2010/11
| FIELDS OF STUDY FOR THE TOP 25 PLACES OF ORIGIN, 2010/11 |
| PERCENT OF TOTAL |
| Rank |
Place of Origin |
Business/ Management |
Education |
Engineering |
Fine/ Applied Arts |
Health Professions |
Humanities |
Intensive English |
Math/ Computer Science |
Physical/ Life Sciences |
Social Sciences |
Undeclared |
Other |
TOTAL |
| 1 |
China |
27.5 |
2.1 |
19.2 |
3.4 |
2.0 |
1.2 |
4.3 |
10.6 |
11.5 |
7.0 |
2.3 |
8.9 |
100.0 |
| 2 |
India |
15.2 |
1.0 |
36.9 |
1.3 |
4.9 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
19.8 |
11.4 |
3.0 |
0.5 |
4.7 |
100.0 |
| 3 |
South Korea |
17.0 |
3.7 |
10.8 |
12.2 |
5.4 |
4.6 |
5.2 |
5.0 |
8.0 |
10.1 |
3.3 |
14.7 |
100.0 |
| 4 |
Canada |
15.3 |
9.1 |
7.7 |
7.8 |
16.1 |
4.8 |
0.2 |
2.4 |
8.0 |
12.0 |
2.5 |
14.1 |
100.0 |
| 5 |
Taiwan |
23.4 |
4.9 |
14.7 |
11.5 |
3.7 |
2.1 |
4.8 |
6.0 |
10.0 |
7.0 |
1.6 |
10.3 |
100.0 |
| 6 |
Saudi Arabia |
18.4 |
2.0 |
21.8 |
1.1 |
5.3 |
1.3 |
29.1 |
8.1 |
3.4 |
2.3 |
1.7 |
5.5 |
100.0 |
| 7 |
Japan |
19.8 |
3.4 |
4.4 |
8.6 |
3.9 |
5.4 |
10.8 |
2.9 |
5.7 |
13.7 |
4.7 |
16.7 |
100.0 |
| 8 |
Vietnam |
41.3 |
1.7 |
10.7 |
2.6 |
5.2 |
2.4 |
4.2 |
8.5 |
7.1 |
4.6 |
2.9 |
8.8 |
100.0 |
| 9 |
Mexico |
21.7 |
3.7 |
14.7 |
7.5 |
2.9 |
4.9 |
3.4 |
4.8 |
8.2 |
10.0 |
2.7 |
15.5 |
100.0 |
| 10 |
Turkey |
17.3 |
3.7 |
22.9 |
4.0 |
1.2 |
3.1 |
5.1 |
9.6 |
8.1 |
12.5 |
2.6 |
9.9 |
100.0 |
| 11 |
Nepal |
23.5 |
1.1 |
16.9 |
1.2 |
8.1 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
12.1 |
18.5 |
5.6 |
1.1 |
10.5 |
100.0 |
| 12 |
Germany |
26.7 |
2.1 |
7.6 |
4.4 |
3.0 |
7.3 |
0.9 |
3.6 |
7.6 |
12.3 |
5.7 |
18.8 |
100.0 |
| 13 |
United Kingdom |
19.9 |
4.3 |
4.7 |
6.4 |
4.5 |
6.2 |
0.4 |
3.1 |
8.0 |
17.8 |
6.5 |
18.2 |
100.0 |
| 14 |
Brazil |
26.1 |
2.9 |
7.9 |
7.9 |
5.5 |
4.7 |
3.9 |
3.0 |
6.2 |
10.1 |
3.0 |
18.8 |
100.0 |
| 15 |
Thailand |
24.2 |
2.7 |
17.6 |
6.6 |
4.5 |
1.7 |
4.9 |
8.0 |
7.4 |
6.2 |
2.1 |
14.1 |
100.0 |
| 16 |
Hong Kong |
31.2 |
1.4 |
6.7 |
8.4 |
2.5 |
3.5 |
1.6 |
5.6 |
7.5 |
13.6 |
2.5 |
15.5 |
100.0 |
| 17 |
France |
30.7 |
1.1 |
9.4 |
4.9 |
1.9 |
7.8 |
1.7 |
2.9 |
6.4 |
8.6 |
5.5 |
19.1 |
100.0 |
| 18 |
Nigeria |
18.6 |
1.5 |
24.7 |
1.9 |
13.9 |
3.2 |
0.2 |
6.9 |
11.9 |
6.8 |
1.4 |
9.0 |
100.0 |
| 19 |
Indonesia |
30.2 |
2.8 |
18.0 |
8.1 |
4.0 |
2.8 |
0.8 |
5.5 |
6.1 |
7.4 |
1.5 |
12.8 |
100.0 |
| 20 |
Malaysia |
19.8 |
2.1 |
29.1 |
3.4 |
3.9 |
2.1 |
0.2 |
7.6 |
11.2 |
7.7 |
3.8 |
9.1 |
100.0 |
| 21 |
Colombia |
20.1 |
3.5 |
16.3 |
6.0 |
3.0 |
5.2 |
7.6 |
4.0 |
10.0 |
10.1 |
1.5 |
12.7 |
100.0 |
| 23 |
Venezuela |
26.6 |
2.7 |
15.7 |
5.5 |
3.5 |
2.2 |
11.9 |
3.6 |
5.6 |
6.7 |
2.0 |
14.0 |
100.0 |
| 24 |
Pakistan |
21.5 |
2.8 |
24.7 |
2.1 |
5.0 |
2.1 |
0.6 |
9.7 |
7.3 |
11.6 |
2.9 |
9.7 |
100.0 |
| 25 |
Kenya |
17.1 |
4.5 |
10.0 |
1.7 |
19.6 |
3.8 |
0.4 |
4.6 |
13.3 |
9.3 |
2.1 |
13.6 |
100.0 |
| 26 |
Russia |
28.0 |
3.2 |
5.4 |
7.6 |
3.4 |
7.0 |
3.0 |
5.4 |
11.8 |
11.5 |
2.5 |
11.2 |
100.0 |
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Suggested citation: Institute of International Education. (2011). "Fields of Study for the Top 25 Places of Origin, 2010/11." Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. Retrieved from http://www.iie.org/opendoors