In the academic year 2022/23, there were 289,526 international students from China studying in the United States.
International students
The majority of international students studying in the United States are originally from China and India, totaling 289,526 students and 268,923 students respectively in the 2022/23 school year. In 2022/23, there were 467,027 international graduate students , which accounted for over one third of the international students in the country. Typically, engineering and math & computer science programs were among the most common fields of study for these students. The United States is home to many world-renowned schools, most notably, the Ivy League Colleges which provide education that is sought after by both foreign and local students.
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Institute of International Education. (November 14, 2023). Number of international students studying in the United States in 2022/23, by country of origin [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/233880/international-students-in-the-us-by-country-of-origin/
Institute of International Education. "Number of international students studying in the United States in 2022/23, by country of origin." Chart. November 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/233880/international-students-in-the-us-by-country-of-origin/
Institute of International Education. (2023). Number of international students studying in the United States in 2022/23, by country of origin. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/233880/international-students-in-the-us-by-country-of-origin/
Institute of International Education. "Number of International Students Studying in The United States in 2022/23, by Country of Origin." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/233880/international-students-in-the-us-by-country-of-origin/
Institute of International Education, Number of international students studying in the United States in 2022/23, by country of origin Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/233880/international-students-in-the-us-by-country-of-origin/ (last visited December 13, 2024)
Number of international students studying in the United States in 2022/23, by country of origin [Graph], Institute of International Education, November 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/233880/international-students-in-the-us-by-country-of-origin/