Villanova University Named Top Producer of Fulbright U.S. Students for 17th Consecutive Year
VILLANOVA, Pa. (February 25, 2025)—Villanova University has been named a top producer of Fulbright U.S. Students for a 17th consecutive year, as recently announced by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA). The Fulbright Program is the U.S. government’s flagship international educational exchange program and top-producing colleges and universities are highlighted annually in The Chronicle of Higher Education. Villanova had 18 Fulbright recipients for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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“Villanova’s recognition as a top producer of Fulbright recipients is a testament to our students’ dedication to academic excellence, service and global engagement,” said University President the Rev. Peter M. Donohue, OSA, PhD. “Our students and alumni continue to distinguish themselves as scholars and leaders, using their Villanova education to foster meaningful connections across cultures and make lasting impacts worldwide. I extend my sincere congratulations to this year’s Fulbright recipients and to the dedicated faculty and staff who support them in achieving this prestigious honor.”
The Fulbright competition is administered at Villanova through the Center for Research and Fellowships (CRF). In the current Fulbright application cycle, 46 of Villanova’s 99 applicants have been named semi-finalists for the award and will be notified over the next three months if they are selected to go abroad during the 2025-2026 academic year.
The Fulbright Program was established in 1946 to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries and is the world’s largest and most diverse international educational exchange program. The primary source of funding for the Fulbright Program is an annual appropriation made by the U.S. Congress to the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
Since its inception, over 400,000 people from all backgrounds—recent university graduates, teachers, scientists and researchers, artists, and more—have participated in the Fulbright Program and returned to their home countries with an expanded worldview, a deep appreciation for their host country and its people, and a new network of colleagues and friends.
Fulbright is active in more than 160 countries worldwide and partners with participating governments, host institutions, corporations, and foundations in foreign countries and in the United States. Many of these organizations also provide direct and indirect support. ECA sponsors the Fulbright program, and several non-profit, cooperative partners implement and support the program on the Bureau’s behalf. For more information about the Fulbright Program, visit https://fulbrightprogram.org.
About Villanova University: Since 1842, Villanova University’s Augustinian Catholic intellectual tradition has been the cornerstone of an academic community in which students learn to think critically, act compassionately and succeed while serving others. There are more than 10,000 undergraduate, graduate and law students in the University's six colleges—the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Villanova School of Business, the College of Engineering, the M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing, the College of Professional Studies and the Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law. Ranked among the nation’s top universities, Villanova supports its students’ intellectual growth and prepares them to become ethical leaders who create positive change everywhere life takes them. For more, visit www.villanova.edu.