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Approximately 1,500 undergraduates study abroad every year in more than 46 countries throughout Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East, as well as Australia and New Zealand.

Penn State's global reach also includes the student body:

  • The student body represents 50 states and 132 countries
  • International Student Population (graduate and undergraduate): 3,639
  • Students of color comprise 13% of total enrollment

"When you travel and live in a different country, you learn so many important things--how to depend on yourself and communicate and think in new and different ways."
--Kecianne Schick, Letters, Arts and Sciences