The number of foreign students at U.S. colleges and universities has hit an all-time high, with those from China surging to the top at 31 percent of the nearly 1 million enrolled, according to a report on migration trends.
According to the report, there are 304,000 Chinese students in the United States, more than double the next country, India at 133,000 students, and the nation with the biggest growth. That is more than the population of Cincinnati, the nation’s 65th largest city, at 296,500.
The trend to come to America began after World War II and the U.S. has been No. 1 for years, though the growth has tapered, said the Migration Policy Institute.
“Although the U.S. share of the worldwide international student population has decreased in recent years, from 23 percent in 2000 to 19 percent in 2013, the number of international students enrolled in U.S colleges and universities has grown,” said the report.
“In 2013, the United States hosted more of the world’s 4.1 million international students than any other country. The next two destinations, the United Kingdom and Australia, hosted 10 percent and 6 percent,” added the report titled International Students in the United States.
New York University was the top choice of foreign students, said the report:
New York University was the leading host university for the second year in a row. It was one of eight institutions to enroll more than 10,000 international students: New York University (13,000); University of South California (12,000); Columbia University (12,000); Arizona State University (11,000); University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (11,000), Northeastern University (11,000); Purdue University, West Lafayette (10,000); and University of California, Los Angeles (10,000).
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