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U-M Student Global Footprint, 2024-2025

U-M Student Global Footprint, 2024-2025

The University of Michigan offers an unparalleled range of education abroad experiences for our students. This report summarizes student participation in both for-credit study abroad programs and co-curricular (non-credit) educational experiences outside the United States. A total of 5,903 U-M students* from the Ann Arbor campus participated in education abroad during the 2024-2025 academic year. These students participated in 6,266 trips*, indicating that some students engaged in multiple international experiences during the same year.

*Student count refers to the number of students that visited a particular country. Trip count refers to the number of student trips to that country.

Education Abroad Experiences of U-M Students

Academic Year
2019-2020
2020-2021
2021-2022
2022-2023
2023-2024
2024-2025
Trip Count
2,463
542
3,097
5,321
5,827
6,266
Student Count
2,372
480
2,906
4,922
5,462
5,903
For-Credit Trip Count
1,737
487
2,215
4,179
4,875
5,038
Co-Curricular Trip Count
726
55
882
1,142
952
1,228

Student Demographics

By Citizenship
Non-US Residents
13.93%
US Citizens & Permanent Residents
86.07%
By Sex
Male
40.61%
Female
59.39%

Students Abroad

By Primary School/College And
Undergraduate Or Graduate/Professional

Primary School / College
Undergraduate
Graduate / Professional
Total
Architecture & Urban Planning
27
117
144
Dentistry
1
64
65
Engineering
767
329
1,096
Environment and Sustainability
0
43
43
Information
107
102
209
Information & Public Health
0
4
4
Kinesiology
180
5
185
Law
0
40
40
Literature, Science, and the Arts
1,909
483
2,392
Marsal Family School of Education
17
28
45
Medicine
0
104
104
Music, Theatre & Dance
139
95
234
Nursing
59
24
83
Pharmacy
8
10
18
Public Health
15
61
76
Public Policy
56
51
107
Rackham
0
26
26
Ross School of Business
443
401
844
Social Work
0
37
37
Stamps School of Art & Design
142
9
151
Grand Total
3,870
2,033
5,903

Trips Abroad by Experience Type

Experience type captures the primary educational purpose for travel. For U-M managed programs, experience type is reported by the sponsoring unit, based on the structure and content of the program.

Experience Type
Credit
Co-Curricular
Total
Study
3,744
117
3,861
Internship
197
97
294
Research
364
167
531
Volunteer
7
127
134
Other U-M Travel
726
720
1,446
Grand Total
5,038
1,228
6,226

Number of Trips by Duration

Total trips abroad: 6,266

Less Than 2 Weeks
1584
2-8 Weeks
2682
9-15 Weeks
864
More Than 15 Weeks
1136
 
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500

Number of Trips by Departure Month

September '24
175
October
180
November
144
December
109
January
1280
February
407
March
519
April
145
May
1638
June
1055
July
340
August '25
169
 
0
500
1000
1,500

126 Countries Visited in 2024-2025

Albania
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
British Virgin Islands
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Chile
China
Colombia
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Czechia
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Estonia
Ethiopia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guatemala
Guyana
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kosovo
Kuwait
Latvia
Lebanon
Liberia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Malta
Marshall Islands
Martinique
Mauritius
Mexico
Morocco
Namibia
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palestinian Territory
Panama
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Reunion
Romania
Rwanda
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
South Korea
South Sudan
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Tanzania
Thailand
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turks and Caicos Islands
Uganda
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Zambia
Last Updated: February 25, 2026