ICEF Monitor: Study finds growing use of agents among US universities

7 Jun 2016

Here are the highlights:

  • A new study finds that use of agents for international recruitment has become more common among US universities over the past three years
  • Nearly half of US institutions directly or indirectly use international agents today
  • Between 30-40% of institutions that do not currently use agents are considering doing so in the future
  • Much of the continuing discussion around the use of agents by US institutions revolves around issues of transparency and accountability

 

As the following chart reflects, the average number of agencies that US institutions are engaged with has grown steadily since 2012, and is expected to continue to expand through 2017.

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The average number of agencies US institutions worked with from 2012–2015, and plans for 2016-2017. Source: Bridge/StudentMarketing

 

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Reasons US institutions do not use international student recruitment agencies. Source: Bridge/StudentMarketing

 

Source: http://monitor.icef.com/2016/06/study-finds-growing-use-agents-among-us-universities/

Author: Samuel Ang