There were 1,057,188 international students studying in the United States in the 2022/23 academic year. This is an increase from the previous year, when 948,519 international students were studying in the United States.

In the academic year 2023/24, there were 331,602 international students from India studying in the United States. International students The majority of international students studying in the United States are originally from India and China, totaling 331,602 students and 277,398 students respectively in the 2023/24 school year. In 2022/23, there were 467,027 international graduate students , which accounted for over one third of the international students in the country. Typically, engineering and math & computer science programs were among the most common fields of study for these students. The United States is home to many world-renowned schools, most notably, the Ivy League Colleges which provide education that is sought after by both foreign and local students. International students and college Foreign students in the United States pay some of the highest fees in the United States, with an average of 24,914 U.S. dollars. American students attending a college in New England paid an average of 14,900 U.S. dollars for tuition alone and there were about 79,751 international students in Massachusetts . Among high-income families, U.S. students paid an average of 34,700 U.S. dollars for college, whereas the average for all U.S. families reached only 28,026 U.S. dollars. Typically, 40 percent of families paid for college tuition through parent income and savings, while 29 percent relied on grants and scholarships.

The dataset contains Academic-year-wise historically compiled data on total Number and Percentage of International Students in the United States of America (U.S.A).

In the academic year 2022/23, California was the most popular state for international students, with 138,393 international students studying there. New York, Texas, Massachusetts, and Illinois rounded out the top five leading states for international students in the United States.

New York University had around 24,496 international students studying there in the academic year of 2022/23, making it the most popular university for international students in the United States. NYU was followed by Northeastern University, with 20,637 international students, and by Columbia University, which hosted 19,001 international students.

The dataset presents the total number of international students hosted by each US state over the years. An international student is defined in the report as anyone studying at an institution of higher education in the United States on a temporary visa that allows for academic coursework. These include primarily holders of F (student) visas and J (exchange visitor) visas. For the purposes of Open Doors, students at institutions other than accredited colleges and universities are not counted, such as secondary schools or vocational schools. Individuals who have permanent residency are not counted.

The dataset presents the year-wise share of international students from the top five leading places of origin hosted by each of the top 15 U.S. states with the highest international student populations. The share represents the percentage of international students from each origin relative to the total international student population in that state. For example, a 20% share of Indians in California for 2023-24 indicates that 20% of all international students in California were from India.

There were 347,602 international students studying at the undergraduate level in the United States in the 2022/23 academic year. In that same year, there were 467,027 international graduate students studying in the country, and a further 43,766 non-degree seeking international students.

The dataset contains Academic-year- and Country-wise historically compiled data on the total number of International students enrolled for studying Undergraduate, Graduate, Non-Degree and Optional Practical Training (OPT) courses in the United States of America (USA).

The dataset contains Academic-year-wise compiled data on number of newly enrolled International Students in the United States of America (U.S.A) for pursuing Under Graduate, Graduate and Non-Degree studies.

Examining international student demographics helps educational institutions better understand the diverse backgrounds and requirements of their global student community. This dataset provides insights into a variety of aspects including, gender, marital status, Visa type, origin of country, academic level, and much more.

For use case and analysis reference, please take a look at this notebook "https://www.kaggle.com/code/webdevbadger/international-student-demographics-analysis">International Student Demographics Analysis .

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Feature Descriptions

academic.csv

• year: The year. The format is YYYY/YY.
• students: The number of students.
• us_students: The number of non-international students.
• undergraduate: The number of undergraduate students.
• graduate: The number of graduate students.
• non_degree: The number of non-degree students.
• opt: The number of OPT students. OPT stands for Optional Practical Training.

academic_detail.csv

• year: The year. The format is YYYY/YY.
• academic_type: The academic type. One of ["Undergraduate", "Graduate", "Non-Degree", "OPT"],
• academic_level: The academic level. One of ["Associate's", "Bachelor's", "Master's", 'Doctoral', "Professional", "Graduate, Unspecified", "Non-Degree, Intensive English", "Non-Degree, Other", "OPT"].
• students: The number of students.

field_of_study.csv

• year: The year. The format is YYYY/YY.
• field_of_study: The field of the study.
• major: The major of the study.
• students: The number of students.

origin.csv

• year: The year. The format is YYYY/YY.
• origin_region: The region of origin, such as Asia, Europe, and North America.
• origin: The origin, such as Canada, China, and India.
• academic_type: The academic type. One of ["Undergraduate", "Graduate", "Non-Degree", "OPT"].
• students: The number of students.

source_of_fund.csv

• year: The year. The format is YYYY/YY.
• academic_type: The academic type. One of ["Undergraduate", "Graduate", "Non-Degree", "OPT"].
• source_type: The fund source type. One of ["International", "U.S.", "Other"].
• source_of_fund: The source of fund. One of [ "Personal and Family", "Foreign Government or University", "Foreign Private Sponsor", "International Organization", "Current Employment", "U.S. College or University", "U.S. Government", "U.S. Private Sponsor", "Other Sources"].
• students: The number of students.

status.csv

• year: The year. The format is YYYY/YY.
• female: The number of female students.
• male: The number of male students.
• single: The number of non-married students.
• married: The number of married students.
• full_time: The number of full-time students.
• part_time: The number of part-time students.
• visa_f: The number of students with F Visa.
• visa_j: The number of students with J Visa.
• visa_other: The number of students with other types of Visas.

Acknowledgement

OpenDoorsData.org

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This Cost of International Education dataset compiles detailed financial information for students pursuing higher education abroad. It covers multiple countries, cities, and universities around the world, capturing the full tuition and living expenses spectrum alongside key ancillary costs. With standardized fields such as tuition in USD, living-cost indices, rent, visa fees, insurance, and up-to-date exchange rates, it enables comparative analysis across programs, degree levels, and geographies. Whether you’re a prospective international student mapping out budgets, an educational consultant advising on affordability, or a researcher studying global education economics, this dataset offers a comprehensive foundation for data-driven insights.

Description

Potential Uses

• Budget Planning Prospective students can filter by country, program level, or university to forecast total expenses and compare across destinations.
• Policy Analysis Educational policymakers and NGOs can assess the affordability of international education and design support programs.
• Economic Research Economists can correlate living-cost indices and tuition levels with enrollment rates or student demographics.
• University Benchmarking Institutions can benchmark their fees and ancillary costs against peer universities worldwide.

Notes on Data Collection & Quality

• Currency Conversions All monetary values are unified to USD using contemporaneous exchange rates to facilitate direct comparison.
• Living Cost Index Derived from reputable city-index publications (e.g., Numbeo, Mercer) to standardize disparate cost-of-living metrics.
• Data Currency Exchange rates and fee schedules should be periodically updated to reflect market fluctuations and policy changes.

Feel free to explore, visualize, and extend this dataset for deeper insights into the true cost of studying abroad!

The U.S. currently enjoys a position among the world’s foremost innovative and scientifically advanced economies but the emergence of new economic powerhouses like China and India threatens to disrupt the global distribution of innovation and economic competitiveness. Among U.S. policy makers, the promotion of advanced education, particularly in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) fields, has become a key strategy for ensuring the U.S.’s position as an innovative economic leader. Since approximately one third of science and engineering post-graduate students in the U.S. are foreign born, the future of the U.S. STEM educational system is intimately tied to issues of global competitiveness and American immigration policy. This study utilizes a combination of national education data, a survey of foreign-born STEM graduate students, and in-depth interviews of a sub-set of those students to explain how a combination of scientists’ and engineers’ educational decisions, as well as their experience in school, can predict a students’ career path and geographical location, which can affect the long-term innovation environment in their home and destination country. This study highlights the fact that the increasing global competitiveness in STEM education and the complex, restrictive nature of U.S. immigration policies are contributing to an environment where the American STEM system may no longer be able to comfortably remain the premier destination for the world’s top international students.

In 2022, Canada had the greatest number of international students compared to their entire higher education population, with nearly ** percent of students being international. Australia followed with a share of ** percent of the students being international, while the United Kingdom ranked third.

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The International STEM Graduate Student Survey assesses why international students are coming to the United States for their graduate studies, the challenges they have faced while studying in the US, their future career plans, and whether they wish to stay or leave the US upon graduation. According to the Survey of Earned Doctorates by the National Science Foundation and the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, international students accounted for over 40% of all US doctoral graduates in STEM in 2013. The factors that influence international students' decisions to study in the US and whether they will stay or leave are important to US economic competitiveness. We contacted graduate students (both domestic and international) in STEM disciplines from the top 10 universities ranked by the total number of enrolled international students. We estimate that we contacted approximately 15,990 students. Individuals were asked to taken an online survey regarding their background, reasons for studying in the US, and whether they plan to stay or leave the US upon graduation. We received a total of 2,322 completed surveys, giving us a response rate of 14.5%. 1,535 of the completed were from domestic students and 787 of which were from international students. Raw survey data are presented here.Survey participants were contacted via Qualtrics to participate in this survey. The Universe of this survey data set pertains to all graduate students (Master's and PhD) in STEM disciplines from the following universities: Columbia University, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, Michigan State University, Northeastern University, Purdue University, University of Southern California, Arizona State University, University of California at Los Angeles, New York University, University of Washington at Seattle. Data are broken into 2 subsets: one for international STEM graduate students and one for domestic STEM graduate students, please see respective files.

In the academic year of 2022/2023, there were a total of ******* Indian graduate students studying in the United States, making it the leading country for international graduate students in that year. China, South Korea, Canada, and Taiwan rounded out the top five countries for international graduate students studying in the United States.

Students from China comprised 30.6 percent of total international students in the United States during the 2021/2022 academic year, far surpassing any other country. Students from India were the next largest share of international students in that year, at 21 percent.

This dataset tracks annual total students amount from 2015 to 2023 for American International School Of Utah