There were 359,787 international students studying at the undergraduate level in the United States in the 2020/21 academic year. In that same year, there were 329,272 international graduate students studying in the country, and a further 21,151 non-degree seeking international students.
Number of international students in the United States from 2004/05 to 2020/21, by academic level
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Institute of International Education. (November 15, 2021). Number of international students in the United States from 2004/05 to 2020/21, by academic level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 28, 2022, 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 2020/21, by academic level." Chart. November 15, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/237689/international-students-in-the-us-by-academic-level/
Institute of International Education. (2021). Number of international students in the United States from 2004/05 to 2020/21, by academic level. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 28, 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 2020/21, by Academic Level." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Nov 2021, 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 2020/21, by academic level Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/237689/international-students-in-the-us-by-academic-level/ (last visited June 28, 2022)