International Students at CSU:
Dramatic Growth and a Quality
Experience
Mark Hallett
Senior Director, International Student & Scholar Services
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 Cities
5,124
U. Of Wisconsin at Madison
4,647
Iowa State U.
3,631
North Carolina State U.
3,235
Board of Governors Peer Comparison
International Students
as a Percent of the
Total Student Population
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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%
International Student Enrollment Scenarios for CSU
Total Enrollment
4% Int’l Students
8% Int’l Students
10% Int’l Students
26,000
1,040
2,080
2,600
28,000
1,120
2,240
2,800
36,000
1,440
2,880
3,600
CSU Goals for 2020
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• 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
National Rank (25)
Int’l Rank (240)
Overall satisfaction with
educational experience
3
9
Learning
2
10
Living experience
2
20
Student support
2
9
Categories in which CSU ranked #1 in U.S.
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• quality of teachers
• dining services
• expert lecturers
• eco-friendly attitude
• research
• “good place to be”
• safety
• social activities
• campus environment
International Student
Barometer Survey
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL
PROGRAMS
FALL 2011
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
•Northeastern University
•DePaul University
•Arizona State University
•Long Island University
•Michigan State
University
•Iowa State University
•State University of New
York Oswego
•State University of New
York New Platz
•Stony Brook University
•University of Pittsburgh
•Western Michigan
University
•SUNY Plattsburgh
•Indiana University
Bloomington
•The George Washington
University
•The Fashion Institute of
Technology
•Indiana U—Purdue U
Indianapolis
•Drexel University
•Kent State University
•University of Cincinnati
Areas of Strength
 Learning above ISB and U.S. averages in all statistically
significant elements:
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Teaching
Content elements
 Living ranked very highly:
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Quality of location
Facilities
People elements
 Satisfaction with all support elements above 80%
U.S Support Elements
 Ranked #1:
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Dining services
 Ranked #2:
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Lory Student
Center
Office of
International
Programs
Cashier’s Office
 Ranked #3:
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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 Utilization
Implications as international enrollment increases?