SIT Graduate Institute Quick Facts
SIT Graduate Institute Quick Facts
- Date founded: 1964*
- Date accredited by New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc. (NEASC): 1974
*History notes: Peace Corps founder Sargent Shriver was a participant in World Learning’s flagship program—The Experiment in International Living—and drew upon his experiences with The Experiment to create the Peace Corps model. Shriver invited The Experiment to help train the first Peace Corps Volunteers in 1961, and SIT developed out of that partnership.
| Fall 2012 Entering Class | |
|---|---|
| Intercultural Service, Leadership, and Management | 33 |
| International Education | 39 |
| Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation | 16 |
| Sustainable Development (Vermont campus) | 19 |
| Sustainable Development (Washington, DC center) | 44 |
| Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) | 30 |
| Total |
181 |
| International Student Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Vermont Campus | |
| International Students | 25% |
| Countries Represented* | 22 |
| Languages Spoken | 25 |
| Washington, DC Center | |
| International Students | 63% |
| Countries Represented* | 15 |
| Languages Spoken | 45 |
| Former Peace Corps Volunteers (all degrees) | 18 |
| Median Age (all degrees) | 31.5 |
*Countries represented include: Austria, Bahrain, Benin, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, China, Colombia, Ethiopia, Germany, Ghana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Kosovo, Liberia, Morocco, Nepal, Nigeria, Philippines, Rwanda, Spain, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Trinidad and Tobago, the United Kingdom, and Zimbabwe.
Career Development
SIT’s Career Services office provides career guidance, as well as job search, networking, and professional development assistance, including: resume writing assistance, workshops, and information on potential practicum placements.
Recent Alumni Positions
- Senior Grants Manager, International Rescue Committee (IRC), Erbil, Iraq
- External Affairs / Community Relations, FEMA, Northampton, MA
- ESL Professor , St. Louis Community College, St. Louis, MO
- Director of Studies , EMBI Language School, Korea
- Country Director, Action Aid, Monrovia, Liberia
- Senior Foreign Assistance Policy Analyst, Bread for the World, Washington, DC
- Intercultural Training Specialist & Adjunct Faculty, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
- Director of Women in Leadership, Center for Women in Government & Civil Society, New York, NY
- Emerging Markets Development Advisor, International Relations Fellow at King Hussein Foundation, Amman, Jordan
Costs and Financial Aid
Total Tuition for Two-Year Programs (as of 2012-2013)*
| Full-Time Vermont Campus programs | $42,640 |
| Washington, DC Center programs | $45,960 |
| International Education, Low Residency program | $36,600 |
| TESOL, Low Residency program | $32,600 |
*These rates do not include fees, room and board, housing, books and supplies, transportation or personal expenses.
- Percentage of students receiving financial aid: 90
- Amount of gift aid awarded by SIT annually: $1.3 million
Housing
- Percentage of students living on SIT’s Vermont campus*: 50
*SIT does not provide housing at its Washington, DC Center.
Phone:
802.257.7751
Admissions:
800.336.1616 (toll free in US)
802.258.3510 (outside the US)
TTY:
802.258.3388
Fax:
802.258.3428
Mailing Address:
PO Box 676, 1 Kipling Road
Brattleboro, VT 05302 USA