2004/05 - 2005/06
| Rank |
Place of Origin |
2004/05 |
2005/06 |
2005/06 % of U.S. Int'l Scholar Total |
2005/06 % Change |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
WORLD TOTAL |
89,634 |
96,981 |
- |
8.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1 |
China |
17,035 |
19,017 |
19.6 |
11.6 |
| 2 |
Korea, Republic of |
8,301 |
8,907 |
9.2 |
7.3 |
| 3 |
India |
7,755 |
8,836 |
9.1 |
13.9 |
| 4 |
Japan |
5,623 |
5,600 |
5.8 |
-0.4 |
| 5 |
Germany |
4,846 |
5,117 |
5.3 |
5.6 |
| 6 |
Canada |
4,262 |
4,496 |
4.6 |
5.5 |
| 7 |
France |
3,078 |
3,380 |
3.5 |
9.8 |
| 8 |
United Kingdom |
3,185 |
3,334 |
3.4 |
4.7 |
| 9 |
Italy |
2,565 |
2,983 |
3.1 |
16.3 |
| 10 |
Russia |
2,420 |
2,402 |
2.5 |
-0.7 |
| 11 |
Spain |
2,043 |
2,185 |
2.3 |
7.0 |
| 12 |
Taiwan |
1,543 |
1,737 |
1.8 |
12.6 |
| 13 |
Brazil |
1,499 |
1,711 |
1.8 |
14.1 |
| 14 |
Israel |
1,500 |
1,618 |
1.7 |
7.9 |
| 15 |
Turkey |
1,427 |
1,355 |
1.4 |
-5.0 |
| 16 |
Australia |
1,183 |
1,265 |
1.3 |
6.9 |
| 17 |
Mexico |
1,158 |
1,250 |
1.3 |
7.9 |
| 18 |
Netherlands |
946 |
996 |
1.0 |
5.3 |
| 19 |
Poland |
925 |
983 |
1.0 |
6.3 |
| 20 |
Argentina |
825 |
864 |
0.9 |
4.7 |
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Suggested citation: Institute of International Education. (2006). "Leading Places of Origin of International Scholars, 2004/05-2005/06." Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. Retrieved from http://www.iie.org/opendoors