10 years of evaluation data indicates that with participation in FIRST, team members are:

STEM MAJOR CITED BY FIRST PARTICIPANTS

21ST CENTURY WORK-LIFE SKILLS GAINED BY FIRST PARTICIPANTS

SCHOOOL ENGAGEMENT INCREASES FOR FIRST PARTICIPANTS

FIRST ALUMNI IN STEM CAREERS

Sources:

• Brandeis University, 2005 Evaluation of FIRST^® Robotics Competition (FRC^®) Alumni
• Brandeis University, 2011 FIRST^® Tech Challenge (FTC^®) – FIRST® Robotics Competition Evaluation and 2013 FIRST^® LEGO^® League (FLL^®) Evaluation
• FIRST Research & Evaluation, 2011 Survey of FIRST^® Robotics Competition and FIRST^® Tech Challenge Alumni