Mark HallettSenior Director, International Student & Scholar Services

International Students at CSU:Dramatic Growth and a Quality

Experience

International Students at Selected U.S. Doctoral Institutions 2010-11

Institution International Students

U. Of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 7,991

Purdue U. main campus 7,562

Ohio State U. main campus 6,082

U. Of Michigan at Ann Arbor 5,995

Michigan State U. 5,748

Indiana U. at Bloomington 5,471

U. Of Minnesota – Twin Cities5,124

U. Of Wisconsin at Madison 4,647

Iowa State U. 3,631

North Carolina State U. 3,235

International Studentsas a Percent of the

Total Student Population______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Purdue University 15%

Iowa State University 11%

Michigan State University 11%

Texas A & M University 9%

North Carolina State University 8%

Ohio State University 8%

Oklahoma State University 8%

Washington State University 6%

Oregon State University 5%

Colorado State University 4%

University of California, Davis 4%

Board of Governors Peer Comparison

International Student Enrollment Scenarios for CSU

Total Enrollment

26,000

28,000

36,000

4% Int’l Students

1,040

1,120

1,440

8% Int’l Students

2,080

2,240

2,880

10% Int’l Students

2,600

2,800

3,600

CSU Goals for 2020___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

• 3,000 international students (~8%)

• 1,000 INTO students in that 3,000 enrollment

• 800 other new international students

• 1,200 Chinese students (40% of int’l students)

– 400 CSU partner schools

– 400 INTO students

– 400 other

International Student Barometer Overviews for CSU

Overall satisfaction with educational experience

Learning

Living experience

Student support

National Rank (25)

3

2

2

2

Int’l Rank (240)

9

10

20

9

Categories in which CSU ranked #1 in U.S.______________________________________________________________

• quality of teachers

• expert lecturers

• research

• safety

• campus environment

• dining services

• eco-friendly attitude

• “good place to be”

• social activities

COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITYOFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL

PROGRAMSFALL 2011

International Student Barometer Survey

What is the ISB

Students invited to participate from October to December 2011

209,422 international students responded from 238 institutions in 16 countries

Institution-specific results compared against comparator groups, national and international benchmarks

Benchmark Group: Participating Institutions

•Colorado State University

•DePaul University

•Long Island University

•Iowa State University

•University of Pittsburgh

•Indiana University Bloomington

•Indiana U—Purdue U Indianapolis

•University of Cincinnati

•Northeastern University

•Arizona State University

•Michigan State University

•Western Michigan University

•The George Washington University

•Drexel University

•Kent State University

•State University of New

York Oswego

•State University of New York New Platz

•Stony Brook University

•SUNY Plattsburgh

•The Fashion Institute of Technology

Areas of Strength

Learning above ISB and U.S. averages in all statistically significant elements: Teaching Content elements

Living ranked very highly: Quality of location Facilities People elements

Satisfaction with all support elements above 80%

U.S Support Elements Ranked #1:

Dining services Ranked #2:

Lory Student Center

Office of International Programs

Cashier’s Office

Ranked #3: Student clubs

and associations CASA KEY Academic

advising Counseling

Opportunities for Improvement

Student arrival Airport Pick-up

Transportation

Integration with campus community

Diverse community

Worship facilities

Career Services

Support UtilizationImplications as international enrollment increases?