Nearly 60 percent of AU students study abroad, the fifth-highest percentage in a list of the top 40 undergraduate U.S. programs.
Fully 828 students studied abroad in the 2008-2009, according to the Institute of International Education.
In the 2008-2009 school year, study abroad participation decreased 0.8 percent nationally, according to the Institute’s annual “Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange.”
This is the first decrease in 25 years.
Fifteen of the top 25 destinations were outside of Western Europe and 19 were countries where English is not the primary language, according to the report. Twelve percent of all study abroad students studied in the United Kingdom in 08-09.
AU had the highest percentage of students studying abroad in D.C. Georgetown University, ranked 10th on the list, sent 936 students abroad, which is about 53 percent of its students. George Washington University ranked 24th at 42.7 percent and 1,128 students.
Pepperdine University in California came in first, with 73.3 percent and 608 students.
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