How much of an economic impact do foreign students make?

The Bureau of Economic Analysis found that higher education is America’s 10th-largest export. Students rent apartments, buy books and order food, and add revenue to the local community to the tune of 378,175 new jobs during the 2023-2024 academic year. 

In Boston, the international students contribute $3 billion in the city’s economic gains from the more than 63,000 international students attending Boston area colleges and universities. 

Governing | International Students Have Been a Bonanza for U.S. Communities