January 24th 2008 - Increase in International Students to the USA
The first significant growth in the number of international students going to the US since September 11th 2001, has been reported for the 2006/2007 academic year.
The Institute of International Education's annual 'Open Doors' report, showed the number of international students in the US increased 3.2 per cent to 582,984, while the number of newly enrolled international students on US campuses increased by 10 per cent, suggesting further growth to come.
In addition, the Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs showed the number of student and exchange visas issued in 2007 rose 10.2 per cent on the previous year. Many in US higher education have been pushing hard for visa reform and for stronger international recruitment efforts, and these efforts seem to be paying off.
California remains the leading host state for international students (77,987), followed by New York (65,884) and then Texas (49,081). Each of the top 20 leading hosting states experienced increases in foreign student enrolments, with North Carolina (6 per cent), Maryland and Texas (both 5 per cent) having the largest increases. The University of Southern California, Columbia University and New York University hosted the most international students.
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