International Enrollment Management and Intensive English Programs NAFSA Annual Conference 2015 Boston, MA
Introduction of Panelists Becky George, EnglishUSA Board President, University of California Santa Cruz Jack Sullivan, EnglishUSA Board VP for Advocacy, University of Pennsylvania Christine Farrugia, Center of Academic Mobility Research, Institute of International Education Gabriela Zelaya, Education Team, United States Commercial Service
SESSION OVERVIEW Part I: IEP Enrollment Trends Jack Sullivan EnglishUSA survey Christine Farrugia Open Doors data Part II: IEP Markets and Recruitment Gabriela Zelaya US Commercial Service Market data and recruitment services Part II: Question and Answer
IEPS & Enrollment Management IEPs serve as a portal to higher education in the US. Provide access to diverse populations from around the world Part of the full menu of programs for partners
EnglishUSA We re all about IEPs! Advocacy, Standards and Service to members through Outreach Stakeholders Conference DC early October Professional Development Conference late January
EnglishUSA 2015 Enrollment and Advocacy Flash Survey Sixteen questions Program description (size, location, governance) Enrollment statistics Open questions (Hot topics) 266 Respondents!!!
Q1: Please indicate the region of the country in which your IEP is located:
Q2: Which of these best describes your IEP location?
Q3: Would you describe your area as popular for vacationers?
Q4: Which of these best describes your IEP?
Q5: Please indicate the enrollment (actual number of students) you average per session or term:
Q6: How is your actual Spring 2015 enrollment, compared with the previous year (Spring 2014)?
Look Back at Spring 2012-2015
Q7: If your Spring 2015 enrollment INCREASED, what was the percentage of growth?
Q8: If your Spring 2015 enrollment DECREASED, what was the percentage of decline?
Q9: Compared with Summer 2014, do you anticipate that your enrollment for Summer 2015 will increase, decrease, or remain the same?
Look Back at Summer 2012-2015
Q10: If your Summer 2015 enrollment is projected to increase OR decrease by more than 10%, what do you think are the primary factors influencing this change?
Q12: Compared with Fall 2014, do you anticipate that your enrollment for Fall 2015 will increase, decrease, or remain the same?
Look Back at Fall 2012-2015
Trends in Intensive English Program Enrollment: Data from Open Doors Christine A. Farrugia IIE Center for Academic Mobility Research & Impact Institute of International Education NAFSA Annual Conference May 27, 2015 Boston, MA
Open Doors is produced by the Institute of International Education with the support of the U.S. Department of State s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. International Student Census Study Abroad Survey International Scholar Survey Intensive English Program Survey
International Student Census Intensive English Program Survey
International Student Census Only accredited higher education institutions IEP Survey IEPs in higher education and independent providers 2013/14 academic year January 2013 December 2013
Intensive English Programs in Higher Education
Intensive English Enrollment in Higher Education 886,052 international students in 2013/14 of those, 43,456 studied intensive English Intensive English Language, 5% Fine & Applied Arts, 6% Undeclared & Other, 18% Social Sciences, 8% STEM, 42% Business & Management, 21%
Intensive English Enrollment in Higher Education 50,000 45,000 40,000 35,000 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000-43,456
Intensive English Enrollment in Higher Education 40 IEP enrollments fluctuate more than overall international student enrollments Percent Change 30 20 10 0-10 -20 Percent Change of IEP Students Percent Change of All International Students
Intensive English Enrollment in Higher Education
Intensive English Programs Survey
Response Rate Deadline July 5,2015 Email iieresearch@iie.org
Intensive English Enrollment in 2013 125,973 international students at 318 IEPs studied intensive English for 1,861,385 student-weeks in 2013. 200 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 IEP Students (1,000s) Student-Weeks (10,000s) 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Places of Origin of IEP Students, 2013 All Other 33% Saudi Arabia 30% 67% of IEP students come from just 5 places of origin. Korea 7% Brazil 7% Japan 9% China 14%
Average Weeks Per Program, 2013 Sub-Saharan Africa Middle East and North Africa Asia Europe Latin America and Caribbean World 0 5 10 15 20 25 Number of Weeks
Types of Intensive English Programs, 2013 26.4% 15.3% 42.1% 23.0% Independent provider not affiliated with HEI Independent provider affiliated with HEI Governed by College or University Unknown 65.1% of IEPs are affiliated with a higher education institution
Intensive English Program Data Resources
www.iie.org/opendoors
Intensive English USA Directory Print directory with comprehensive program information Listed alphabetically by U.S. state Order at iiebooks.org (or stop by the IIE booth)
IEP Survey iie.org/surveyforms Individual program information is strictly confidential Your students aren t counted if you don t fill out the survey! Let s make every student count! Email: iieresearch@iie.org Extended Deadline: July 5, 2015
Online Resources iie.org/opendoors Data on academic mobility to & from the U.S. iie.org/projectatlas Data on global student mobility iie.org/mobility IIE s Center for Academic Mobility Research @IIEResearch Quick alerts on international education news & trends generationstudyabroad.org A campaign to double the number of American students studying abroad by the end of the decade