Founded in 1979 at Georgetown University, we became an independent non-profit organization in 1997 and are now one of the largest study abroad membership networks in the world.

As a trusted educational community, we are committed to helping students overcome the financial and academic barriers to study abroad. In partnership with our member institutions, we’re able to connect students to high-quality, academic programs at more than 325 universities in 54 countries.

Regardless of academic major, socio-economic status and geographic location, we believe no one should be held back from being able to study abroad. Since our founding, we have sent over 58,000 students abroad.