Indian students surpass Chinese numbers in US
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The number of Indians who went to the United States for higher education increased by 35 percent with an all-time high of 2,68,923 students in academic year 2022-23, according to the Open Doors Report released by the Institute of Internaional Education.
This number surpassed, for the first time since 2009-10, the number of Chinese stu-dents in the US.
In the figures revealed in the ODR, annually brought out by the IIE, Indian stu-dents constitute more than 25 per cent of the over one million foreign students studying in the US and, for the third year in a row , were in record numbers.
The number of Indian graduate students rose by 63 per cent to 1,65,936 students, an increase of nearly 64,000 students, compared to last year , while Indian under-graduate students also in-creased by 16 per cent.
ODR data also shows India leading in the number of individuals (69,062) who pursued optional practical training (OPT), a type of temporary work permission that allows eligible students to get real-world experience related to their field of study The US Embassy and Consulates in India issued record high numbers of stu-dent visas during the main student visa season of June-August 2023. Consular offi-cers across India issued 95,269 visas in the F , M, and J categories. This is an 18 per cent in-crease over 2022 during the same time frame.
IIE statistical survey has been a feature since its founding in 1919 and in part-nership with the US Depart-ment of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs since 1972. Open Doors also reports on the number of international scholars at US universities and international students enrolled in pre-academic In-tensive English Programs. The US Department of State funds the ODR.
Apart from highlighting the rate of growth of the in-ternational student popula-tion in the United States, the report also provides data on places of origin, sources of financial support, fields of study , host institutions, and academic level.
"You did it, India! Each and every Indian student in the US and their families de-serve recognition for this.
The decision to study abroad, and your choice of the US, represents a valu-able investment by you and your families," said Eric Garcetti, US Ambassador to India.
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