According the recent Open Doors findings released by the Institute of International Education (IIE), 10,377 undergraduate students in the U.S. chose Germany as their study abroad destination in 2013/14. This is an 8.7% increase over the year before. Germany is ranked 6th overall and represents approximately 3.4% of the study abroad market share. The growth is in accord with the overall trend concerning the number of U.S. students who studied abroad for academic credit. This number rose to 304,467 in 2013-14, signaling a 5.2% increase from the previous year. "This steady increase reflects Germany's long-standing commitment to high-quality study and research," commented Dr. Nina Lemmens, Director, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), New York. "The development of dynamic, flexible and innovative study programs that attract and support international students, scholars and researchers in all disciplines, including a greater number of short-term and non-degree programs have strongly supported this trend alongside the marketing activities of German universities, DAAD and its partners." The new data in Open Doors also revealed a slight increase in the number of students from Germany enrolled at U.S. universities and institutions of higher education. According to the latest data, 10,193 German students were enrolled at U.S. institutions of higher education in the 2014-15 academic year. This figure represents a 0.3% increase from the previous year. More broadly, the latest Open Doors data showed a generally positive trend in study abroad; 5.2% more U.S. students studied abroad in 2013-14 than 2012-13. Supported by a grant from the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, Open Doors is a comprehensive information resource on international students and scholars studying or teaching at higher education institutions in the United States, and U.S. students studying abroad for academic credit at their home colleges or universities.
 http://www.iie.org/Research-and-Publications/Open-Doors
 http://www.wissenschaftweltoffen.de/index_html?lang=en
 www.daad.org, or call: 212-758-3223.
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