California in 2008  
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