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Want To Know Where International Students Are Headed Next Year? - Opinion Piece

July 27, 2020

Brandon Busteed writes: The U.S. has long been the top destination for international students globally. With roughly one million international students currently enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities, the U.S. attracts twice as many international students as the 2nd and 3rd top destination countries. But enrollment numbers have been on the decline since the 2016/17 academic year. And now with Covid-19 numbers continuing to spike and ICE guidance that threatened to send international students home if their campuses remain online, many U.S. higher ed leaders are wondering just how bad it might get for international student recruitment. A new report out this morning provides a glimpse of what lies ahead.

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