UW-Madison ranks in the top ten among all U.S. research institutions for the number of students who earn academic credit abroad, according to an Institute of International Education report based on the 2008-'09 academic year.
UW-Madison ranks fourth in number of students completing semester programs and sixth for year-long programs.
In 2008-'09, 2,230 UW-Madison students earned academic credit abroad, which ranks the university eighth for overall study abroad participation.
The number of UW-Madison students who went abroad in 2008-'09 increased 0.6 percent from 2007-'08.
More UW-Madison female students participated in study abroad programs than male students, with a reported ratio of 65.1 percent female to 34.9 percent male, according to the University of Wisconsin-Madison Campus-Wide Study Abroad Report.
UW-Madison students studied in 70 countries on seven continents. Spain was the most common destination, with Italy in second place and China in third place, according to the university's report.
