Fast Facts

• John Irving, Vienna '63-‘64 – author, The Cider House Rules, The World According to Garp, A Prayer for Owen Meany, et al.
• Daniel Quinn, Vienna Spring ’55 – author, Ishmael
• Janet Napolitano, London Spring ‘78 – Governor of Arizona 2003-2009, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, 2009-2013, President of the University of California system, 2013-Present
• Mary Ann Peters, Paris '70-‘71 – Provost US Navy War College 2009-present, U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh 2000-2003
• Willard Huyck Jr, Paris '65-'66 - Screenwriter, director and producer. Created screenplay for American Graffiti and others
• Thomas Tusher, Vienna '61-‘62 – former President and COO of Levi Strauss & Co.
• Heather Richardson Higgins, Durham Fall '79 - President, Randolph Foundation, Political Commentator and Author
• Dr. Donald R. Hopkins, Vienna '60-'61 - Vice President and Director of Programs at The Carter Center, MacArthur Fellow
• Robert N. Fried, London Fall '79 - Producer, screenwriter, studio executive, and media entrepreneur. Film credits include Rudy, So I Married an Axe Murderer, Boondock Saints, and Collateral. Won 1992 Academy Award for short film Session Man
• William G. "Bill" Durden, Freiburg Fall '69 - President of Dickinson College, 1999-2013
• Seth Kugel, Paris Spring '91 - journalist, New York Times "Frugal Traveler," 2010-present
• Richard Ryan, Vienna Spring '63 - former President and CEO of DeKalb Genetics
• David Muir, Salamanca Spring '94 - Weekend Anchor, "World News with David Muir" Co-Anchor, "20/20"
• Adam Namm, Paris '84-'84 - U.S. Ambassador to Ecuador 2011-present

• African American/Black: 3.5%
• Asian or Pacific Islander: 6.1%
• Caucasian: 71.5%
• Did Not Supply Information: 5.2%
• Hispanic: 5.5%
• Multi-racial: 8.2%
• Native American Indian: 0.1%

Year in School:

• Freshman: .7%
• Sophomore: 11.6%
• Junior: 75.7%
• Senior: 11.1%
• Other: 1%

2.75 out of 4.0 for most semester programs

2.5 out of 4.0 for most summer programs

• First to appoint a Dean of Students
• First to have a Diversity Initiative
• First to offer Customized Programs
• First to begin formalized program reviews to ensure academic excellence
• First to conduct joint faculty seminars for U.S. and international faculty
• First to publish an educational tool to evaluate study abroad programs, the IES Abroad MAP (Model Assessment Practice)
• First to conduct a 50-year longitudinal alumni study of the impact of study abroad
• First to conduct annual risk assessment audits and to adopt a statement of Ethical Principles
• First to complete the Forum on Education Abroad’s Category 2A Quality Improvement Program (QUIP) review