Gilman Program Top Producing Institutions
25 years of supporting education abroad opportunities for American students
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs is proud to announce the 25th anniversary of the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program.
In recognition of the Gilman Program’s 25th anniversary, we are celebrating the U.S. colleges and universities that have supported the most Gilman Scholars from 2001-2025.
About the Gilman Program
Since its inception in 2001, the Gilman Program has provided merit-based scholarships to 50,000 outstanding American undergraduate students with high financial need to study or intern abroad in more than 170 countries.
These credit-bearing academic studies and career-oriented internships abroad equip Americans with international experience, global networks, and foreign language skills essential to advancing U.S. economic competitiveness and national security.
The Gilman Program’s 25th Anniversary Top Producing Institutions
The top 25 institutions are honored across four categories: small, medium, and large institutions and associate’s colleges. Colleges and universities in 31 states, plus Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, are represented.
1. Spelman College
2. Berea College
3. The Evergreen State College
4. Brandeis University
5. Macalester College
6. Mercer University
7. Hobart William Smith Colleges
8. Mount Holyoke College
9. Barnard College
10. College of Saint Benedict
11. Agnes Scott College
12. Beloit College
13. University of Richmond
14. Saint Edward’s University
15. Augsburg University
16. Loyola University New Orleans
17. Arcadia University
17. St Olaf College
19. Denison University
20. Clark University
20. Vassar College
22. Babson College
22. Bucknell University
22. Wellesley College
25. Carleton College
25. Nebraska Wesleyan University
25. Smith College
25. Spring Arbor University
1. Emory University
2. George Washington University
3. Western Kentucky University
4. University of North Carolina at Greensboro
5. University of Notre Dame
6. Northwestern University
7. American University
7. New Mexico State University-Main Campus
9. Howard University
10. North Carolina A & T State University
11. Georgetown University
12. University of Rochester
13. University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
14. University of New Hampshire-Main Campus
15. University of Rhode Island
16. Boston College
17. California State University-Chico
18. University of Idaho
19. State University of New York at New Paltz
20. Drexel University
21. University of Southern Mississippi
21. Western Washington University
23. University of California-Merced
24. Lehigh University
25. CUNY Lehman College
1. University of California-Berkeley
2. The University of Texas at Austin
3. San Francisco State University
4. University of Arizona
5. University of California-Santa Barbara
6. University of California-Davis
7. University of California-Los Angeles
8. University of California-San Diego
9. University of Maryland-College Park
10. New York University
11. University of Oregon
12. Arizona State University
13. University of South Florida
14. University of Florida
15. University of Washington
16. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
17. University of Georgia
18. San Diego State University
19. Texas A & M University
20. University of Massachusetts-Amherst
21. University of Nebraska-Lincoln
22. University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
23. University of California-Irvine
24. University of Arkansas
25. University of Illinois Chicago
1. Portland Community College
2. Johnson County Community College
3. San Antonio College
4. San Diego City College
5. Miami Dade College
6. Mt. San Antonio College
7. CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
7. Georgia State University-Perimeter College
9. San Diego Mesa College
10. Santa Barbara City College
11. Skyline College
12. Fullerton College
13. College of DuPage
13. Kirkwood Community College
15. MiraCosta College
16. Brookdale Community College
17. Lone Star College System
18. Mesa Community College
19. Fresno City College
20. Austin Community College District
20. Citrus College
22. City College of San Francisco
23. Cabrillo College
24. Riverside City College
24. Santa Monica College
Methodology
Gilman Scholar populations The 25th Anniversary Top Producing Institutions data was compiled in September 2025 and reflects all Gilman Scholarship recipients who participated in credit-bearing study abroad programs from fall 2001 through summer 2025.
The Top Producing Institutions list provides information on institutions with the greatest number of American award recipients by institution size and type. Institution size and type distinctions highlight the varied types and location of institutions that supported Gilman scholars across the United States.
Institution size is determined by the total undergraduate enrollment figures for fall 2024, which aligns with the 2024-2025 academic year data, according to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). The IPEDS enrollment data was downloaded in January 2026 and the Gilman Top Producing Institutions calculations were current at the time of the analysis and are not adjusted to reflect the subsequent revisions made by IPEDS. Small institutions have fewer than 5,000 students, medium institutions have between 5,000 and 15,000, and large institutions have more than 15,000 students.
Institution type – Associates-granting HEI is determined by the Basic Classification category from the 2021 Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Classifications in this category include Associate’s Colleges, which are institutions at which the highest-level degree awarded is an associate’s degree, as well as Baccalaureate/Associate’s Colleges, which conferred more than 50% of degrees at the associate’s level.
Historic note The totals also include virtual programs during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as students who received Gilman funds for programs that were later canceled or ineligible due to changes to the host location’s U.S. Department of State Travel Advisory.
Top Producer Results In alignment with IIE’s Research, Evaluations and Learning Team and Open Doors, the numbering shows the rank place for each institution. In cases of ties, the institutions share the same rank number.
The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program is a program of the U.S. Department of State with funding provided by the U.S. Government and supported in its implementation by the Institute of International Education (IIE).
