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

2009/10

INSTITUTIONS BY TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDY ABROAD STUDENTS: TOP 40 DOCTORATE INSTITUTIONS*, 2009/10
Rank Institution City State Total Study Abroad Students
1 New York University New York NY 4,156
2 Michigan State University East Lansing MI 2,589
3 University of Southern California Los Angeles CA 2,500
4 University of California - Los Angeles Los Angeles CA 2,363
5 University of Texas - Austin Austin TX 2,284
6 University of Washington Seattle WA 2,226
7 Penn State University - University Park University Park PA 2,212
8 Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington IN 2,190
9 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Minneapolis MN 2,181
10 University of Wisconsin - Madison Madison WI 2,169
11 University of Arizona Tucson AZ 2,064
12 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA 2,060
13 University of Florida Gainesville FL 2,025
14 Brigham Young University Provo UT 2,020
15 University of Georgia Athens GA 1,994
16 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Ann Arbor MI 1,975
17 University of Maryland - College Park College Park MD 1,958
18 Ohio State University - Main Campus Columbus OH 1,945
19 University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign Champaign IL 1,939
20 Boston University Boston MA 1,924
21 Texas A&M University College Station TX 1,844
22 San Diego State University San Diego CA 1,835
23 Miami University Oxford OH 1,832
24 Northeastern University Boston MA 1,685
25 George Washington University Washington DC 1,672
26 Georgetown University Washington DC 1,607
27 University of California - Davis Davis CA 1,529
28 University of Virginia - Main Campus Charlottesville VA 1,482
29 University of Notre Dame Notre Dame IN 1,472
30 Florida State University Tallahassee FL 1,465
31 University of San Diego San Diego CA 1,409
32 University of Delaware Newark DE 1,401
33 Syracuse University Syracuse NY 1,394
34 Arizona State University Tempe AZ 1,387
35 Cornell University Ithaca NY 1,377
36 University of Iowa Iowa City IA 1,365
37 University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC 1,358
38 Purdue University - Main Campus West Lafayette IN 1,346
39 University of Kansas Lawrence KS 1,345
40 Boston College Chestnut Hill MA 1,327
 
INSTITUTIONS BY TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDY ABROAD STUDENTS: TOP 40 MASTER'S INSTITUTIONS*, 2009/10
Rank Institution City State Total Study Abroad Students
1 Elon University Elon College NC 1,087
2 James Madison University Harrisonburg VA 1,030
3 Villanova University Villanova PA 1,002
4 Appalachian State University Boone NC 828
5 Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo CA 809
6 Loyola University Maryland Baltimore MD 770
7 California State University - Long Beach Long Beach CA 710
8 Arcadia University Glenside PA 691
9 University of North Carolina - Wilmington Wilmington NC 664
10 Grand Valley State University Allendale MI 658
11 Lee University Cleveland TN 630
12 College of Charleston Charleston SC 621
13 Hamline University Saint Paul MN 619
14 University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls IA 603
15 Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles CA 590
16 Ithaca College Ithaca NY 565
17 Bentley University Waltham MA 561
17 Seattle University Seattle WA 539
19 Gonzaga University Spokane WA 534
20 Chapman University Orange CA 528
21 Marist College Poughkeepsie NY 518
22 Suffolk University Boston MA 507
23 University of North Florida Jacksonville FL 478
24 Western Washington University Bellingham WA 475
25 Johnson and Wales University Providence RI 474
26 San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 467
27 University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Eau Claire WI 449
28 Bethel University Saint Paul MN 441
28 University of Wisconsin - La Crosse La Crosse WI 426
30 Central Connecticut State University New Britain CT 424
31 Truman State University Kirksville MO 418
31 University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Stevens Point WI 418
33 St. Cloud State University St. Cloud MN 414
34 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock PA 412
35 Santa Clara University Santa Clara CA 403
36 Western Kentucky University Bowling Green KY 402
37 CUNY Hunter College New York NY 397
38 SUNY Fashion Institute of Technology New York NY 389
39 University of Minnesota - Duluth Duluth MN 386
40 Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma WA 383
 
INSTITUTIONS BY TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDY ABROAD STUDENTS: TOP 40 BACCALAUREATE INSTITUTIONS*, 2009/10
Rank Institution City State Total Study Abroad Students
1 Saint Olaf College Northfield MN 745
2 Calvin College Grand Rapids MI 597
3 University of Richmond Richmond VA 582
4 College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University St. Joseph MN 573
5 Oberlin College Oberlin OH 561
6 Taylor University Upland IN 455
7 Colgate University Hamilton NY 435
8 Luther College Decorah IA 433
9 DePauw University Greencastle IN 432
10 Skidmore College Saratoga Sprngs NY 431
11 Middlebury College Middlebury VT 424
12 Bucknell University Lewisburg PA 411
13 Colorado College Colorado Springs CO 408
14 Colby College Waterville ME 395
15 Messiah College Grantham PA 392
16 Gustavus Adolphus College St. Peter MN 391
17 Carleton College Northfield MN 385
18 Trinity College Hartford CT 367
19 Dickinson College Carlisle PA 363
20 Eckerd College St. Petersburg FL 357
21 Saint Lawrence University Canton NY 351
22 Austin College Sherman TX 347
23 Union College Schenectady NY 338
24 Wofford College Spartanburg SC 336
25 Lewis and Clark College Portland OR 329
26 Goucher College Baltimore MD 321
27 Carthage College Kenosha WI 319
28 Gettysburg College Gettysburg PA 311
29 Hobart and William Smith Colleges Geneva NY 310
30 Lafayette College Easton PA 302
31 Concordia College - Moorhead Moorhead MN 300
32 Bates College Lewiston ME 296
33 Davidson College Davidson NC 295
34 Wellesley College Wellesley MA 292
35 Washington and Lee University Lexington VA 290
36 Augustana College Rock Island IL 286
37 Wheaton College Wheaton IL 284
38 Hope College Holland MI 277
39 Centre College Danville KY 275
39 Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster PA 275
         
* Based on the 2010 Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. These are not entirely comparable with data contained in previous Open Doors Reports, which were based on the 2005 and earlier Carnegie Classifications.

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Suggested citation: Institute of International Education. (2011). "Institutions by Total Number of Study Abroad Students, 2009/10." Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. Retrieved from http://www.iie.org/opendoors