International student enrolment in the United States of America – Numbers are going up!

On Monday, November 17, 2008 the Open Doors report 2008 has been released to the public.

This most recent Open Doors report indicated that the number of international students enrolled at colleges and universities in the United States increased by 7% to a record high of 623,805 in the 2007/08 academic year. There were 582,984 international students who were enrolled in US colleges and universities in the 2006/07 academic year.

According to Allan E. Goodman, President and CEO of the Institute of International Education, “The steady increase in the number of international students in the United States reflects actions taken by the U.S. government and many individual colleges and universities to ensure that international students know they are welcome here, and that we appreciate how they contribute to the intellectual and cultural environment on campus and in the wider community. Furthering academic exchange – in both directions – is one of the best investments that we can make to strengthen U.S. higher education and research activities and foster cross-border collaboration on shared global problems such as fighting disease, protecting the environment, and countering terrorism.”

Quick Facts from the Open Doors Report 2008:

Top 10 Leading Places of Origin of International Students (2007/2008)

1. India
2. China
3. South Korea
4. Japan
5. Canada
6. Taiwan
7. Mexico
8. Turkey
9. Saudi Arabia
10. Thailand

Top 10 most popular fields of study for international students (2007/2008)

1. Business and Management
2. Engineering
3. Physical and Life Sciences
4. Social Sciences
5. Mathematics and Computer Science
6. Fine & Applied Arts
7. Health Professions
8. Intensive English Language
9. Education
10. Humanities
11. Agriculture

Top 10 Leading Host Institutions (2007/2008)

1. University of Southern California
2. New York University
3. Columbia University
4. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
5. Purdue University
6. University of Michigan – Ann Arbor
7. University of California – Los Angeles
8. University of Texas – Austin
9. Harvard University
10. Boston University
11. University of Pennsylvania

Open Doors report is published annually by the Institute of International Education (IIE) with support from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. For more information on Open Doors please visit: http://opendoors.iienetwork.org

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