Title:
Number of Foreign Students in US Hits New High
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A new report says the number of foreign students in
the United States reached a record high in two
thousand eight. More than six hundred seventy
thousand international students attended an American
college or university in two thousand eight. That
was eight percent higher than the year before, the
largest percentage increase since nineteen eighty.
The "Open Doors" report is published by the
Institute of International Education, with support
from the State Department. It says the number of
international students in two thousand eight was
almost fifteen percent higher than the last record
setting year, two thousand two.
In all, seven of the ten top countries sent more
students, just as the economic downturn was
worsening.
For the eighth year, India remained the leader in
sending students to the United States. More than one
hundred thousand students from India attended
American schools in two thousand eight. That was
nine percent more than the year before.
China again sent the second largest number, more
than ninety-eight thousand, an increase of
twenty-one percent. The biggest increases were in
Chinese undergraduate students.
South Korea was third. The number of South Korean
students increased nine percent to seventy-five
thousand.
Canada was the only non-Asian country in the top
five. It rose two percent to fourth place. Almost
thirty thousand Canadian students enrolled for the
school year that began in autumn of two thousand
eight.
Japan fell to fifth place. The number of Japanese
students in the United States decreased for the
fourth year, to just over twenty-nine thousand.
Taiwan also sent fewer students, and the number from
Mexico was nearly unchanged.
The University of Southern California in Los Angeles
once again had the highest number of foreign
students. The "Open Doors" report says nearly seven
thousand five hundred attended U.S.C. New York
University and Columbia University, both in New York
City, were second and third.
The other schools in the top five were the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and
Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.
Business and management was again the most popular
area of study for international students. The next
most popular subjects are engineering, math and
computer science.
And that's the VOA Special English Education Report.
You can find our Foreign Student Series with advice
on studying in the United States at
voaspecialenglish.com.
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