International student enrollment in US hits 11.2 million in 2023-24

according to the latest report from the institute of international education (iie), the number of international students in the united states has risen by 6.6% in the 2023-24 academic year. the total number of foreign students increased from 1,057,188 in 2022-23 to 1,126,690 in 2023-24.indian students saw a significant rise, growing by 23.3% from 268,923 in 2022-23 to 331,602 in the current year. in contrast, the number of chinese students declined by 4.2%, dropping from 289,526 to 277,398.top 10 countries with the most international students in the u.s.india: 331,602china: 277,398south korea: 43,149canada: 28,998taiwan: 23,157vietnam: 22,066nigeria: 20,029bangladesh: 17,099brazil: 16,877nepal: 16,742most popular fields of study for international students:mathematics and computer science: 280,922engineering: 210,163business and management: 159,810physical and life sciences: 88,717social sciences: 84,307fine and applied arts: 54,159health professions: 36,615communications and journalism: 21,481other fields: 190,516leading u.s. universities with high international enrollment:new york university (new york): 27,247northeastern university (boston): 21,023columbia university (new york): 20,321arizona state university (tempe): 18,430university of southern california (los angeles): 17,469university of illinois (champaign): 15,376boston university (boston): 12,853university of california, berkeley: 12,441university of michigan (ann arbor): 11,766university of washington (seattle): 10,720the increase in international students highlights the growing global appeal of u.s. higher education, with a strong presence from india and notable trends in preferred study areas.