Despite the economic meltdown, India has maintained its position as the top sender of students to America for the eighth consecutive year, with a record 103,260 students enrolled in various US universities for the year 2008-'09.
According to the Open Doors report, released today by the Institute of International Education (IIE) with support from the US department of state's bureau of educational and cultural affairs, the number of international students at colleges and universities in the US increased by 8% to an all-time high of 671,616 in the 2008-'09 academic year.
The 8% rise in international student numbers is the largest increase reported since 1980-'81 and marks the third year of significant growth.
India has once again surpassed China as the leading place of origin for international students in the United States.
However, while Indian student enrolment increased by 9% from last year, that of China (98,510) shot up by 21%. South Korean enrolment (75,065) is up 9%.
Open Doors 2009 reports that the number of "new" international students — those enrolled for the first time at a US college or university in Fall 2008 — increased by 16%.
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