USA English language sector grew in 2023 but visa issues slow recovery

The Annual Report on English Language Programs in the USA 2023, the second such study produced by EnglishUSA  and research partners Bonard, is based on the responses of 366 institutions spanning all types of English language provider.

Headline data: There were 97,813 international students enrolled at those institutions in 2023, while 1,042,000 student weeks were delivered, with an average stay of 10.7 weeks.

The average stay was longer for universities at 12.6 weeks, while private language providers had an average stay of 9.1 weeks.

Growth and recovery: For the 190 English language providers that submitted data in both 2022 and 2023 student numbers increased by four per cent, while student weeks rose by only two per cent last year.

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