(30KB)| Table 225. | Number of U.S. students studying abroad and percentage distribution, by sex, race/ethnicity, academic level, host region, and duration of stay: 1996–97 through 2006–07 |
| Selected characteristic | 1996–97 | 1997–98 | 1998–99 | 1999–2000 | 2000–01 | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | Change 1996–97 to 2006–07 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Number | Percent change | |||||||||||
| Total | 99,448 | 113,959 | 129,770 | 143,590 | 154,168 | 160,920 | 174,629 | 191,231 | 205,983 | 223,534 | 241,791 | 143.1 |
| Percentage distribution | Change in percentage points | |||||||||||
| Sex | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | † |
| Male | 35.1 | 35.2 | 34.8 | 35.4 | 35.0 | 35.1 | 35.3 | 34.4 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 34.9 | -0.2 |
| Female | 64.9 | 64.8 | 65.2 | 64.6 | 65.0 | 64.9 | 64.7 | 65.6 | 65.5 | 65.5 | 65.1 | 0.2 |
| Race/ethnicity | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | † |
| White | 83.9 | 84.5 | 85.0 | 83.7 | 84.3 | 82.9 | 83.2 | 83.7 | 83.0 | 83.0 | 81.9 | -2.0 |
| Black | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 0.3 |
| Hispanic | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 0.9 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 1.7 |
| American Indian/ Alaska Native |
0.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Two or more races | 2.1 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | -0.9 |
| Visa students1 | † | † | † | 1.6 | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † |
| Academic level | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | † |
| Freshman | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 0.9 |
| Sophomore | 12.8 | 13.4 | 13.2 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 13.6 | 11.8 | 12.0 | 12.2 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 0.1 |
| Junior | 41.3 | 42.2 | 40.3 | 39.8 | 38.9 | 40.7 | 38.0 | 34.7 | 35.8 | 34.2 | 36.6 | -4.7 |
| Senior | 18.3 | 17.7 | 19.0 | 17.7 | 20.0 | 20.4 | 20.2 | 19.3 | 19.6 | 19.8 | 21.3 | 3.0 |
| Associate's students | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 0.8 |
| Bachelor's unspecified | 14.7 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 15.6 | 13.5 | 11.0 | 15.3 | 16.3 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 12.5 | -2.2 |
| Master's level or higher | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 2.7 |
| Other academic level | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 1.9 | # | -0.8 |
| Host region | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | † |
| Africa | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 1.6 |
| Asia2 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 6.8 | 5.6 | 6.9 | 8.0 | 9.3 | 10.3 | 4.2 |
| Europe3 | 64.6 | 63.8 | 62.8 | 62.5 | 63.3 | 62.7 | 63.1 | 61.0 | 60.3 | 58.3 | 57.4 | -7.2 |
| Latin America4 | 15.3 | 15.6 | 15.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 15.3 | 15.2 | 14.4 | 15.2 | 15.0 | -0.3 |
| Middle East3 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | -0.7 |
| North America4,5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | -0.1 |
| Oceania | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 1.3 |
| Multiple destinations | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 1.0 |
| 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 | † |
| Summer term | 32.8 | 33.8 | 34.6 | 34.2 | 33.7 | 34.4 | 32.7 | 37.0 | 37.2 | 37.2 | 38.7 | 5.9 |
| One semester | 40.2 | 38.4 | 39.8 | 38.1 | 38.5 | 39.0 | 40.3 | 38.1 | 37.5 | 36.9 | 36.3 | -3.9 |
| 8 weeks or less during academic year |
3.3 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 9.8 | 6.5 |
| January term | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 6.8 | # |
| Academic year | 10.7 | 9.5 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 4.3 | -6.4 |
| One quarter | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | -0.6 |
| Two quarters | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| Calendar year | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Other | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.1 | -1.1 |
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||
| #Rounds to zero. | ||||||||||||
| 1 In 1999-2000 only, separate data were collected on foreign students studying in the United States on visas who left the United States to study abroad for a period of time. | ||||||||||||
| 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, 2008. (This table was prepared June 2009.) | ||||||||||||