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��ƷSM����ӰƬ has been , coming in at No. 4. In all: 2,131 ��ƷSM����ӰƬ alumni have served abroad as Peace Corps volunteers since the agency’s founding in 1961.

��ƷSM����ӰƬ has a long history of exceptional Peace Corps service, and for Pamela Civins, ��ƷSM����ӰƬ’s campus Peace Corps recruiter, the fit is a natural one.

“This 2024 ranking by the Peace Corps shows that ��ƷSM����ӰƬ students are invested in community service and helping make positive change in the world,” said Civins, a ��ƷSM����ӰƬ alumna and returned Peace Corps volunteer.

“College is a time for students to become lifelong learners, and the Peace Corps provides an opportunity for ��ƷSM����ӰƬ graduates to learn about a new culture, to learn a new language and to learn new skills,” Civins said. “It's an experiential learning opportunity that, in my opinion, is priceless.”

Peace Corp Prep

��ƷSM����ӰƬ is one of nearly 150 schools across the country that offers Peace Corps Prep, a partnership program dedicated to preparing undergraduates for service abroad.

Housed within the ��ƷSM����ӰƬ Center for Leadership, the undergraduate certificate program offers future U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer applicants sector-specific job skills, foreign language proficiency, intercultural competence and professional leadership development skills. As an official Peace Corps Prep program, earning the certificate is excellent preparation, and a likely advantage, for future Peace Corps volunteer applicants.

Launched in fall 2018, the program is open to all ��ƷSM����ӰƬ undergraduates, regardless of their major, minor, department, academic year or participation in other programs.

��ƷSM����ӰƬ also has a part-time Peace Corps strategic campus recruiter. Set up a meeting or learn more about hosting an information session by contacting Pamela Civins. She works part-time, and you can visit her in the UMC, Room 122, or email peacecorps@colorado.edu.

About the Peace Corps

President John F. Kennedy established the  in 1961, and more than 240,000 Americans have served in 144 countries worldwide. Peace Corps volunteers work alongside community members across the globe on projects in the areas of education, health, environment, agriculture, community economic development and youth development.

In 2024 the Peace Corps updated its tracking technology, resulting in changes to the numbers of volunteers recorded over time from U.S. colleges and universities.