Learning Unlimited

Learning Unlimited (also known as LU) is a US nonprofit organization founded in 2007 that supports college students and creates educational outreach activities for area middle and high school students.^[1][3]

Learning Unlimited

Abbreviation	LU
Founded	2007 (2007)[1]
Tax ID no.	90-0513935[2]
Purpose	Education non-profit
Location	Cambridge, Massachusetts
Website	learningu.org

LU's primary program, Splash, has spread from MIT (where it originated in 1988)^[4][5] to approximately thirty universities nationwide, including Cornell,^[6] Stanford,^[7] and Yale.^[8]

About

A class at MIT Splash, a LU-affiliated program

LU was founded in 2007 by alumni of the MIT Educational Studies Program and Stanford Splash.^[1]

LU's mission is to support the creation and operation of new Splash programs, educational outreach programs run by university students. The organization functions by providing assistance to new programs, including mentorship, software support, and leadership development.^[3] LU values independence and autonomy, both for their university partners and for the younger students who attend the outreach programs.^[1]

Chapters

LU affiliates are known as chapters, and they operate with a high degree of autonomy. As of 2024,^[update] LU has 18 chapters at various American universities.^[9]

Northeastern United States

• Boston College
• Brandeis University
• Clark University
• Columbia University
• Cornell University
• Harvard University
• Marist College
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Northeastern University
• University of Rochester
• Yale University

Midwestern United States

• University of Chicago
• Northwestern University
• University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign

Mid-Atlantic United States

• Johns Hopkins University
• Princeton University

Southern United States

• Emory University

Western United States

• University of California, Berkeley
• Granite Hills High School (El Cajon, California)
• Stanford University
• University of California, Los Angeles