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Ðǿմ«Ã½ has been nationally ranked for study abroad participation for four years running. Why? It may be because Ðǿմ«Ã½ makes a semester abroad as affordable as a semester on campus. Paying your normal tuition, room, and board to Ðǿմ«Ã½ (using federal and institutional aid as usual) covers your tuition, room, and board on the program. And we offer about $350,000 in both merit-based and need-based scholarships each year to offset the cost for airfare, visas, and passports.
Or it could be because every major at Ðǿմ«Ã½ supports study abroad as a vital component of our liberal arts education. Language and history are commonly studied abroad, as are international business, biology, international studies, art history, and economics. Whether students are learning major-area content or electives, studying abroad helps them develop real-world skills by positioning themselves in the real world.
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Every study abroad participant has stories of connections made, cultures discovered, knowledge gained, and growth achieved. Visit the Study Abroad Portal to find your program and get started on—or to continue—your own international story.
Study Abroad and Away By the Numbers
- Open Doors: Ðǿմ«Ã½ has again been recognized as top institution for study abroad by the IIE. We are No. 30 for number of undergraduates participating, No. 34 for participating baccalaureate colleges, and No. 18 for numbers of students participating in short term programs.
- Number of students studying off-campus during the academic year 2025-2026: 194
- Students studied in the following 31 countries this year: Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Ecuador, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, and the United States.
- Faculty-led program enrollment: 123
- Exchange program enrollment: 19
- Affiliated program enrollment: 52
- Students majored in the following 27 disciplines from this year’s study abroad and away cohort:
- Ancient Mediterranean Studies
- Anthropology and Sociology
- Art and Art History
- Biology
- Biomathematics
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Business
- Chemistry
- Chinese Studies
- Computer Science
- Data Analytics
- Economics
- Economics and International Studies
- Educational Studies
- English
- Environmental Studies and Sciences
- Health Equity
- History
- International Studies
- Latin American and Latinx Studies
- Mathematics
- Media Studies
- Neuroscience
- Philosophy
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Urban Studies
Award-Winning and Honored Study Abroad and Away Students
2026 Annual Awards Ceremony
Ðǿմ«Ã½ College Hall of Fame:
- Jasmine Jefferies ’26, Studied in Japan
- Joshua Morris ’26, Studied in Madagascar
- Ariyana Muesse ’26, Studied in the United Kingdom
- Jude Shive ’26, Studied in the United Kingdom
Allen Tate Creative Writing Award for Prose: Isabella Boyd ’26, Studied in Spain
Anna Julia Cooper Award: Saylor Donaldson ’26, Studied in South Africa
Anne Howard Bailey Prize for Creative Writing:
- Billy Flukinger ’26, Studied in Ecuador and NYC
- Erin McTigue ’26, Studied in Germany and NYC
Anne Rorie Memorial Award: John Seabolt ’26, Studied in Taiwan
Apollonian Award: Penelope Link ’26, Studied in United Kingdom
Award for Excellence in Data Analytics: Mahia Farha ’28, Studied in Austria
Bobby Doughtie Memorial Award: Morgan Drenser-Hagmann ’27, Studied in Spain
Buckman-Mollerup Global Leadership Award:
- Lauren Bottom ’27, Studied in Europe
- Mia Fanning ’27, Studied in Netherlands
- Elanor Knight ’27, Studied in China
- Lindsey McElroy ’27, Studied in Spain
- Zeke Singerman ’27, Studied in China
Charlie Cook Award for Excellence in Political Science: Maggie Wakefield ’26, Studied in the Netherlands
Chemistry Senior Research Award: Joshua Morris ’26, Studied in Madagascar
Dionysian Award: Erin Moore ’26, Studied in Italy
Douglas W. Hatfield Research Award in History: Camille Carleton ’26, Studied in Italy
Essay Prize in Diversity and Difference: Mary Rask ’26, Studied in Europe
Excellence in French and Francophone Studies: Grace Kelly ’26, Studied in Togo
Francis and Edwyna Hickman Award: Wallis Sherman ’26, Studied in the United Kingdom
J. Allen Boone ’71 Award for Excellence in Accounting: Matthew Ahl ’26, Studied in Europe
Jack U. Russell Award for Outstanding Senior in Computer Science:
- Cecilia Bailey ’26, Studied in Spain
- Jude Shive ’26, Studied in the United Kingdom
James Peyton Randolph: James Randolph ’26, Studied in the United Kingdom
Jane Donaldson Kepple Senior English Essay Prize: Eva Wolfe ’26, Studied in Taiwan
Jared Wenger Award: Sophia Cracraft ’26, Studied in Taiwan and the United Kingdom
Jennifer Marshall Pepper Award: Emma Horton ’26, Studied in Ecuador
John Franklin Copper Award for Excellence in the Study of Asia: Lydia Gold ’26, Studied in Taiwan and Thailand
Joseph Reeves Hyde Award in Religious Studies: Amelia Rursch ’27, Studied in Thailand
Joye Fourmy Cobb Romeiser Award in Education: Emma Henager ’26, Studied in Ecuador and Spain
Laurence F. Kinney Prize for Outstanding Senior in Philosophy: Maya Underwood ’26, Studied in Togo
Lynn Nettleton Leadership Prize: Madison Sample ’26, Studied in Europe
Marcus D. Pohlmann Award in Political Science and Mock Trial: Zoe Haug ’26, Studied in the United Kingdom
Marshall E. McMahon Award: Astrid Balink ’26, Studied in Spain
Mike Cody Award in Political Science: Nessa Blair ’26, Studied in Argentina
Mollie Royall McCord Prize in Bible: Auden Brummer ’26, Studied in Spain
Mortar Board National Senior Honor Society Inductees:
- Anna Atkins ’26, Studied in Nambia
- Jaqueline Boyancheck ’26, Studied in France
- Claire Bramlett ’26, Studied in Spain
- Grace Culver ’26, Studied in Greece
- Ainsley Hay ’26, Studied in the United Kingdom
- Jasmine Jefferies ’26, Studied in Japan
- Caroline Kardian ’26, Studied in Spain
- Marta Knoll ’26, Studied in Spain
- Addison Leonard ’26, Studied in the Czech Republic and Thailand
- Avery Marsh ’26, Studied in Spain
- Ariyana Muesse ’26, Studied in the United Kingdom
- Bella Slankard ’26, Studied in Germany
- Ellie Spears ’26, Studied in Spain
- Emma Taylor ’26, Studied in the United Kingdom
- Alex Walcott ’26, Studied in Israel and Thailand
- Maanasa Yepuru ’26, Studied in South Korea and Thailand
Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society Inductees:
- Ryan Johonson ’26, Studied in the United Kingdom
- Sandy Nguyen ’26, Studied in the United Kingdom
- Calliope Reeves ’26, Studied in Thailand
- Peyton Rohrig ’26, Studied in Europe
- Mackenzie Saldono ’26, Studied in the United Kingdom
- Bernadette Truong ’26, Studied in Vietnam
- Jason Viani ’26, Studied in the United Kingdom
Outstanding Advanced Student in Latin American and Latinx Studies: Marcus Gray ’26, Studied in the Dominican Republic
Outstanding Intermediate Student in Latin American and Latinx Studies: Tania Weyland ’27, Studied in Argentina
Research Award in Physics: Kate Hazelwood ’26, Studied in Togo
Robert Buckman Fellowships for Study Abroad:
- Alexandra Baroody ’27, Studied in Taiwan
- Lexi Boateng ‘27, Studied in South Africa
- Julia Hutchison ’26, Studied in Hungary
- Daryn Raleigh ’27, Studied in France
- Ericka Contreras ’27, Studied in the Czech Republic
- Kristina Sarkisova ’28, Studied in France
- Sonia Skrzesinski ’28, Studied in Poland
- Dania Verbena Flores ’27, Studied Abroad in Brazil
Robert D. McCallum Competitive Enterprise Award: Alec Wasserman ’26, Studied in Spain
Ruth Moore Cobb Award in Instrumental Music: Sunni Shelton ’26, Studied in Thailand
Ruth Sherman Hyde Award in Music: Grady Bryant ’27, Studied in Ecuador and South Africa
Sally Becker Grinspan Award for Artistic Achievement: Lucia Hall ’26, Studied in the United Kingdom
Senior Award in Environmental Studies & Sciences: Olivia Alejandre ’26, Studied in Panama
The Steve and Riea Lainoff Crop Trust Fellowship in honor of Cary Fowler ’71: Tanner Chapman ’26, Studied in the United Kingdom
Theodore William Eckels International Internships:
- John Barnett ’27, Studied in Ecuador
- Natalie Hanson ’27, Studied in Europe
. Fewer than one percent of U.S. college graduates are eligible to become members of the Phi Beta Kappa Society; induction is one of the highest academic honors a student can attain.
- Julia Asllanaj ’27, Studied in the United Kingdom
- Molly Butler ’26, Studied in the United Kingdom
- Anna Callender ’27, Studied in South Africa
- Mandy Cassius ’26, Studied in Spain
- Aili Foss ’27, Studied in France
- Audrey Heidbreder ’26, Studied in Spain
- Lorenzo Martinez ’26, Studied in Ecuador
- Milena Murov ’26, Studied in Ecuador
- Sophia Nappi ’26, Studied in Italy
- Laurel Phillips ’26, Studied in Europe
- Yasmine Prilepesova ’26, Studied in Nepal
- Maya Underwood ’26, Studied in Togo
Post-Baccalaureate Awards
Thomas J. Watson Fellowship: Caroline Johnson ’26, Studied in Italy
Truman Scholarship: Johnathan Burch ’27, Studied in Ireland
Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grantees:
- Lydia Gold ’26, Studied in Taiwan and Thailand
- Erin McTigue ’26, Studied in Germany and NYC
- Sophie Cracraft ’26, Studied in Taiwan and the United Kingdom
Fulbright Research Grantee:
- Yasmine Prilepesova ’26, Studied in Nepal
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