I agree that more students should study abroad.
72% of students say they want to study abroad.
The authors write:
Today, a few years removed from the crippling effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, we remain far short of this goal, with less than 200,000 students studying abroad, amounting to 1 percent of all U.S. college students.
Opinion: US college students need to go away: Why study abroad is essential to our future (msn.com)
Click through and see that the estimate is for the 12 month school year in 2021-2022. In fact, since that is PER YEAR and college takes 4-5 years for most, and most students study for one semester (and a few for a full year) over any time in that 4-5 years, the total % is >1% and likely less than 4%. The 1% figure used above is not correct.
The authors want the Federal taxpayers to subsidize study abroad programs.