The numbers of US outbound students joining study abroad programs for academic credit rose 1.6% in the 2018/19 academic year.

New international student enrolments fell 43% in fall 2020, a survey has revealed, while the Open Doors 2020 report has shown that total international students in the US has declined for the first time in more than a decade.

Some 50% of US higher education institutions that took part in an IIE survey have reported that international student application numbers are lower than in previous years, 18% said they saw a “substantial decline”.

Having committed $1m to help international students in the US, the IIE is in the process of distributing another $1m to aid a further 300 students.

Most (88%) US HEIs anticipate that international student enrolment will decline in the 2020/21 academic year; 30% anticipate a "substantial" decline, reports IIE.

The IIE has committed $1 million to aid international students in the US caught in the crossfire of the pandemic, and is seeking to raise an additional $1m.

The impact of coronavirus related travel restrictions on Chinese students studying in the US has been limited, as the vast majority were already on campus when measures were put in place, a survey by IIE has found. 

The four winners of the 2020 Andrew Heiskell Awards, which recognises outstanding initiatives in the sector, have been announced by the IIE.