The 10 leading countries accounted for nearly three-quarters of foreign students who earned doctorates in the United States in 2012. Among the 10 are the United States’ neighbors, Canada and Mexico, and eight Asian countries.

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August 18, 2014

Top Places of Origin of Foreign Students Earning Doctorates in U.S., 2012

Rank	Country or economy	Number of doctorate recipients
1.	China	4,217
2.	India	2,236
3.	South Korea	1,469
4.	Taiwan	717
5.	Turkey	439
6.	Canada	423
7.	Iran	283
8.	Thailand	258
9.	Japan	239
10.	Mexico	213
11.	Germany	200
12.	Italy	167
13.	Brazil	161
13.	Colombia	161
15.	Russian Federation (former USSR)	125
16.	Egypt	124
17.	Jordan	121
18.	Sri Lanka	114
19.	France	110
20.	Greece	100
21.	Pakistan	99
21.	Romania	99
21.	Vietnam	99
24.	Nepal	93
25.	Britain	91
26.	Singapore	88
27.	Bangladesh	86
28.	Argentina	85
28.	Chile	85
30.	Israel	83
31.	Malaysia	76
32.	Peru	73
32.	Philippines	73
34.	Nigeria	67
35.	Kenya	66
35.	Lebanon	66
35.	Spain	66
38.	Saudi Arabia	57
39.	Ghana	55
40.	Indonesia	51
	Top 40 places of origin	13,435
Note: China includes Hong Kong. Tied countries or economies are ranked alphabetically. Temporary-visa holders include 14,673 people from 164 countries; cases in which the place of origin was unknown were excluded.
Source: Survey of Earned Doctorates by the National Science Foundation and five other federal agencies