2014 Open Door Report on International Educational Exchange

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Institute of International Education, Nov 17, 2014.
www.iie.org/en/Research-and-Publications/Open-Doors

My comment:
(a) In the next two postings, I summarize “Press release” and “Data Highlights - Executive Summary.”
(b) There is no need to read the rest.

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Press Release
Open Doors 2014: International Students in the United States and Study Abroad by American Students are at All-Time High.

Quote:

"The 2014 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange, released today, finds the number of international students at colleges and universities in the United States increased by eight percent to a record high of 886,052 students in the 2013/14 academic year

"In 2013/14, there were 66,408 more international students enrolled in US higher education compared to the previous year. While students from China and Saudi Arabia together account for 73 percent of the growth, a wider range of countries contributed to the increase, with India, Brazil, Iran and Kuwait together accounting for an additional 18 percent of growth. The number of Indian students increased by 6 percent to 102,673, reversing a three-year trend of declining numbers of Indian students at US campuses.

"International students make up just over four percent of the total US graduate and undergraduate enrollments combined. International students’ spending in all 50 states contributed more than $27 billion to the US economy in 2013, according to the US Department of Commerce.

"New York University became the leading host university for international students this year, after twelve years during which University of Southern California was the leader. For the first time ever, four institutions broke the 10,000 mark: New York University, University of Southern California, University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign, and Columbia University, which each hosted more than 10,000 international students.

"The Open Doors report also surveys US colleges and universities regarding the number of their students who study abroad. The number of US students who studied abroad for credit received back home increased by two percent to 289,408 students in 2012/13. Despite these increases, fewer than 10 percent of all US college students ['including community college students'] study abroad at some point during their undergraduate years. [Data Highlights - Executive Summary -- Destinations: The United Kingdom remains the leading destination for American students, followed by Italy, Spain, France and China – which remained the fifth largest host destination despite a three percent decrease.]

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Data Highlights - Executive Summary

Quote (from the part on "International Students in the US" only; quotation on "US Students Studying Abroad" is in the last paragraph of the preceding posting]:

"Places of Origin: The growth is once again largely driven by students from China, particularly at the undergraduate level. Chinese student enrollments increased by 17 percent in total to more than 274,000 students, and increased by 18 percent at the undergraduate level. This is a slightly lower rate of growth than the previous year. Students from China now make up 31 percent of all international students in the United States. Students from India increased by 6 percent to 102,673, following three years of decline. The increase was driven by enrollment at the graduate level. * * * Students from the top three places of origin—China, India, and South Korea [followed by Saudi Arabia, Canada, Taiwan (No 6; number of students: 21,266, as the 2014 full data discloses) and Japan, in that order]—now represent approximately 50 percent of the total enrollment of international students in the United States * * * There were declines in the number of students from the third leading sender, South Korea (down 4 percent), as well as from Taiwan (down 3 percent)

"Host Campuses: New York University is now the host of the largest number of international students, moving up from the number four spot. The University of Southern California is now the second leading host, after twelve years as number one. These two universities were followed by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Columbia University (moving up to #4), and Purdue University.

"Metropolitan Areas: New York City is once again the top metropolitan area for international students, with a 13 percent increase.