<p>Frankly, the more mediocre the school the more it promote its study abroad programs. It is one of the most profitable deals for any college: send a large number of students to an exotic location and still charge them regular tuition at a fraction of the cost of keeping them on campus. </p>
<p>The very best colleges hardly promote their programs because few student want to leave. MIT for instance is the only university in the US with a full year exchange program with Cambridge University in the UK, but very few students are interested in leaving the campus.</p>