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Measuring Internationalization in U.S. Higher Education

How are colleges and universities internationalizing their curricula and student experiences? What strategies are common among institutions that have actively pursued internationalization? What distinguishes "high activity" institutions from other institutions?

Funded by the Ford Foundation, this publication series provides an overview by institutional sector type (all now offered as free PDFs):

• Community Colleges 
• Liberal Arts 
• Comprehensive
• Research 

These publications provide an overview of the status of internationalization across U.S. higher education. Drawing on data from two national surveys conducted in 2001 and 2003, ACE has created an "internationalization index" to measure internationalization across six key dimensions of internationalization: articulated commitment, academic offerings, organizational infrastructure, external funding, institutional investment in faculty, and international students and student programs. Each publication distinguishes "high activity" institutions and presents examples of successful internationalization strategies by sector type.

Find more information on measuring internationalization at U.S. colleges and universities in these two publications:

• Mapping Internationalization on U.S. Campuses: 2008 Edition
• Mapping Internationalization on U.S. Campuses: Final Report, 2001

Please direct questions about this page to:
international@ace.nche.edu
This page last updated on: 08/29/2008