Studying Abroad: Where Students Go and Why

STUDYING ABROAD How many people per year go to study abroad: 2010 2011 799,581 858,180 fóp ten origin Countries Up 7.33% THERE ARE 1.3 MILLION STUDENTS (overall) who study English abroad every year WITH AN AVERAGE AGE OF 25 YEARS OLD WHICH COUNTRIES THEY'RE FROM......... 000000 000000.. figures from 2011 China - 196,857 Japan - 27,188 2 South Korea - 104,908 7 Taiwan -25,918 Vietnam - 18,044 3 India - 99,316 Canada - 30,779 Mexico - 16,777 Saudi Arabia - 43,910 10 Nepal - 13,353 WHICH COUNTRIES THEY GO TO............ 0000000000000000000 Bar size reflects the share of international students in the total HE - Academic year ending 2009 U.S. - 660,581 3% UK - 368,968 15% Australia - 257,637 21% Canada - 87,6798 8% HOW MUCH IT COSTS (ON AVERAGE).. 00000000.. USTTOIO U.S UK Tuition Fees $6,000 - $40,000 Tuition Fees £4,000 - £21,000 Tuition Fees $9,000 - $18,000 GBP AUD USD Cost of Living Cost of Cost of Living Living $15,000 £12,000 Lealon £9,000 $18,000 $10,000 Gonade Tuition Fees $14,000 - $21,000 Tuition Fees $2,000 - $16,000 CAD Cost of Living NZD Cost of Living $12,000 $15,000 REASONS FOR STUDYING ABROAD............. BD Change your life Give your résumé a boost D Earn academic credit Gain a new perspective D Immerse yourself in another culture E D Studying abroad is affordable! ED Make new friendships 3D Gain invaluable life skills 3D Improve your foreign language skills 3D Dedicate all your time to learning Have fun! BD As a route to immigration D000 Currently one in five of the world's international students is either from China or India, with more than 700,000 tertiary level students enrolled in a higher education system outside their home country. In the US alone, India and China contributed to 84% of all increases in international student enrolment between 2000-01 and 2010-11. The number of Chinese students studying abroad at the end of 2011 had increased by approx. 28% to nearly 200,000 versus the previous year. 15% OF ALL STUDENTS IN THE UK ARE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS 600,000 STUDENTS ARRIVE IN THE UK EVERY YEAR FROM: Canada 5,350 Students U.S. 14,345 Students Nigeria 14,380 Students India 34,065 Students China 47,035 Students THE GENERAL SPLIT BETWEEN MALE AND FEMALE STUDENTS LEARNING ABROAD: 75% Female 25% 00 Male PERCENTAGES OF STUDENTS SEEKING FINANCIAL AID: £ Yes - 54% £ No - 9% £ Didn't know they could - 37% 3,500,000 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT NUMBERS 3,000,000 2,500,000 2,000,000 1,500,000 1,000,000 500,000 1975 1980 1985 |1990|1995 2000 2005| 2009 wWW.GLOBALVISAS.COM www.WES.ORG - WwW.KAPLANINTERNATIONAL.COM - WwW.BLOG.STUDYLINK.COMH - Www.OUTREACH.PSU.EDU - www.STUDYABROAD.COM From the yop $20,000 $15,000 AAAAAA