Class of 2024-2026 Hollings scholar profiles

About the class of 2024

In 2024, the program awarded scholarships to 130 students from 80 campuses.

Class of 2024 scholar home states and academic institution locations (Figures 1 and 2)

A map of U.S. states and territories where states are filled in with a gradient of color that indicates how many scholars are from each state. The states home to the most scholars are North Carolina, California, Texas, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Illinois. Scholars are from Puerto Rico and all states except for Alabama, Delaware, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Mexico, South Dakota, West Virginia, and Wyoming..
Figure 1. Hollings scholarship class of 2024 home states. Along the gradient from light to dark blue, light colors indicate fewer scholars from the state and darker colors indicate more. No scholars are from grayed out states. (Image credit: NOAA Education)
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A map with data points indicating scholar institutions. The data points are most concentrated in coastal states, especially in the Eastern U.S., and Great Lakes states. There are a few data points the Great Plains region, as well.
Figure 2. The class of 2024 Hollings scholars attend institutions across the United States. Each dot represents an institution attended by at least one past or current Hollings scholar.
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Figure 3. Class of 2024 scholar fields of study

In the class of 2024, biological sciences and physical sciences each account for about half of scholars' fields of study. There are also few scholars studying engineering, mathematics, and social sciences. Within those fields of study, the most popular majors among scholars are marine and ocean sciences, atmospheric science, meteorology, and environmental sciences. View the class of 2024 scholar profiles below to see the variety of majors — in the class of 2024, there are more than 40 different majors!