Quick Facts: International Enrolment in USA

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According to the Open Doors report, published by the Institute of International Education (IIE)The number of international students enrolled in colleges and universities in the United States increased by 3% to a total of nearly 600,000 in the 2006/07 academic year, This is the first significant increase in total international student enrollments since 2001/02. According to the Open Doors report, an even higher increase in the number of new international students, those enrolled for the first time at a college or university in fall 2006, increased 10% from the previous year.

Early surveys indicate that the number of international students studying in the U.S. may continue to increase in Fall 2007 academic year as well.

India, China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Canada, Mexico, Turkey, Thailand and Germany are determined to be the TOP TEN sources of countries that send the highest number of students to the U.S. during 2006/2007 academic year.

California continues to be the number one state choice of most international students studying in the U.S. According to the Open Doors report states of New York, Texas, Massachusetts, Florida, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana makes into the TOP TEN U.S. destinations which received the highest number of international students.

According to the Open Doors report The top 5 most popular fields of study for international students in the U.S. in 2006/07 were Business and Management, Engineering, Physical and Life Sciences, Social Sciences followed by Mathematics and Computer Sciences.
Source: http://opendoors.iienetwork.org

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