Wartburg College is among the top 40 four-year U.S. colleges in two categories for students studying abroad, according to an Institute of International Education survey.

The 2014 Open Doors Report, conducted in partnership with the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, lists Wartburg as No. 16 for short-term study abroad and No. 39 for overall participation. Both rankings are for colleges offering only baccalaureate degrees during the 2012-13 school year, the most recent year to be surveyed.

Wartburg had 233 students take advantage of short-term study abroad opportunities, primarily with a four-week May Term course. Overall study abroad participation, including semester-long study, totaled 243 students. Included in the semester-long opportunities is Wartburg’s Diers Program, which offers complete cultural immersion in nontraditional settings — Australia and Tanzania — where students can undertake independent study and/or research.

“Wartburg is proud to offer such enriching experiences. Our students value that they don’t have to sacrifice anything to combine study abroad experiences with the rest of their educational program and still graduate in four years,” said Edith Waldstein, vice president for enrollment management. “They then take these life-changing experiences and apply them to their new careers or continued post-baccalaureate study.”

The Institute of International Education surveys about 1,500 universities in the U.S. The organization studies how many students from each institution studied in another country while also measuring how many students from other countries attend each institution. The rankings are split based on schools that offer bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degrees.