Covid-19 has resulted in a 50% decline in international students attending US intensive English programs in 2020, Open Doors data has revealed. 

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.

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 latest Open Doors Report has prompted a mixed reaction, ranging from excitement about increasing educational exchange to concerns that new start declines are continuing.

International student first time enrolment at US institutions continued to decline for the third year running, new data has revealed. But the 0.9% decrease suggests the decline is levelling, and OPT remains a draw.

Some 341,751 US students participated in study abroad programs for academic credit in the 2017/18 academic year, Open Doors data has revealed.

The number of international students being hosted by the US has surpassed one million for the third consecutive year, but new student enrolments fell by 6.6%, the latest data from Open Doors has revealed.