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Study Abroad: Leading Destinations
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| Open Doors 2009 Report on International Educational Exchange |
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| Institute of
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| Figure 9C: Top
25 Destinations of U.S. Study Abroad Students, 2006/07 & 2007/08 |
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2007/08 |
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Destination |
2006/07 |
2007/08 |
% of Total |
Change |
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WORLD TOTAL |
241,791 |
262,416 |
100.0 |
8.5 |
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United Kingdom |
32,705 |
33,333 |
12.7 |
1.9 |
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Italy |
27,831 |
30,670 |
11.7 |
10.2 |
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| 3 |
Spain |
24,005 |
25,212 |
9.6 |
5.0 |
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| 4 |
France |
17,233 |
17,336 |
6.6 |
0.6 |
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| 5 |
China |
11,064 |
13,165 |
5.0 |
19.0 |
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| 6 |
Australia |
10,747 |
11,042 |
4.2 |
2.7 |
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Mexico |
9,461 |
9,928 |
3.8 |
4.9 |
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Germany |
7,355 |
8,253 |
3.1 |
12.2 |
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Ireland |
5,785 |
6,881 |
2.6 |
18.9 |
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Costa Rica |
5,383 |
6,096 |
2.3 |
13.2 |
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Japan |
5,012 |
5,710 |
2.2 |
13.9 |
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| 12 |
Argentina |
3,617 |
4,109 |
1.6 |
13.6 |
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Greece |
3,417 |
3,847 |
1.5 |
12.6 |
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| 14 |
South Africa |
3,216 |
3,700 |
1.4 |
15.0 |
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| 15 |
Czech Republic |
3,145 |
3,417 |
1.3 |
8.6 |
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Austria |
2,810 |
3,356 |
1.3 |
19.4 |
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India |
2,627 |
3,146 |
1.2 |
19.8 |
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Ecuador |
2,813 |
2,814 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
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Chile |
2,824 |
2,739 |
1.0 |
-3.0 |
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Brazil |
2,524 |
2,723 |
1.0 |
7.9 |
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New Zealand |
2,718 |
2,629 |
1.0 |
-3.3 |
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Israel |
2,226 |
2,322 |
0.9 |
4.3 |
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Netherlands |
2,139 |
2,038 |
0.8 |
-4.7 |
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Switzerland |
1,771 |
1,942 |
0.7 |
9.7 |
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Russia |
1,716 |
1,857 |
0.7 |
8.2 |
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