The most recent Open Doors report, which is released annually by the Institute of International Education, has shown a marked increase in the number of students choosing non-traditional study abroad options. This comes in step with an upward shift in the overall number of students choosing to go abroad. This installment of By the Numbers takes a look at the statistics, both nationally and at Tufts, behind the trend.
45: Percentage of Tufts students who study abroad during their junior year
8,830: Number of students studying abroad in China 2005-06
11,064: Number of students studying abroad in China 2006-07
25.3: Percentage growth over one year in students studying in China
Under 100,000: Number of students studying abroad in 1996-97
241,791: Number of students studying abroad in 2006-07
5: Number of students participating in the Tufts-in-China program in 2002
18: Number of students participating in the Tufts-in-China program in 2008
Countries in which the number of American students studying abroad increased by more than 20 percent between the 2005-06 and 2006-07 academic years: China, Argentina, South Africa, Ecuador and India.
-Compiled by Jess Bidgood
