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Turn Faculty-Led Study Abroad Into a Revenue and Retention Engine
We help universities redesign their global programs so more students go, more students stay, and every program pays for itself.
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Study Abroad Isn’t Failing Loudly. It’s Underperforming Quietly.
Most institutions believe in global education. Few have built it to perform.
Faculty-led programs run under-enrolled or subsidized. The same students go every year, and the students who would benefit most never do. Programs depend on one dedicated faculty member, one donor, or one overstretched office. Meanwhile, leadership sees a cost center instead of a strategic asset.
The causes are rarely about commitment. They’re about design:
Programs priced without a break-even model
Formats that don’t fit first-generation students, athletes, working students, or demanding majors
No pipeline for recruiting and preparing faculty leaders
Partner agreements and risk structures built one trip at a time
No data connecting global experience to retention and graduation
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What an Underbuilt Portfolio Costs Your Institution
Lost revenue: Well-designed faculty-led programs can generate significant revenue. Around 300 students a year can represent roughly $1 million in program revenue.
Lost students: Research links study abroad to stronger persistence and graduation. Every student who leaves is tuition you have to replace.
Lost competitive edge: As the college-age population shrinks, families compare institutions on distinctive experiences. Global programs can be a reason to choose you, and a reason transfer students do.
Lost equity: When only some students can access global experience, your mission and your outcomes fall short of each other.
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The Cross-Border Program Architecture Framework
A four-part approach that treats study abroad as institutional strategy, not a collection of trips.
Assess your current portfolio: costs, participation, margins, and who isn’t going and why.
Redesign the program mix: pricing, formats, and calendars that serve all your students, including those who can’t leave for a semester.
Build the infrastructure: a faculty leader pipeline, partner agreements, and risk structures, with legal support built in.
Embed it in strategy: metrics tied to revenue and retention, written into your strategic and sustainability planning.
This is not hiring another study abroad provider.
It’s creating strategic architecture for the programs your institution controls.
THE ENTRY ENGAGEMENT
Portfolio Diagnostic
A 4–6 week engagement that shows where your global programs are leaving revenue and retention on the table, and what to do about it.
Includes:
Stakeholder interviews with leadership, faculty, and international education staff
A full audit of program costs, pricing, and participation
Participation gap analysis: which students aren’t going and why
Revenue and break-even modeling
A cabinet-ready findings report
A strategic roadmap for your portfolio
Beyond the Diagnostic
Building What Lasts
For institutions ready to implement, engagements continue with:
Full Architecture Build: A 4–6 month redesign of your portfolio, pricing, faculty leader pipeline, and partnerships, with legal and risk support.
Leadership Advisory: Coaching for provosts and global program leaders who are building and running a revenue-generating portfolio.
Annual Advisory: Ongoing performance reviews, new partnerships, and strategic support so results hold year after year.
Every engagement is scoped to your institution.
WHO THIS IS FOR
Provosts and vice presidents for academic affairs
Deans responsible for global engagement or student success
Study abroad and international education directors
Directors of innovation or global partnerships
Ideal for institutions that:
Run faculty-led programs but struggle with enrollment or cost
Want to expand access for first-generation and underrepresented students
Are building or revising a strategic plan
See retention and enrollment as top priorities
Commonly Asked Questions
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No. We work with your team to strengthen what they’ve built and give them the strategy and structure they rarely have time to create.
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No. Providers are valuable for semester programs. My focus is your faculty-led portfolio, where your institution controls pricing, margin, and the student experience.
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Partner agreements and risk structures are developed with a legal partner who specializes in this area. We can also work with your institution’s legal team.
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The Diagnostic delivers findings and a roadmap in 4–6 weeks. Redesigned programs typically launch in the next program cycle.
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