DePauw ranks No. 7 in U.S. for students studying abroad

Sunday, December 8, 2013

DePauw University ranks seventh among American baccalaureate colleges in the number of students who studied abroad in 2011-12, according to the 2013 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange.

Ranking ahead of DePauw in the list were:

1 -- St. Olaf, Northfield, Minn.

2 -- University of Richmond, Va.

3 -- Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Mich.

4 -- College of St. Benedict/St. John's University, Minnesota.

5 -- Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio.

6 -- Taylor University, Upland, Ind.

Rounding out the top 10 are Colorado College at No. 8, Colby College, Waterville, Maine, at No. 9, and Bucknell University, Lewisburg,Pa., at 10.

"The number of U.S. students who studied abroad for academic credit increased by three percent to 283,332 students in 2011-12, a higher rate of growth than the one percent increase the previous year," the announcement notes.

"More U.S. students went to Latin America and China," it continues, "and there was a rebound in those going to Japan as programs reopened in fall 2011 after the earthquake and tsunami of March 2011. Study abroad by American students has more than tripled over the past two decades, from approximately 71,000 students in 1991-92 to the record number in 2011-12."

Allan E. Goodman, CEO of the Institute of International Education, suggests, "The careers of all of our students will be global ones, in which they will need to function effectively in multi-national teams. They will need to understand the cultural differences and historical experiences that divide us, as well as the common values and humanity that unite us."

Access a list of the leading institutions here, and read more via this link.

The Chronicle of Higher Education's annual listing of the Top Producers of Fulbright Awards for U.S. Students again includes DePauw University.

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