2006/07 - 2007/08
| Rank |
Destination |
2006/07 |
2007/08 |
2007/08 % of Total |
% Change |
|
WORLD TOTAL |
241,791 |
262,416 |
100.0 |
8.5 |
| 1 |
United Kingdom |
32,705 |
33,333 |
12.7 |
1.9 |
| 2 |
Italy |
27,831 |
30,670 |
11.7 |
10.2 |
| 3 |
Spain |
24,005 |
25,212 |
9.6 |
5.0 |
| 4 |
France |
17,233 |
17,336 |
6.6 |
0.6 |
| 5 |
China |
11,064 |
13,165 |
5.0 |
19.0 |
| 6 |
Australia |
10,747 |
11,042 |
4.2 |
2.7 |
| 7 |
Mexico |
9,461 |
9,928 |
3.8 |
4.9 |
| 8 |
Germany |
7,355 |
8,253 |
3.1 |
12.2 |
| 9 |
Ireland |
5,790 |
6,881 |
2.6 |
18.8 |
| 10 |
Costa Rica |
5,383 |
6,096 |
2.3 |
13.2 |
| 11 |
Japan |
5,012 |
5,710 |
2.2 |
13.9 |
| 12 |
Argentina |
3,617 |
4,109 |
1.6 |
13.6 |
| 13 |
Greece |
3,417 |
3,847 |
1.5 |
12.6 |
| 14 |
South Africa |
3,216 |
3,700 |
1.4 |
15.0 |
| 15 |
Czech Republic |
3,145 |
3,417 |
1.3 |
8.6 |
| 16 |
Austria |
2,810 |
3,356 |
1.3 |
19.4 |
| 17 |
India |
2,627 |
3,146 |
1.2 |
19.8 |
| 18 |
Ecuador |
2,813 |
2,814 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
| 19 |
Chile |
2,824 |
2,739 |
1.0 |
-3.0 |
| 20 |
Brazil |
2,524 |
2,723 |
1.0 |
7.9 |
| 21 |
New Zealand |
2,718 |
2,629 |
1.0 |
-3.3 |
| 22 |
Israel |
2,226 |
2,322 |
0.9 |
4.3 |
| 23 |
Netherlands |
2,139 |
2,038 |
0.8 |
-4.7 |
| 24 |
Switzerland |
1,771 |
1,942 |
0.7 |
9.7 |
| 25 |
Russia |
1,716 |
1,857 |
0.7 |
8.2 |
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Suggested citation: Institute of International Education. (2009). "Leading Destinations for U.S. Study Abroad Students, 2006/07-2007/08." Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. Retrieved from http://www.iie.org/opendoors