India is now the top country sending students to the United States for the first time in 15 years. More than 330000 Indian students went to the US to study during the 2023-24 school year. This means India has more students in the US than any other country. The data used to make this conclusion comes from official reports on international education.
China is the second-biggest source of international students in the US with 277398 students. South Korea is third with 43149 students. This change in numbers from the 2022-23 school year to 2023-24 shows that more students from India are now going to the US than in the past. It’s a noticeable shift.
The report that shows all this information is called the Open Doors Report 2024. It was released on Monday and its an annual report that looks at trends in international student numbers. It not only shows the most recent numbers for 2023-24 but also makes comparisons to the year before using official international education data.