The US Department of Commerce and the International Trade Administration published a report on assessing the global market opportunities for US colleges and universities and providing guidance for US institutions in international student recruitment. Although, this report is for our US colleague, UK institutions will find this useful in knowing where the US is or will be directing their recruitment efforts for international students. This report examines selected countries based on size, exhibited significant past growth, and/or had economic and demographic indicators for future growth. Those countries are:

Brazil
China
France and Germany
India
South Korea
Saudi Arabia
Vietnam

Additionally, the report claims the number of international mobile students in 2017/18 is projected to be 1,070,000 with roughly 40% coming from China.