International Students in the U.S.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN THE UNITED STATES Number of international students TOP PLACES OF ORIGIN that studied in the U.S. in 2010-11 28K (158K (73K 23K 21K 14K 25K (104K) 15K Chinese enrollments surge as other YEARLY GROWTH international markets decline CHINA INDIA S. KOREA TAIWAN JAPAN (+23% -1% +2% -7% -14% PREVIOUS TOP COUNTRIES History of the leading sources of international students for the U.S. 103K INDIA 2008 JAPAN 1994 45K TAIWAN 1984 23K IRAN 1979 51K CANADA 1969 13K CHINA sent more students to the U.S. than 196 COUNTRIES combined in 2011 percent of American students 64 that study abroad are women percent of international students in the U.S. are men 55 FIELDS OF STUDY Subjects that international students study while in the U.S. 19% 22% 18% Business Engineering Science Tuition fees for INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS 3X can be up to 3X GREATER Tuition € ¥. than for in-state students Economic Impact Amount that foreign students bring to the U.S. to support their education Economic Contribution (USD) INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS $21 B contributed more than $20 BILLION ECONOMY $20 B to the U.S. $19 B in 2010-11 $18 B 2006-07 $17 B 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 Years THAT'S MORE than the ANNUAL NASA 2012 Budget (USD in Billions) BUDGET NASA of (20 NASA International Students (USD in Billions) Sources: http://www.iie.org/Research-and-Publications/Open-Doors/Data/International-Students/Leading-Places-of-Origin/2009-11 http://www.iie.org/Research-and-Publications/Open-Doors/Data/International-Students/All-Places-of-Origin/1950-2000 http://www.iie.org/en/Who-We-Are/News-and-Events/Press-Center/Press-Releases/2011/2011-11-14-Open-Doors-International-Students http://www.iie.org/Research-and-Publications/Open-Doors/Data/US-Study-Abroad/Student-Profile/2000-10 http://www.iie.org/Research-and-Publications/Open-Doors/Data/International-Students/Fields-of-Study/2009-11 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/05/education/international-students-pay-top-dollar-at-us-colleges.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all http://www.nafsa.org/publicpolicy/default.aspx?id=8160 http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2011/feb/HQ_11-041_NASA_Budget.html SeniusRecruiter $16 B $15 B $14 B $13 B $12 B