In the academic year of 2019/2020, 147,345 U.S. students in the higher education system studied abroad in that year. In total, there were about 1.6 million students in U.S. higher education in that same academic year.
Number of U.S. students participating in study abroad programs and the U.S. higher education system in 2019/20
*Total enrollment of U.S. students (excluding international students) in higher education.
** Undergraduate degrees awarded to U.S. students (excluding international students).
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Institute of International Education. (November 15, 2021). Number of U.S. students participating in study abroad programs and the U.S. higher education system in 2019/20 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 12, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/237724/number-of-us-students-participating-in-study-abroad-programs/
Institute of International Education. "Number of U.S. students participating in study abroad programs and the U.S. higher education system in 2019/20." Chart. November 15, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 12, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/237724/number-of-us-students-participating-in-study-abroad-programs/
Institute of International Education. (2021). Number of U.S. students participating in study abroad programs and the U.S. higher education system in 2019/20. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 12, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/237724/number-of-us-students-participating-in-study-abroad-programs/
Institute of International Education. "Number of U.S. Students Participating in Study Abroad Programs and The U.S. Higher Education System in 2019/20." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/237724/number-of-us-students-participating-in-study-abroad-programs/
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