In the academic year 2021/22, California was the most popular state for international students, with 134,043 international students studying there. New York, Massachusetts, Texas, and Illinois rounded out the top five leading states for international students in the United States.
U.S. states hosting the most international students in the academic year 2021/22
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Institute of International Education. (November 14, 2022). U.S. states hosting the most international students in the academic year 2021/22 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/237703/us-states-hosting-the-most-international-students/
Institute of International Education. "U.S. states hosting the most international students in the academic year 2021/22." Chart. November 14, 2022. Statista. Accessed October 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/237703/us-states-hosting-the-most-international-students/
Institute of International Education. (2022). U.S. states hosting the most international students in the academic year 2021/22. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/237703/us-states-hosting-the-most-international-students/
Institute of International Education. "U.S. States Hosting The Most International Students in The Academic Year 2021/22." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/237703/us-states-hosting-the-most-international-students/
Institute of International Education, U.S. states hosting the most international students in the academic year 2021/22 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/237703/us-states-hosting-the-most-international-students/ (last visited October 02, 2023)
U.S. states hosting the most international students in the academic year 2021/22 [Graph], Institute of International Education, November 14, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/237703/us-states-hosting-the-most-international-students/