120,000 Saudi Students Studying Abroad

The following numbers came from the Ministry of Higher Education in Saudi Arabia via Al Watan Newspaper article dated September 6.

• There are currently 120,0000 Saudi students studying abroad.
• 76% are male and 23% are female
• 45% of students who are paying their own way are attending institutions located in Arab countries.
• 37% of scholarship students are in the USA
• 14% of scholarship students are in Canada
• 7% of scholarship students are in Australia
• 7% of scholarship students are in Egypt
• 5% of scholarship students are in Jordan
• 29% of students are enrolled in Business Administration
• 12% of students are enrolled in Engineering
• 11% in IT
• 6% in medical services 

TestDEN.com traffic and our own internal surveys confirm the above trends.