The number of Indian students in higher education in the US is the highest ever, now at 132,888, which is 29.4 per cent more than the previous year. Indians constitute 13.6 per cent of the total number of international students in the US, which is nearly a million, and contributed an estimated 3.6 billion USD to the US economy last year, according to Open Doors, an annual report published by the Institute of International Education in association with the State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
Over a period of 15 years since 1999-2000, the number of Indian students doubled, according to the report, which started in 1954-55. There were 4583 US students studying in India last year, growing 4.7 per cent from the previous year’s number of 4377.
Chinese students constitute the largest group, with 304,040 students, nearly one third of the total, but last year the number grew by 11 per cent, which is less than the growth rate of Indian students. Indian students increased by 30,215 last year, while the number of Chinese students increased by 29,601.
The number of Indian students rose for the second consecutive year, following three years of declines. India had been the leading place of origin for international students in the US for eight years from 2001-02 to 2008-09. In 2009-10, China replaced India as the top sender.
In 2014/15, there were 88,874 more international students enrolled in US higher education compared to the previous year, and Brazilians grew the fastest, by 78 percent. India, China and Brazil account for most of the growth. India, China and South Korea together make 51 per cent of the total.
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