A comprehensive study was conducted in 2002-2003 for the Luggage and Travel Industries to determine the geographic distribution of college students in the U.S. and their general travel habits. The study focused on the means of travel used, the distances traveled and the frequency of travel from college to home.

Here are some of the most interesting findings:

• The average freshman class contains 18% of each school's entire student body (including graduate students).
  
  
• 40% of students attending college have social security numbers from outside the state.
  
  
• 3.7% of students attending college in the U.S. come from outside the United States.
  
  
• 85% of non state-resident students come from within 400 miles of their college's main campus.
  
  
• Those students living within 250 miles of their college's main campus are 10 times more likely to drive to and from home on holidays and breaks than to fly.
  
  
• Those students living more than 500 miles from campus are 4 times more likely to fly to and from home on holidays and breaks than to drive.
  
  
• The National average for days off from college during the school year is 12 days, including holidays and breaks. This does not include weekend trips.
  
  
• Colleges less than 75 miles from a major city will have the greatest number of their graduates (alumni) residing in this city.
  
  
• Colleges with a main campus located in a major metropolitan area will have 75% more students who commute daily from home to school and back.
  
  
• The average distance traveled between home and school by all college students in the U.S. is 215 miles.

Naturally, our interest in student travel statistics centers around their luggage and travel gear. We have no statistics at this time to indicate what percentage of students who travel do so with our Victorinox® Brand Swiss Army Luggage. We do know that the ratio of students who are receiving and utilizing our college logo luggage is increasing every day.

The fact that you are on this website, reading statistics about college travel says that you are 4 times more likely to purchase our collegiate logo luggage than someone who has not visited this website. So, we thank you for visiting!