IIE Open Doors

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) United States Department of State

Version:  View help for Version V1

Name File Type Size Last Modified
  Documentation 04/14/2025 01:27:PM
  Intensive English Programs 04/14/2025 01:26:PM
  International Scholars 04/14/2025 01:26:PM
  International Students 04/14/2025 01:26:PM
  US Study Abroad 04/14/2025 01:03:PM

Project Citation: 

United States Department of State. IIE Open Doors. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2025-04-14. https://doi.org/10.3886/E226686V1

Project Description

Project Title:  View help for Project Title IIE Open Doors
Summary:  View help for Summary Since its founding in 1919, the Institute of International Education (IIE) has conducted an annual census of international students in the United States. For the first 30 years, IIE and the Committee on Friendly Relations Among Foreign Students carried out this effort jointly. IIE’s first independent publication of the results of the annual census was titled Education for One World, and it reported on data for the 1948/49 academic year. It was renamed the Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange in 1954/55, and in 1972 began receiving support from the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Information Agency (USIA), now part of the U.S. Department of State. Open Doors has long been regarded as the comprehensive information resource on international students and scholars in the United States and on U.S. students studying abroad.

Surveys include:
  1. International Student Census
  2. US Study Abroad Survey
  3. International Scholars Survey
  4. Intensive English Program Survey
Original Distribution URL:  View help for Original Distribution URL https://opendoorsdata.org/

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms international students; study abroad; international scholars; English as a Second Language
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 2000 – 2024 (Varies by survey. Majority 2000/2001 - 2023/2024 with some including earlier years.)
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) administrative records data; survey data
Collection Notes:  View help for Collection Notes The voluntary Open Doors online surveys were administered to U.S. higher education institutions for all four surveys as well as independent intensive English programs for the IEP survey. As in the past, closed (non-active) institutions and institutions indicating that they did not have international educational exchange were excluded. Open Door’s high response rates were obtained through multiple rounds of email follow-ups as well as extensive outreach and collaboration with partner higher education associations to encourage participation.

Methodology

Response Rate:  View help for Response Rate Survey specific methodology and response rates for each survey can be found in the "Documentation" folder.
Sampling:  View help for Sampling Survey specific methodology and response rates for each survey can be found in the "Documentation" folder.
Data Source:  View help for Data Source IIE Open Doors

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