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Really there aren’t any secrets to recruiting international students.  Treat them like you treat all your other students.  They are looking for a school that has their major and that feels good to them.  Obviously it is a bit harder to deal with the different cultures and languages but to the best of your ability; smile and treat them with respect and friendliness.

Here are some fun facts about international students from the Institute of International Education

Fall 2009, there were 623,805 international students studying in the US.  The number of foreign student numbers increased 8% in 2008/09; New enrollments were up by 16%.  This is the largest percentage increase in international enrollments since 1980.  Where are they coming from; India remained the leading sending country, up 9%; China was up by 21%.  Where do they go?  Is it surprising that California leads the pack, with New York a close second.  Respectively those folks are attending the University of Southern California and NYU.  They are not studying liberal arts; Business and Management and Engineering remain top fields of study.

Other campuses in the top 10 are: Columbia University (6,685), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (6,570), Purdue University (6,136), University of Michigan – Ann Arbor (5,790), University of Texas – Austin (5,703), University of California – Los Angeles (5,590), Boston University (5,037), and Michigan State University (4,757).  To check out all the details see this pdf.

And finally another NOT surprise; 65% are are paying tuition with Personal and Family Funds