Official Gap Year Colleges
Keep your eyes peeled for colleges and universities that hold GYA’s Official Gap Year College/University Seal, which identifies vetted higher education institutions that have a demonstrably favorable approach to the gap year option.
Past gap year students have chosen to attend these schools, and the schools themselves provide opportunities for experiential learning, a core component of a successful gap year. Official Gap Year Colleges work with GYA to grow the gap year movement through gap year research, scholarships for gap year alumni, and facilitation of an intentional return to campus after a gap year experience. These colleges have chosen to embrace and encourage students’ gap year choices, cultivating student bodies and campus cultures that are purposeful and mature.
Duke University recognizes the unique experiences and perspectives that students who take gap years bring to our community. According, Duke approves the overwhelming majority of requests from incoming first-year students hoping to defer their enrollment to Duke. The Duke Gap Year Program makes gap years more accessible by offering all incoming first-year students the opportunity to apply for funding to support eligible gap year activities of their choice. DGYP participants also have a chance to connect during their gap year and attend community-building events once they arrive on campus.
LIU Global is a four-year Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies combining full-time international immersion in 8 countries, with structured classroom time, field study, internships, and community service. The curriculum gives students freedom to explore their interests and passions, equipping them with the knowledge, empathy, and real-world skills needed to understand the challenges facing humanity as a whole, and empower graduates to become socially responsible global leaders in a richly diverse and increasingly complex world.
This is a place where you climb higher. Grow bolder. Make connections. A whole community dedicated to helping you explore who you’re meant to be. Come here to challenge yourself, open doors to professional opportunities, and find a niche where what you love meets what you do. McDaniel is a great place to land after your gap year.
UC3M is an innovative Spanish public university, known for high performance research and teaching leadership in internationalization with 80% of degrees taught in English or bilingual. It is certified with AACSB in Engineering, Finance & Accounting and Business Administration and with EUR-ACE in engineering degrees.With a 93% employability rate of its students, UC3M attracts the best students in Spain and holds the 12th position in Europe on the QS Ranking 50 under 50.
When students apply to Warren Wilson College having taken a gap year between high school and college, this counts favorably for an applicant. Some of the other benefits for gap year students at Warren Wilson College include: eligibility for special scholarships, a student organization for those who have taken a gap year, and student support services such as advising, counseling, or coaching to deferred students while they are away on a gap year.