Trends in U.S. Study Abroad New York February 11, 2008 Daniel Obst, Director Membership and Higher Education Services Institute of International Education (IIE)
Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange IIE collects and publishes student mobility data annually in Open Doors, with support from the U.S. Department of State 58 years of trend data on international students and scholars on U.S. campuses 20 years of data on U.S. students abroad New data is available www.opendoors.iienetwork.org Institute of International Education
Who is counted? U.S. Study Abroad U.S. citizens and permanent residents enrolled for a degree at an accredited U.S. higher education institution who received academic credit towards their degree for study abroad during the 2005/06 academic year (including summer 2006).
U.S. Participation in Study Abroad is Increasing 250,000 200,000 150,000 100,000 50,000 0 85/86 87/88 89/90 91/92 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 223,534 U.S. students received academic credit for study abroad in 2005/06, an 8.5% increase over the previous year.
Destinations of U.S. Study Abroad Students Europe remains the leading host region for U.S. students studying abroad, with 58% of the total. Latin America 15% Asia 9% Oceania 6% Multiple Destinations 6% Africa 4% Middle East 1% Europe 58% North America 0.5%
Destinations of U.S. Study Abroad Students (cont.) Destination 2004/05 2005/06 % Change WORLD TOTAL 205,983 223,534 8.5 1 United Kingdom 32,071 32,109 0.1 2 Italy 24,858 26,078 4.9 3 Spain 20,806 21,881 5.2 4 France 15,374 15,602 1.5 5 Australia 10,813 10,980 1.5 6 Mexico 9,244 10,022 8.4 7 China 6,389 8,830 38.2 8 Germany 6,557 6,858 4.6 9 Costa Rica 4,887 5,518 12.9 10 Ireland 5,083 5,499 8.2 11 Japan 4,100 4,411 7.6 12 Greece 2,445 3,227 32.0 13 Argentina 2,013 2,865 42.3 14 Czech Republic 2,494 2,846 14.1 15 Austria 2,757 2,792 1.3 16 Chile 2,393 2,578 7.7 17 New Zealand 2,657 2,542 4.3 18 South Africa 2,304 2,512 9.0 19 Brazil 1,994 2,328 16.8 20 Ecuador 1,711 2,171 26.9 11 of the Top 20 destinations (highlighted in red) are outside Europe 19 of the Top 20 destinations showed an increase in 2005/06. Double digit increases: Argentina, China, Greece, Ecuador, Brazil, Czech Rep., Costa Rica Ecuador is new to Top 20.
Host Regions for US Study Abroad Students Host regions 1993/94 2004/05 Study Abroad Host Regions 93-05 70 60 Percent by Host Regions 50 40 30 20 10 Europe Latin America Oceania Asia Multiple Regions Africa Middle East North America 0 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 Institute of International Education
U.S. study abroad to destinations in Europe Country 2004/05 2005/06 % Change EUROPE 100,825 130,274 29.2 United Kingdom 32,071 32,109 0.1 Italy 24,858 26,078 4.9 Spain 20,806 21,881 5.2 France 15,374 15,602 1.5 Germany... 6,557... 6,858... 4.6... Norway 291 311 6.9 Romania 188 206 9.6 Croatia 102 177 73.5 Ukraine 89 172 93.3 Finland 260 150-42.3 Malta 100 133 33.0 Cyprus 129 125-3.1 Finland is the 24 th leading European destination as of 2005/06 145 Americans studied abroad in Finland in 1996, roughly the number as today Institute of International Education
Study Abroad Trends for Finland Number of U.S. Students Studying Abroad in Finland, 1994/95 to 2005/06 300 Number of Students Receiving Academic Credit 250 200 150 100 50 0 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Year
Study Abroad Destinations, 2005/06 >20,000 students 5,000 19,999 2,000 4,999 800 1,999 <800
Duration of U.S. Study Abroad 120,000 100,000 Short term programs have seen the largest growth in the past decade. 80,000 60,000 40,000 Mid length programs also continue to rise. 20,000 0 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 The number of students in long term programs has remained constant over the past decade. Short term Mid length Long term Short term: Summer, January term, 8 weeks or less Mid length: One, Two Quarters, One Semester Long term: Academic Year, Calendar Year
Barely 12,000 of U.S. graduate students, 6.5% of the study abroad total, received credit for study abroad in 2003/04 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 Academic level Master's 3.7 4.2 5.1 4.5 5.0 4.5 4.7 4.8 4.3 Graduate, Unspec. 3.2 3.3 2.6 3.2 2.7 3.1 3.3 3.4 1.7 Doctoral 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.5 Total Graduate 6,515 7,757 9,231 10,641 11,918 12,796 14,000 15,891 11,958 U.S. Study Abroad, Academic Level Profile 2003/04 Other Gr aduate 6.5% 2.5% Undergraduate Graduate Other Under gr aduate 91%
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