International higher education study update

How is international higher education enrollment changing?

Today I’m blogging the release of new research into this subject. This morning the new Open Doors report appeared, from the Institute of International Education (IIE) and the United States Departments of State and Education. I’ll share notes and a summary along with some reflections.

This post is done quickly, basically a live-blog of the announcement, so it might appear to be more telegraphic and hasty than usual. I grabbed screen captures of especially useful charts, graphs, and maps.

6.9 million students: that’s how many students crossed international boundaries for post-secondary education around the world, according to opening remarks from IIE’s CEO, Allan Goodman. He sees that number reaching 10 million by 2030. Right off the bat Goodman says this is a big opportunity for American campuses, since our domestic enrollment is weakening and we have ample capacity.

Later in the session, Leah Mason, Deputy Director of Research, Evaluation & Learning, IIE, shared more data on this score. She presented IIE’s Project Atlas‘ latest to indicate which nations were the leading destinations for international students. The United States leads with about 16% of the global total: