Global reach

The facts
  • More than 1,800 international students study at our colleges and universities.
    • We enroll 39% of the international full-time freshmen enrolled in Minnesota.
  • All of our member colleges are committed to international experiences. 
    • More than 4,600 students from our 17 schools studied abroad last year — that’s nearly three of every five Minnesota college students who study abroad.
    • Seven member institutions rank nationally for study abroad participation.
  • Our membership is expanding a new partnership with the first liberal arts college to be sanctioned in China in the past 60 years.