Study Abroad Participant Data Report Academic Year 2008-09 250 Bascom Hall 500 Lincoln Drive Madison, WI 53706 (608) 265-6329 www.studyabroad.wisc.edu
Table of Contents Executive Summary..... 1 Table 1. IAP Participant Count by Academic Year....2 Table 2. Participation by Program Region....3 Table 3. Participation by Program Duration..... 4 Table 4. Participation by Residency......5 Table 5. Participation by Gender 6 Table 6. Participation by Ethnicity..7 Table 7. Participation by Campus Unit.. 8 Table 8. Participation by Program Language Requirement.....9 Table 9. Participation by Country Alphabetically.......10 Table 10. Participation by Country Popularity.....11 Table 11. Participation by Major Alphabetically.........12 Table 12. Participation by Major Popularity...14 Table 13. Participation by Certificates Alphabetically.........16 Table 14. Participation by Certificates Popularity.......17 Table 15. Number of Programs by Program Type........18 Table 16. Participation by Program Type.....19
INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC PROGRAMS Study Abroad Participant Data Report for Academic Year 2008-09 Executive Summary The number of UW-Madison students studying abroad in 2008-9 (including Fall 08, Spring 09, and Summer 09) for UW-Madison credit on programs offered through (IAP) was 1236 students, a decrease from 07-08 of 1.20%. This slight decline in participation was a result of the UW travel ban to Mexico in Summer 09 due to the H1N1 virus, as well as the effect of the economic recession. In 2008-09, IAP programs again attracted a greater proportion of female (68.37%) to male (31.63%) participants compared with the UW-Madison Fall 2008 undergraduate campus ratio of 52.4% female to 47.6% male.* In 2008-09, 81.88% of IAP participants were from the College of Letters and Science. The second most represented school/college was the School of Education, representing 4.69% of participants. In 2008-09, 9.06% of IAP participants (112) participated in an internship, a work abroad placement in an apprenticeship capacity with working professionals in that field. 98 of these students earned academic credit for their internship experience. In 2008-09, IAP offered 25 programs with an internship option as well as 1 program with a service-learning opportunity. IAP offers programs on six continents. Europe continues to be the most popular study abroad destination for UW-Madison students, attracting 55.83% of study abroad students in 2008-09. The second most popular region was Latin America (13.03%). IAP offers programs in 51 unique countries. In 2008-09, the top five most popular study abroad countries were: Spain (149 participants), United Kingdom (98), Italy (95), China (90), and France (82). The percentage of IAP students on yearlong programs in 2008-09 was 9.79%. In addition, 54.61% of IAP students attended semester-long programs, 30.91% attended summer programs, and another 4.69% participated on winter intersession three-week programs. In 2008-09, 12.30% of IAP participants reported being African American, Asian American, Native American, or Hispanic a significant increase from 6.20% of IAP participants in 2007-08. Compared to the entire campus, UW-Madison s Fall 2008 Undergraduate class percentage was 15.7% for the same ethnic groups.* In 2008-09, IAP offered 124 study abroad and exchange programs, a 16.98% increase from 2007-08 when 106 programs were offered. The top six most popular study abroad programs were: Academic Program in Tianjin, China Summer (49); CEA Liberal Arts Program in Prague, Czech Republic Spring (41); Academic Program in London, England - Spring (39); CIEE Program in Seville, Spain - Spring (30); Academic Program in Madrid, Spain Spring (28); and Academic Program in Florence, Italy - Spring (28). The top four most popular yearlong study abroad programs were: Academic Program in Madrid, Spain (19); Academic Year in Freiburg, Germany (14); Academic Program in Aix-en-Provence, France (11); and CIEE Program in Seville, Spain (6). *Taken from the UW-Madison Data Digest 2008-09 compiled by the Office of the Provost and the Office of Budget, Planning, and Analysis (http://apa.wisc.edu/datadigest/data_digest_09.pdf). Study Abroad Participant Data Report for Academic Year 2008-09 1
Table 1. IAP Participant Count by Academic Year Academic Year Study Abroad Participant Data Report for Academic Year 2008-09 2
Table 2. Participation by Program Region Region Percentage Europe 690 55.83% Latin America 161 13.03% Asia 147 11.89% Africa 119 9.63% Australia & Oceania 53 4.29% North America 48 3.88% Middle East 18 1.46% TOTAL 1236 100.00% Study Abroad Participant Data Report for Academic Year 2008-09 3
Table 3. Participation by Program Duration Duration Percentage Semester 675 54.61% Summer 382 30.91% Year (Academic and Calendar) 121 9.79% Winter Intercession 58 4.69% TOTAL 1236 100.00% Study Abroad Participant Data Report for Academic Year 2008-09 4
Table 4. Participation by Residency Residency Percentage Wisconsin 698 56.74% Non Resident 392 31.72% Minnesota 146 11.81% TOTAL 1236 100.00% According to the UW-Madison Data Digest 2008-09, the campus-wide percentages for the same period were 64.7% Wisconsin, 24.3% Non Resident, and 10.9% Minnesota. Study Abroad Participant Data Report for Academic Year 2008-09 5
Table 5. Participation by Gender Gender Percentage Female 845 68.37% Male 391 31.63% TOTAL 1236 100.00% According to the UW-Madison Data Digest 2008-09, the campus-wide ratio for the same period was 52.4% female and 47.6% male. Study Abroad Participant Data Report for Academic Year 2008-09 6
Table 6. Participation by Ethnicity Ethnicity Percentage White 987 79.85% Hispanic 58 4.69% Asian American 54 4.37% African American 33 5.67% Native American 7 0.57% Unknown 97 7.85% TOTAL 1236 100.00% According to the UW-Madison Data Digest 2008-09, the campus-wide percentages for the same period were 86.5% White/Other; 3.7% Hispanic; 6.0% Asian American; 3.0% African American; and 0.8% Native American. Study Abroad Participant Data Report for Academic Year 2008-09 7
Table 7. Participation by School/College School/College Percentage College of Letters and Sciences 1012 81.88% School of Education 58 4.69% College of Agricultural and Life Sciences 50 4.05% School of Human Ecology 37 2.99% School of Nursing 21 1.70% College of Engineering 20 1.62% School of Medicine and Public Health 15 1.21% School of Business 14 1.13% School of Pharmacy 4 0.32% School of Veterinary Medicine 2 0.16% Division of Continuing Studies 1 0.08% Law School 1 0.08% The Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies 1 0.08% TOTAL 2216* 100.00% * Number reflects students with more than one major. Study Abroad Participant Data Report for Academic Year 2008-09 8
Table 8. Participation in Programs Requiring/Not Requiring Proficiency in a Language other than English Language Required for Percentage Program Participation No 771 62.38% Yes 465 37.62% TOTAL 1236 100.00% Study Abroad Participant Data Report for Academic Year 2008-09 9
Table 9. Participation by Country - Alphabetically Country Argentina 34 Australia 53 Austria 1 Belgium 25 Belize 10 Botswana 2 Brazil 5 Chile 20 China 90 Costa Rica 14 Croatia 4 Czech Republic 75 Denmark 8 Dominican Republic 13 Ecuador 41 Egypt 16 France 82 Germany 46 Ghana 4 Greece 24 Guatemala 1 Hungary 4 India 13 Ireland 41 Israel 18 Italy 95 Country Japan 12 Kenya 34 Korea (South) 47 Mexico 1 Morocco 13 Netherlands 10 Norway 15 Peru 2 Poland 1 Portugal 7 Russia 5 Senegal 3 Singapore 42 South Africa 8 Spain 149 Sweden 3 Switzerland 1 Thailand 13 Turkey 5 Turks & Caicos Islands 1 Uganda 15 Ukraine 1 United Kingdom 98 Venezuela 8 Vietnam 3 TOTAL 1236 Study Abroad Participant Data Report for Academic Year 2008-09 10
Table 10. Participation by Country - Popularity Country Spain 149 United Kingdom 98 Italy 95 China 90 France 82 Czech Republic 75 Australia 53 Mexico 47 Germany 46 South Africa 42 Ecuador 41 Ireland 41 Argentina 34 Kenya 34 Belgium 25 Greece 24 Chile 20 Israel 18 Egypt 16 Peru 15 Uganda 15 Costa Rica 14 Dominican Republic 13 India 13 Netherlands 13 Thailand 13 Country Japan 12 Belize 10 Norway 10 Denmark 8 South Korea 8 Venezuela 8 Russia 7 Brazil 5 Senegal 5 Turkey 5 Croatia 4 Ghana 4 Hungary 4 Singapore 3 Sweden 3 Vietnam 3 Botswana 2 Poland 2 Austria 1 Guatemala 1 Morocco 1 Portugal 1 Switzerland 1 Turks & Caicos Islands 1 Ukraine 1 TOTAL 1236 Study Abroad Participant Data Report for Academic Year 2008-09 11
Table 11-1. Participation by Major - Alphabetically Major Accounting 7 Actuarial Science 1 African Languages and Literature 2 Afro-American Studies 1 Agricultural Journalism 1 Agriculture and Applied Economics 3 Anthropology 30 Art 11 Art History 23 Asian Studies 16 Astrophysics 1 Biochemistry 16 Biological Aspects of Conservation 14 Biology 61 Biomedical Engineering 2 Chemical Engineering 1 Chemistry 8 Chinese 19 Civil Engineering 3 Classical Humanities 8 Classics 7 Communication Arts 60 Communicative Disorders 11 Community and Environmental Sociology 4 Comparative Literature 1 Computer Engineering 2 Computer Science 3 Conservation Biology and Sustainable Development 1 Major Consumer Affairs 7 Consumer Sciences 7 Dance 1 Economics 60 Educational Psychology 2 Electrical Engineering 1 Elementary Education 17 English 59 Family and Consumer Education 4 Finance, Investment and Banking 9 Forest Science 2 French 47 Genetics 5 Geography 14 Geological Engineering 1 Geology and Geophysics 2 German 16 Hebrew 8 History 80 History of Science 2 Horticulture 4 Human Development and Family Studies 9 Individual Major 2 Industrial Engineering 1 Interior Design 18 International Business 2 International Engineering 2 International Public Affairs 1 International Relations 1 International Studies 110 Study Abroad Participant Data Report for Academic Year 2008-09 12
Table 11-2. Participation by Major - Alphabetically Major Italian 7 Japanese 8 Journalism 49 Kinesiology 6 Landscape and Cultures of Asia 4 Landscape Architecture 2 Law 1 Library and Information Studies 2 Linguistics 9 Marketing 5 Materials Science and Engineering 1 Math 8 Mechanical Engineering 5 Medical Microbiology and Immunology 6 Medicine 9 Microbiology 3 Management and Human Resources 2 Molecular Biology 5 Music 5 Music Education 2 Music Performance 2 Nuclear Engineering 1 Nursing 20 Nutritional Sciences 7 Pharmacology and Toxicology 1 Major Pharmacy 5 Philosophy 18 Physics 1 Political Science 123 Portuguese 3 Psychology 36 Public Health 3 Real Estate and Urban Land Economics 2 Rehabilitation Psychology 2 Religious Studies 7 Retailing 3 Risk Management and Insurance 2 Russian 5 Scandinavian Studies 16 Slavic Languages 2 Social Welfare 9 Social Work 9 Sociology 38 Soil Science 3 Spanish 143 Special Education 1 Statistics 2 Textile and Apparel Design 2 Theatre and Drama 10 Undecided 180 Veterinary Medicine 3 Study Abroad Participant Data Report for Academic Year 2008-09 13
Table 12-1. Participation by Major - Popularity Major Undecided 180 Spanish 143 Political Science 123 International Studies 110 History 80 Biology 61 Communication Arts 60 Economics 60 English 59 Journalism 49 French 47 Sociology 38 Psychology 36 Anthropology 30 Art History 23 Nursing 20 Zoology 20 Chinese 19 Interior Design 18 Philosophy 18 Elementary Education 17 Asian Studies 16 Biochemistry 16 German 16 Scandinavian Studies 16 Biological Aspects of Conservation 14 Geography 14 Women's Studies 13 Art 11 Communicative Disorders 11 Major Theatre and Drama 10 Finance, Investment and Banking 9 Human Development and Family Studies 9 Linguistics 9 Medicine 9 Social Welfare 9 Social Work 9 Chemistry 8 Classical Humanities 8 Hebrew 8 Japanese 8 Math 8 Accounting 7 Classics 7 Consumer Affairs 7 Consumer Sciences 7 Italian 7 Nutritional Sciences 7 Religious Studies 7 Kinesiology 6 Medical Microbiology and Immunology 6 Genetics 5 Marketing 5 Mechanical Engineering 5 Molecular Biology 5 Music 5 Pharmacy 5 Russian 5 Study Abroad Participant Data Report for Academic Year 2008-09 14
Table 12-2. Participation by Major - Popularity Major Wildlife Ecology 5 Community and Environmental Sociology 4 Family and Consumer Education 4 Horticulture 4 Landscape and Cultures of Asia 4 Agriculture and Applied Economics 3 Civil Engineering 3 Computer Science 3 Microbiology 3 Portuguese 3 Public Health 3 Retailing 3 Soil Science 3 Veterinary Medicine 3 African Languages and Literature 2 Biomedical Engineering 2 Computer Engineering 2 Educational Psychology 2 Forest Science 2 Geology and Geophysics 2 History of Science 2 Individual Major 2 International Business 2 International Engineering 2 Landscape Architecture 2 Library and Information Studies 2 Management and Human Resources 2 Major Music Education 2 Music Performance 2 Real Estate and Urban Land Economics 2 Rehabilitation Psychology 2 Risk Management and Insurance 2 Slavic Languages 2 Statistics 2 Textile and Apparel Design 2 Actuarial Science 1 Afro-American Studies 1 Agricultural Journalism 1 Astrophysics 1 Chemical Engineering 1 Comparative Literature 1 Conservation Biology and Sustainable Development 1 Dance 1 Electrical Engineering 1 Geological Engineering 1 Industrial Engineering 1 International Public Affairs 1 International Relations 1 Law 1 Materials Science and Engineering 1 Nuclear Engineering 1 Pharmacology and Toxicology 1 Physics 1 Polish 1 Special Education 1 Study Abroad Participant Data Report for Academic Year 2008-09 15
Table 13. Participation by Certificates - Alphabetically Certificates African Studies 26 American Indian Studies 3 Archaeology 8 Asian American Studies 1 Business 27 Chicano/a and Latino/a Studies 8 Classical Studies 6 Computer Sciences 1 Criminal Justice 19 East Asian Studies 3 Environmental Studies 29 European Studies 34 Folklore 1 German 1 Global Cultures 26 Global Health 3 Integrated Liberal Studies 11 Interior Design 2 Jewish Studies 4 Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies 21 Legal Studies 19 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Studies 4 Material Culture Studies 1 Math 1 Medieval Studies 1 Middle East Studies 7 Religious Studies 4 Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies 6 South Asian Studies 2 Southeast Asian Studies 1 Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages 3 Women's Studies 8 Study Abroad Participant Data Report for Academic Year 2008-09 16
Table 14. Participation by Certificates - Popularity Certificates European Studies 34 Environmental Studies 29 Business 27 African Studies 26 Global Cultures 26 Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies 21 Criminal Justice 19 Legal Studies 19 Integrated Liberal Studies 11 Archaeology 8 Chicano/a and Latino/a Studies 8 Women's Studies 8 Middle East Studies 7 Classical Studies 6 Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies 6 Jewish Studies 4 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Studies 4 Religious Studies 4 American Indian Studies 3 East Asian Studies 3 Global Health 3 Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages 3 Interior Design 2 South Asian Studies 2 Asian American Studies 1 Computer Sciences 1 Folklore 1 German 1 Material Culture Studies 1 Math 1 Medieval Studies 1 Southeast Asian Studies 1 Study Abroad Participant Data Report for Academic Year 2008-09 17
Table 15. Number of Programs by Program Type Program Type # of Programs Percentage Program Provider 41 33.06% UW Study Abroad 29 23.39% UW Exchange 22 17.74% UW Faculty Led 22 17.74% CIC/AESOP/BIG TEN 10 8.06% TOTAL 124 100.00% Study Abroad Participant Data Report for Academic Year 2008-09 18
Table 16. Participation by Program Type Program Type Percentage Program Provider 423 34.22% UW Study Abroad 363 29.37% UW Faculty Led 253 20.47% UW Exchange 102 8.25% CIC/AESOP/BIG TEN 95 7.69% TOTAL 1236 100.00% Study Abroad Participant Data Report for Academic Year 2008-09 19