diff --git a/src/app/(admin)/admin/projects/page.tsx b/src/app/(admin)/admin/projects/page.tsx
index 66f0550..778fc9d 100644
--- a/src/app/(admin)/admin/projects/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(admin)/admin/projects/page.tsx
@@ -711,13 +711,7 @@ export default function ProjectsPage() {
       {data && data.projects.length > 0 && (
         <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-4">
           <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2 text-sm">
-            {Object.entries(
-              data.projects.reduce<Record<string, number>>((acc, p) => {
-                const s = p.status ?? 'SUBMITTED'
-                acc[s] = (acc[s] || 0) + 1
-                return acc
-              }, {})
-            )
+            {Object.entries(data.statusCounts ?? {})
               .sort(([a], [b]) => {
                 const order = ['SUBMITTED', 'ELIGIBLE', 'ASSIGNED', 'SEMIFINALIST', 'FINALIST', 'WINNER', 'REJECTED', 'WITHDRAWN']
                 return order.indexOf(a) - order.indexOf(b)
diff --git a/src/server/routers/project.ts b/src/server/routers/project.ts
index 3ab4bab..d085b00 100644
--- a/src/server/routers/project.ts
+++ b/src/server/routers/project.ts
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ export const projectRouter = router({
         }
       }
 
-      const [projects, total] = await Promise.all([
+      const [projects, total, statusGroups] = await Promise.all([
         ctx.prisma.project.findMany({
           where,
           skip,
@@ -152,14 +152,26 @@ export const projectRouter = router({
           },
         }),
         ctx.prisma.project.count({ where }),
+        ctx.prisma.project.groupBy({
+          by: ['status'],
+          where,
+          _count: true,
+        }),
       ])
 
+      // Build status counts from groupBy (across all pages)
+      const statusCounts: Record<string, number> = {}
+      for (const g of statusGroups) {
+        statusCounts[g.status] = g._count
+      }
+
       return {
         projects,
         total,
         page,
         perPage,
         totalPages: Math.ceil(total / perPage),
+        statusCounts,
       }
     }),