In recognition of the importance of increasing access and opportunity for outstanding and diverse U.S. students to engage with the world, the State Department announced today the list of U.S. higher education institutions that sent the most American students overseas in 2020 - 2021 with support from its Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program. The State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, in collaboration with the Institute of International Education, compiles the list, organized by small, medium, and large four-year institutions, and colleges conferring associate degrees.
Topping this year’s list of four-year institutions sending the highest number of Gilman Scholars abroad are Mercer University (GA), Wright State University (OH), and the University of California, Berkley (CA). Skyline College (CA) tops the list of associate colleges.
During the academic year 2020-2021, nearly 300 Gilman participating institutions sent nearly 800 Gilman recipients to 48 U.S. states, D.C, and Puerto Rico to study or intern abroad, including virtually, in 77 locations around the world. The Department recognizes the magnitude of this achievement during a historically difficult year for student mobility caused by the pandemic.
The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program, with the support of the U.S. Congress, is reshaping study abroad to make it more accessible and inclusive for American students. The Gilman Program broadens the U.S. student population studying and interning abroad by providing scholarships to outstanding undergraduate students who, due to financial constraints, might not otherwise participate.
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