EducationUSA

EducationUSA

Flag of the U.S. Department of State
Type	GO, part of the U.S. Department of State
Purpose	U.S higher education
Location	Washington, D.C.
Region served	Worldwide
Website	www.educationusa.state.gov

EducationUSA is a U.S. Department of State network of over 400 international student advising centers in more than 170 countries. EducationUSA is officially a branch in the Office of Global Educational Programs in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA). ECA fosters mutual understanding between the United States and other countries by promoting personal, professional, and institutional ties between private citizens and organizations in the United States and abroad, as well as by presenting U.S. history, society, art and culture in all of its diversity to overseas audiences.

The EducationUSA network promotes U.S. higher education to millions of students around the world by offering accurate, comprehensive, and current information about opportunities to study at accredited postsecondary institutions in the United States. EducationUSA also provides services to the U.S. higher education community to help institutional leaders meet their recruitment and campus internationalization goals. EducationUSA centers are located in U.S. embassies and consulates, American Spaces, Fulbright commissions, bi-national centers, universities, and non-profit organizations

EducationUSA launched a new website in March 2015 - educationusa.state.gov

EducationUSA Serves International Students Each year, EducationUSA advisers respond to millions of inquiries from international students. Advisers offer a wide range of in-person and virtual services to students and their families based on Your 5 Steps to U.S. Study, a guide to navigating the U.S. higher education application process. Advisers provide information on a host of topics, including:

EducationUSA Serves the U.S. Higher Education Community EducationUSA advisers support accredited U.S. institutions’ international student recruitment and internationalization efforts by:

EducationUSA's main program is advising international students on U.S. higher education opportunities. This is done through 'Your 5 Steps to U.S. Study'. However, the network also focuses on assisting U.S. higher education representatives to connect with students and is increasingly working to engage more with foreign institutions and governments. Roughly half a million international students enroll in a U.S. institution of higher learning last year. Many seek advice from a regional EducationUSA adviser before, during, and after the application process. Roughly 500+ Advisers are located in advising centers located in 170 countries. Advisers reach out to students, professors, local institutions, and other groups and individuals through individual advising, admissions visits, college fairs, and virtual consulting.