Leading institutions: by total number of students who study abroad - Special report: international education - Statistical Data Included

Black Issues in Higher Education, May 9, 2002

With increased resources, more students of color likely would take advantage of study abroad opportunities.

Top 20 Baccalaureate Institutions, 1999/00

Institution                     City               State   Study Abroad
                                                             Students

College of Saint Benedict
/Saint John's                   St. Joseph         Minn.       617
Saint Olaf College              Northfield         Minn.       558
Colgate University              Hamilton           N.Y.        503
DePauw University               Greencastle        Ind.        468
Middlebury College              Middlebury         Vt.         399
Carleton College                Northfield         Minn.       384
Gustavus Adolphus College       St. Peter          Minn.       372
Wesleyan University             Middletown         Conn.       356
Wellesley College               Wellesley          Mass.       347
Colby College                   Waterville         Maine       346
Union College                   Schenectady        N.Y.        336
Dickinson College               Carlisle           Pa.         329
Concordia College--Moorhead     Moorhead           Minn.       328
Davidson College                Davidson           N.C.        327
Bucknell University             Lewisburg          Pa.         322
Alma College                    Alma               Mich.       318
Colorado College                Colorado Springs   Colo.       317
Lewis & Clark College           Portland           Ore.        317
Lafayette College               Easton             Pa.         307
Luther College                  Decorah            Iowa        306

SOURCE: INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WWW.IIENETWORK.ORG,
WWW.OPENDOORSWEB.ORG

Note: Table made from bar graph.
Top 20 Master's Institutions, 1999/00

Institution                     City             State     Study Abroad
                                                             Students

University of Saint Thomas      St. Paul          Minn.        725
James Madison University        Harrisonburg      Va.          712
Elon College                    Elon College      N.C.         499
California Polytechnic
  State U./San Luis Obispo      San Luis Obispo   Calif.       473
Calvin College                  Grand Rapids      Mich.        470
Villanova University            Villanova         Pa.          427
Appalachian State University    Boone             N.C.         426
Truman State University         Kirksville        Mo.          425
University of Nebraska at
  Omaha                         Omaha             Neb.         410
University of Northern Iowa     Cedar Falls       Iowa         392
Grand Valley State University   Allendale         Mich.        388
Pacific Lutheran University     Tacoma            Wash.        354
College of Charleston           Charleston        S.C.         352
University of Dayton            Dayton            Ohio         348
Ithaca College                  Ithaca            N.Y.         344
University of Wisconsin
  --Eau Claire                  Eau Claire        Wis.         333
Loyola College in Maryland      Baltimore         Md.          326
Western Washington University   Bellingham        Wash.        322
University of Evansville        Evansville        Ind.         313
University of Wisconsin
  --Stevens Point               Stevens Point     Wis.         305

SOURCE: INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WWW.IIENETWORK.ORG,
WWW.OPENDOORSWEB.ORG

College administrators must work harder to move Black students into the international arena.

Top 20 Research Institutions, 1999/00

Institution                     City              State    Study Abroad
                                                             Students

Brigham Young University        Provo             Utah        1,967
Penn State University Park      University Park   Pa.         1,743
Michigan State University       East Lansing      Mich.       1,674
University of Texas at Austin   Austin            Texas       1,619
New York University             New York          N.Y.        1,471
University of Illinois at
  Urbana-Champaign              Champaign         Ill.        1,337
University of Wisconsin
  --Madison                     Madison           Wis.        1,297
University of North Carolina
  at Chapel Hill                Chapel Hill       N.C.        1,217
University of Pennsylvania      Philadelphia      Pa.         1,196
Florida State University        Tallahassee       Fla.        1,154
Indiana University at
  Bloomington                   Bloomington       Ind.        1,143
Ohio State University
  Main Campus                   Columbus          Ohio        1,106
University of Colorado at
  Boulder                       Boulder           Colo.       1,096
University of Notre Dame        Notre Dame        Ind.        1,069
University of Minnesota--
  Twin Cities                   Minneapolis       Minn.       1,058
University of Georgia           Athens            Ga.         1,058
University of Arizona           Tucson            Ariz.       1,053
University of Southern
  California                    Los Angeles       Calif.      1,049
Arizona State University
  --Main                        Tempe             Ariz.       1,014
Iowa State University           Ames              Iowa        1,003

SOURCE: INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
WWW.IIENETWORK.ORG, WWW.OPENDOORSWEB.ORG
Top 20 Doctoral Institutions, 1999/00

Institution                  City            State    Study Abroad
                                                        Students

Miami University             Oxford          Ohio         1,155
Boston College               Chestnut Hill   Mass.          800
Dartmouth College            Hanover         N.H.           667
George Mason University      Fairfax         Va.            659
Baylor University            Waco            Texas          566
Pepperdine University        Malibu          Calif.         562
Ball State University        Muncie          Ind.           555
Wake Forest University       Winston-Salem   N.C.           509
American University          Washington      D.C.           493
Southern Methodist
  University                 Dallas          Texas          457
San Diego State University   San Diego       Calif.         452
College of William & Mary    Williamsburg    Va.            440
Georgia State University     Atlanta         Ga.            438
Binghamton University--
  SUNY                       Binghamton      N.Y.           421
University of Denver         Denver          Colo.          393
Florida International
  University                 Miami           Fla.           382
University of San Diego      San Diego       Calif.         375
University of New
  Hampshire                  Durham          N.H.           373
Texas Christian University   Fort Worth      Texas          343
Western Michigan
  University                 Kalamazoo       Mich.          336

SOURCE: INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
WWW.IIENETWORK.ORG, WWW.OPENDOORSWEB.ORG

 

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