International Students/scholars in the United States:
The latest numbers from Open Doors, the report from which we get our statistics about international students. The following information reflects enrollment for the 2008-2009 school year:
International students: 671,616
Foreign Scholars: 113,494
Intensive English Program students: 57,666
Total: 842,776
California's # of International students and scholars:
Rank in US: #1* Total# FOREIGN STUDENTS in California: 84,800 (up 8.7%)
TOP FIVE INSTITUTIONS for # of FOREIGN STUDENTS 2006/07 Institution City Total
University of Southern California Los Angeles 7,189 University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles 5,557 Stanford University Stanford 3,898 University of California, Berkeley Berkeley 3,244 Santa Monica College Santa Monica 3,124
LEADING PLACES OF ORIGIN FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS IN California Place of Origin % Total Total Number
South Korea 14.0% 10,103 India 11.5% 8,299 Japan 11.3% 8,140 China 10.9% 7,990 Taiwan 8.0% 5,776
