsin.

Watch the inspiring stories of three recent scholar graduates.

Our University Partners

How We’re Transforming Milwaukee

As more our high-potential students receive the support they need to complete college, and take advantage of the connections they’ve made to grow their careers here, they’ll begin to transform Milwaukee.

As the ranks of All-In Milwaukee graduates grow, we’ll begin to see more true social mobility. Over time, All-In Milwaukee graduates will become taxpayers, parents, civic leaders and so much more. This is our blueprint for a more robust, diverse and stable professional middle class for generations to come.

Are You All-In?

From individuals to families, foundations and companies, we all can play a role in making sure that these high-potential students can complete college and stay here to grow their careers. Our students’ greatest needs are financial support and an inside track to internships and networking opportunities. When you support All-In Milwaukee, you have an inside track to connect with diverse, talented students who might become your next high-performing employees. Contact us today to find out more.

2024 Milwaukee Auto Show All-In Gala!

About AIM

All-In Milwaukee helps scholars build vital bridges—improving outcomes for our students and changing the narrative for our city.

Complete College.

Build Careers.

Transform Milwaukee.

FACT

Just 14% of Milwaukee students will earn a 2- or 4-year college degree.

How All-In Scholars Change The Odds

FACT

91% of AIM scholars are on track to graduate in six years or less.

I could not imagine what my college experience would be like without All-In Milwaukee, because they would be there with me every step of the way.

Reverse Brain Drain: Building The Next Generation Of Milwaukee Leaders

FACT

89% of graduates who have secured a job or are pursuing graduate school are doing so in Wisconsin.

Watch the inspiring stories of three recent scholar graduates.

Our University Partners

How We’re Transforming Milwaukee

Are You All-In?

Join the AIM Mailing List