These institutions reported that over 251,000 international students were on their campuses in spring 2020. Since the outbreak, 18,551 international students left the campuses. The vast majority of students (92%) from these institutions, however, has remained in the US, either on campus, or at another location in the country.
The surveyed institutes also reported that over 22,000 of their students were studying abroad at the time of the COVID-19 outbreak. Over 17,700 of these students were evacuated. Most of American students abroad were studying in European countries deeply affected by COVID-19, including the United Kingdom, Italy, and Spain.