Assessing Impact of Study Abroad on Graduation Rates of Underrepresented Students

ABSTRACT

EXPANDING INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION Fueled by globalization, technological advances, and more accessible travel, the role of international education on college and university campuses has had a period of immense growth. According to the Institute of International Education's 2019 Open Doors report, just over 340,000 US students participated in a study abroad program for credit during the 2017–2018 academic year. [...]there is interest among administrators, scholars, instructors, and policymakers to better understand the effects of study abroad on student learning and outcomes. Data Analysis An initial descriptive analysis yielded the means and standard deviations for each matching variable of interest, as well as the zero-order correlation between all matching criteria and the independent variable (see Appendix).