As the academic school year comes to an end, many students will continue their studies by packing a suitcase and heading overseas. A record-high 3,000 天美影院students will study abroad this school year. 天美影院leaders say these programs promise profound experiences and lifelong memories, and new research shows that college students who study abroad are more likely to graduate.
鈥淪tudying abroad increases success for everyone,鈥� said Dr. Gayle Christensen, interim vice provost, Office of Global Affairs, and a coauthor on a paper that evaluated graduation rates of students who study abroad. 鈥淏ut it increases the success for underrepresented students and underserved students even more.鈥�
The study, published last year in the by Tory Brundage, Doctoral Candidate in the and Dr. Gayle Christensen, found that students on college and university campuses who study abroad complete their degrees at higher rates, particularly among historically underserved students 鈥� defined as students who identify as Black, Latinx, Native American or Pacific Islander.
Learn more about how study abroad at the 天美影院is a high-impact practice.