2000/01 - 2010/11
| FIELDS OF STUDY OF U.S. STUDY ABROAD STUDENTS, 2000/01 - 2010/11 |
| PERCENT OF U.S. STUDY ABROAD STUDENTS |
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| Field of Study |
2000/01 |
2001/02 |
2002/03 |
2003/04 |
2004/05 |
2005/06 |
2006/07 |
2007/08 |
2008/09 |
2009/10 |
2010/11 |
| Social Sciences |
20.3 |
21.9 |
21.3 |
22.6 |
22.6 |
21.7 |
21.4 |
21.5 |
20.7 |
22.3 |
22.9 |
| Business & Management |
18.1 |
17.6 |
17.7 |
17.5 |
17.5 |
17.7 |
19.1 |
20.2 |
19.5 |
20.8 |
20.5 |
| Humanities |
14.5 |
13.8 |
13.3 |
13.3 |
13.3 |
14.2 |
13.2 |
13.3 |
12.3 |
12.1 |
11.3 |
| Fine or Applied Arts |
8.5 |
8.5 |
9.0 |
7.6 |
7.6 |
7.5 |
7.7 |
8.4 |
7.3 |
8.3 |
8.2 |
| Physical or Life Sciences |
7.1 |
7.6 |
7.1 |
7.1 |
7.1 |
6.9 |
7.3 |
7.2 |
7.3 |
7.5 |
7.9 |
| Foreign Languages |
8.2 |
8.5 |
7.9 |
7.5 |
7.5 |
7.8 |
7.2 |
6.2 |
6.1 |
5.8 |
5.6 |
| Health Professions |
3.2 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.8 |
4.1 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.7 |
5.3 |
| Education |
4.4 |
3.9 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
4.2 |
4.1 |
4 |
4.1 |
4.2 |
| Engineering |
2.7 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
3.9 |
3.5 |
| Math or Computer Science |
2.0 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
| Agriculture |
1.6 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
| Undeclared |
4.5 |
3.8 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.1 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
4.5 |
2.7 |
| Other |
4.9 |
5.2 |
6.4 |
7.8 |
7.8 |
7.2 |
6.6 |
5.4 |
8.9 |
3.2 |
4.8 |
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| Total |
154,168 |
160,920 |
174,629 |
191,321 |
205,983 |
223,534 |
241,791 |
262,416 |
260,327 |
270,604 |
273,996 |
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Suggested citation: Institute of International Education. (2012). "Fields of Study of U.S. Study Abroad Students, 2000/01-2010/11." Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. Retrieved from http://www.iie.org/opendoors