UGA's study abroad numbers fall, but bouncing back
The number of college students studying abroad fell with the economy across the country last year, including at the University of Georgia.
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But plenty of UGA students still are traveling the world to study, officials say.
"We did show a downward turn like many large state schools last year," said Kasee Laster, director of study abroad at UGA. "We're a little off compared to '07-'08, but we held our own."
Two years ago, UGA ranked 10th in a national study with more than 2,000 students going abroad. That total fell by less than 5 percent last year, Laster said.
A study released in September by the Forum on Education Abroad showed that 85 percent of public colleges and universities across the U.S. saw a negative impact on their study abroad programs because of the sagging economy.
Study abroad enrollment rates fell from 5 percent to 15 percent at a quarter of those schools. An additional 18 percent of schools reported even bigger drops, according to the study.
Even during the 2007-08 academic year, when more UGA students went abroad than ever, Laster said the poor economy was starting to affect the program.
"We had been growing from 6 (percent) to 14 perc
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