A total of 170 higher education institutions across the US have been designated Fulbright Top Producing Institutions by the US Department of State for the 2023/24 academic year.
Some 12 institutions earned the distinction of being top producers of both US scholars and students this year.
Categories in the list are separated into doctoral, masters, baccalaureate and special focus four-year institutions.
University of Southern California was the doctoral institution that had the most candidates joining the overseas mobility program, with 26 scholars and students studying, teaching and conducting research abroad.
Rollins College topped the masters category with four students and three Fulbright scholars.
In the baccalaureate category, Bowdoin College had a total of 25 candidates join the program – 23 students and two scholars. Among Special Focus institutions, School of the Art Institute of Chicago had a total of seven Fulbright students and scholars.
This year’s list represents “the diversity of America’s higher education community”, Lee Satterfield, assistant secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, said.
“We congratulate all the Fulbrighters who are making a positive impact across the world”
“Dedicated administrators, faculty, and advisors support students and scholars to fulfil their potential and rise to address tomorrow’s global challenges through the Fulbright Program. We congratulate them, and all the Fulbrighters who are making a positive impact across the world.”
In 2022/23, Georgetown topped the list of the highest number of US students while Penn State and U of Arizona topped the scholar list.
This year, Georgetown was ranked top once again within the student program with 40 doctoral students selected for the program.
The doctoral institution was followed by Brown University and Harvard University each with 36 students, and Northwestern, The University of Pennsylvania and Yale University all with 30 participants.
University of North Georgia topped the masters category with nine students, Bowdoin College the baccalaureate category with 23 and School of the Art Institute of Chicago the special focus category with six students.
Top producing institutions for both Student and Scholar in the Doctoral category.
Fulbright students are recent college graduates, graduate students, and early career professionals participating in study/research exchanges or serve as English teaching assistants in local schools abroad.
Scholars on the other hand are faculty, researchers, administrators, and established professionals teaching or conducting research in affiliation with institutes abroad.
