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Table 310.10. Number of U.S. students studying abroad and percentage distribution, by sex, race/ethnicity, and other selected characteristics: Selected years, 2000-01 through 2012–13
Sex, race/ethnicity, and other selected characteristics 2000–01 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 From 2002–03
to 2012–13
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
                          Percent change
in number of
students
Total number of students 154,168 174,629 191,231 205,983 223,534 241,791 262,416 260,327 270,604 273,996 283,332 289,408 65.7
Percentage distribution of students   Percentage-
point change
in student
distribution
Sex 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 35.0 35.3 34.4 34.5 34.5 34.9 34.9 35.8 36.5 35.6 35.2 34.7 -0.6
Female 65.0 64.7 65.6 65.5 65.5 65.1 65.1 64.2 63.5 64.4 64.8 65.3 0.6
                           
Race/ethnicity 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
White 84.3 83.2 83.7 83.0 83.0 81.9 81.8 80.5 78.7 77.8 76.4 76.3 -6.9
Black 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.8 4.0 4.2 4.7 4.8 5.3 5.3 1.9
Hispanic 5.4 5.1 5.0 5.6 5.4 6.0 5.9 6.0 6.4 6.9 7.6 7.6 2.5
Asian/Pacific Islander 5.4 6.0 6.1 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.6 7.3 7.9 7.9 7.7 7.3 1.3
American Indian/                          
Alaska Native 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 #
Two or more races 0.9 1.8 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.6 1.9 2.1 2.5 3.0 1.2
                           
Academic level 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Freshman 3.1 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.7 3.3 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.8 0.9
Sophomore 14.0 11.8 12.0 12.2 12.8 12.9 13.1 13.9 13.2 12.6 13.0 13.7 1.9
Junior 38.9 38.0 34.7 35.8 34.2 36.6 35.9 36.8 35.8 35.8 36.0 34.7 -3.3
Senior 20.0 20.2 19.3 19.6 19.8 21.3 21.3 21.6 21.8 23.4 24.4 24.7 4.5
Associate's students 0.9 2.1 1.6 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.2 1.1 0.1 0.2 1.1 1.1 -1.0
Bachelor's unspecified 13.5 15.3 16.3 15.2 14.9 12.5 13.4 11.3 11.0 10.3 8.4 8.4 -6.9
Master's level or higher 8.3 9.1 8.6 8.9 10.0 10.5 10.5 11.8 14.0 13.5 13.5 13.5 4.4
Other academic level 1.1 0.7 4.2 2.5 1.9 # 0.1 # 1.0 0.9 0.3 0.1 -0.6
                           
Host region 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Sub-Saharan Africa1 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.9 3.1 3.5 3.6 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.5 4.6 2.1
Asia2 6.0 5.6 6.9 8.0 9.3 10.3 11.1 11.4 12.0 11.7 12.4 12.4 6.8
Europe3 63.3 63.1 61.0 60.3 58.3 57.4 56.3 54.5 53.5 54.6 53.3 53.3 -9.8
Latin America4 14.5 15.3 15.2 14.4 15.2 15.0 15.3 15.4 15.0 14.6 15.8 15.7 0.4
Middle East and North Africa1,3 1.6 0.7 1.0 1.5 1.8 1.8 2.2 2.5 3.1 2.6 2.5 2.2 1.5
North America4,5 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.5 -0.2
Oceania 6.0 7.3 7.4 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.5 5.0 4.8 4.5 4.0 -3.3
Multiple destinations 5.6 5.1 5.5 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.7 6.0 6.5 6.8 6.4 7.3 2.2
                           
Duration of stay 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Summer term 33.7 32.7 37.0 37.2 37.2 38.7 38.1 35.8 37.8 37.7 37.1 37.8 5.1
One semester 38.5 40.3 38.1 37.5 36.9 36.3 35.5 37.3 35.8 34.5 35.0 33.6 -6.7
8 weeks or less during                          
academic year 7.4 9.4 8.9 8.0 9.5 9.8 11.0 11.7 11.9 13.3 14.4 15.3 5.9
January term 7.0 5.6 5.7 6.0 5.4 6.8 7.2 7.0 6.9 7.1 7.0 7.1 1.5
Academic year 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 4.3 4.1 4.1 3.8 3.7 3.2 3.1 -3.6
One quarter 4.1 3.8 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.1 3.0 2.5 2.4 -1.4
Two quarters 0.6 0.4 0.5 1.3 0.9 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.3 -0.1
Calendar year 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 -0.4
Other 0.8 0.6 0.3 0.5 1.3 0.1 # 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 -0.3
†Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
1 North Africa was combined with the Middle East to create the "Middle East and North Africa" category as of 2011-12, and the former "Africa" category was replaced by "Sub-Saharan Africa" (which excludes North Africa). Data for years prior to 2011-12 have been revised for comparability.
2 Asia excludes the Middle Eastern countries (Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, the Palestinian Authority, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen).
3 Cyprus and Turkey were classified as being in the Middle East prior to 2004-05 but in Europe for 2004-05 and later years. Data for years prior to 2004-05 have been revised for comparability.
4 Mexico and Central America are included in Latin America, not in North America.
5 Includes Antarctica from 2002-03 onward.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: Institute of International Education, Open Doors: Report on International Educational Exchange, 2014. (This table was prepared November 2014.)

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