For instance, according to a survey conducted in February 2025 by top study abroad consultants IDP, more than half of respondents claimed that their impression of the US had improved since the presidential election in November 2024. An Interstride study conducted at the end of January and beginning of February also revealed that only 16 percent of respondents associated negative impressions of the US with the presidential election. Looking further, IIE estimates a slight increase (+3%) in international enrollments in the United States for this academic year.