Study Abroad is an increasingly popular option for Duke undergraduate students who want to expand their educational horizons

In the past five years the most popular destinations for Study Abroad have been the UK, Australia, Italy, France, Spain and Greece. Any student who is not a college athlete and has a GPA over 2.7 is eligible for study abroad either during the academic year or the summer semester. Of those eligible approximately 50% participate in the program during their time at Duke. A greater number of these students is from Arts and Sciences than from Engineering. A detailed statistical breakdown of who is studying abroad and where can be seen below:

2006-2007

Percentage of undergraduate Class of 2007 who studied abroad:

Trinity - 47%
Pratt - 28%
All graduates - 44%

Most popular destinations (semester/academic year):

1. Spain (104)
2. Italy (92)
3. Australia (76)
4. UK/England (64)

Most popular destinations (summer 2007)*

1. UK/England (59)
2. Italy (29)
3. Switzerland (25)
4. Greece (23)
4. China (23)

*as of 8/13/07

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2005-2006

Percentage of Class of 2006 who studied abroad for credit while at Duke:

Trinity College of Arts and Sciences - 46%
Pratt College of Engineering - 25%
Total Class of 2006 - 43%

Most popular destinations by country (semester/academic year):

1. Italy (105)
2. Spain (98)
3. United Kingdom (87)
4. Australia (54)

Most popular destinations by country (summer 2006)*:

1. United Kingdom (52)
2. Switzerland (23)
3. China (21)
3. Spain (21)

*as of 09-26-2006