Middlebury College
University Information
Each year more than 50% of the junior class at Middlebury studies abroad in more than 40 countries at more than 90 different programs and universities.
Mission Statement:
International Programs supports Middlebury’s mission to cultivate the intellectual, creative, physical, ethical, and social qualities essential for leadership in a rapidly changing global community. A student’s study abroad experience should be an integral and coherent part of his or her academic program at Middlebury, enhancing the on-campus curriculum and supporting a liberal arts education. To achieve these ends, Middlebury students study abroad on academically substantive programs that foster cultural and linguistic integration.
Middlebury Schools Abroad:
Middlebury has Schools Abroad at more than 40 universities in Argentina, Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, China, France, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Morocco, Russia, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Uruguay.
Externally-Sponsored (Non-Middlebury) Programs:
Each year a significant number of Middlebury students study abroad on externally-sponsored programs (programs other than Middlebury Schools Abroad) in countries such as Australia, Botswana, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Ghana, Greece, Ireland, Kenya, Madagascar, Mongolia, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Peru, South Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and more!
Important Dates and Deadlines
Middlebury Students Study Abroad Deadline: FEBRUARY 1 (to study abroad the following fall, spring, or academic year)
Visit http://www.middlebury.edu/international/sa for more information.
"Fake people exist all over the world. Don’t believe in what your home institution boasts about, that’s propaganda. "
Sylvia Choi Middlebury College
"I gained experience in independence and understanding myself. It was worthwhile"
A student Middlebury College
"How to integrate into a different culture. "
A student Middlebury College
"Eye-opening experience, cultural awareness, exposure, and language acquisition. "
A student Middlebury College
"I became fluent in Spanish and gained a new sense of my strength and independence."
A student Middlebury College
"I have so many new friends and am obsessed with Denmark, and I know what I want to do for my career!"
A student Middlebury College
"An understanding of just how vast and diverse the world is, and of the remarkable ways that foreign cultures can feel both extremely similar and extremely different from my own."
A student Middlebury College
"I got engaged! and spent a year in England! and went for walks in the same parks where the greatest minds in history walked off their hangovers! Definitely worthwhile."
A student Middlebury College
"I learned a lot about being patient and what I need to be healthy and happy in a time of intense transition. My Spanish speaking abilities did improve. I learned about living relatively independently in a city. I gained some really wonderful friends. Even though it was really difficult sometimes, it was a really worthwhile exper..."
Miles Meijer Middlebury College
"Learned about local culture and improved my reading and formal grammar. Was worthwhile to make friendships with locals."
A student Middlebury College
"I learned how to be more independent and how to be more confident of my French language skills. "
Meron Benti Middlebury College
"Chinese skills, maybe worth it"
A student Middlebury College
"I learned Arabic, and yeah"
A student Middlebury College
"I gained a new family, a new home, new friends. I improved my French. I gained an understanding of the discrepancy between what people think of Cameroon and what the reality is. I learned and lived daily political corruption but was able to "
A student Middlebury College
"I learned a ton about careers in Museum Studies, and about British culture and history. "
Roo Weed Middlebury College
"Learned to be independent, experienced much of european life for the first time"
A student Middlebury College
"Super worthwhile, gained a lot of knowledge about Eastern Europe and also learned a lot about how I can be independent and navigate a foreign country. "
A student Middlebury College
"Sweden is a wonderful country with lovely people. It is very cold and dark during spring semester. "
A student Middlebury College
"I loved meeting all of my international friends, being able to explore a mid-sized city and a new way of life, and have access to cities that I have only dreamed about. "
A student Middlebury College
"I learned how to live independently and fulfillingly in China. "
Travis Wayne Sanderson Middlebury College
"I learned a lot about how to budget and how to travel."
A student Middlebury College
"Love, compassion, and tolerance/acceptance for all things. South Africa Study Abroad redefined my definition of happiness and internal peace. The true method of knowledge is experiment. "
A student Middlebury College
"It was worthwhile and I learned to be more independent by living on my own and studying in a whole new university/city/country."
A student Middlebury College
"It was a worldly experience, I gained confidence in traveling and meeting new people, a great knowledge of czech culture and european history, and I will forever love of Europe and can't wait to be back!"
Abbie Rosenbaum Middlebury College
