Global Reach
- 530,000+ students
- 61,000 teams
- 44,900+ robots created
- 150,000+ mentor/coach/adult supporter roles filled
- 250,000+ volunteer roles filled
2018 FIRST Robotics Competition
- 3,660 teams
- 91,000+ participants (Ages 14-18; Grades 9-12)
2017/18 FIRST Tech Challenge
- 6,000 teams
- 60,000 participants (Ages 12-18; Grades 7-12)
2017/18 FIRST LEGO League
- 35,200+ teams
- 280,000+ participants (Ages 9-16*; Grades 4-8)
- Representing 95+ countries
*Ages vary by country
2017/18 FIRST LEGO League Jr.
- 16,500+ teams
- 99,000+ participants (Grades K-4)
2018 FIRST Scholarship Program
- $80 million in college scholarships
- 2,000 individual scholarship opportunities
- Nearly 200 scholarship providers
2018 FIRST Volunteers & Sponsors
- 255,000 volunteer roles filled
- FIRST sponsors include more than 200 of the Fortune 500 companies