Global Campus

Dickinson College has been committed to internationalism since its founding in 1783. Today, Dickinson has emerged as one of the nation’s top-three institutions for foreign-language majors, and it offers one of the world’s most respected off-campus study programs. Our global curriculum includes 13 foreign languages and a spectrum of interdisciplinary programs, such as international business & management and Africana, East Asian, Middle East, Latin American and Russian studies. However, students in all majors have ample opportunities to hone their linguistic and intercultural skills, whether on the internationally vibrant Carlisle campus, or within one of the college’s international partner communities. Students at Dickinson College learn from an internationally engaged faculty; think critically about global issues and problems; and act with intercultural competence and global sensitivity.

Study Abroad

Dickinson sponsors more than 40 programs on six continents and in 24 countries. These programs span the globe, capitalizing on a unique blend of program features that stem from Dickinson’s liberal-arts foundation. Fourteen of these programs are offered as both semester-long and academic-year opportunities. Learn More

Dickinson is also a leader in long-term sojourns abroad. In 2008 Dickinson ranked fourth among all baccalaureate institutions for the number of students who study abroad for a full academic year. Students may also participate in summer programs, globally integrated courses that include an international field experience and specialized global-mosaic programs that combine domestic study with international study. 

International Students and Scholars

The global community at Dickinson is enhanced by a growing international-student population representing 41 countries and frequent visits from international scholars, faculty and guests.  Dickinson’s Carlisle campus is a global community that prepares international students to live in a complex world that requires knowledge and understanding of diverse cultures, languages, arts and political processes. International students who live and study on Dickinson’s global campus encounter many opportunities to develop an awareness of other cultures and to acquire the skills needed to function in a global society.

Continuous Global Experience

It is often challenging for students returning from a semester or year abroad to find ways to integrate their international experiences into their everyday lives and into their academic studies. Dickinson has many globally focused clubs, events and courses that make the transition easier. Learn more

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