Business was the top choice among students in 17 of the 25 places of origin, reaching its highest percentage among Vietnamese students. Students from Iran, India, Malaysia, Turkey, Nigeria, and Nepal favored engineering. A plurality of Saudi Arabians chose to study intensive English, while the British preferred social sciences.
Percentage of total
| Country | Business/ management | Education | Engineering | Fine/ applied arts | Health professions | Humanities | Intensive English | Math/ computer science | Physical/ life sciences | Social sciences | Other | Undeclared | Total students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 23.8% | 1.9% | 11.2% | 8.9% | 3.1% | 3.4% | 2.7% | 3.8% | 6.0% | 9.3% | 19.2% | 6.7% | 10,868 |
| Britain | 17.7% | 3.2% | 4.5% | 8.6% | 4.0% | 6.6% | 0.1% | 2.9% | 7.3% | 18.1% | 20.9% | 6.1% | 9,467 |
| Canada | 15.8% | 6.9% | 7.5% | 8.8% | 15.0% | 4.1% | 0.1% | 2.6% | 8.5% | 13.0% | 14.6% | 3.1% | 27,357 |
| China | 29.0% | 1.7% | 19.2% | 4.9% | 1.3% | 1.0% | 3.2% | 11.2% | 8.8% | 8.2% | 9.0% | 2.5% | 235,597 |
| Colombia | 19.0% | 2.6% | 13.5% | 8.9% | 2.3% | 5.5% | 7.0% | 3.3% | 9.7% | 11.7% | 13.0% | 3.5% | 6,543 |
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