There were 344,532 international students studying at the undergraduate level in the United States in the 2021/22 academic year. In that same year, there were385,097 international graduate students studying in the country, and a further 34,131 non-degree seeking international students.
Number of international students in the United States from 2004/05 to 2021/22, by academic level
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Institute of International Education. (November 14, 2022). Number of international students in the United States from 2004/05 to 2021/22, by academic level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/237689/international-students-in-the-us-by-academic-level/
Institute of International Education. "Number of international students in the United States from 2004/05 to 2021/22, by academic level." Chart. November 14, 2022. Statista. Accessed October 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/237689/international-students-in-the-us-by-academic-level/
Institute of International Education. (2022). Number of international students in the United States from 2004/05 to 2021/22, by academic level. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/237689/international-students-in-the-us-by-academic-level/
Institute of International Education. "Number of International Students in The United States from 2004/05 to 2021/22, by Academic Level." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/237689/international-students-in-the-us-by-academic-level/
Institute of International Education, Number of international students in the United States from 2004/05 to 2021/22, by academic level Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/237689/international-students-in-the-us-by-academic-level/ (last visited October 02, 2023)
Number of international students in the United States from 2004/05 to 2021/22, by academic level [Graph], Institute of International Education, November 14, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/237689/international-students-in-the-us-by-academic-level/