In 2014/15, around 24,000 UK students spent time studying or working abroad. Over 96% of these were undergraduate students, and the rest were postgraduates:
- 18,200 were studying
- Over 5,800 were working
- 790 were volunteering
Top ten subject areas for overseas study in 2014/15
- Languages, linguistics, and literature
- Business and administrative studies
- Medicine and dentistry
- Social studies
- Creative arts and design
- Biological sciences
- Physical sciences
- Historical and philosophical studies
- Subjects allied to medicine
- Law
Top ten destinations for UK students
- France – 3,560
- United States – 3,045
- Spain – 2,920
- Germany – 1,705
- Australia – 1,385
- Canada – 1,025
- Italy – 885
- China – 700
- Netherlands – 690
- Japan – 375
Length of study placements
- One week – 1,955
- 30 weeks – 1,335
- Two weeks – 880
- 52 weeks – 860
- Eight weeks – 835