International student enrollment post-pandemic

At the start of the pandemic, international student enrollment took a steep decline across college campuses in the U.S. In Fall 2020, overall international student enrollment declined by 16 percent and new enrollment fell by 43 percent, according to a survey from the NAFSA association of international educators.

Since then, the total number of international students at higher education institutions has been on an upward trend. During the 2022-23 school year, colleges hosted 1,057,188 international students, a 12% increase over 2021–22 and the fastest rate of growth in 40 years, according to an Open Doors report from the Institute of International Education.

LaGrange College has a diverse international population that is now growing each school year. There have been students from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Japan, Northern Ireland, Panama, South Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo and the United Kingdom.

With LC creating partnerships in India, South Korea, and other countries, college leaders aim for more international students being welcomed to the Hill.