Saint Ben’s Reaches Best Rank Ever As Fulbright Producer

For the seventh time in nine years, the College of Saint Benedict has been named a Top Producer of Fulbright U.S. Students by the Department of State – and this time it was the highest CSB has landed in the rankings.

Out of just 19 applications, eight Saint Ben’s students were offered Fulbright awards in 2022, placing Saint Ben’s in a tie for 18th among the 42 schools that received the designation. None of the schools above CSB on the list had fewer than 24 applications. Of the eight awards, five students accepted the appointment – including Valerie Doze ’21, who received a rare open study/research award to work at the Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences in Gottingen, Germany. Also accepting Fulbrights, which were English Teaching Assistant awards, were four 2022 graduates – Sarah Broghammer (Norway), Regan Dolezal

(Czech Republic), Kate Schiltz (Spain) and Brigid Smith (Colombia).

Saint Ben’s had six Fulbright offers in 2021, which ranked No. 24 – the school’s previous top designation, and was No. 30 in 2020. Since 2021, the data reflect awards offered rather than only those accepted, which was the case prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Our success is built on the quality of our students, the hard work they put into their applications, and the strength of our global and language programs,” said Dr. Phil Kronebusch, professor of political science and coordinator of competitive fellowships at CSB and SJU.