Indian students in US surge by 19% in 2021-22
According to a US government estimate, there are now 19% more indian students studying in American institutions than there were the previous year. Of the more than one million foreign students, approximately 21% are indian students. According to the Open Doors Report, a yearly study on international students released Monday, 1,99,182 students with india as their country of origin were pursuing higher education in the US in 2021–2022 as opposed to 1,67,582 in 2020–2021 There were 96,654 indian students enrolled in higher education in the US in 2012–2013.
With 82,000 visas granted between june and August, the biggest number among all nations, the increase in indian students migrating to the US is anticipated to surpass china in 2022–2023. According to Don Heflin, minister Counsellor for Consular Affairs at the US embassy in New Delhi, 62,000 student visas were given in the years 2021–2022. china, in contrast, lagged india because it was more difficult for Chinese students to obtain visas because to Covid's travel restrictions and stringent quarantine regulations. Heflin claimed that only 50,000 of the approximately 110,000–120,000 visas provided to Chinese students were still valid.
According to the report, which was produced by the nonprofit Institute of international education (IIE) under the auspices of the US Department of State in 2021–22, china and india made up 52% of all foreign students studying in the US. The number of Chinese students pursuing higher education in the US decreased from 3,17,299 in 2020–21 to 2,90,086 in 2021–22, a nine percent decrease from the previous round. 2,35,597 Chinese students were enrolled in higher education in the US ten years ago. indian population growth followed a decline brought on by the epidemic years.
With 82,000 visas granted between june and August, the biggest number among all nations, the increase in indian students migrating to the US is anticipated to surpass china in 2022–2023. According to Don Heflin, minister Counsellor for Consular Affairs at the US embassy in New Delhi, 62,000 student visas were given in the years 2021–2022. china, in contrast, lagged india because it was more difficult for Chinese students to obtain visas because to Covid's travel restrictions and stringent quarantine regulations. Heflin claimed that only 50,000 of the approximately 110,000–120,000 visas provided to Chinese students were still valid.
According to the report, which was produced by the nonprofit Institute of international education (IIE) under the auspices of the US Department of State in 2021–22, china and india made up 52% of all foreign students studying in the US. The number of Chinese students pursuing higher education in the US decreased from 3,17,299 in 2020–21 to 2,90,086 in 2021–22, a nine percent decrease from the previous round. 2,35,597 Chinese students were enrolled in higher education in the US ten years ago. indian population growth followed a decline brought on by the epidemic years.