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Fulbright Awards Adorn Best Research Institutions

Posted on 2020-04-212020-10-30by Elise Rust
A track record of winning Fulbright Scholarships is a common metric of academic excellence and indicates the best opportunities for undergraduate research(1). On average, the top 10 doctoral institutions produced 29.9 Fulbright Students in 2019-20 while the top 10 small liberal arts colleges produced 13.7 students. Despite their small size, small liberal arts colleges had an acceptance rate of 39.80% compared to doctoral programs’ 27.49%. Both groups, however, produced scholars at a much higher rate than the national average thus demonstrating their excellence and focus on undergraduate research preparation.

2019-2020 Map of Fulbright Recipients:
Hover the Markers ↑ to see the Institution name.

Along with Fulbright Scholarships, access to funding and historical emphasis on undergraduate research are important metrics in determining the strength of a research institution. For example, Bowdoin College offers between $800 and 2,000 per student via grants whereas Bates College offers up to $300 per student per grant. Larger doctoral institutions have much larger budgets, with Harvard boasting $937 million for research and development in 2019, but this funding must be shared across faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates.

Table 1 (Data)

Table 1
Institution Awards Applicants Accepted
Doctoral
Georgetown U. 45 28%
Brown U. 38 31%
Princeton U. 31 32%
Villanova U. 30 33%
Columbia U. 29 22%
Harvard U. 27 22%
Stanford U. 27 36%
U. of Chicago 27 22%
Northwestern U. 23 24%
U. of Virginia 22 26%
Average 30 28%
Baccalaureate
Bates College 24 33%
Bowdoin College 17 39%
Middlebury College 15 48%
Smith College 15 63%
St. Olaf College 13 39%
Dickinson College 12 50%
Rhodes College 11 48%
Williams College 11 23%
Carleton College 10 29%
Colgate U. 9 26%
Average 14 40%
Top Fullbright-Student Producing Doctoral and Baccalaureate · Institutions (2019-2020):

Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education (paywall)
(1) The US Fulbright Scholarship is a government-sponsored research program that sends US students and scholars abroad to live, work, and engage with people of their research’s host country. It is a highly competitive program, with most reports estimating an award rate of 20%, and selection indicates an impressive background in research, thus reflecting highly on a students’ college or university.
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