DATA ON INTERNATIONAL STUDENTSWITH DISABILITIES AT U.s.cOLLEGESAND UNIVERSITIES 

40 percent of surveyed institutions reported data oninternational students with disabilities as of fall 2021,with an additional 15 percent of institutions noting theability to provide this information in the future.Basedon a survey of 386 U.s.higher education institutions,this reflects a significant propoltion of institutions ableto provide data.

Responding institutions reported 1,693 internationalstudents with a disclosed disability in the 2021/22academic year. This reflects approximately 1.6 percentof the international student population among reportinginstitutions. Institutions reporting by academic levels noted that approximately three-quarters(76 percent) ofinternational students with disclosed disabilities wereundergraduate students.

Institutions reported that approximately one-third(34 percent) of disabilities disclosed by international students were mental health or psychological disabilities.Institutions also reported significant populations of students who disclosed attention-deficit/hyperactivitydisorder(ADHD)(19 percent), learning disabilities (15 percent), and chronic health disabilities (14 percent).There was a smaller population of students with mobilityor physical disabilities(4 percent), sensory disabilities(4 percent), autism spectrum disabilities (2 percent),and other types of disabilities (8 percent).