PROVIDENCE COLLEGE RANKED 5TH IN US FOR SEMESTER-LONG STUDY ABROAD
December 8, 2020 – Providence College (PC) today announced that it was recently ranked 5th in the United States for semester-long study abroad in the category of Master’s Colleges and Universities. The designation was released in the annual Open Doors report conducted by the Institute of International Education (IIE), and covers the 2018-2019 academic year, the latest year reported.
The College moved up one spot from the previous year’s study and is the only Rhode Island college or university ranked in the top five. (See link below.)
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“It’s great to see this level of participation in study abroad by PC students, and I commend the Center for Global Education staff, my predecessors as dean, and other campus stakeholders for their efforts and great work in supporting PC study abroad students. As I’m relatively new to PC, I’m happy to be part of such a strong study abroad culture. As dean of global education, I look forward to expanding opportunities for global education for PC students and enhancing their study abroad experiences,” said Christian Wilwohl, dean of global education at Providence College. Wilwohl joined PC as dean and head of the College’s Center for Global Education this past summer.
The Open Doors report showed PC with 425 students who spent a full semester studying abroad during the 2018-2019 academic year. That amounted to slightly more than 44% of the College’s junior class. The study ranks PC as 24th in the country for undergraduate participation in study abroad programs. In the Master’s Colleges & Universities category, PC is ranked 16th for total study abroad students.
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Founded in 1917, Providence College is the only college or university in the United States administered by the Dominican Friars. The Catholic, liberal arts college has an undergraduate enrollment of approximately 4,000 students, and offers degrees in 50 academic majors. Since 1997, Providence College consistently has been ranked among the top five regional universities in the North according to U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges.”
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