Sonoma State University

SSU Study Away by the Numbers

Since the disruption of COVID in 2020, SSU student participation in study away programs has steadily increased, catching up with our pre-COVID numbers. 

line chart showing generally increasing student participation year to year, with 2025-2026 having the most at 114

 

 

 

SSU student total participation in study away programs since 2021. An Academic Year is Fall through Summer of the following year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

bar graph showing participation by term type over the years. semester is growing proportionally

 

 

 

SSU student participation by term since 2021. Academic Year terms are Fall through Spring semesters, while Calendar Year terms are Spring through Fall semesters (generally, Southern Hemisphere countries). Winter and Summer terms are heavily influenced by Faculty-Led Programs, which may be offered only during those terms. 

 

 

 

 

bar graph of student participation based on programs. faculty led programs is increasing in popularity though CSU IP holds out as being one of most popular.

 

 

 

SSU student participation in study away programs by Program Type. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

participation by country over the years. it does vary from year to year.

 

 

SSU student study away participation by country since 2021. Only the top 8 overall countries are shown on this chart, not including Faculty-Led Program numbers. 

Students have also studied away in Canada, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, Puerto Rico, South Korea, Sweden, Taiwan, the US Virgin Islands, and Uzbekistan; either through a SSU Faculty-Led program or at a rate of fewer than 10 students since 2021. 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bar graph showing participation by major over the years. top majors are Psychology, Business, and CCJS.

 

 

SSU student participation in study away programs based on Major since 2021, highlighting the top 19 majors represented. 

Students who are double majors are counted for each major. Faculty-Led programs, as they tend to be major-specific classes, can heavily influence the number of majors represented in a given year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

all minor participation since 2021

 

 

Representation of minors of students who participated in study away programs since 2021. If a student has a double major, they will be counted for each major. If a student studied away in more than one academic year cycle, they will be counted multiple times.