Scorecard

Green Peace Corps Among U.S. colleges having fewer than 5,000 students, Dartmouth ranks second in the nation in producing Peace Corps volunteers. Possible causes? Strong language and study-abroad programs, and perhaps Dartmouth's affinity for adventurous, outdoorsy students. The top ten producers of volunteers since the program began in 1961: 1. University of Chicago 519 2. Dartmouth 482 3. Oberlin College 407 4. Tufts University 359 5. Carleton College 354 6. St. Olaf College 351 7. Middlebury College 318 8. U. of Rochester 284 9. M.I.T 272 10. Emory University 257