New College Of Florida Produces More Fulbright Scholars Per Capita Than Harvard, Yale

New College of Florida -- one of our top non-traditional colleges -- boasts six Fulbright scholars this year, making it a leader of the international academic program that awards scholarships to 1,500 applicants per year.

What's more, according to the Washington Post's analysis, the 800-student school has had more Fulbright scholars per capita in past years than Harvard or Yale.

The Post has more on the history of winner distribution:

A comprehensive list (.pdf) published last year by the Chronicle of Higher Education shows that Northwestern University produced the most Fulbright students in 2009-10 among research institutions, with 32; George Washington University was not far behind, with 23. No other D.C.-area university made the list.

One master's-level institution, College of Notre Dame of Maryland, ranked high among master's universities, with two Fulbrights.

What's your take? Did you apply for a Fulbright? Weigh in below.

Comments

[pitzeruncovered]

11:45 AM on 06/04/2010

21 Fulbrights from the graduating class of 2010, plus 2 recent alumni.

[MBA is King]

05:09 AM on 06/04/2010

Fulbrights and Bikinis!

Florida, here I come!

http://www.youtube.com/user/collegeisascam#p/u/2/DQgG3AZMj3g

[Lori Rodriguez]

12:43 AM on 06/04/2010

it's been said time and time again: the hardest part of the ivys is getting in. everyone knows those schools are a joke.

[spcfish]

11:28 AM on 06/04/2010

Exactly. An Ivy League degree means you did very well in high school and nothing else.

[jonrice]

11:53 PM on 06/03/2010

Not that I'm biased or anything (hehe),

But Pitzer College in Claremont, CA, a school of around 1000 students, had 21 Fulbright Scholars this year. Guess I'm that guy right now....

[cabaretchatnoir]

07:26 AM on 06/04/2010

I thought it was 23?

[pitzeruncovered]

11:47 AM on 06/04/2010

21 Fulbrights from the graduating class of 2010, plus 2 recent alumni.

**somebody can delete my other post.

[Danielp563]

01:14 PM on 06/04/2010

Congratulations! An impressive output of Fulbright Scholars by Pitzer. On the other hand, in-state tuition at New College is $4784, verses $35,912. So tuition at New College is 13.3% of Pitzers, Yet New College generates 29% of Pitzer's Fulbright output. So you've got to hand it to New College, they're delivering a lot of bang for the buck.

[jonrice]

06:10 PM on 07/02/2010

Very true! This is an impressive money to Fulbright ratio.