Good news! Nepali students in US up by 25 percent and among top 20 countries.... Nepali students in US up by 25 percent Kantipur Report KATHMANDU, Nov 14 - The number of Nepali students enrolled at US colleges and universities in grew 25 percent last year (2005/2006) to 6,061, according to a new annual report published by the Institute of International Education (IIE) with support from the US Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, US embassy said. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the US embassy in Kathmandu said the increase places Nepal among the top 20 countries sending students to study in the United States.