Let’s assume that all 2,279 of our full-time traditional undergraduate students traveled home for the holidays. How far did they go*?

Average distance (international addresses) – 3,123 miles

Average distance (U.S. addresses) – 132 miles

Average distance (all students) -192 miles

Total mileage traveled – 464,849 miles

5 Farthest cities:

Victoria, Australia – 10,543 miles

Maguindanao, Philippines – 8,863 miles

Phnom Penh, Cambodia – 8,697 miles

Guangzhou, China – 7,889 miles

Pretoria, South Africa – 7,848 miles

Representing the 4 corners of the U.S.:

San Anselmo, CA – 2,704 miles

Sammamish, WA – 2,375 miles

Key Biscayne, FL – 1,280 miles

Houlton, ME – 288 miles

Representing 6 continents:

Victoria, Australia (Australia) – 10,543 miles

Pretoria, South Africa (Africa) – 7,848 miles

Beijing, China (Asia) – 6,727 miles

Athens, Greece (Europe) – 5,647 miles

Quito, Ecuador (South America) – 2,997 miles

Panama, Panama (North America) – 2,383 miles

*Distances calculated by comparing latitude and longitude between zip codes or cities, a.k.a. “as the crow flies”.