2013 -2014 Overview of Undergraduate Study Abroad Participation

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Table of Contents

UNDERGRADUATE STUDY ABROAD PARTICIPATION RATES………………………………………..3

DEMOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN OF UNDERGRADUATE PARTICIPATION .......................... 4

CLASS STANDING AND GENDER PROFILE ..................................................................... 5

ETHNIC BACKGROUND ................................................................................................ 6

STUDY ABROAD ENROLLMENT BY MAJOR ................................................................... 7

STUDY ABROAD PARTICIPATION BY DESTINATION .................................................... 10

SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS AWARDED FOR STUDY ABROAD .................................. 12

2013-2014 GLOBAL FACULTY-LED PROGRAMS ........................................................... 13

LOYOLA STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS BY PROGRAM TYPE ......................................... 14

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Undergraduate Study Abroad Participation Rates*

Fall 2009 ‐ Summer 2014

*Note: Students participating in non-credit bearing programs are not included in enrollment numbers.

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Demographic Breakdown of Undergraduate Participation Term to Term Comparison:

Highlights:

The number of undergraduate education abroad participants increased by 18.6%

overall, from 602 students in 2012‐13 to 714 students in 2013‐14.

Students earned an estimated 10,077 credit hours while studying abroad.

52.5% of students participated in a Loyola Global Center program (Rome, Beijing,

Vietnam).

21.2% studied abroad through a Global Partner program

20.1% took part in a Loyola sponsored J-Term, Spring Break, or Summer Global Faculty-

led program.

The number of faculty-led programs offered rose from four programs in 2012‐13 to 10

programs in 2013‐14, representing an increase of 150%.

Loyola students were awarded a total of $291,970 in study abroad scholarships during

the 2013-2014 year. The average award amount per student was $2,800.

14% of study abroad participants (104 students) received funding specifically to study

abroad.

130 students, or 18.2% of the total number of students participating in study abroad,

were Honors Program* students. This number represents 5.6% of the total number of

Honors Program students at LUC in 2013‐14 (2,325).

*Note: Does not represent Quinlan School of Business honors students. Quinlan honors students will be included in future

reports.

Academic Year 2013-2014

Fall Semester 2013

Spring Semester 2014

J-Term 2014

Spring Break 2014

Summer 2014

Total for Year

23 157 270 27 19 218 714

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Class Standing and Gender Profile

Class Standing: Of the students who participated in study abroad programs during 2013‐2014, the percentage breakdown by class standing resulted in:

Gender Profile: Of the students who were abroad during 2013‐2014, the percentage breakdown by gender resulted in:

Female: 529 students (74.1%)

Male: 185 students (25.9%) The 2012-13 general LUC undergraduate student population was 63.5% female, 36.5% male. The national study abroad student population is 64.8% female, 35.2% male.* *Institute of International Education. (2013). "Profile of U.S. Study Abroad Students, 2011/12-2012/13." Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. Retrieved from http://www.iie.org/opendoors

Sophomore (107)14%

Junior (281)40%

Senior (326)46%

Class Standing 2013-2014

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Ethnic Background

Students were asked on their study abroad applications to self‐report ethnic background, resulting in the following breakdown:

White/Caucasian: 537 students (75.2%)

Multi‐racial: 87 students (12.2%)

Asian American: 38 students (5.3%)

Hispanic American: 33 students (4.6%)

Black/African American: 13 students (1.8%)

Did Not Specify: 5 students (0.7%)

American Indian/Alaska Native: 1 student (0.1%)

23.9% of study abroad students identified themselves as an ethnic minority; the general LUC undergraduate population is comprised of 39% minority students.

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12.2%

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Ethnic Background

White/Caucasian (537)

Multi-racial (87)

Asian American (38)

Hispanic American (33)

Black/African American (13)

Did Not Specify (5)

American Indian/Alaska Native (1)

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Study Abroad Enrollment by Major The following is a breakdown of study abroad enrollments by major* listed by school or college. If a student was completing a double major, each major was included in the total below in order to accurately reflect major distributions across different colleges/schools. Therefore, the total number of majors is greater than the total number of individual students studying abroad. Total number of majors represented: 73 *Note: Figures are based on students self‐reporting their major(s) at the time of application.

College of Arts & Sciences:

Humanities

Classical Civilization 9

Latin 1

English 24

English: Creative Writing 10

Art History 5

Dance 5

Music 3

Studio Art: Drawing & Painting 2

Studio Art: Photography 1

Theater 10

Visual Communication 9

French 15

Italian 1

Spanish 17

History 39

Philosophy 9

Philosophy: Social Justice 1

Religious Studies 1

Theology 5

Sciences

Biology 52

Biology: Emphasis in Ecology 4

Biology: Emphasis in Molecular Biology 3

Biochemistry 5

Chemistry 2

Computer Science 1

Software Engineering 1

Mathematics 7

Mathematics & Computer Science 2

Physics 1

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Social Sciences

Anthropology 21

Criminal Justice & Criminology 19

Political Science 64

Psychology 76

Sociology 10

Sociology & Anthropology 3

Interdisciplinary Programs

Bioinformatics 1

African Studies & the African Diaspora 1

Forensic Science 7

Human Services 12

International Studies 83

Women’s Studies & Gender Studies 11

Institute for Environmental Sustainability

Environmental Policy 1

Environmental Science 8

Environmental Science: Conservation & Restoration

3

Environmental Science: Food Systems & Sustainable Agriculture

2

Environmental Studies 11

Quinlan School of Business:

Accounting 24

Economics 23

Entrepreneurship 5

Finance 28

Human Resource Management 6

Information Systems 11

International Business 27

Management 10

Marketing 23

Operations Management 4

Sport Management 4

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School of Communication:

Advertising/Public Relations 57

Advocacy and Social Change 4

Communication Studies 19

Film and Digital Media 18

Journalism 19

School of Education:

Bilingual/Bicultural Education 1

Early Childhood Special Education 2

Elementary Education 3

Math Education 2

Secondary Education 11

Special Education 2

School of Social Work:

Bachelor of Social Work 8

Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing:

Exercise Science 4

Health Systems Management 7

Nursing 24

Undeclared: 9 students Dual majors: 211 Triple majors: 7

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Study Abroad Participation by Destination

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Participation by Region

Europe (516 students) Latin America/Caribbean (77 students) Asia (67 students)

Middle East/N. Africa (30 students) Australia/Oceania (14 students) Sub-Saharan Africa (6 students)

N. America (1 students) Multi-Country (3 students)

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Study Abroad Participation by Destination – All Countries

Italy 316 Costa Rica 6 India 2

Spain 62 Czech Republic 6 Korea 2

England 53 Argentina 5 Mexico 2

France 35 Malta 5 Denmark 2

Belize 30 Germany 4 Turkey 1

China 30 New Zealand 4 Oman 1

Tunisia 24 Morocco 4 Scotland 1

Vietnam 23 Ghana 3 Canada 1

Chile 16 Netherlands 3 Cuba 1

Greece 14 Brazil 3 Ecuador 1

Ireland 12 Multi 3 Colombia 1

Trinidad & Tobago 11 Russia 3 El Salvador 1

Australia 10 Sweden 2 Switzerland 1

Japan 7 Uganda 2 South Africa 1

Total Number of Countries Represented: 42

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Scholarships and Grants Awarded for Study Abroad

Total Awarded for 2013-2014: $291,970

Vietnam Center Awards: This scholarship was first made available during the spring 2013 semester; ten scholarships of $5,000 each are awarded every semester. Applicants must be Pell grant recipients, in the ACE program, or ACE eligible in order to be considered.

John Felice Rome Center Awards: The Rome Center offers several awards specifically for Rome Center students, thanks to generous Rome Center alumni and benefactors.

Ricci Scholarships: The Ricci Scholars Program awards selected students with grants to fund travel, research and exploration during a junior year of study divided between the John Felice Rome Center and The Beijing Center for Chinese Studies. Benjamin A. Gilman Awards: This scholarship provides awards of up to $5,000 to U.S. undergraduate students who are receiving federal Pell Grant funding to participate in study abroad programs worldwide.

Go Global Program Awards: These $2500 grants are awarded to students who demonstrate financial need in order to facilitate their participation on a Loyola University Chicago Global Faculty-led program. Program Provider Awards: These awards are funded by Global Partner programs: University Studies Abroad Consortium, School for International Training, and the Institute for the International Education of Students.

Other Scholarships and Grants: Awards offered through private organizations.

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Vietnam Center Award

John Felice Rome Center Award

Benjamin A. Gilman Award

Faculty Led Program Awards

Program Provider Awards (USAC, IES,SIT)

Ricci Scholarship

Other Scholarships and Grants

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2013-2014 Go Global Short Term Faculty-Led Programs

Location Term Course Program Leader Department

Belize J-Term ENVS 340: Natural History of Belize

Fr. Stephen Mitten Environmental Science

Belize Spring Break ENVS 398: Conservation and Sustainability of Neotropical Ecosystems

Fr. Stephen Mitten Environmental Science

Chile Summer COMM 373: Digital Storytelling

Dr. John Goheen Communications

France Summer - FREN 101/102:

Introductory French

- FREN 103/104:

Intermediate French

- FREN 250/251:

Composition and

Conversation

- FREN 300: Tutorial for

Credit

Lisa Erceg Modern Languages

Greece Summer CLST 206: Art of Ancient Greece

Dr. Brian Lavelle Classical Studies

Malta J-Term ROST 390: Human Rights and Social Justice

Dr. Edward Zammit Visiting Professor

England Summer ENGL 287: From Hobbits to Hogwarts: Religion, Literature, and the British Imagination

Dr. Michael Murphy

English

Spain Summer - SPAN 101 & 102:

Introductory Spanish

- SPAN 103 & 104:

Intermediate Spanish

- SPAN 250 & 251:

Composition &

Conversation

- SPAN 300: Advanced

Oral Expression & Iberian

Cultures

Dr. Héctor García Modern Languages

Tunisia Summer PLSC 300: Arab Spring, Democratic Change, Islam, Gender, and U.S. Foreign Policy

Dr. Peter J. Schraeder

Political Science

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Loyola Study Abroad Programs by Program Type

Loyola Global Centers: Italy, China, Vietnam Global Exchanges: France, Spain, Ireland, Mexico, Japan, Korea Global Partner Programs:

Jesuit Partner Universities: South Africa, England, Spain, Philippines, Chile, El Salvador Heidelberg University: Germany Institute for the International Education of Students (IES): Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Ecuador, England, European Union, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain, Turkey University Studies Abroad Consortium (USAC): Australia, Brazil, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Ghana, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey School for International Training (SIT): Argentina, Australia, Balkans, Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, Czech Republic, Ecuador, France, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Madagascar, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Rwanda, Samoa, Senegal, Serbia, South Africa, Switzerland, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda

Map of study abroad destinations available to Loyola University Chicago students.