The Nation Foreign Students' Countries of Origin, 2003-4 Country or territory Students 1-year change country, no. of students % increase every year India 79,736 +6.9% China 61,765 -4.6% South Korea 52,484 +1.9% Japan 40,835 -11.2% Canada 27,017 +1.9% Taiwan 26,178 -6.6% Mexico 13,329 +4.1% Turkey 11,398 -1.7% Thailand 8,937 -10.5% Indonesia 8,880 -14.9% Germany 8,745 -6.0% Britain 8,439 +1.4% Brazil 7,799 -7.0% Colombia 7,533 -3.1% Kenya 7,381 -6.1% Hong Kong 7,353 -9.0% Pakistan 7,325 -9.8% France 6,818 -5.6% Malaysia 6,483 -1.7% Nigeria 6,140 +5.6% Venezuela 5,575 +4.5% Russia 5,532 -11.3% Jamaica 4,994 +5.7% Nepal 4,384 +17.6% Morocco 4,341 +113.4% Singapore 3,955 -5.6% Peru 3,771 +11.7% Bulgaria 3,734 +0.2% Argentina 3,644 0.0% Trinidad & Tobago 3,638 +16.3% Spain 3,631 -0.1% Saudi Arabia 3,521 -15.7% Israel 3,474 -1.3% Philippines 3,467 -3.0% Romania 3,320 -2.6% Italy 3,308 +0.6% Ghana 3,288 +8.4% Bangladesh 3,198 -11.1% Vietnam 3,165 +16.3% Sweden 3,116 -16.0% Poland 2,913 +6.2% Australia 2,706 -2.6% Ecuador 2,345 -2.2% Iran 2,321 +2.8% Lebanon 2,179 -7.8% Greece 2,126 -9.2% Bahamas 2,030 +0.9% Ukraine 2,004 -3.2% Note: Includes only countries with more than 2,000 students in U.S. institutions. SOURCE: Institute of International Education -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://chronicle.com Section: The 2005-6 Almanac Volume 52, Issue 1, Page 19