12% increase in Indian studying in US in 2017: Report

In 2016/17, for the second consecutive year, U.S. colleges and universities hosted more than one million international students, reaching a record high of 1.08 million.

This also marks the eleventh consecutive year of continued expansion of the total number of international students in U.S. higher education.

The report shows that the number of Indian students in the United States has, once again, risen to a record level, to over 186,000 – the fourth year in a row to see double-digit growth. 

This is an increase of 21,000 over last year and a growth of 12%, one of the highest rates of growth in the world.

Further, the number of Indian students in the U.S. has doubled over the last 10 years and India is the second leading place of origin for students coming to the U.S., comprising 17.3% of all international students. The majority of Indian students (56%) in the U.S. are studying at the graduate level.

On the release of the report, Karl M Adam, Deputy Cultural Affairs Officer at the U.S. Embassy stated, “American universities provide unparalleled access to instructors, and provide a wide variety of internship and research opportunities.  The American higher education system introduces international students to networks and contacts that provide benefits and advantages over a lifetime. We are always excited to see our two countries coming closer together in the best way possible.  We strongly support educational exchanges because of the shared benefits, not just in economic terms, but in our mutual understanding of each other."