India and U.S. Higher Education: Strong Indian Presence In The United States, But Americans Studying In India Still Meager

By Alyssa Ayres. This week the Institute for International Education (IIE) released the latest survey data on foreign students, study abroad and U.S. higher education. The survey, Open Doors, comes out annually and draws on data collected from around 3,000 U.S. colleges and universities. Indian students are a strong presence on U.S. campuses, contributing an estimated $3.3 billion to the U.S. economy as IIE reports, using U.S. Department of Commerce data. This year, the number of Indian students in the United States surpassed the 100,000 mark, ticking up to 102,673, keeping India the number two country of origin for foreign students in the United States. More...