The population of U.S. students studying abroad continues to diversify, with greater inclusion of students from underrepresented racial and ethnic backgrounds. Beginning with Open Doors 2008, IIE reverted to using enrollment data from the NCES. But it is critical for U.S. institutions to set strategic goals and be proactive in reaching out to students and families in a wide range of countries in the coming year, and for the United States to keep its academic doors open to students from all over the world.”While this year’s Open Doors report shows strong growth in the number of international students studying in the United States in the past decade, with an increase of 85 percent since 2006/07 (when there were fewer than 600,000 international students in U.S. higher education), the new findings signal a slowing of growth, with a three percent increase compared to increases of 7 to 10 percent for the previous three years.The report shows that 325,339 American students received academic credit last year at the home campus for study abroad in 2015/2016, an increase of four percent from the previous year. State Department exchange programs such as the Fulbright and Gilman Scholarship programs and our global network of EducationUSA advising centers in more than 170 countries are key to achieving these goals.”International students benefit U.S. communities, colleges and universities, in many ways, including economically. These flattening trends have a nearly two year history, as students reflected in the current Open Doors report were already on campus in September 2016 for the fall term, and most had applied in 2015 and made their decisions in spring 2016.IIE conducted a separate online fall enrollment survey with nine other education associations in September and October 2017 to provide an early look at what campuses are seeing now for the current 2017/18 academic year. INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION, IIE and OPENING MINDS TO THE WORLD are trademarks or registered trademarks of Institute of International Education, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Open Doors® is a comprehensive information resource on international students and scholars studying or teaching at higher education institutions in the United States, and U.S. students studying abroad for academic credit at their home colleges or universities. IIE will be releasing the annual Open Doors Intensive English Program (IEP) data on August 20, 2020 at 2:30pm EDT. Tables include information on academic level, enrollment, fields of study, places of origin, primary source of funding, and leading host institutions.

… The NCES enrollment data used in Open Doors calculations are current at the time of publication and are not adjusted to reflect subsequent revisions made by NCES. ($89.95) Open Doors® is a comprehensive information resource on international students and scholars studying or teaching at higher education institutions in the United States, and U.S. students studying abroad for academic credit at their home colleges or universities. A: IIE’s President, Allan Goodman, Special Counselor to the President, Peggy Blumenthal, and other spokespersons, as well as the Head of Research, Evaluation and Learning, Mirka Martel, are available for interview upon request.Please address press inquiries to press@iie.org.. Their roles on campus as teaching and research assistants support the faculty in many departments, especially in STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math), and their diverse perspectives help enrich classroom learning for U.S. students.“Countries and multinational employers around the world are competing to attract top talent. Here you will find data tables for the past decade on international students in the United States. Study abroad by American students has more than tripled in the past two decades; however, the rate of growth had slowed following the financial crisis in 2008.