UW-Madison ranked sixth out of a list of 25 schools across the nation to produce the most Peace Corps volunteers for the ninth year in a row.
The university has been a top school on the list since the list was created in 2001.
Currently there are 81 alumni serving as volunteers and more than 2,848 have served since 1961. Only the University of California at Berkeley has produced more volunteers than UW-Madison.
The top spot on this year's list belongs to the University of Washington, which has 104 alumni working for the program.
UW-Madison is one of the only schools to offer a Peace Corps Master's International program in several disciplines, including life sciences communication, urban and regional planning, agronomy, animal science, forest ecology and management and horticulture. Students who participate in the program can combine Peace Corps service with graduate studies for credit.
