MTSU has a rich history of welcoming international students to study on campus. Embracing students from diverse cultures, religions, and backgrounds enriches our campus community and brings economic, cultural, and social benefits.

In one highlight of 2024, MTSU’s Office of International Affairs welcomed 18 students from Egypt for the fall semester through a partnership with the American University in Cairo and the U.S. Agency for International Development Scholars Activity Program. The scholars program supports high-achieving high school students from underrepresented backgrounds as they migrate into higher education. Once they are seniors in college, the program gives them the opportunity to spend one semester as exchange students in the United States.

In particular, the program aims to support the economic, social, and environmental development plans in Egypt by focusing on university studies in the fields of water, energy, agriculture, and nursing. The Egyptian students attending MTSU are rising college seniors studying engineering and agriculture.

Fall 2024 international student impact

• 442 undergraduate students

• 221 graduate students

• a total of 663 international students

• 4.57% increase from the Fall 2023 semester

• students from 75 different countries

• in recent years, MTSU has experienced a notable rise in students enrolling from India, sub-Saharan Africa, and southeast Asia

• during the 2023–24 academic year for education abroad, 246 students participated in overseas studies, representing six MTSU colleges.