POSTED BY MARTIN KICH

 

The following statistics are taken from an article written by Abby Jackson for Business Insider in late November 2016:

Total International Students in US in 2015-2016: 1,043,839, or 5.2% of all higher education students.

 

10. Mexico

Population: 122 million

Students in US: 16,733

 

9.. Japan

Population: 127 million

Students in US: 19,060

 

8. Brazil

Population: 200 million

Students in US: 19,370

 

7. Taiwan

Population: 24 million

Students in US: 21,127

 

6. Vietnam

Population: 90 million

Students in US: 21,403

 

5. Canada

Population: 35 million

Students in US: 26,973

 

4. South Korea

Population: 50 million

Students in US: 61,007

 

3. Saudi Arabia

Population: 29 million

Students in US: 61,287

 

2. India

Population: 1.3 billion

Students in US: 165,918

 

1. China

Population: 1.4 billion

Students in US: 328,547

 

Abby Jackson’s article in available at: http://www.businessinsider.com/countries-send-most-students-american-colleges-2016-11