History of IFSA-Butler

Although IFSA-Butler is now one of the largest study abroad providers in the United States, our first program in spring semester 1989 had just 130 students at 17 universities in the United Kingdom and Australia. That same year, our inaugural National Advisory Council meeting convened with 41 participants. Within 10 years, IFSA-Butler had added programs in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, New Zealand and several countries in Latin America. In 2007 IFSA-Butler opened programs in Wales and Peru.

By 2002 our National Advisory Council incorporated more than 120 member institutions, and our Institutional Associate program included 31 U.S. universities. Today, our students (numbering nearly 3,200 each year) come from more than 350 universities in the United States and Canada and participate in nearly 90 IFSA-Butler programs in 14 countries.

The past 20 years have been good to IFSA-Butler, and we owe our success to the students, parents and advisors who have chosen our programs. We look forward to providing students with high quality study abroad opportunities for many years to come!