2023年春季国际教育交流简评 Spring 2023 Snapshot on International Educational Exchange

Spring2023Snapshot

ONINTERNATIONALEDUCATIONALEXCHANGE

JulieBaerandMirkaMartel,Ph.D.

June2023

Thepower

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Spring2023SnapshotonInternationalEducationalExchange

JulieBaer

MirkaMartel,Ph.D.

Copyright©2023InstituteofInternationalEducation,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Theopinions,findings,andconclusionsstatedhereinarethoseoftheauthorsanddonotnecessarilyreflectthoseofIIE.

AboutIIE

Asanindependent,501(c)(3)not-for-profitfoundedin1919,themissionoftheInstituteofInternational

Education(IIE)istohelppeopleandorganizationsleveragethepowerofinternationaleducationtothrivein

today’sinterconnectedworld.IIE’sworkfocusesonadvancingscholarship,buildingeconomies,andpromotingaccesstoopportunity.IIEpublicationsandwhitepaperscanbefoundat

/Research-and-

Insights/Publications.

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TableofContents

Introduction 3

SurveyRespondentInstitutions 3

KeyFindings 4

MostInternationalStudentsAreStudyinginPersononU.S.Campuses 4

InternationalStudentApplicationsContinuetoIncrease 4

In-PersonStudyAbroadRebounds 4

InternationalStudentsatU.S.CollegesandUniversities 5

Applicationsfor2023/24ContinuetoIncrease 6

OutreachandRecruitmentofProspectiveInternationalStudents 7

UndergraduateStudents 7

GraduateStudents 8

DataCollectiononRefugeesandDisplacedPeople 10

U.S.StudyAbroad 12

InstitutionsHaveReturnedtoIn-PersonStudyAbroad 12

MoreStudentsAnticipatedtoStudyAbroadin2023/24 13

StudyAbroadDestinations 14

StudyAbroadProgramTypes 14

StudyAbroadSustainabilityInitiatives 15

DataCollectiononUnderrepresentedStudentsStudyingAbroad 18

StudyAbroadforStudentswithFinancialNeed 18

StudyAbroadforFirst-GenerationCollegeStudents 20

StudyAbroadParticipationamongUnderrepresentedStudents 22

Conclusion 24

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Introduction

TheSpring2023SnapshotonInternational

EducationalExchangecontinuestheInstituteofInternationalEducation’s(IIE’s)commitmenttomappingthecurrentstateofinternational

educationalexchangetoandfromtheUnited

States.Since2005,wehavereleasedasnapshot

reporteachfalltounderstandthemostup-to-dateenrollmenttrendsatthestartofeachacademic

year.iDuringtheCOVID-19pandemic,weexpandedouranalysiswiththeCOVID-19SnapshotSurvey

Series,whichprovidedadditionalanalysisinthe

spring.Nowinitssecondyear,theSpringSnapshotonInternationalEducationalExchangeserieshas

beenexpandedtoincludeinsightsoninternationalstudents,studyabroad,andemergingtrends

affectingstudentmobilityasofthespringsemester.

Asweapproachtheendofthe2022/23academic

year,academicmobilityatmostU.S.collegesand

universitiescontinuestoreboundfromtheeffectsoftheCOVID-19pandemic.Withincreasinglevelsofinternationalstudentandfacultymobility,our

reportanalyzestheeffectsofreopeningon

internationalstudentsstudyingatU.S.institutionsandonU.S.studentstravelingabroad.Wealso

includespecialanalysesondiversepopulationsofstudentsparticipatinginglobalexchangethathavenottraditionallybeencollectedatthenational

level.

Thisreportpresentsdatafrom527U.S.higher

educationinstitutionsintwosections:(1)currenttrendsininternationalstudentsstudyingatU.S.institutionsinspring2023andtherecruitment

patternsforprospectivestudentsand(2)the

realitiesofU.S.studyabroadinsummer2023andacademicyear2023/24.

Eachsectionissupplementedwithspecialanalysesofunderrepresentedpopulationsparticipatingin

internationaleducationalexchange.Oninbound

mobility,wepresentdataonrefugeesandstudentswhohavebeendisplaced.Thestudyabroadsectionincludesinsightsondatacollectionandsupportforunderrepresentedpopulationsparticipatinginstudyabroadprograms,includingstudentswithhigh

financialneed,first-generationstudents,andotherpopulations.

SurveyRespondentInstitutions

IIEadministeredtheSpring2023SnapshotSurveytoU.S.highereducationinstitutionsfromApril27to

May19,2023.Wesentthesurveytomorethan

2,700U.S.highereducationinstitutions,and527

institutionscompletedthesurvey(Figures1and2).MostoftheseU.S.collegesanduniversities(94%)

alsocompletedthemostrecentOpenDoors

surveys.iiTherespondentinstitutionsenrolled45%ofallinternationalstudentsatU.S.institutionsin2021/22and51%ofU.S.studentsstudyingabroadin2020/21.

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Associate'sColleges

BaccalaureateColleges

DoctoralUniversities

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KeyFindings

TheSpring2023SnapshotonInternationalEducationalExchangefocusesonthecurrentstateofin-personstudentmobilitytoandfromtheU.S.andsupportingthediversepopulationofstudentsparticipatinginglobalexchange.

MostInternationalStudentsAreStudyinginPersononU.S.Campuses

•Thevastmajorityofinstitutions(99%)

indicatedthatinternationalstudentsattendedclassesoncampus,with66%citingthatall

internationalstudentsattendedclassesinperson.

•Only20%ofinstitutionsnotedthat

internationalstudentsfaceddifficulties

regardingvisastatusandavailabilityofin-personclasses.

InternationalStudentApplications

ContinuetoIncrease

•89%ofU.S.collegesanduniversitiesindicatedthat2023/24applicationsareuporhavestayedthesamecomparedwiththepreviousyear.

•Institutionsareprioritizingundergraduate

outreachinIndia(57%),Vietnam(48%),SouthKorea(41%),andBrazil(40%)andgraduate

recruitmentinIndia(77%),China(42%),Nigeria(37%),andVietnam(35%).

•Mostinstitutionsarefocusingonengagingcurrentinternationalstudentstosupporttherecruitmentofprospectivestudents.Otherpopularmethodsofoutreachinclude

internationalpartnerships,alumnioutreach,andonlinerecruitment.

U.S.InstitutionsAreSupportingRefugeesandDisplacedInternationalStudents

•Manyinstitutionsprovideresourcesto

studentsfromareasofconflict,including

academicsupport,tuitionwaivers,scholarships,

andenrollmentextensionsduetovisadelays.

•Datacollectiononrefugeesandstudentswhohaveexperienceddisplacementremains

challenging.Themajorityofinstitutions(60%)notedthattheydonothavereadilyavailable

programenrollmentdataonrefugeesorpeoplewhohavebeendisplaced,whichindicatesa

needformoredatacollectioninthisarea.

In-PersonStudyAbroadRebounds

•Insummer2023,98%ofreportinginstitutionsofferedonlyin-personstudyabroadora

combinationofin-personandonlineoptions.

•96%ofU.S.collegesanduniversitiesreportedincreasedorstablestudentparticipationin

studyabroadcomparedwiththepastyear.

•Morethanhalf(55%)ofthereportedstudyabroadstudentsin2021/22participatedinfaculty-ledprograms.

•Institutionsarebeginningtoconsiderhowtoincorporatesustainabilityintostudyabroad

offices;40%ofreportingcollegesand

universitiesnotedsustainabilityinitiatives.

•Asinstitutionsseektoservediversestudent

populations,U.S.highereducationinstitutionsareworkingtostrengthendatacollection.63%ofinstitutionscurrentlycollectorplantocollectstudyabroaddataonfinancialneedandfirst-

generationstudents.

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InternationalStudentsatU.S.CollegesandUniversities

InternationalstudentapplicationnumberscontinuetoreflectareboundfromtheCOVID-19

pandemic,with89%ofU.S.collegesanduniversitiesindicatingthat2023/24applicationsareuporhavestayedthesamecomparedwiththepreviousyear.

Inthe2022/23academicyear,U.S.collegesanduniversitieshaveprioritizedin-personclasses

forenrolledinternationalstudents.Ofthe387institutionsthatrespondedtothemodeof

studyquestion,only1%ofinstitutionsindicatedthatnointernationalstudentstookclassesin

person.Thevastmajorityofinstitutions(99%)indicatedthattheirinternationalstudentswereattendingclassesoncampus,with66%notingthatalloftheirinternationalstudentswere

attendingclassesinperson.ThisrepresentsafurthershiftbackfromtheCOVID-19pandemicrealitiesregardingonlinelearning,asjusttwoyearsagoinspring2021,institutionsindicatedthatnearlyhalfoftheirinternationalstudentswereprimarilytakingclassesonline(Figure3).

Thedecisivereturntoin-personlearningamong

internationalstudentsisinlinewiththemost

recentguidancefromtheStudentandExchange

VisitorProgram(SEVP)thatannouncedthe

terminationoftheCOVID-19flexibilitiesfor

internationalstudentsonMay11,2023.iiiFirst

issuedin2020,SEVPprovidedflexibilitiesfor

internationalstudentsto“engageindistance

learninginexcessofregulatorylimitsduetothe

continuingpublichealthconcernscreatedby

COVID-19.”ivThemostrecentguidance,inline

withtheU.S.government’sterminationofthe

COVID-19NationalEmergency,indicatesthat

internationalstudentsmayhaveflexibilityin

hybridstudythroughsummer2023only.

Beginningwiththe2023/24academicyear,

Figure3:Internationalstudentsandmodeofstudy,spring2021-spring2023

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internationalstudentswillbeunderthesamerestrictionsforin-personstudyaspriortotheCOVID-19pandemic.

SincetheCOVID-19pandemic,morecollegesanduniversitieshavebeguntoofferonline

coursesandwholeprogramstoincrease

flexibilityforstudentsandfaculty.Thishas

complicatedin-personstudyrequirementsforinternationalstudents.Oneinfive

respondents,or20%ofinstitutions,indicatedthatinternationalstudentsfaceddifficultiesregardingtheirvisastatusandtheavailabilityofin-personclasses.Themajorityofthese

institutionsreportedthatdegree-required

classesforsomeinternationalstudentswerenotavailableinpersonandthatsome

departmentsanddegreeprogramshavenot

returnedtoenoughin-personclassestosatisfyvisarequirements.Atleastoneinstitutionalsonotedthatthemodeofstudyforclasses

changedafterthestartofthesemester,which

negativelyimpactedinternationalstudents’visastatus.Finally,asonerespondentnoted,“Manyprograms(andprofessorswithinthem)have

foundproductivewaystoteachclassesonline

andwouldliketokeepthoseclassesonline.Thisisparticularlythecaseforhighlyspecialized

courses,whichmightbetaughtbyaprofessorinanothercity.”

Applicationsfor2023/24ContinuetoIncrease

Internationalstudentapplicationsforthe

2023/24academicyearhavecontinuedto

increase,signifyingasustainedinterestintheUnitedStatesasaninternationaleducation

destination.Justtwoyearsago,applications

haddecreasedduetotheCOVID-19pandemic.Continuingasurgeinapplicationsoverthelasttwoyears,thisyear,89%ofinstitutionsnotedthattheirapplicationnumberswerehigherorthesamecomparedwiththepreviousyear.

Importantly,thisisacompoundincrease,

Figure4:Internationalstudentapplications,2020/21-2023/24

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buildingonthereboundsfromayearago

(Figure4).Wefoundthistobethecaseacrossalltypesofinstitutions,includingdoctoral

universities,master’sinstitutions,liberalartscolleges,andcommunitycolleges.

OutreachandRecruitmentofProspective

InternationalStudents

Internationalstudentscontinuetobeapriority

fortheU.S.highereducationsector,

contributing$32billiontotheU.S.economyin2022.Asinstitutionsprepareforfutureyears

andademographicdeclineinU.S.domestic

highereducationenrollment,manycollegesand

universitiesarestrategicallyfocusingon

internationalstudentenrollment.Assuch,

institutionsarediversifyingtheiroutreachandrecruitmentstrategiestoattractinternationalstudentsfromaroundtheworld.

Forthefirsttime,wedividedtheanalysisontheoutreachandrecruitmentofprospective

studentsbyacademiclevel.OpenDoors2022

reportedthatinthe2021/22academicyear,for

thefirsttimeinadecade,thereweremoregraduatestudentsthanundergraduates

studyingintheUnitedStates.Approximately41%ofinternationalstudentsweregraduatestudents,and36%wereundergraduates.Asmanyinstitutionsrecruitstudentsatboth

academiclevels,collegesanduniversitiesarecateringtheirrecruitmentmethodstobothtypesofstudents.

UndergraduateStudents

Inspring2023,institutionsreportedprioritizingeffortstorecruitundergraduatestudentsfromIndia,Vietnam,SouthKorea,andBrazil(Figure5).Thisisinlinewithsomeofthelargest

sendersofundergraduatestudentstothe

UnitedStates,thoughitisinterestingtonotethatthelargestsender,China,islistedinsixthplace.Thiscouldindicatethatinstitutionsarelookingtodiversifytheirstrategiesfor

undergraduatemarketsbeyondChina.Morethanhalfoftheinstitutions(55%)arealso

focusingeffortsoninternationalstudentsalreadystudyingatU.S.highschools.

Figure5:Undergraduaterecruitmentpriorities

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Mostinstitutionsarefocusingonengaging

currentinternationalstudentstosupport

prospectivestudentrecruitment,whichis

similartopreviousreports.Itisinterestingto

notethatwhenfocusingonlyonundergraduatestudentrecruitment,moreinstitutions

indicatedleveraginginternationalpartnerships

(63%)andalumni(51%)thanreported

previously(Figure7onpage9).Givenincomingcohorts’familiaritywithtechnologyandtravelcosts,themajorityofinstitutionscitedrelyingononlinerecruitmentevents(61%)andsocialmedia(60%)forundergraduaterecruitment.

Asundergraduatestudentsmayalsoneed

personalguidanceastheynavigatetheU.S.

highereducationsystem’sapplicationprocess,thereareanumberofwaysthatinstitutions

alsoengagewithstudentsinperson.

Approximately54%ofinstitutionsheldin-

personeventswheretheytraveledtofairsor

regionalexposinastudent’shomecountry,and53%notedutilizingagentsaspartofthe

undergraduaterecruitmentprocess.Inaddition,

nearlyhalfofallinstitutions(48%)cited

leveragingresourcesfrom

EducationUSA,

whichisaU.S.DepartmentofStatenetworkofmorethan430internationalstudentadvisingcentersinmorethan175countriesandterritories.

EducationUSAprovidesstudentsaroundtheworldwithinformationabouthowtostudyatcollegesanduniversitiesandoffersservicestotheU.S.highereducationcommunitytohelpinstitutionsreachtheirrecruitmentgoals.

GraduateStudents

Thevastmajorityofinstitutionsarefocusingon

Indiaforgraduatestudentrecruitment(77%),faroutpacingrecruitmentinallotherplacesoforigin(Figure6).China,Nigeria,andVietnam,arealsostrongmarketswherecollegesand

universitiesareconductingoutreachto

prospectivegraduateinternationalstudents.

ThefocusonIndianstudentrecruitmentalignswiththeOpenDoorsdata,whichfoundthatthemajorityofIndianstudentswhocametothe

UnitedStatesin2021/22weregraduate

Figure6:Graduaterecruitmentpriorities

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students.Withtheprospectofcontinued

growthinmobilityfromIndia,manyinstitutionsarefocusingonrecruitmentthere.Similarly,

OpenDoorsnotedanincreaseinthenumberofChinesegraduatestudentsin2021/22.Whether

thiswasduetoCOVID-19restrictionsor

personalchoice,institutionsreportedalargerproportionofChinesegraduatestudentsand,asaresult,arefocusingrecruitmentonthis

populationaswell.Finally,manyinstitutions

(45%)areconductingoutreachtointernationalstudentsalreadyintheUnitedStatesin

undergraduateprogramsforcontinued

graduatestudy,asthisisanaturalpipelineforstudentstoremainintheU.S.highereducationsystemforfurtheracademicopportunities.

Outreachandrecruitmentstrategiesfor

internationalgraduatestudentsmirrorthoseusedforundergraduaterecruitment,thoughwithsomeinterestingdifferences.While

institutionsdofocusonrecruitingprospectivegraduatestudentsfromcurrentinternationalstudents,theyalsoleveragealumniatahigherrateingraduaterecruitmentthanin

undergraduaterecruitment.Bothgraduateandundergraduaterecruitmentcontinuesto

prioritizeonlinerecruitmentevents,thoughin-personeventshavemadeacomebackaftertwoyears.Asinstitutionshaveopportunitiesto

resumetravel,theyareleveragingthese

activitiestorecruitbothundergraduateandgraduatestudents.

Figure7:Recruitmentapproaches

Undergraduate

Graduate

DataCollectiononRefugeesandDisplacedPeople

OuranalysisofdatacollectioneffortsregardingrefugeesanddisplacedstudentsseekstounderstandhowU.S.collegesanduniversitiesaresupportingthispopulationofindividualsparticipatinginglobaleducationopportunities.

DatafromtheUnitedNationsHumanRight

Commission(UNHCR)indicatesthatmorethan100millionpeopleareforciblydisplaced

worldwideduetowarandpoliticalconflict,

economicstrife,orclimatedisasters.vMillionsofindividualswhoaredisplacedarealso

seekingopportunitiestobeginorcontinuetheirtertiaryeducation.UNHCRestimatesonly6%ofrefugeeshaveaccesstohighereducation.viIn

comparison,morethan40%ofnon-refugeeshaveaccesstotertiaryeducation.

U.S.collegesanduniversitiesprovidesupporttorefugeesanddisplacedpeopleeachacademic

year;nevertheless,thedatacollectionrelatedtothissubpopulationislimited.

AsindicatedinourSnapshotsurvey,the

majorityofinstitutions(60%)indicatethattheydonothavereadilyavailableenrollmentdata

onrefugeesorpeoplewhoaredisplaced(Figure

8).Thismaybeduetothispopulation’s

documentationorregistrationstatus,which

differsfromthatofinternationalstudentshere

onstudentvisas.Thereisalsolessorganization

anddatacollectionrelatedtothispopulationat

institutionsduetoalackofresourcesand

centralizedeffortstocapturedataonthis

population.Oftheinstitutionsthatreported

havingdataonrefugeesordisplacedpeople,

oneinfive(21%)indicatedthatthedatawas

storedinanotherdepartmentthanthe

departmentcompletingthesurvey,whichwas

focusedoninternationalmobility.Additional

forthcomingresearchonrefugeesatU.S.

collegesanduniversitiesmayinformfuture

effortstounderstandhowthispopulationof

globalcitizensparticipatinginU.S.higher

educationcouldbecaptured.

Figure8:Datacollectiononenrolledrefugeesorstudentswhoexperienceddisplacement

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ThereisevidencethatU.S.collegesand

universitiesareprovidingextensivesupport

servicesforprospectiveinternationalstudentswhooriginatefromareasinconflict.BuildingonouranalysisregardingUkrainianandRussian

internationalstudentslastyear,webroadenedouranalysistoincludesupportservicesforallprospectivestudentscomingfromareasof

conflict.Wefoundthatmostinstitutionsareprovidingacademicsupport,waivingtuitionorprovidingscholarships,andproviding

enrollmentextensionsduetovisadelaysfor

manystudentsfromtheseareas.Inadditiontofinancialhurdles,studentsfromareasinconflictoftenhavesignificantchallengesregarding

highereducationenrollmentinthattheyareoftenmissingdocumentationforadmission,theymaynothavemetsufficientacademicrequirementsforadmission,ortheyhave

troublenavigatingtheapplicationprocess.U.S.

collegesanduniversitiescanprovidesupportto

thesestudentstoenabletheirhighereducation

enrollment.IIEisprovidingscholarshipsfor

hundredsofrefugeeanddisplacedstudentsto

studyatU.S.universities,mostnotablythrough

the

QatarScholarshipforAfghanStudents

Program

andour

OdysseyScholarship.

Inthis

work,wehavefoundthatU.S.universitiesare

preparedtoopentheirdoorstohostrefugee

studentsandprovidethiswithgenerous

financialaid.Nevertheless,thereremains

significantworkaheadtoconnectallrefugee

studentswithhighereducationopportunities.

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U.S.StudyAbroad

U.S.studyabroadwilllikelycontinuetorebound,as96%ofrespondinginstitutionsanticipatestudyabroadnumberswillstabilizeorincreasein2023/24comparedwiththepreviousyear.

InstitutionsHaveReturnedtoIn-PersonStudyAbroad

Almostallreportinginstitutionshavereturnedtooranticipatereturningtoin-personstudy

abroadinthe2023/24academicyear.Asofsummer2023,98%ofreportinginstitutionsofferedonlyin-personstudyabroadora

combinationofin-personandonlineoptions(Figure9).Thisindicatesthestrong

commitmentofU.S.collegesanduniversitiestostudyabroadprogramsandthebouncebackofin-personprogramsfollowingtheheightoftheCOVID-19pandemic.

Giventhisreturntoin-personstudyabroad,we

havesubsequentlynotedadramaticdeclinein

institutionsreportingstudyabroad

cancellations.Insummer2021,nearlyhalf

(43%)ofcollegesanduniversitiesreported

studyabroadcancellations,whereasinsummer

2023,only2%ofinstitutionsindicated

cancellationsofstudyabroadprograms.As

institutionsanticipatedstudyabroadforspring

2024,noinstitutionsreportedstudyabroad

cancellations,whichillustratesarobustreturn

tostudyabroad.

AmidtheheightoftheCOVID-19pandemic,

manyinstitutionspivotedtoofferingonline

Figure9:Studyabroadprogrammodality,summer2021-summer2023

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globallearningprograms,withover30%ofinstitutionsprovidingtheseopportunitiesin2021and2022.Withthereturnofin-personstudyabroad,asmallerproportionof

institutions(19%)reportedofferingvirtual

programsalongwithin-personprogramsin

summer2023,andtherewerenoreporting

institutionsthatofferedonlyvirtualprograms.

Thisindicatesthatmanyinstitutionsarenot

viewingonlinevirtualexchangesasa

replacementfortraditionalin-personstudy

abroadopportunitiesbutratherasan

additionalopportunityforstudentstogain

globalinsightsandperspectives.

MoreStudentsAnticipatedtoStudy

Abroadin2023/24

Thevastmajority(96%)ofU.S.collegesand

universitiesreportedanticipatingincreasedorstablestudentparticipationinstudyabroadin

theforthcoming2023/24academicyear.

Approximately82%ofinstitutionsexpected

growthinstudyabroadnumbersin2023/24comparedwiththeprioryear(Figure10).Thiscontinuedgrowthinstudyabroadbuildsuponthegrowthnotedin2022/23followingthe

significantdeclinesamidtheCOVID-19

pandemic.Thisexpectedgrowthofstudy

abroadparticipationwasreportedacrossallinstitutionaltypes.

Oneofthebigquestionsinthestudyabroadindustryiswhenwillstudyabroadnumbers

reboundtopre–COVID-19levels?Inthe

2022/23academicyear,justoverhalfof

institutions(52%)notedthatthenumbershadyettoreboundfullyandwerestilllowerthanbeforethepandemic.Assuch,thecontinuedanticipatedgrowthin2023/24ispromisingascollegesanduniversitiesworktorebuildtheirstudyabroadprograms.

Figure10:Anticipatedstudyabroadnumbers,2021/22-2023/24

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StudyAbroadDestinations

Europehaslongbeenthepredominant

destinationforU.S.studyabroad,anddata

fromthisyear’sSnapshotindicatesthatthis

trendwillcontinuein2023/24.viiWhenaskedwhereinstitutionsareplanningin-personstudy

abroadin2023/24,themostpopular

destinationswerethetraditionalEuropean

studyabroadlocationsofSpain,Italy,the

UnitedKingdom,France,andGermany,withover70%ofrespondentsintendingtoofferprogramsineachdestination.

Priortothepandemic,studyabroadoptionstodestinationshadgrowntoincludedestinationsoutsideofEurope.Institutions,sponsorsof

studyabroadscholarships,andprovidershadmadeextensiveeffortstodiversifydestinationsandprovideopportunitiesforstudentstohaveengaginglearningexperiencesinotherregions.Attheheightofthepandemic,studyabroad

optionstomanylesstraditionaldestinationsdeclined.Severalfactorsledtothisdecline,

includingstudyabroadprovidersthatceasedoperationsaltogether,stricttravelrestrictionsincountries,andconcernsoverhealthcare

facilitiesorlowCOVID-19vaccinationrates.viii

Wearebeginningtoseeareturntoincreasedstudyinnontraditionaldestinations.Inlast

year’sSnapshot,only8ofthetop20program

destinationswereoutsideEurope.Asof

2023/24,halftheleadingprogramdestinationswereoutsideEurope:Japan,SouthKorea,

Australia,CostaRica,NewZealand,South

Africa,Chile,Argentina,Mexico,andEcuador.Itmaycontinuetotakepreviouslypopular

destinations,especiallythosewithstrictCOVID-19policies,longertoexperienceastudyabroadrebound.Forexample,ChinawastheseventhmostpopulardestinationbeforetheCOVID-19pandemic,butasof2023/24,lessthan30%of

institutionsnotedplanstosendstudentstoChina.

StudyAbroadProgramTypes

Asinstitutionsbegintoofferin-personstudy

abroadprogramsagain,manycollegesand

universitiesareembracingdifferentprogram

optionsforstudentswhowanttostudyabroad(Figure11).TheForumonEducationAbroad’sStateoftheFieldandlastyear’sSpring2022

Snapshothavedocumentedthatinstitutionsoffermanydifferenttypesofstudyabroad

experiences.Thisyear’sresearchbuildsuponthisknowledgebyrecordinghowmany

studentspartookineachtypeofopportuni