India becomes top source of international students in US Colleges, overtakes China
Indian students have outnumbered all the international students in the United States. This has happened after 15 years that 29.4% of the total international student body are Indians as per a report published by Open Doors 2024 on Monday. With a student count of 331,602, India has overtaken China during the academic year 2023-24. Today, Indians become the biggest source of International students in the US.
The milestone is accounted as 23% increase from the last academic session when the Indian student count stood at 268,923.
The note shared by the US Embassy on Open Door’s 2024 report says “India is now the leading country of origin for international students in the United States, with over 3,31,602 students studying in the United States.”
Continuing on this, the report says, “The number of Indian students is at an all-time high.” The Open Doors Report, an annual study on international education, reveals that 277,398 students from China, which held the top position for the past 15 years, are studying abroad. South Korea contributes 43,149 students, followed by Canada with 28,998 and Taiwan with 23,157, rounding out the top five.