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Study Abroad: Fields of Study
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| Report on
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| Table 22 |
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| FIELDS OF STUDY
OF U.S. STUDY ABROAD STUDENTS, 1996/97 - 2006/07 |
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PERCENT OF U.S. STUDY ABROAD STUDENTS |
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| Field of Study |
1996/97 |
1997/98 |
1998/99 |
1999/00 |
2000/01 |
2001/02 |
2002/03 |
2003/04 |
2004/05 |
2005/06 |
2006/07 |
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| Social Sciences |
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20.3 |
20.1 |
20.3 |
21.9 |
21.3 |
22.6 |
22.6 |
21.7 |
21.4 |
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| Business & Management |
14.6 |
15.6 |
17.7 |
17.7 |
18.1 |
17.6 |
17.7 |
17.5 |
17.5 |
17.7 |
19.1 |
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| Humanities |
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14.6 |
14.5 |
14.5 |
13.8 |
13.3 |
13.3 |
13.3 |
14.2 |
13.2 |
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| Fine or Applied Arts |
7.1 |
7.7 |
8.0 |
8.6 |
8.5 |
8.5 |
9.0 |
7.6 |
7.6 |
7.5 |
7.7 |
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| Physical or Life Sciences |
6.8 |
7.0 |
7.4 |
7.4 |
7.1 |
7.6 |
7.1 |
7.1 |
7.1 |
6.9 |
7.3 |
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| Foreign Languages |
9.3 |
8.0 |
8.1 |
8.2 |
8.2 |
8.5 |
7.9 |
7.5 |
7.5 |
7.8 |
7.2 |
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| Education |
4.3 |
4.5 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
4.4 |
3.9 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
4.2 |
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| Health Sciences |
2.7 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.8 |
4.1 |
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| Engineering |
1.9 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
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| Math or Computer Sciences |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
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| Agriculture |
1.2 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
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| Other |
7.8 |
4.8 |
5.6 |
5.1 |
4.9 |
5.2 |
6.4 |
7.8 |
7.8 |
7.2 |
6.6 |
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| Undeclared |
3.9 |
4.2 |
4.3 |
5.1 |
4.5 |
3.8 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.1 |
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| Social Sciences &
Humanities* |
34.0 |
34.8 |
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| Dual Major |
4.9 |
4.3 |
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| Total |
99,448 |
113,959 |
129,770 |
143,590 |
154,168 |
160,920 |
174,629 |
191,321 |
205,983 |
223,534 |
241,791 |
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| *Social
Sciences & Humanities were combined until 1998/99. |
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