Factors Influencing International Student Enrollment Growth and Decline

NAFSA, in partnership with APLU and INTO, conducted a longitudinal analysis of factors influencing international student enrollment at U.S. higher education institutions to produce Factors Influencing International Student Enrollment Growth and Decline: A Multi-Factor Analysis of 2 Decades of Data with Implications for the Future.

 The report team examined two decades of data derived from 11 publicly available sources, making this analysis among the most comprehensive of its type. During a time of uncertainty, the team’s observations share lessons and a glimpse of what the future holds for international enrollment management at U.S. institutions.