Indian origin Hindu-Buddhists top foreign student enrollment in US WASHINGTON D.C., November 16, 2009 *Open Doors** 2009** **report on international students studying in the U.S., reveals that Indian origin Hindu-Buddhists combined are [ first ] among the** foreign student enrolment in US, beating the numbers of Christians and Muslims this time like previous year.
The number of international students at colleges and universities in the United States increased by 8% to an all-time high of 671,616 in the 2008/09 academic year, according to the Open Doors report, which is published annually by the Institute of International Education (IIE) with support from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. This is the largest percentage increase in international student enrollments since 1980/81............ India remains the leading place of origin for the eighth consecutive year, increasing by 9% to 103,260. Students from China, once again the second leading sender, increased 21% for a total of 98,510. South Korea, in third place, increased 9% to 75,065. Canada, the only non-Asian country in the top five, rose to fourth place with an increase of 2% to 29,697 Japan...in fifth ...[ at ] 29,264. Taiwan...in sixth place, with 28,065 students Mexico...[ seventh ] with a total of 14,850
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