Fifty-eight percent (525) of all responding institutions have taken special steps to ensure that the number of international students on their campuses does not decline. These steps included new international programs or collaborations, new staff or additional staff time devoted to international recruitment, new funding for international recruitment trips concentrated mainly on Asia, and new funding for marketing and promotion of programs.
Robert Berdahl, president of the Association of American Universities, said that U.S. institutions are still below pre-2001 enrollment levels due to delays in visa processing, competition from other host countries, and increased educational opportunities for students in their home countries.
“To overcome these challenges, the federal government must continue to work to improve the visa process and reduce other barriers encountered by international students, and U.S. universities must continue to recruit the best and brightest students from around the world,” he said.
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