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New international student enrollment surged 80% last year

November 14, 2022

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The coronavirus pandemic battered international enrollment. In 2020-21 — the first full academic year of the health crisis — total numbers plummeted 15%, the largest year-over-year decline since IIE began tracking numbers over seven decades ago.

Colleges often say they prize international enrollment because of the diverse talent and perspectives it brings to campus in a time of globalization. But it’s also important for institutions’ budgets because international students tend to pay more for tuition than their domestic peers.

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