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According to the most recent data provided by the Institute of International Education (IIE), India have moved to the top position for being the source of international students to the United States. The report for the academic year 2001/02 states that the number of Indians studying in the US is 66,836. This figure represents a 22% increase from 2001. As a result of this increase India has surpassed China as the leading sending country. Indias 66,836 students now represent 12% of the total number of international students in the United States.
Indian students in the United States over the years
Year: Number
2001/02: 66,836
2000/01: 54,664
1999/00: 42,337
Despite the Spetember 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the total number of international students in 2002 reached an all time record high of 582,996. This figure is a 6.4% increase from the previous year, and constitutes about 4% of the total student population in the country. International students contribute nearly $12 billion dollars to the U.S. economy in money spent on tuition, living expenses, and related costs. Nearly 75% of all international student funding comes from personal and family sources or other sources outside of the United States. Department of Commerce data describe U.S. higher education as the countrys fifth largest service sector export.
Figures for students from different countries show interesting trends. With a 22% increase in US enrollments by Indian
students, India has surpassed China for the first time as the leading sending country. This increase can be attributed to
several factors. The main reason definitely being that the Indian middle class is today larger and more affluent than ever before.
China, which had been the leading sending country for the previous three years, increased its figure from 2001 by only 6% to 63,211 (compared to a 10% increase in 2000/01). The Republic of Korea is the third-leading sender, increasing by 7% to 49,046 students, marking the third year of large increases, after decreases in the late 1990s reflecting the Asian economic crises. Japan, which had been the leading sending country from 1995/96 until 1998/99, when it was surpassed by China, showed a meager increase of 0.7% (with 46,810) and slipped to the fourth-leading country.
Ranking of International students to the United States (Top 10 countries)
Rank. Country Number
1. India 66,836
2. China 63,211
3. Korea 49,046
4. Japan 46,810
5. Taiwan 28,930
6. Canada 26,514
7. Mexico 12,518
8. Turkey 12,091
9. Indonesia 11,614
10. Thailand 11,606
The most popular fields of study for international students in the U.S. are business and management (20%) and engineering (15%). Thirteen percent of international students are studying mathematics and computer sciences, the fastest growing major with a 13% increase from last year, building on the previous years increase of 18%.
One hundred and fifty U.S. colleges and universities hosted 1,000 or more international students. In 2001/02, there were
29 campuses that hosted more than 3,000 international students each. After four years as number one, New York University
has been surpassed as the leading host institution by the University of Southern California
The following is a ranking of American Universities in order of enrolled International students.
Rank University (Number)
1. University of Southern California (5,950)
2. New York University (5,504)
3. Columbia University (5,116)
4. Purdue University Main Campus (4,695)
5. University of Texas at Austin (4,673)
6. Boston University (4,412)
The following is a ranking of American States in order of enrolled International students.
Rank State (Number) Percent increase from 2001
1. California (78,741) 6
2. New York (62,053) 7
3. Texas (44,192) 17
4. Massachusetts (29,988) 2
5. Florida (28,303) 12
6. Illinois (25,498) 5
The following is a ranking of American cities in order of enrolled International students.
Rank Metropolitan Area (Number)
1. New York (35,737)
2. Los Angeles / Long Beach (28,573)
3. Boston (24,117)
4. Washington D.C (21,727)
5. Chicago (16,170)
6. Philadelphia (11,002)
7. Houston (10,561)
8. Dallas (9,390)
9. San Jose (9,250)
10. San Francisco (8,375)
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