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Peace Corps ranks St. Lawrence University second among small schools for producing volunteers

Posted 3/10/18

CANTON -- The Peace Corps says St. Lawrence University ranked No. 2 among small schools on the agency’s 2018 Top Volunteer-Producing Colleges and Universities list. There are 15 St. Lawrence alumni …

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Peace Corps ranks St. Lawrence University second among small schools for producing volunteers

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CANTON -- The Peace Corps says St. Lawrence University ranked No. 2 among small schools on the agency’s 2018 Top Volunteer-Producing Colleges and Universities list.

There are 15 St. Lawrence alumni currently volunteering worldwide.

This is the fourth consecutive year that St. Lawrence has ranked among the top 25 small schools. This year marked a jump in rankings, up from No. 7 in 2017.

“Peace Corps service is a profound expression of the idealism and civic engagement that colleges and universities across the country inspire in their alumni,” said Acting Peace Corps Director Sheila Crowley. “As Peace Corps Volunteers, recent college and university graduates foster capacity and self-reliance at the grassroots level, making an impact in communities around the world. When they return to the United States, they have new, highly sought-after skills and an enterprising spirit that further leverages their education and strengthens their communities back home.”

Alumni from more than 3,000 colleges and universities nationwide have served in the Peace Corps since the agency’s founding in 1961. A total of 272 St. Lawrence alumni have served since the agency was founded.

The Peace Corps ranks its top volunteer-producing colleges and universities annually according to the size of the student body. Below find the top five schools in each category and the number of alumni currently serving as Peace Corps volunteers. View the complete 2018 rankings of the top 25 schools in each category here and find an interactive map that shows where alumni from each college and university are serving here.