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Open Doors reports include comprehensive and detailed data on international students, scholars in the US and American students who study abroad.Click here to visit the Open Doors website.
Meet the world in the USA!In 2004, nearly 600,000 international students studied in the USA.Of those, more than 26,000 came from Taiwan, representing nearly 5% of all international students in the USA.The top 10 countries of origin were:
Rank |
Place of Origin |
2003/04 |
Student Total |
1 |
India |
79,736 |
13.9% |
2 |
China |
61,765 |
10.8% |
3 |
Korea, Republic of |
52,484 |
9.2% |
4 |
Japan |
40,835 |
7.1% |
5 |
Canada |
27,017 |
4.7% |
6 |
Taiwan |
26,178 |
4.6% |
7 |
Mexico |
13,329 |
2.3% |
8 |
Turkey |
11,398 |
2.0% |
9 |
Thailand |
8,937 |
1.6% |
10 |
Indonesia |
8,880 |
1.6% |
You can see the whole table at Open Doors.org.
Want to know how many international students studied in the USA last year?Here's a list of the numbers of international students in the USA since 1995:
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT AND TOTAL U.S. ENROLLMENT |
|
Int'l |
Annual % |
Total |
% |
Year |
Students |
Change |
Enrollment |
Int'l |
1994/95 |
452,653 |
0.6 |
14,554,016 |
3.1 |
1995/96 |
453,787 |
0.3 |
14,419,252 |
3.1 |
1996/97 |
457,984 |
0.9 |
14,286,478 |
3.1 |
1997/98 |
481,280 |
5.1 |
13,294,221* |
3.6 |
1998/99 |
490,933 |
2.0 |
13,391,401 |
3.6 |
1999/00 |
514,723 |
4.8 |
13,584,998 |
3.8 |
2000/01 |
547,867 |
6.4 |
14,046,659 |
3.9 |
2001/02 |
582,996 |
6.4 |
13,511,149 |
4.3 |
2002/03 |
586,323 |
0.6 |
12,853,627 |
4.6 |
2003/04 |
572,509 |
-2.4 |
13,383,553** |
4.3 |
Click here to see the full table.
- The table below lists the schools with the largest number of international students based on total enrolment.We've also listed the total enrolment so you can gauge what percentage of the total enrolment is represented by international students.Here are the top 10.You can click here to see the full table.
Leading Host Institutions by International Student Enrollment, 2003/04 |
Rank |
Institution |
City |
State |
International Students |
Total Enrollment |
1 |
University of Southern California |
Los Angeles |
CA |
6647 |
31606 |
2 |
Columbia University |
New York |
NY |
5362 |
23609 |
3 |
Purdue University, Main Campus |
West Lafayette |
IN |
5094 |
38847 |
4 |
New York University |
New York |
NY |
5070 |
38188 |
5 |
University of Texas at Austin |
Austin |
TX |
4827 |
51426 |
6 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Champaign |
IL |
4769 |
38747 |
7 |
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor |
Ann Arbor |
MI |
4583 |
39031 |
8 |
Boston University |
Boston |
MA |
4518 |
29049 |
9 |
University of California - Los Angeles |
Los Angeles |
CA |
4320 |
38598 |
10 |
The Ohio State University, Main Campus |
Columbus |
OH |
4263 |
50731 |
US News has ranked the following institutions as having the most international students based on percentage of total student enrolment.Here are the top 10.You can view the complete list with a subscription to US News Education Online.
School |
Percentage international |
Alliant International University (CA) |
32% |
New School University (NY) |
22% |
Florida Institute of Technology |
20% |
University of Bridgeport (CT) |
19% |
Illinois Institute of Technology |
17% |
Andrews University (MI) |
12% |
Carnegie Mellon University (PA) |
11% |
University of Pennsylvania |
11% |
University of Texas–El Paso * |
11% |
Howard University (DC) |
10% |
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