IIE Report Reveals Indian Students Still Prefer U.S. for Higher Studies by Uniguru

New York, NY, November 26, 2011 --(PR.com)-- A new report published by the Institute of International Education (IIE) in partnership with the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs last week revealed an increase in the number of international students studying in the USA during the 2010/2011 academic year. Indian students make up 14% of the total number of international students studying in the U.S.

Here is the infographic: http://www.uniguru.co.in/infographics/indian-students-in-the-usa.html

According to this annual survey of U.S campuses’ international enrollments during 2010/2011, U.S. institutions still attract a huge number of Indian students for higher education. In fact, after China, India is the largest country of origin, with 1,03,895 Indian students currently studying in the U.S.- that’s about 14% of the total number of international students. This means there has only been a marginal dip of 1% compared to last year.

It was also reported that 61% of Indian students went to the U.S. for postgraduate study, with the top majors being engineering, computer science, maths and business studies. New Jersey, Connecticut and Mississippi have the biggest percentages of Indian students, with the rest scattered largely across Texas, Illinois and North Carolina.

Apart from these comforting numbers, there’s more good news for Indian students planning to go to the U.S. for higher studies. A recent report in Science magazine announced an imminent change in U.S. immigration law that would make it possible for Indian graduates from U.S. institutions to get a green card.

This piece of legislature, when it gets through, would make it easier for international students who have earned graduate degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields from leading US universities, and have a job offer, to obtain permanent residency status in the US. This also applies to successful techies who start their own companies after graduation and hire U.S workers. The objective behind this move is primarily to retain foreign talent in the US for quicker economic upheaval.

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