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Peace Corps lists the colleges and
universities that produced the most
Peace Corps Volunteers in 2015.*
Large Colleges and Universities (>15K undergraduates)
Rank
1
2
3
3
5
6
7
8
8
10
11
12
13
# of Undergraduate Alumni Volunteers
University of Washington
University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Minnesota
University of Florida
University of Colorado Boulder
University of Michigan
Indiana University Bloomington
Colorado State University
University of California, Santa Barbara
The Ohio State University
University of Maryland
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of California, Berkeley
Rank
14
14
16
16
16
16
16
21
22
22
24
24
72
68
59
59
53
48
47
43
43
42
41
39
37
# of Undergraduate Alumni Volunteers
University of California, Davis
University of California, San Diego
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of South Florida
University of California, Los Angeles
University of Oregon
James Madison University
California Polytechnic State University
Arizona State University
Michigan State University
San Diego State University
University of California, Santa Cruz
36
36
35
35
35
35
35
34
33
33
32
32
Medium Colleges and Universities (5K–15K undergraduates)
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
10
12
13
14
# of Undergraduate Alumni Volunteers
The George Washington University
American University
Western Washington University
Cornell University
University of Virginia
University of Vermont
Georgetown University
Emory University
Humboldt State University
University of Montana
The College of William & Mary
Tulane University
University of New Hampshire
Montana State University
Rank
14
14
14
18
18
20
20
20
20
20
25
25
25
25
43
42
41
38
36
31
29
27
25
24
24
19
18
16
# of Undergraduate Alumni Volunteers
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Howard University
University of San Diego
Fordham University
SUNY Geneseo
University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
University of Minnesota Duluth
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Boston College
Johns Hopkins University
University of Rhode Island
University of North Carolina Wilmington
University of Miami
University of Chicago
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
Small Colleges and Universities (<5K undergraduates)
Rank
1
1
3
4
4
6
6
8
8
8
11
11
11
14
14
14
14
# of Undergraduate Alumni Volunteers
Gonzaga University
University of Puget Sound
Macalester College
The Evergreen State College
Carleton College
Middlebury College
Willamette University
University of Mary Washington
Dickinson College
Simmons College
University of North Carolina at Asheville
Gettysburg College
Saint Michael's College
Bucknell University
University of Richmond
Oberlin College
St. Lawrence University
Grad Schools
Rank
1
2
2
4
5
Rank
14
14
14
14
14
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
18
18
17
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
Historical Since 1961
# of Graduate Alumni Volunteers
Tulane University
University of Michigan
University of Denver
University of Washington
American University
# of Undergraduate Alumni Volunteers
Denison University
Allegheny College
Bowdoin College
Kalamazoo College
Knox College
Wake Forest University
Drake University
Seattle Pacific University
Smith College
Stonehill College
Whitworth University
Wellesley College
Clark University
Lewis & Clark College
The College of Wooster
Grinnell College
18
17
17
16
15
*Rankings are calculated based on fiscal year data as of September 30, 2015, as self-reported by Peace Corps Volunteers.
The top 25 schools in each category are listed. More than one school may have the same rank.
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
# of Undergraduate Alumni Volunteers
University of California, Berkeley
University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Washington
University of Michigan
University of Colorado Boulder
3,615
3,184
2,937
2,640
2,435
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