Global Engagement Data: College of Liberal Arts (CLA)

CLA International Student Data

CLA International Students: Top 5 Countries of Origin

2024-2025 Academic Year

  1. China: 2 Undergraduate, 14 Graduate
  2. Saudi Arabia: 14 Undergraduate, 0 Graduate
  3. Bangladesh: 0 Undergraduate, 10 Graduate
  4. India: 3 Undergraduate, 7 Graduate
  5. Kuwait: 7 Undergraduate, 0 Graduate

2023-2024 Academic Year

  1. China: 5 Undergraduate, 12 Graduate
  2. India: 4 Undergraduate, 9 Graduate
  3. Saudi Arabia: 11 Undergraduate, 0 Graduate
  4. Ghana: 0 Undergraduate, 7 Graduate
  5. South Korea: 3 Undergraduate, 4 Graduate

CLA International Students: Total Numbers

2024-2025 Academic Year

150 Residential instruction international students in the CLA

67 Undergraduate Students

84 Graduate Students

49 Countries Represented

2023-2024 Academic Year

154 Residential instruction international students in the CLA

65 Undergraduate Students

89 Graduate Students

51 Countries Represented

CLA International Students By Department

2024-2025 (Online & Residential)

  • 45 – Economics (41 Residential, 4 Online)
  • 21 – Sociology (20 Residential, 1 Online)
  • 16 – Journalism & Media Communications (15 Residential, 1 Online)
  • 16 – Political Science (14 Residential, 2 Online)
  • 15 – English (All Residential)
  • 13 – Music, Theatre & Dance (8 Residential, 5 Online)
  • 9 – Communication Studies (All Residential)
  • 9 – College of Liberal Arts (6 Residential, 3 Online)
  • 9 – Anthropology & Geography (8 Residential, 1 Online)
  • 8 – Languages, Literatures & Cultures (All Residential)
  • 4 – History (All Residential)
  • 4 – Arts Management (2 Residential, 2 Online)
  • 2 – Art & Art History (All Residential)

2023-2024 (Online & Residential)

  • 54 – Economics (48 Residential, 6 Online)
  • 20 – Journalism & Media Communications (17 Residential, 3 Online)
  • 18 – Sociology (17 Residential, 1 Online)
  • 16 – English (All Residential)
  • 12 – Political Science (11 Residential, 1 Online)
  • 11 – College of Liberal Arts (8 Residential, 3 Online)
  • 10 – Music, Theatre & Dance (8 Residential, 2 Online)
  • 9 – Anthropology & Geography (8 Residential, 1 Online)
  • 9 – Communication Studies (All Residential)
  • 4 – Arts Management (2 Residential, 2 Online)
  • 4 – Languages, Literatures & Cultures (All Residential)
  • 3 – Art & Art History (All Residential)
  • 3 – History (All Residential)

CLA Education Abroad Data

CLA: Top 5 Destinations for Education Abroad

2024-2025 Academic Year

  1. Spain: 80 Students
  2. Italy: 60 Students
  3. United Kingdom: 43 Students
  4. France 23 Students
  5. Japan/Czech Republic: 22 Students each

2023-2024 Academic Year

  1. Italy: 72 Students
  2. United Kingdom: 37 Students
  3. Spain: 22 Students
  4. Czech Republic: 20 Students
  5. Japan/Ireland: 14 Students each

CLA: Education Abroad Participation by major

2024-2025

  • 48 – Journalism & Media Communication
  • 41 – Art
  • 35 – Music
  • 33 – Sociology
  • 32 – History
  • 32 – Political Science
  • 24 – English
  • 18 – International Studies
  • 15 – Anthropology
  • 14 – Communication Studies
  • 12 – Economics
  • 11 – Languages, Literatures, & Cultures
  • 5 – Interdisciplinary Liberal Arts
  • 4 – Theatre
  • 3 – Dance
  • 3 – Ethnic Studies
  • 3 – Women & Gender Studies
  • 2 – Geography
  • 1 – Mathematics

2023-2024

  • 35 – Journalism & Media Communication
  • 32 – Political Science
  • 28 – Art
  • 25 – International Studies
  • 25 – Sociology
  • 21 – Communication Studies
  • 21 – English
  • 17 – Languages, Literatures, & Cultures
  • 16 – Theatre
  • 14 – Anthropology
  • 11 – History
  • 9 – Economics
  • 7 – Interdisciplinary Liberal Arts
  • 5 – Philosophy
  • 3 – Dance
  • 3 – Women & Gender Studies
  • 1 – Ethnic Studies
  • 1 – Geography
  • 1 – Music

*38 Graduate level students also participated in Education Abroad

*29 Graduate level students also participated in Education Abroad

CLA Education Abroad Programs

In 2024-2025, CLA led the following Staff and Faculty-led Education Abroad Programs

Art in Italy

Art in Japan

Communication in Rome – Italy

Comparative Legal Studies in Italy – Pompeii

Criminology and Criminal Justice in Prague

Cultural Studies in Japan

Hadrian’s Wall in England

International Media Studies in Europe

International Travel Journalism in Croatia

Japanese Language & Culture in Kagawa

Life & Death of a Roman City

Roman History in Italy

Summer in Oxford – United Kingdom

World War II in Europe

Colorado State ran 45 staff and faculty-led programs in 2024-2025, CLA led 14 of these 45 programs – 31%.