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Global demand for US higher education continues to grow with just under 820,000 students seeking language training, undergraduate and post graduate education this past year. Projections based on IIE research and from GSRA advisor services predict US higher education global demand will swell to well over one million students by 2015. The top 25 sending countries are listed below and additional reports and research can be found at: http://www.iie.org/opendoors
| TOP 25 PLACES OF ORIGIN OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS, 2011/12 – 2012/13 | |||||||
| Rank | Place of Origin | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2012/13 % of Total | % Change | ||
| WORLD TOTAL | 764,495 | 819,644 | 100.0 | 7.2 | |||
| 1 | China | 194,029 | 235,597 | 28.7 | 21.4 | ||
| 2 | India | 100,270 | 96,754 | 11.8 | -3.5 | ||
| 3 | South Korea | 72,295 | 70,627 | 8.6 | -2.3 | ||
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 34,139 | 44,566 | 5.4 | 30.5 | ||
| 5 | Canada | 26,821 | 27,357 | 3.3 | 2.0 | ||
| 6 | Taiwan | 23,250 | 21,867 | 2.7 | -5.9 | ||
| 7 | Japan | 19,966 | 19,568 | 2.4 | -2.0 | ||
| 8 | Vietnam | 15,572 | 16,098 | 2.0 | 3.4 | ||
| 9 | Mexico | 13,893 | 14,199 | 1.7 | 2.2 | ||
| 10 | Turkey | 11,973 | 11,278 | 1.4 | -5.8 | ||
| 11 | Brazil | 9,029 | 10,868 | 1.3 | 20.4 | ||
| 12 | Germany | 9,347 | 9,819 | 1.2 | 5.0 | ||
| 13 | United Kingdom | 9,186 | 9,467 | 1.2 | 3.1 | ||
| 14 | Nepal | 9,621 | 8,920 | 1.1 | -7.3 | ||
| 15 | Iran | 6,982 | 8,744 | 1.1 | 25.2 | ||
| 16 | France | 8,232 | 8,297 | 1.0 | 0.8 | ||
| 17 | Hong Kong | 8,032 | 8,026 | 1.0 | -0.1 | ||
| 18 | Indonesia | 7,131 | 7,670 | 0.9 | 7.6 | ||
| 19 | Nigeria | 7,028 | 7,316 | 0.9 | 4.1 | ||
| 20 | Thailand | 7,626 | 7,314 | 0.9 | -4.1 | ||
| 21 | Malaysia | 6,743 | 6,791 | 0.8 | 0.7 | ||
| 22 | Colombia | 6,295 | 6,543 | 0.8 | 3.9 | ||
| 23 | Venezuela | 6,281 | 6,158 | 0.8 | -2.0 | ||
| 24 | Kuwait | 3,722 | 5,115 | 0.6 | 37.4 | ||
| 25 | Spain | 4,924 | 5,033 | 0.6 | 2.2 | ||
Institute of International Education. (2013). “Top 25 Places of Origin of International Students, 2011/12-2012/13.” Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. Retrieved from http://www.iie.org/opendoors
