Record High Number of American Students Studying Abroad, International Students at U.S. Colleges and Universities
Source: Institute of International Education (via U.S. Department of State)

International student enrollment in U.S. colleges and universities increased by 7 percent to a record high, and new student enrollment rose by 10 percent in academic year 2007-2008. A total of 623,805 international students were enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities, 6 percent higher than the previous record high from 2002-2003 and the largest one year jump ever (40,821) in the number of foreign students enrolled. Moreover, U.S. student participation in study abroad was up 8 percent in 2006-2007 from the previous year, to a new record total of 241,791. The number of Americans studying abroad has increased more than 150% during the past decade. These figures, covering academic year 2007-2008 for international students in the U.S. and academic year 2006-2007 for U.S. students abroad, were released today by the Institute of International Education (IIE) in its annual Open Doors survey.

+ Open Doors 2008 Fast Facts (PDF; 110 KB)
+ Data Tables: International Students 2008
+ Data Tables: International Scholars 2008
+ Data Tables: U.S. Study Abroad 2008

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