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St. Olaf ranks No. 1 in study abroad for sixth straight year

Students enjoy an outing while studying French language and Moroccan culture during Interim.
Students enjoy an outing while studying French language and Moroccan culture during Interim.

St. Olaf College sent more students to study abroad during the 2012–13 academic year than any other baccalaureate institution in the nation, according to the Open Doors 2014 Report on International Educational Exchange.

This marks the sixth straight year the college has ranked first among its peers in the total number of students studying abroad.

St. Olaf currently offers study-abroad programs in 45 countries, including 65 semester or year-long programs and nearly 25 off-campus courses during Interim. Faculty-led semester programs include Global Semester, Mediterranean Semester, and Environmental Science in Australia.

Open Doors is the comprehensive information resource on international students in the United States and on the more than 200,000 U.S. students who study abroad as part of their academic experience. The Institute of International Education publishes the Open Doors report annually with funding from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.