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 2018–19

Sex, race/ethnicity, and other selected characteristics	2000–01	2007–08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	From 2008–09 to 2018–19
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
	Number of students													Percent change in number of students
Total	154,168	262,416	260,327	270,604	273,996	283,332	289,408	304,467	313,415	325,339	332,727	341,751	347,099	33.3
	Percentage distribution of students													Percentage-point change in distribution of students
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	100.0	†
Male	35.0	34.9	35.8	36.5	35.6	35.2	34.7	34.7	33.4	33.5	32.7	33.0	32.7	-3.1
Female	65.0	65.1	64.2	63.5	64.4	64.8	65.3	65.3	66.6	66.5	67.3	67.0	67.3	3.1
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	100.0	†
White	84.3	81.8	80.5	78.7	77.8	76.4	76.3	74.3	72.9	71.6	70.8	70.0	68.7	-11.8
Black	3.5	4.0	4.2	4.7	4.8	5.3	5.3	5.6	5.6	5.9	6.1	6.1	6.4	2.2
Hispanic	5.4	5.9	6.0	6.4	6.9	7.6	7.6	8.3	8.8	9.7	10.2	10.6	10.9	4.9
Asian/Pacific Islander	5.4	6.6	7.3	7.9	7.9	7.7	7.3	7.7	8.1	8.4	8.2	8.4	8.9	1.6
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.5	0.4	-0.1
Two or more races	0.9	1.2	1.6	1.9	2.1	2.5	3.0	3.6	4.1	3.9	4.3	4.4	4.7	3.1
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	100.0	†
Associate's	0.9	2.2	1.1	0.1	0.2	1.1	1.1	1.7	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.9	0.8
Freshman	3.1	3.5	3.4	3.5	3.3	3.3	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.6	4.0	4.2	4.1	0.7
Sophomore	14.0	13.1	13.9	13.2	12.6	13.0	13.7	13.1	13.1	12.7	13.2	12.8	13.2	-0.7
Junior	38.9	35.9	36.8	35.8	35.8	36.0	34.7	33.9	33.1	32.9	33.0	33.0	33.4	-3.4
Senior	20.0	21.3	21.6	21.8	23.4	24.4	24.7	25.3	26.4	27.7	27.4	28.2	29.4	7.8
Bachelor's, unspecified	13.5	13.4	11.3	11.0	10.3	8.4	8.4	9.1	9.3	9.1	8.6	7.8	6.2	-5.1
Master's or higher	8.3	10.5	11.8	13.6	13.5	13.5	13.5	12.7	12.1	12.1	12.3	12.1	11.6	-0.2
Other academic level	1.1	0.1	#	1.0	0.9	0.3	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2
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	100.0	†
Sub-Saharan Africa1	2.5	3.6	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.5	4.6	4.4	3.4	3.9	4.0	4.2	3.9	-0.3
Asia2	6.0	11.1	11.4	12.0	11.7	12.4	12.4	11.9	11.4	11.1	11.6	11.2	11.7	0.3
Europe3	63.3	56.3	54.5	53.5	54.6	53.3	53.3	53.3	54.5	54.4	54.4	54.9	55.7	1.2
Latin America4	14.5	15.3	15.4	15.0	14.6	15.8	15.7	16.2	16.0	16.3	15.5	14.9	13.8	-1.6
Middle East and North Africa1,3	1.6	2.2	2.5	3.1	2.6	2.5	2.2	2.1	2.2	1.9	2.1	2.1	2.3	-0.2
North America4,5	0.7	0.4	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.1
Oceania	6.0	5.3	5.5	5.0	4.8	4.5	4.0	3.9	4.0	4.2	4.4	4.3	4.4	-1.1
Multiple destinations	5.6	5.7	6.0	6.5	6.8	6.4	7.3	7.7	7.9	7.6	7.5	7.9	7.5	1.5
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	100.0	†
Summer term	33.7	38.1	35.8	37.8	37.7	37.1	37.8	38.1	39.0	38.0	38.5	38.5	38.6	2.8
One semester	38.5	35.5	37.3	35.8	34.5	35.0	33.6	31.9	31.8	31.9	30.7	30.3	30.7	-6.6
8 weeks or less during      academic year	7.4	11.0	11.7	11.9	13.3	14.4	15.3	16.5	16.7	17.4	18.8	19.0	19.3	7.6
January term	7.0	7.2	7.0	6.9	7.1	7.0	7.1	7.5	7.4	7.4	7.1	7.0	6.9	-0.1
Academic year	7.3	4.1	4.1	3.8	3.7	3.2	3.1	2.9	2.5	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.1	-2.0
One quarter	4.1	3.4	3.3	3.1	3.0	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.2	2.3	2.2	2.4	1.8	-1.5
Two quarters	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.3	-0.2
Calendar year	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1
Other	0.8	#	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.3	#	0.1	0.4	0.2	0.3	0.1	-0.1

†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 Territories, 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 2000-01 have been revised for comparability.

4 Mexico and Central America are included in Latin America, not in North America.

5 Includes Antarctica.

NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.

SOURCE: Institute of International Education, Open Doors: Report on International Educational Exchange, 2020. (This table was prepared January 2021.)