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Economic Impact of International Students
Each year, international students contribute billions of dollars to the U.S. economy through their tuition and fees and living expenses. In 2007/2008 the net contribution to the U.S. economy by foreign students and their families was $15,543,000,000.00
The document provided here contains detailed data on the overall impact of international students on the U.S. economy in general as well as detailed breakdowns by state.
Economic Impact Statement PDF file > (72k)
To review the economic impact of international students at the state level alongside other data about international students, including field of study and country of origin, review our State Fact Sheets.
View State Fact Sheets >
Courtesy of NAFSA: Association of International Educators. Analysis prepared by Jason Baumgartner of Indiana University - Bloomington using enrollment data from the Open Doors 2007/08 International Student Census. For more information, go to http://www.nafsa.org/eis2008.
Click here for last year's Economic Impact Statement (2006/07). >>
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