Forty campuses sent more than 1,000 students abroad. New York University sent the most (2,809) followed by Michigan State and the University of Texas-Austin. The University of Southern California was the largest host school for international students.
Much of the growth in study abroad for U.S. students is coming from short-term programs, in which students may get a taste of a foreign culture but less of a true immersion experience. IIE reports that 53 percent of study abroad now takes place in short-term programs, lasting a summer, a January term, or less than 8 weeks. Only 5.5 percent is in long-term programs, lasting longer than one semester.
Still, Goodman says a taste of life in a foreign culture is helpful, and students often return for another program or after graduation.
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