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August 18, 2014

International

Todd Bigelow for the Chronicle

International students attend an orientation at the U. of Southern California, which has the largest number of foreign students among doctoral institutions in the United States.

As colleges in the United States get involved in more global exchanges, they struggle to ensure that those opportunities are inclusive and in accord with American academic standards. Meanwhile, a decrease in the number of students coming to the United States from South Korea has caused some concern: Could students from other Asian countries be the next to lose interest?

ARTICLE: Global Educators’ Worries: Student Experience, Faculty Freedom

The Data

U.S. Trends

• U.S. Institutions With the Most Foreign Students, 2012-13
• U.S. Colleges With the Highest Percentage of Nonresident-Alien Students, Fall 2012
• Number of People Holding Active U.S. Student Visas, by Region or Country of Origin, 2014
• Fields of Study of Foreign Students in U.S., by Selected Places of Origin, 2012-13
• Annual Percentage Change in U.S. Enrollment of Graduate Students From China, India, and South Korea, 2006-7 to 2012-13
• Top Places of Origin of Foreign Students Earning Doctorates in U.S., 2012
• Percentage of Foreign Recipients of Doctorates at U.S. Institutions, by Discipline, 2012
• Top Countries of Citizenship of Foreign Doctorate Recipients Intending to Stay in the U.S. After Completing Doctorates, 2012
• Number of U.S. Students Studying Abroad, 2001-2 to 2011-12
• Fields of Study of U.S. Students Studying Abroad, 2011-12
• Top Destinations of U.S. Fulbright Scholars, 2013-14
• Top Producers of U.S. Fulbright Students, by Type of Institution, 2013-14

Global Trends

• Top Destination Countries for All International Students, 2011 and 2012
• International Enrollment as a Percentage of Total Higher-Education Enrollment in Top Destination Countries, 2012
• Percentage of Population 25 and Older That Has Completed College, by Country and Sex

More International Data, With News Coverage

• U.S. Universities Increasingly Enroll the World
• Percentage Change in Foreign Applications to U.S. Graduate Schools, 2009-10 to 2013-14
• Arab Researchers Face Publishing Gap
• Selected Majors by Degree Type for International Students in the U.S.
• Top Fields for International Students in the U.S., 2008-12
• Changes in Overseas vs. Stateside Status of U. of Maryland University College Students and Adjuncts
• Changes in Numbers and Characteristics of International and Study-Abroad Students
• Changes in Enrollment of In-State Freshmen and International Students at 69 Top Public Institutions, 2006-12
• Top Producers of Fulbright Scholars and Students, 2014-15