More Indian students at US colleges, exceeding number from China
The Straits Times|November 19, 2024
The number of Indian students at US colleges surged 23 percent in the last academic year, overtaking those from China, making India the top sender of international students to the country for the first time since 2009, and driving enrollment to an all-time high.

India sent 331,602 students to study at US colleges in the 2023-2024 school year, according to Open Doors data from the Institute of International Education (IIE).

Overall, the number of foreign students rose 7 percent to more than 1.1 million, surpassing the all-time high set just prior to the Covid-19 pandemic.

China posted a 4 percent decline to 277,398 students, but still sent the second-most number of students to the United States.

This story is from the November 19, 2024 edition of The Straits Times.

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