The Economic Benefit of International Students $26.8 billion Contributed; 340,000 U.S. Jobs Supported

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1 The Economic Benefit of International $26.8 billion Contributed; 340,000 U.S. Jobs ed Economic Analysis for Academic Year International students and their families created or supported 340,000 jobs and contributed $26.8 billion to the U.S. economy during the academic year, according to NAFSA s latest economic analysis. For every 7 international students enrolled, 3 U.S. jobs are created or supported by spending occurring in the following sectors: higher education, accommodation, dining, retail, transportation, telecommunications, and health insurance. The following report includes a detailed state-level and congressional district analysis. The economic contributions of international students are in addition to the immeasurable academic and cultural value these students bring to our campuses and local communities. International students: Build bridges between Americans and other nationalities; Bring global perspectives into U.S. classrooms and research labs; U.S. innovation through science and engineering coursework, making it possible for U.S. colleges and universities to offer these courses to U.S. students; and programming and services on campus for all students by paying out-of-state tuition, funded largely by non-u.s. sources. Access NAFSA s International Student Economic Value Tool at: to view more detailed data, analysis, and methodology, including: U.S. Congressional district analysis State-level analysis U.S. Regional analysis Ten-year trend data By any measure, international education makes a significant contribution New York Avenue NW, Eighth Floor, Washington, D.C /

2 Maryland Number of Foreign : 16,121 Part 1: Net to State Economy by Foreign ( ) from to State Economy: $373,378,000 from : $322,321,000 by Foreign : $695,699,000 of 32.0% - $222,388,000 Plus Dependents' : + $10,201,000 Net to State Economy by Foreign and their Families: $483,512,000 Part 2: to State Economy by Foreign ' Dependents ( ) Spouses' Percent of Married : Percent of Spouses in the U.S.: Number of Spouses in the U.S.: 1,333 Additional Expenses for a Spouse: (% of student living expenses) 8.3% 85.0% 25.0% Spouses' : $6,892,000 Children's Number of Couples in the U.S.: 1,333 Number of Children per Couple: 0.6 Number of Children in the U.S.: 800 Additional Expenses for a Child: (% of student living expenses) 20.0% Children's : $3,308,000 Net to State Economy by Foreign ' Dependents: $10,201,000 Part 3: Net Jobs ed by Foreign and their Families ( ) Jobs Directly ed: 2,228 Jobs Indirectly ed: 4,100 Net Jobs ed in the State Economy by Foreign and their Families: 6,328

3 Part 4: Financial and Jobs ed by District and Institution ( ) Congressional District: 01 Andy Harris (R) ed 575 $16, Harford Community College, Bel Air 32 $199.7 $420.3 $36.0 $ Salisbury University, Salisbury 245 $3,342.6 $4,344.1 $778.9 $6, University of Maryland - Eastern Shore, Princess Anne 186 $2,407.5 $2,811.5 $836.3 $4, Washington College, Chestertown 112 $4,266.2 $1,882.8 $1,235.7 $4, Congressional District: 02 C.A. "Dutch" Ruppersberger (D) ed 724 $21, Goucher College, 43 $1,680.6 $989.9 $566.6 $2, Towson University, Towson 681 $11,439.9 $11,656.8 $3,488.6 $19, Congressional District: 03 John P. Sarbanes (D) Loyola University Maryland, St. John's College - Annapolis Campus, Annapolis United States Naval Academy, Annapolis ed 222 $9, $2,395.5 $2,470.3 $789.0 $4, $2,175.9 $1,021.7 $679.0 $2, $2,229.8 $1,618.8 $758.6 $3, Congressional District: 04 Donna F. Edwards (D) Prince George's Community College, Largo ed 475 $13, $3,705.0 $10,597.3 $838.4 $13,

4 Congressional District: 05 Steny H. Hoyer (D) ed 4,945 $123, ,908 Capitol College, Laurel 30 $359.1 $659.7 $261.0 $ St. Mary's College of Maryland, St. Mary's City University of Maryland - College Park, College Park 36 $895.8 $703.5 $323.5 $1, $103,789.9 $95,939.6 $78,585.8 $121, Congressional District: 06 John Delaney (D) ed 297 $10, Allegany College of Maryland, Cumberland Frederick Community College, Frederick Frostburg State University, Frostburg 44 $327.4 $604.2 $54.6 $ *** $58.8 $86.0 $8.5 $136.2 *** 95 $1,264.4 $1,688.5 $304.3 $2, Hood College, Frederick 151 $3,801.1 $4,939.6 $1,563.3 $7, Congressional District: 07 Elijah Cummings (D) ed 7,274 $236, ,558 Community College of County, Catonsville Coppin State University, Howard Community College, Columbia Johns Hopkins University, Maryland Institute College of Art, 254 $1,825.6 $4,741.0 $385.0 $6, $1,342.3 $2,000.9 $505.3 $2, $2,270.8 $6,532.7 $490.2 $8, $160,747.7 $100,303.2 $104,815.4 $156, $9,200.3 $4,377.3 $2,062.2 $11, Morgan State University, 420 $6,158.8 $6,800.6 $3,199.9 $9, University of, 153 $2,492.9 $2,641.2 $906.9 $4, University of Maryland - County, University of Maryland -, 1134 $19,486.8 $21,141.0 $11,992.9 $28, $6,461.2 $5,675.2 $3,260.7 $8,

5 Congressional District: 08 Chris Van Hollen (D) ed 1,609 $51, Carroll Community College, Westminster DeVry University - Maryland, Bethesda *** $26.8 $56.5 $4.9 $78.4 *** 14 $89.1 $276.2 $97.9 $ McDaniel College, Westminster 36 $841.0 $626.4 $304.0 $1, Montgomery College, Rockville 1518 $16,952.9 $33,869.5 $2,875.3 $47, Mount St. Mary's University, Emmitsburg 37 $1,142.3 $1,045.6 $378.9 $1, *** Individual Institution Enrollment Figures For institutions with fewer than 10 international students enrolled, enrollment totals are suppressed for confidentiality reasons. In the reports, this is indicated by three asterisks (***). Estimated Institution Enrollment Figures For institutions that did not provide data in the current survey year, an estimated enrollment total was used.