In 2021, the majority of temporary visa holders completing a doctorate in the United States came from China, with 6,148 Chinese students studying for a PhD in the United States. In that same year, a further 2,291 temporary visa holders from India were studying for a PhD in the United States.
Number of temporary visa holders completing a doctorate at a U.S. university in 2021, by country of origin
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Statistics on Higher education in the United Kingdom (UK)
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- Premium Statistic Number of students enrolled in the United Kingdom 2009-2021
- Premium Statistic University applicants in the United Kingdom 1994-2021
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Undergraduates
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- Premium Statistic HE part-time undergraduate student enrolments UK 2017/18, by subject area
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- Premium Statistic HE full-time postgraduate student enrolments UK 2017/18, by subject area
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- Premium Statistic Full-time undergraduate students obtaining a first class degree UK 2011-2019
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Student loans and debt
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- Premium Statistic Number of tuition fee loans for English universities 2006/07-2018/19
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National Science Foundation, & NCSES. (October 18, 2022). Number of temporary visa holders completing a doctorate at a U.S. university in 2021, by country of origin [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 26, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/240183/number-of-temporary-visa-holders-completing-a-doctorate-in-the-us/
National Science Foundation, und NCSES. "Number of temporary visa holders completing a doctorate at a U.S. university in 2021, by country of origin." Chart. October 18, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/240183/number-of-temporary-visa-holders-completing-a-doctorate-in-the-us/
National Science Foundation, NCSES. (2022). Number of temporary visa holders completing a doctorate at a U.S. university in 2021, by country of origin. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/240183/number-of-temporary-visa-holders-completing-a-doctorate-in-the-us/
National Science Foundation, and NCSES. "Number of Temporary Visa Holders Completing a Doctorate at a U.S. University in 2021, by Country of Origin." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/240183/number-of-temporary-visa-holders-completing-a-doctorate-in-the-us/
National Science Foundation & NCSES, Number of temporary visa holders completing a doctorate at a U.S. university in 2021, by country of origin Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/240183/number-of-temporary-visa-holders-completing-a-doctorate-in-the-us/ (last visited March 26, 2023)
Number of temporary visa holders completing a doctorate at a U.S. university in 2021, by country of origin [Graph], National Science Foundation, & NCSES, October 18, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/240183/number-of-temporary-visa-holders-completing-a-doctorate-in-the-us/