Study abroad? College students drop, rethink plans

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Economic reality may be cooling the enthusiasm of U.S. college students to study abroad.

A survey in September by The Forum on Education Abroad has found that nearly 60 percent of schools and study abroad groups surveyed say study abroad enrollment is down this fall from last year.

Students' interest in foreign study was at an all-time high just two years ago.

Brown University in Providence saw a 10 percent drop in enrollment this fall.

But Kendall Brostuen of Brown's Office of International Programs says stronger enrollment in spring may indicate people feel the economy is rounding a corner.

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