Top 20 Baccalaureate Colleges for Study Abroad Participation

interesteddad
Tue, 14 Nov 2006 23:53:45 +0000

Papa:

Keep in mind that these percentages include short-term summer programs and winter-term programs in addition to traditional one or two semester programs. These short term programs can send the percentages through the roof, which is fine, but not necessarily directly comparable to schools that just report semester or full-year study abroad.

Conversely, there are schools that fund summer internships, thesis research, and service projects abroad, but do not give academic credit for these per se and thus would not include them in their reported numbers to this organization.

My #1 piece of advice to shoppers is to look into how the colleges you are considering fund study abroad. There are several different approaches, any of which may be more or less attractive depending on your financial aid status and the cost of the programs that interest you.

My second piece of advice is to consider the types of programs the school offers. Do their programs typically involve lifting an entire group of students from the school and transporting them as a group to study abroad? Do their programs favor more immersive experiences?