1948-2012
| INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ENROLLMENT AND U.S. HIGHER EDUCATION ENROLLMENT, 1948/49 - 2011/12 |
| Year |
Int'l Students |
Annual % Change |
Total Enrollment1 |
% Int'l |
| 1948/49 |
25,464 |
- |
2,403,400 |
1.1 |
| 1949/50 |
26,433 |
3.8 |
2,445,000 |
1.1 |
| 1950/51 |
29,813 |
12.8 |
2,281,000 |
1.3 |
| 1951/52 |
30,462 |
2.2 |
2,102,000 |
1.4 |
| 1952/53 |
33,675 |
10.5 |
2,134,000 |
1.6 |
| 1953/54 |
33,833 |
0.5 |
2,231,000 |
1.5 |
| 1954/55 |
34,232 |
1.2 |
2,447,000 |
1.4 |
| 1955/56 |
36,494 |
6.6 |
2,653,000 |
1.4 |
| 1956/57 |
40,666 |
11.4 |
2,918,000 |
1.4 |
| 1957/58 |
43,391 |
6.7 |
3,324,000 |
1.3 |
| 1958/59 |
47,245 |
8.9 |
no data |
- |
| 1959/60 |
48,486 |
2.6 |
3,640,000 |
1.3 |
| 1960/61 |
53,107 |
9.5 |
no data |
- |
| 1961/62 |
58,086 |
9.4 |
4,146,000 |
1.4 |
| 1962/63 |
64,705 |
11.4 |
no data |
- |
| 1963/64 |
74,814 |
15.6 |
4,780,000 |
1.6 |
| 1964/65 |
82,045 |
9.7 |
5,280,000 |
1.6 |
| 1965/66 |
82,709 |
0.8 |
5,921,000 |
1.4 |
| 1966/67 |
100,262 |
21.2 |
6,390,000 |
1.6 |
| 1967/68 |
110,315 |
10.0 |
6,912,000 |
1.6 |
| 1968/69 |
121,362 |
10.0 |
7,513,000 |
1.6 |
| 1969/70 |
134,959 |
11.2 |
8,005,000 |
1.7 |
| 1970/71 |
144,708 |
7.2 |
8,581,000 |
1.7 |
| 1971/72 |
140,126 |
-3.2 |
8,949,000 |
1.6 |
| 1972/73 |
146,097 |
4.3 |
9,215,000 |
1.6 |
| 1973/74 |
151,066 |
3.4 |
9,602,000 |
1.6 |
| 1974/752 |
154,580 |
2.3 |
10,224,000 |
1.5 |
| 1975/76 |
179,344 |
16.0 |
11,185,000 |
1.6 |
| 1976/77 |
203,068 |
13.2 |
11,012,000 |
1.8 |
| 1977/78 |
235,509 |
16.0 |
11,286,000 |
2.1 |
| 1978/79 |
263,938 |
12.1 |
11,260,000 |
2.3 |
| 1979/80 |
286,343 |
8.5 |
11,570,000 |
2.5 |
| 1980/81 |
311,882 |
8.9 |
12,097,000 |
2.6 |
| 1981/82 |
326,299 |
4.6 |
12,372,000 |
2.6 |
| 1982/83 |
336,985 |
3.3 |
12,426,000 |
2.7 |
| 1983/84 |
338,894 |
0.6 |
12,465,000 |
2.7 |
| 1984/85 |
342,113 |
0.9 |
12,242,000 |
2.8 |
| 1985/86 |
343,777 |
0.5 |
12,247,000 |
2.8 |
| 1986/87 |
349,609 |
1.7 |
12,504,000 |
2.8 |
| 1987/88 |
356,187 |
1.9 |
12,767,000 |
2.8 |
| 1988/89 |
366,354 |
2.9 |
13,055,000 |
2.8 |
| 1989/90 |
386,851 |
5.6 |
13,539,000 |
2.9 |
| 1990/91 |
407,529 |
5.3 |
13,819,000 |
2.9 |
| 1991/92 |
419,585 |
3.0 |
14,359,000 |
2.9 |
| 1992/93 |
438,618 |
4.5 |
14,487,000 |
3.0 |
| 1993/94 |
449,749 |
2.5 |
14,305,000 |
3.1 |
| 1994/95 |
452,635 |
0.6 |
14,279,000 |
3.2 |
| 1995/96 |
453,787 |
0.3 |
14,262,000 |
3.2 |
| 1996/97 |
457,984 |
0.9 |
14,368,000 |
3.2 |
| 1997/98 |
481,280 |
5.1 |
14,502,000 |
3.3 |
| 1998/99 |
490,933 |
2.0 |
14,507,000 |
3.4 |
| 1999/00 |
514,723 |
4.8 |
14,791,000 |
3.5 |
| 2000/01 |
547,867 |
6.4 |
15,312,000 |
3.6 |
| 2001/02 |
582,996 |
6.4 |
15,928,000 |
3.7 |
| 2002/03 |
586,323 |
0.6 |
16,612,000 |
3.5 |
| 2003/04 |
572,509 |
-2.4 |
16,911,000 |
3.4 |
| 2004/05 |
565,039 |
-1.3 |
17,272,000 |
3.3 |
| 2005/06 |
564,766 |
-0.05 |
17,487,000 |
3.2 |
| 2006/07 |
582,984 |
3.2 |
17,759,000 |
3.3 |
| 2007/08 |
623,805 |
7.0 |
18,248,000 |
3.4 |
| 2008/09 |
671,616 |
7.7 |
19,103,000 |
3.5 |
| 2009/10 |
690,923 |
2.9 |
20,428,000 |
3.4 |
| 2010/11 |
723,277 |
4.7 |
20,550,000 |
3.5 |
| 2011/12 |
764,495 |
5.7 |
20,625,000 |
3.7 |
1Data from the National Center for Education Statistics.
2The data collection process was changed in 1974/75. Refugees were counted from 1975/76 to 1990/91.
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Suggested citation: Institute of International Education. (2012). "International Student Enrollment Trends, 1949/50-2011/12." Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. Retrieved from http://www.iie.org/opendoors