“Higher education continues to be the bedrock of our people-to-people ties. More students from India studied in the U.S. than ever before,” said U.S. Ambassador to India Richard R. Verma.
Indian students in U.S. colleges and universities contributed $5.01 billion to the U.S. economy in the past year. China, at 31.5 per cent, has the biggest international student presence in the U.S. California and New York are the most favoured states hosting international students, and the New York University (NYU) and University of Southern California emerged as the top U.S. host institutions.
The release of the report marked the start of International Education Week, a joint initiative by the U.S. Departments of State and Education. The education fair, which started on Monday, will end on Wednesday at the American Center.
(Sourced from agencies, feature image courtesy:livepunjab.com)
