Latest Research

State of The Field Survey (2006-2023)
Data collection is now complete for our 2022 State of the Field Survey, the most comprehensive survey of the professional field of education abroad we’ve ever conducted. We look forward to publishing the results in April 2023.

Funding Models of Education Abroad Offices (2023)
How are education abroad offices funded at U.S. institutions? What are the benefits and drawbacks to the prevailing models? What are creative strategies for fundraising and building financial sustainability into education abroad operations? 

Critical Incidents and Student Risk (2010-2023)
Research reports and insights derived from various projects related to tracking and understanding incidents of significant risk to students and programs. 

Professionalizing Education Abroad (2007-2023)
Benchmarking data and trend reports related to job titles, position descriptions, required skills and qualifications, and compensation packages for education abroad professionals.

Collaborative Projects

Careers of Language Study Abroad Alumni (2018-2022)
In collaboration with Penn State’s Center for Language Acquisition and the American Councils for International Education. A large-scale research project to explore the longitudinal effects of language learning and study abroad on career outcomes.

AIFS/AIFS Foundation Education Abroad Special Collection (ongoing)
An archive of historical material and artifacts from our field housed at the Dickinson College Archives with financial support from AIFS and the AIFS Foundation.

Archive

• Education Abroad Positions: Job Titles and Descriptions (2016)
• Gender Bias and Salaries in Education Abroad (March 2014)
• 2013 Institutional and Program Resources Preliminary Report
• Constructing Effective Brazilian – U.S. Partnerships (2013)
• Report on the 2013 Forum Survey to its Members and Subsequent Dialogue with International Officers of Brazilian Institutions at the FAUBAI (Association of Brazilian Higher Education Institutions, Offices for International Relations) Conference
• E-Learning and Education Abroad Survey Results (Public Report, 2013)
• Forum/IIE 2011 Snapshot Survey
• Forum/IIE 2010 Snapshot Survey
• Survey on the Impact of the Global Economic Crisis on Education Abroad (2009)
• Pathways to the Profession Survey (2008)
• Survey on Program Management in Education Abroad (2007), Executive Summary
• Survey on Participation Rates (2003)
• Open Doors Data for Forum Membership: Academic Year 2002-2003