As of 2007, more that 300,000 Fulbrighters from approximately 180 countries have participated in the Fulbright Program since it began in 1946.

Hundreds of Fulbright alumni worldwide currently hold top positions in government, higher education, journalism, law, and the private sector.

18	Fulbright alumni have served as a head of state or government.
11	Fulbright alumni have been elected to the United States Congress.
1	Fulbright alumnus has served as Secretary-General of the United Nations.
1	Fulbright alumnus has served as Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
37	Fulbright alumni from ten countries are recipients of the Nobel Prize.
1	Fulbright alumnus is a recipient of an Olympic gold medal.