Despite losing spring and summer participation due to the pandemic, the University of Virginia remained among the top 25 doctoral-granting institutions in the number of its students who study abroad, according to the annual Open Doors report released recently by the Institute of International Education, a New York-based nonprofit.
The University ranked 13th among U.S. universities, with 551 students who studied abroad in short-term courses, and was 21st in the nation for students participating in credit-bearing, study-abroad courses, with 1,130 U.S. residents studying in 69 countries and earning credit in education-abroad programs in 2019-20.
“It is heartening to see that students at UVA remain engaged globally, despite the impact of the pandemic,” Steve Mull, UVA’s vice provost for global affairs, said. “We are already bouncing back with study-abroad programs, and international student enrollment [at UVA] is up by 5%. This would not be possible without the dedicated staff and faculty who provided support during the challenging time.”
