Indian Students Flock To US Colleges, Offsetting Drop From China

The number of foreign students at US schools rose 12% in the 2022-2023 academic year to nearly 1.06 million students, within striking distance of 2019, according to Open Doors data from the Institute of International Education.

The number of international students at US colleges and universities has nearly recovered from a Covid-related decline as a surge in Indian pupils helped make up for a loss in students from China.

The number of foreign students at US schools rose 12% in the 2022-2023 academic year to nearly 1.06 million students, within striking distance of 2019, according to Open Doors data from the Institute of International Education.

"The US remains the destination of choice for international students wishing to study abroad, as it has been for more than a century," said IIE's chief executive officer, Allan E. Goodman.