IEW2020 - NAFSA Economic Value Tool
JBI produced the data analysis for NAFSA's 2020 Economic Value Tool.
Fast Facts:
a decline of almost 2% in the number of overall international students (1,075,496; which includes those on optional practical training), the first time that figure has dipped since the 2005-2006 academic year;
a reduction in the number of jobs created/supported, on average, by international students: for every 8 international students, 3 U.S. jobs are created/supported. In previous years, 3 jobs were created/supported by just 7 international students; and
the total number of jobs created/supported (415,996) by international students declined by 42,294 (9.2%) from last year;
the dollar impact of COVID-19 on the economic contributions of international students was $1.17 billion, and,
new international student enrollment declined for the fourth straight year.