The University of Wisconsin-Madison ranked third on the Peace Corps’ annual list of top volunteer-producing, large U.S. universities for the second consecutive year.
UW-Madison has 103 graduates currently working overseas in 47 countries around the globe, according to a university press release. University of Washington and the University of Florida top the list this year, each sending 107 volunteers to serve abroad.
UW-Madison has made the top 25 list since the Peace Corps started ranking universities in 2001, and held the number one spot from 2001 to 2006.
Since the Peace Corps was established in 1961, approximately 3,070 UW-Madison alumni have served across the globe. UW-Madison falls short to University of California at Berkeley for most overall alumni volunteers.
Applications for graduating students looking to be considered for the remaining assignment openings for 2013 or for programs in 2014 are due Feb. 28.
Recruiters at UW-Madison will hold information sessions for interested students Feb. 14, March 5 and April 4 in the First Floor Masley Media Center of the Red Gym at 6 p.m.
