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There were 2,193 American students studying in Italy in the academic year of 2020/2021, making it the most popular study abroad destination in that year. Spain, the United Kingdom, France, and South Korea rounded out the top five countries for study abroad in that academic year.

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Most popular destinations for U.S. students studying abroad in academic year 2020/21, by number of students

Characteristic	Number of U.S. students
Italy	2,193
Spain	2,089
United Kingdom	1,612
France	1,025
South Korea	977
Denmark	622
Costa Rica	565
Israel	539
Greece	418
Germany	412
China	382
Iceland	260
Mexico	248
Ireland	213
Belize	156
Dominican Republic	149
Ecuador	145
Luxembourg	136
Switzerland	131
Japan	124
Jordan	102
Taiwan	100
South Africa	89
Sweden	80
Czech Republic	79

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November 2022

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