文档介绍：The Power
of International
Education
Shifting
Tides?
Understanding International
Student Yield for Fall 2017
Christine Farrugia, .
Natalya Andrejko
July 2017
IIE Center for Academic Mobility Research and Impact
In Cooperation with:
Introduction

Uncertainty plays a large role in the admission cycle as the start of the 2017/18 academic year draws near. Recent
debates over visa and immigration policy have raised concerns among . higher education institutions regarding
the desire and ability of international students to travel to the United States for their education. This report
presents findings from a national survey of . higher education institutions to gauge whether shifts have
occurred in the admissions yield of international students who have been accepted to academic programs starting
in Fall 2017. In the admissions field, yield refers to the enrollment rates of admitted students. Calculations of yield
serve as a useful tool for higher education institutions to track the progress of their admissions recruitment and
enrollment processes.
The survey findings described in this report build upon a similar joint international applications survey conducted
in March 2017 to gauge shifts in applications received from international students at . higher education
institutions. That study – led by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admission Officers
(AACRAO) in partnership with four . higher education associations – found a mixed picture, with 38 percent of
surveyed institutions indicating a decrease in international student applications, 36 percent seeing an increase,
and 26 percent seeing no pared to the prior year (AACRAO, 2017).
As a follow up to the previous joint survey, in May 2017 IIE again partnered with AACRAO, the Council of Graduate
Schools, the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC), and NAFSA: Association of
International Educators to conduct a surv