International students in colleges and universities in the US surpass one million

The ‘Open Doors Report’ on international student mobility, published by the Institute of International Education (IIE), was released at the American Center here.

The report concluded that international students in colleges and universities in the United States have surpassed one million and that one of every six international students is an Indian. There has also been an increase of seven per cent from the previous year, making India the second-most common place of origin of international students in the U.S. The increased number — close to 1,044,000 — represents five per cent of the total student population at institutions there, the report stated.