Greece ranks 17th in the world in the preferences of US students who study abroad, up four places, according to the US Embassy in Athens, which recently presented data from the Open Doors 2018 Report of the US-based Institute of International Education (IIE).

The number of Greek students studying in the U.S. increased 3.3% during the 2017/18 academic year, while the number of U.S. students in Greece increased by 21.1% during the 2016/17 academic year. The data was released as part of the 2018 IIE Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange.