Over the last decades, there has been a consistently high number of Chinese students studying abroad. With abundant educational resources and outstanding instructional quality, the United States continues to be the first choice for Chinese students looking to study abroad. There are more international students from China studying at U.S. universities than international students from any other country. In 2022, approximately 30.58% of international students studying in the United States were Chinese students.1 Although many Chinese students wish to study in America, it can be a difficult journey. In accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), the WholeRen Group Research Center compiled data from 12,087 dismissed Chinese international students who studied in the U.S. from 2013-2023 and utilized WholeRen's services. A random sample of 1000 cases from March 2022 to March 2023, representing the latest trends regarding academic dismissal, were selected to develop this report. The 10th edition of the White Paper on Chinese International Student Dismissal and Consequences ("2023 White Paper") is the latest to our annual White Paper reports since 2014.

The 2023 edition of the White Paper investigates Chinese international students who were dismissed from U.S.

schools, analyzes why they were dismissed, and looks at changes and trends which led to their dismissals. The 2023 White Paper provides valuable data for international students, universities, governments, industry professionals, host families, and all those involved with Sino-U.S. educational exchange.

The data from the past year showed that academic dishonesty is still the primary reason for the dismissal of Chinese international students. After effective control of the pandemic, international students have gradually returned to their normal campus life. After two years of online learning, many students were seriously affected by the offline teaching mode, which resulted in a decline in their GPA. In order to improve their grades and achieve good results in a short period of time, some students resorted to dishonest means such as plagiarism and cheating, or paying others to write their papers or take exams for them. Once such behavior is discovered, the students will face severe penalties from the school. After being suspended or expelled, their I-20 document will be invalidated, leading to a significant increase of students who have been overstayed this year. Even more seriously, the record of overstaying in the United States will have negative impacts on the students' future academic studies and reentry.