Statistics on International Exchange & Disability
Hard to find statistics on people with disabilities participation in overseas study at the college level.
Demographics of U.S. Study Abroad Students by Disability Type
(From the National Survey on Student Engagement, 2010 online survey of first and senior year post-secondary students in the United States)
Percentage of Senior Students in Each Disability Category on Campus that Studied Abroad
Non-Disabled - 16.3%
Overall Disability – 15.2%
Learning - 17.8%
Developmental – 16.1%
Mental – 15.4%
Sensory – 13.8%
Medical – 12.7%
Mobility – 10.4%
Other - 10.7%
Seniors with Sensory Disabilities Who Studied Abroad
(Total = 543 respondents)
2% of all seniors studying abroad in the NSSE survey
7% are military veterans
9% part-time status
20% had a mother & 22% a father who did not attend college
37% Arts/Humanities & 31% Social Sciences majors (Primary and secondary majors combined)
66% White, 6% Asian, 6% Black, Less 5% in rest of categories
63% Female Students, 37% Male Students
74% have completed foreign language course
90% have 3.0 GPA or higher
Seniors with Mental Disabilities Who Studied Abroad
(Total = 618 respondents)
2% of all seniors studying abroad in the NSSE survey
5% are military veterans
10% part-time status
13% had a mother & 19% a father who did not attend college
52% Arts/Humanities & 34% Social Sciences majors (Primary and secondary majors combined)
78% White, 5% Multiracial, Less 2% in rest
79% Female Students, 21% Male Students
80% have completed foreign language course
92% have 3.0 GPA or higher
Seniors with Mobility Disabilities Who Studied Abroad
(Total = 153 respondents)
0.5% of all seniors studying abroad in the NSSE survey
24% are military veterans
28% part-time status
27% had a mother & 29% a father who did not attend college
39% Arts/Humanities & 29% Social Sciences majors (Primary and secondary majors combined)
54% White, 8% Multiracial, 7% Native American, Less 5% in rest of categories
60% Female Students, 40% Male Students
75% have completed foreign language course
88% have 3.0 GPA or higher
Seniors with Medical Disabilities Who Studied Abroad
(Total = 338 respondents)
1 % of all seniors studying abroad in the NSSE survey
14% are military veterans
17% part-time status
22% had a mother & 24% a father who did not attend college
36% Arts/Humanities & 29% Social Sciences majors (Primary and secondary majors combined)
70% White, 7% Black, Less 5% in rest of categories
70% Female Students, 30% Male Students
76% have completed foreign language course
89% have 3.0 GPA or higher
Seniors with Learning Disabilities Who Studied Abroad
(Total = 699 respondents)
2% of all seniors studying abroad in the NSSE survey
3% are military veterans
7% part-time status
12% had a mother & 16% a father who did not attend college
36% Arts/Humanities & 31% Social Sciences majors (Primary and secondary majors combined)
74% White, 4% Multiracial, Less 4% in rest of categories
69% Female Students, 31% Male Students
70% have completed foreign language course
82% have 3.0 GPA or higher
Seniors with Developmental Disabilities Who Studied Abroad
(Total = 710 respondents)
2% of all seniors studying abroad in the NSSE survey
3% are military veterans
10% part-time status
12% had a mother & 15% a father who did not attend college
39% Arts/Humanities & 29% Social Sciences majors (Primary and secondary majors combined)
79% White, 4% Multiracial, Less 4% in rest of categories
63% Female Students, 37% Male Students
74% have completed foreign language course
84% have 3.0 GPA or higher
Seniors with “Other” Disabilities Who Studied Abroad
(Total = 123 respondents)
0.4% of all seniors studying abroad in the NSSE survey
12% are military veterans
16% part-time status
31% had a mother & 32% a father who did not attend college
33% Arts/Humanities & 31% Social Sciences majors (Primary and secondary majors combined)
55% White, 7% Black, Less 5% in rest of categories
63% Female Students, 37% Male Students
74% have completed foreign language course
86% have 3.0 GPA or higher
Seniors with No Disabilities Who Studied Abroad
(Total = 24081 respondents)
76% of all seniors studying abroad in the NSSE survey
2% are military veterans
6% part-time status
18% had a mother & 20% a father who did not attend college
34% Arts/Humanities & 26% Social Sciences majors (Primary and secondary majors combined)
73% White, 7% Asian, Less 5% in rest of categories
70% Female Students, 30% Male Students
74% have completed foreign language course
94% have 3.0 GPA or higher
