Austin College ranked No. 4 in the nation among baccalaureate institutions in undergraduate study abroad participation, according to the Open Doors 2007 report released in November by the Institute of International Education (IIE). Since 2002, Austin College has ranked in the top five in its category on four occasions, taking the number one spot in 2004 and in 2006.
“Austin College’s phenomenal study abroad rate has been one of higher education’s better kept secrets for some time, but it’s rewarding when the rest of the world is let in on our success,” said Austin College President Oscar C. Page. “This ranks us higher than such prestigious institutions as Colby, Lewis & Clark, and Colorado College — all included in the IIE’s top 20.”
The IIE data includes formal semester and year-long study abroad programs as well as short-term study (such as JanTerm).
Five Austin College students are spending this entire academic year abroad; 22 students were abroad for the fall and 20 students are studying internationally this spring. Sites for this year’s study include Argentina, Australia, Austria, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, England, Ecuador, France, Italy, Japan, Mali, Peru, Samoa, Scotland, and Spain.
Nearly 72 percent of the Class of 2007 had an international study experience of at least on month at Austin College.
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