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U.S. Study Abroad: Leading Institutions by Institutional Type

2008/09

INSTITUTIONS BY TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDY ABROAD STUDENTS: TOP 40 DOCTORATE INSTITUTIONS, 2008/09
Rank Institution City State Total Study Abroad Students
1 New York University New York NY 3,524
2 Michigan State University East Lansing MI 2,610
3 University of California - Los Angeles Los Angeles CA 2,371
4 University of Washington Seattle WA 2,349
5 University of Southern California Los Angeles CA 2,348
6 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Minneapolis MN 2,347
7 University of Texas - Austin Austin TX 2,322
8 University of Wisconsin - Madison Madison WI 2,230
9 Penn State University - University Park University Park PA 2,181
10 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Ann Arbor MI 2,116
11 Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington IN 2,028
12 University of Florida Gainesville FL 2,004
13 University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign Champaign IL 1,999
14 University of Arizona Tucson AZ 1,972
15 Brigham Young University Provo UT 1,957
16 University of Georgia Athens GA 1,946
17 Miami University Oxford OH 1,932
18 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA 1,857
19 Boston University Boston MA 1,852
20 Ohio State University - Main Campus Columbus OH 1,758
21 University of Maryland - College Park College Park MD 1,740
22 San Diego State University San Diego CA 1,673
23 Georgetown University Washington DC 1,653
24 University of Virginia - Main Campus Charlottesville VA 1,637
25 Florida State University Tallahassee FL 1,513
26 University of Delaware Newark DE 1,495
27 Syracuse University Syracuse NY 1,474
28 University of Kansas Lawrence KS 1,468
29 University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC 1,434
30 University of Notre Dame Notre Dame IN 1,421
31 University of California - Davis Davis CA 1,412
32 George Washington University Washington DC 1,396
33 Texas A&M University College Station TX 1,388
34 Arizona State University Tempe AZ 1,361
35 Northeastern University Boston MA 1,322
36 University of Pittsburgh - Main Campus Pittsburgh PA 1,287
37 University of Iowa Iowa City IA 1,283
38 University of Colorado - Boulder Boulder CO 1,279
39 Purdue University - Main Campus West Lafayette IN 1,208
40 University of San Diego San Diego CA 1,198
INSTITUTIONS BY TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDY ABROAD STUDENTS: TOP 40 MASTER'S INSTITUTIONS, 2008/09
Rank Institution City State Total Study Abroad Students
1 Elon University Elon College NC 1,092
2 Villanova University Villanova PA 872
3 James Madison University Harrisonburg VA 859
4 California State University - Long Beach Long Beach CA 824
5 California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo CA 809
6 Arcadia University Glenside PA 698
7 Appalachian State University Boone NC 668
8 Lee University Cleveland TN 634
9 Hamline University Saint Paul MN 626
10 Kennesaw State University Kennesaw GA 618
11 Grand Valley State University Allendale MI 596
12 College of Charleston Charleston SC 571
13 University of North Carolina - Wilmington Wilmington NC 559
14 Central Connecticut State University New Britain CT 525
15 Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles CA 508
16 Texas State University - San Marcos San Marcos TX 506
17 Bentley University Waltham MA 474
17 University of Wisconsin - La Crosse La Crosse WI 474
19 Seattle University Seattle WA 465
20 Suffolk University Boston MA 460
21 Webster University St. Louis MO 459
22 San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 458
23 University of North Florida Jacksonville FL 446
24 Gonzaga University Spokane WA 442
25 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock PA 429
26 Ithaca College Ithaca NY 428
27 Quinnipiac University Hamden CT 427
28 Johnson and Wales University Providence RI 424
28 Truman State University Kirksville MO 424
30 University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Stevens Point WI 423
31 St. Cloud State University St. Cloud MN 408
32 University of Redlands Redlands CA 405
32 Western Kentucky University Bowling Green KY 405
34 Chapman University Orange CA 392
34 University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Eau Claire WI 392
36 University of Minnesota - Duluth Duluth MN 384
37 Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma WA 377
38 San Jose State University San Jose CA 374
39 Towson University Towson MD 372
40 Western Washington University Bellingham WA 369
INSTITUTIONS BY TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDY ABROAD STUDENTS: TOP 40 BACCALAUREATE INSTITUTIONS, 2008/09
Rank Institution City State Total Study Abroad Students
1 Saint Olaf College Northfield MN 680
2 University of Richmond Richmond VA 606
3 Calvin College Grand Rapids MI 587
4 Oberlin College Oberlin OH 552
5 College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University St. Joseph MN 550
6 Taylor University Upland IN 476
7 Messiah College Grantham PA 474
8 Bucknell University Lewisburg PA 470
9 Colby College Waterville ME 459
10 Luther College Decorah IA 435
11 Colgate University Hamilton NY 424
12 Middlebury College Middlebury VT 416
13 Carleton College Northfield MN 409
14 Colorado College Colorado Springs CO 403
15 Concordia College - Moorhead Moorhead MN 378
16 Eckerd College St. Petersburg FL 377
17 Skidmore College Saratoga Sprngs NY 369
18 Goucher College Baltimore MD 365
19 Dickinson College Carlisle PA 355
20 Roger Williams University Bristol RI 349
21 Lewis and Clark College Portland OR 347
22 Lafayette College Easton PA 344
23 SUNY Fashion Institute of Technology New York NY 338
24 Davidson College Davidson NC 337
25 Centre College Danville KY 325
26 Gettysburg College Gettysburg PA 323
27 Saint Lawrence University Canton NY 321
28 Union College Schenectady NY 316
29 Bates College Lewiston ME 314
30 Austin College Sherman TX 311
31 Macalester College Saint Paul MN 308
32 Hobart and William Smith Colleges Geneva NY 302
33 Trinity College Hartford CT 300
34 Carthage College Kenosha WI 295
35 University of Puget Sound Tacoma WA 289
36 Vassar College Poughkeepsie NY 282
37 Mount Holyoke College South Hadley MA 281
38 Wofford College Spartanburg SC 279
39 Muhlenberg College Allentown PA 278
40 Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington IL 276

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Suggested citation: Institute of International Education. (2010). "Institutions by Total Number of Study Abroad Students, 2008/09." Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. Retrieved from http://www.iie.org/opendoors