Have you ever wondered what the most popular study abroad destinations are for Georgetown students? Ever wished you could see a graphic breakdown of which regions are the most popular? Well, this is your lucky day! With the help of the Office of International Programs, Vox is proud to bring you a pie-chart analysis of where your fellow Hoyas are studying abroad:

(The numbers for the 2009-10 graph are lower because applications for spring study abroad programs aren’t in yet.)

As you can see, Europe remains the undisputed study abroad champ, followed by Asia and Latin America. Given how strong our Arabic program is, I was a little surprised that the number of students studying in the Middle East is so low.

Here’s what Jim Burke, Information Manager for OIP, had to say:

[In the upcoming academic year] students will be attending 70 different programs in 26 countries. We have strong enrollments in our Middle East and South American programs, but the largest contingents of GU students studying abroad by country would be to China, UK, Spain, Italy and Australia …

It’s always difficult to compare years because so many factors come into play as students decide on abroad programs, but the enrollment seems to be similar to last year.

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