In the academic year of 2019/2020, 147,345 U.S. students in the higher education system studied abroad in that year. In total, there were about 1.6 million students in U.S. higher education in that same academic year.
Number of U.S. students participating in study abroad programs and the U.S. higher education system in 2019/20
Characteristic
U.S. Study Abroad total
U.S. Higher Education total
U.S. higher education system*
147,345
16,016,843
U.S. undergraduates**
147,345
2,776,051
U.S. undergraduates pursuing bachelor's degrees**
146,044
1,866,449
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*Total enrollment of U.S. students (excluding international students) in higher education.
** Undergraduate degrees awarded to U.S. students (excluding international students).
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