Study Abroad in The United States - Trends

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Despite flat overall study abroad numbers, there were notable increases in the numbers of U.S. students going to some of the less traditional destinations for study abroad in 2008/09. Double digit increases to host countries among the top 25 destinations include Argentina, Chile, Denmark, the Netherlands, Peru, South Africa and South Korea. Double-digit decreases among the top 25 host countries include Mexico (which experienced H1N1 virus outbreak that year), Austria and India.

The following tables represented the top 25 studied abroad destinations for U.S. students seeking academic credited in 2007/08 and 2008/09, according to the Institute of International Education.

Rank Destination 2007/08 2008/09 2008/09 % of Total % Change
World Total 262,416 260,327 100.0 -0.8
1 United Kingdom 33,333 31,342 12.0 -6.0
2 Italy 30,670 27,362 10.5 -10.8
3 Spain 25,212 24,169 9.3 -4.1
4 France 17,336 16,910 6.5 -2.5
5 China 13,165 13,674 5.3 3.9
6 Australia 11,042 11,140 4.3 0.9
7 Germany 8,253 8,330 3.2 0.9
8 Mexico 9,928 7,320 2.8 -26.3
9 Ireland 6,881 6,858 2.6 -0.3
10 Costa Rica 6,096 6,363 2.4 4.4
11 Japan 5,710 5,784 2.2 1.3
12 Argentina 4,109 4,705 1.8 14.5
13 South Africa 3,700 4,160 1.6 12.4
14 Czech Republic 3,417 3,664 1.4 7.2
15 Greece 3,847 3,616 1.4 -6.0
16 Chile 2,739 3,503 1.3 27.9
17 Ecuador 2,814 2,859 1.1 1.6
18 Austria 3,356 2,836 1.1 -15.5
19 Brazil 2,723 2,777 1.1 2.0
20 New Zealand 2,629 2,769 1.1 5.3
21 India 3,146 2,690 1.0 -14.5
22 Netherlands 2,038 2,318 0.9 13.7
23 Denmark 1,855 2,244 0.9 21.0
24 Peru 1,638 2,163 0.8 32.1
25 South Korea 1,597 2,062 0.8 29.1

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