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. 

chart of total study away participation numbers since 2021, starting at 40 in 2021 to over 100 for 2024

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

participation by year and term since 2021, summer term increasing each year, more participation in spring than fall

 

 

 

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. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

participation by program type and year, faculty-led increasing, other top program is CSU International Programs

 

 

 

SSU student participation in study away programs by Program Type. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

participation by year and top 8 countries, UK, Spain and Italy being the largest

 

 

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 five students since 2021. 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

chart showing the top 15 majors based on number of SSU students participating in study away programs

 

 

SSU student participation in study away programs based on Major since 2021, highlighting the top 15 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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pie chart showing major representation in study away participation numbers in total since 2021

 

 

 

 

Representation of majors 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. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pie chart showing minor representation in study away participation numbers in total 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.