Every time an assessment is done, she said, "U.S. students have placed at or near the bottom."

"It is not surprising that U.S. students did not do well in these comparisons," she said.

During the 2000-01 school year Cuba allowed 905 U.S. students to visit and study.

The program provides summer research programs and internships open to all U.S. students.

A5 U.S. students say they were duped by a college near Oxford.

Unlike many other countries, U.S. medical students finance their education with personal debt.

More than 100,000 U.S. students from 480 schools participated in the program.

Together Forum members represent over 90% of the U.S. students who study abroad.

U.S. graduate students may receive financial aid packages covering 100% of their educational costs.

All international students are admitted on full scholarships with the same regard for financial need as U.S. students.