JMU Among National Leaders in Students Studying Abroad

From: Public Affairs

November 19, 2007

HARRISONBURG — James Madison University ranks third among master's institutions in the United States in the number of students studying abroad in semester-long programs, according to a report by the Institute of International Education. Student participation rose to 349 in 2005-06. JMU ranked ninth in the same category the previous year with 272 study abroad students.

The annual report, Open Doors 2007, reveals that U.S. students' participation in study abroad increased by 8.5 percent to a total of 223,534 in 2005-06 compared to the previous year. The report reflects study conducted in the 2005-06 academic year, including summer 2006.

JMU was the only Virginia school ranked for mid-length duration program participation in the master's institution category.

JMU International Programs offers semester-long study opportunities in Antwerp, Belgium; Salamanca, Spain; Florence, Italy; Beijing; and London as well as honors abroad programs at Oxford University, the University of St. Andrews and Cambridge University.

The complete Open Doors 2007 report on study abroad is available at http://opendoors.iienetwork.org/?p=113744.

JMU Public Affairs contact: Janet Smith, 540-568-8008 or smithjl@jmu.edu.

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