Table 310.10.

Number of U.S. students studying abroad and percentage distribution, by gender, race/ethnicity, and other selected characteristics: Selected academic years, 2000-01 through 2020–21

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	2019-201	2020-212
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
	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	162,633	14,549
	Percentage distribution of students
Gender	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	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	32.6	34.0
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	67.4	65.9
Nonbinary3	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	0.1
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	100.0	100.0
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	0.5	0.4
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	8.6	10.0
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	5.5	4.1
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	10.6	12.3
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	70.0	68.3
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	4.8	4.8
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	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	0.4
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	2.7	7.0
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	12.3	14.2
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	42.7	27.0
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	27.0	33.6
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	5.9
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	9.3	11.5
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	0.1	0.4
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	100.0	100.0
Sub-Saharan Africa4	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	3.3	2.4
Asia5	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	9.1	12.3
Europe6	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	57.9	66.3
Latin America7	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	13.4	11.0
Middle East and North Africa4,6	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	3.2	4.9
North America7,8	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	0.5	0.2
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	7.1	0.5
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	5.4	2.3
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	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	0.9	57.7
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	62.5	26.3
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	15.9	5.1
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	13.9	0.8
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	3.5	7.3
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	2.8	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	0.3	0.3
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	0.2	0.5
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	0.4

---Not available.

#Rounds to zero.

1Data were collected for the entire 2019-20 academic year, which coincides with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

2In 2020-21, global mobility was largely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic; U.S. postsecondary institutions suspended many study abroad programs to safeguard the health and well-being of students, faculty, and staff, as well as destination institutions, partners, and communities.

3Starting in the 2020-21 academic year, nonbinary students were reported separately.

4North 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.

5Asia 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).

6Cyprus 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.

7Mexico and Central America are included in Latin America, not in North America.

8Includes 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, selected years, 2001 through 2022. (This table was prepared January 2023.)