It will change your life. You’ll come back a new person.” For years, the benefits of
study abroad have been described in these words. Everyone in the study abroad field
believed it could greatly impact a student’s life, but the exact long-term benefits were
unknown—until now.
The first large-scale survey to explore the long-term impact of study abroad on a
student’s personal, professional, and academic life shows that study abroad
positively and unequivocally influences the career path, world-view, and selfconfidence
of students.