Company overview

WorldStrides provides educational travel and experiences to more than 530,000 students a year. Founded in 1967 by a middle school social studies teacher from Chicago, the company has since grown to become a leader in experiential learning for students of all ages throughout their lifetime learning journey. In addition to domestic and international travel and study abroad programs, WorldStrides offerings include performing arts, sports, language immersion, career exploration, and service-learning. Each of these experiences helps students to see beyond the classroom and to see the world – and themselves – in new ways. Our global team is 1,500+ strong, united by a passion for what we do. We work with students, parents, and teachers, and behind the scenes too, to deliver experiences that transform lives. Let's get out there - together!Community Guidelines We are happy to address questions you may have, but in order to foster a vibrant and useful online community, we’ve outlined a few guidelines to be followed when posting on the WorldStrides and affiliated brands' social channels . Any comments that are in violation of the guidelines will be removed, and repeat offenders may be blocked. Comments will be removed if they contain:•Profane, inappropriate, threatening or offensive language;•Violations of copyright or intellectual property rights;•Purposefully untrue or misleading statements;•Comments that are meant to derail or hijack constructive conversations;•Personal information of community members or WorldStrides employees; •Posts that link to potentially harmful sites.
Founded in 1967
Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
2.1K employees (107 in marketing)
44% recommend to a friend
26% positive business outlook

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People

Headcount trend

Company growth over the last 12 months

Headcount +3.3% year over year

Funding

Last raise

Private Equity, 8 years ago

Funding history

Nov 2017

Private Equity Round WorldStrides

Jan 1998

Private Equity Round WorldStrides

Audience

Monthly website visitors
300.8K
Month over month-6.1%
Quarter over quarter+83%
Top sourceDirect (49.4%)
Ad budget per month$19.4K
Average search rank45.7
Traffic source mix
Direct
49.4%
Search
42.9%
Referral
6%
Social
1.2%
Paid referral
0.4%

LinkedIn followers

Follower count and growth

Total followers

46.3K

12-mo growth

+68.8%

Monthly growth

+3.1%

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