More U.S. students go to the United Kingdom for international study than any other country, according to the International Institute of Education's 2020 Open Doors report.
The report says that in 2018-19, a total of 39,358 U.S. students were taking courses in the United Kingdom. That represents 11.3% of the 347,099 U.S. students taking part in academic programs in other nations in 2018-19.
Italy is a close second; 39,043 students traveled to that nation for higher education programs.
Here are the 10 countries that were the most popular destinations for U.S. college students taking classes in other nations:.
Nation Number of students Percentage
United Kingdom 39,358 11.3%
Italy 39,043 11.2%
Spain 33,849 9.8%
France 18,465 5.3%
Germany 12,029 3.5%
Ireland 11,777 3.4%
China 11,639 3.4%
Australia 10,685 3.1%
Japan 8,928 2.6%
Costa Rica 8,333 2.4%
Total 347,099 100%
