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Study Abroad: U.S. Student Profile
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Doors 2008 |
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| Report on
International Educational Exchange |
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| Table 24 |
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| PROFILE 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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| Characteristic |
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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| Academic level |
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| Junior |
41.3 |
42.2 |
40.3 |
39.8 |
38.9 |
40.7 |
38.0 |
34.7 |
35.8 |
34.2 |
36.6 |
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| Senior |
18.3 |
17.7 |
19.0 |
17.7 |
20.0 |
20.4 |
20.2 |
19.3 |
19.6 |
19.8 |
21.3 |
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| Sophomore |
12.8 |
13.4 |
13.2 |
13.6 |
14.0 |
13.6 |
11.8 |
12.0 |
12.2 |
12.8 |
12.9 |
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| Bachelor's, Unspecified |
14.7 |
13.2 |
13.3 |
15.6 |
13.5 |
11.0 |
15.3 |
16.3 |
15.2 |
14.9 |
12.5 |
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| Master's |
4.2 |
5.1 |
4.5 |
5.0 |
4.5 |
4.7 |
4.8 |
4.1 |
3.4 |
4.8 |
5.9 |
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| Freshman |
2.4 |
2.7 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
3.7 |
3.3 |
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| Associate's |
1.9 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
1.6 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
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| Graduate, Unspecified |
3.3 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
2.4 |
3.4 |
3.0 |
2.6 |
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| Graduate, Professional* |
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1.6 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
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| Doctoral |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
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| Other |
0.8 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
4.2 |
2.5 |
1.9 |
0.0 |
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| Sex |
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| Female |
64.9 |
64.8 |
65.2 |
64.6 |
65.0 |
64.9 |
64.7 |
65.6 |
65.5 |
65.5 |
65.1 |
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| Male |
35.1 |
35.2 |
34.8 |
35.4 |
35.0 |
35.1 |
35.3 |
34.4 |
34.5 |
34.5 |
34.9 |
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| Race/Ethnicity |
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| Caucasian |
83.9 |
84.5 |
85.0 |
83.7 |
84.3 |
82.9 |
83.2 |
83.7 |
83.0 |
83.0 |
81.9 |
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| Asian/Pacific Islander |
5.0 |
4.8 |
4.4 |
4.8 |
5.4 |
5.8 |
6.0 |
6.1 |
6.3 |
6.3 |
6.7 |
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| Hispanic |
5.1 |
5.5 |
5.2 |
5.0 |
5.4 |
5.4 |
5.1 |
5.0 |
5.6 |
5.4 |
6.0 |
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| African-American |
3.5 |
3.8 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.8 |
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| Multiracial |
2.1 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
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| Native American/Alaskan
Native |
0.3 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
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| Visa Students** |
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1.6 |
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| TOTAL |
99,448 |
113,959 |
129,770 |
143,590 |
154,168 |
160,920 |
174,629 |
191,231 |
205,983 |
223,534 |
241,791 |
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| * Captured for
the first time in 2003/04. |
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| ** Separate
data on visa students was collected in 1999/00. |
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