RELEASE ON RECEIPT January 5, 1999		Oberlin: A Top College for 1998 Peace Corps Volunteers Media Contact: Mark Graham
	Press Release Archives		Oberlin is third overall for volunteers throughout Peace Corps' history. OBERLIN, OHIO--Oberlin College--with 19 graduates currently serving in the Peace Corps--ranks number six nationally on The 1998 List of Smaller Colleges and Universities with Graduates Currently Serving as Peace Corps Volunteers. Smaller colleges are ones with fewer than 5,000 undergraduates. 1. American University 2. University of Chicago 3. Carleton College 4. Tufts University 4. Colorado College 6. Oberlin College 7. Whitman College 8. St. Olaf College 9. University of Richmond 9. Lewis & Clark College 9. Smith College 36 23 21 20 20 19 18 17 15 15 15 Among the same group, Oberlin remains the third most-popular alma mater for Peace Corps volunteers throughout the organization's 37-year history. Dartmouth College and the University of Chicago top the overall list for small colleges and universities. Volunteerism is the norm at Oberlin. More than 1,000 of the college's roughly 2,900 students participate in community service projects each year. Nearly 6,700 Peace Corps volunteers are serving in 80 countries, working to help fight hunger, bring clean water to communities, teach children, help start new small businesses, and stop the spread of AIDS. Since 1961, more than 150,000 Americans have joined the Peace Corps. Nearly all of them have been college graduates. American University topped the 1998 list with 36 graduates in the corps. University of Chicago is second with 23; followed by Carleton College (21); and Tufts University and Colorado College (both 20).