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Bureau
of Educational and Cultural Affairs EducationUSA and U.S. Institutions International students and their dependents contributed more than $14 billion to the U.S. economy in the 2006-2007 academic year. Not only do international students bring unique social, cultural, and academic perspectives and valuable insights to U.S. campuses; they also share their experiences about the institution they attend with colleagues back home and can serve as valuable friends and allies in the future. Most university administrators and American students would agree that international students provide educational benefits to American students and institutions that are priceless. Anecdotal surveys indicate that word-of-mouth referrals are the best form of recruitment among international students. The result is positive and free publicity for your institution when international students return to their homes around the world and increased name recognition for your school when the next class of prospective international students begins its college search. The Educational Information and Resources Branch supports more than 450 EducationUSA advising centers, which actively promote U.S. higher education in 8 regions and 170 countries around the world and assist roughly 25 million prospective international students each year in person, by telephone, through e-mail, and on the Internet. These centers, while representing U.S. higher education as a whole, can be a valuable source of information and, ultimately, students for U.S. campuses that recruit international students. How can U.S. institutions cooperate with EducationUSA? International Students Yesterday/Foreign Leaders Today - List of world leaders who are alumni of U.S. programs of study. Resources for U.S. Institutions Tips for Recruitment and Retention of International Students
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