Comparative Data on Race and Ethnicity in

Education Abroad at ___your institution/organization___

The following data tables were prepared to provide basic demographic data on ___your institution/organization___
enrollment, ___your institution/organization___ student participation in study abroad, U.S. student participation in
study abroad, U.S. higher education enrollment and U.S. population for comparative purposes.

Comparative data by percentage of students

U.S.
Your U.S.
Your Students U.S.
Institutional/Program Higher Ed.
Race/Ethnicity Institutional/Program Abroad Population
Students Abroad Enrollment
Enrollment 2004- 2000
2004-2005 2004*
2005
Caucasian 83.0% 66.1% 75.1%
Black/African
3.5% 12.5% 12.3%
American
Hispanic/Latino
5.6% 10.5% 12.5% **
American
Asian
6.3% 6.4% *** 3.7% ***
American
Native
0.4% 1.0%**** 0.9%
American
Not
Multiracial 1.2% 2.4%
Available
No Response X X X
* Excludes Nonresident alien data
** U.S. Census data provides separate data on Hispanic/Latino populations
*** Includes Hawaiian/Pacific Islander populations
**** Includes American Indian/Alaska Native populations

Sources: - U.S. Census 2000, http://censtats.census.gov/data/US/101000.pdf

- Open Doors 2006, http://opendoors.iienetwork.org/?p=89220
- National Center for Educational Statistics - Digest of Education Statistics, 2005
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d05/tables/dt05_208.asp

Compiled by: David J. Comp, International Higher Education Consulting

international.ed.consulting@gmail.com
http://international.ed.consulting.googlepages.com/internationalhighereducationconsulting

© 2006-2008 David J. Comp