Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
WASHINGTON, November 18, 2009: The number of students from India enrolled in U.S. universities and colleges crossed 100,000 for the first time ever this year even as international enrollments in America registered the largest percentage increase since 1980, defying broad economic trends.
As the number of international students at colleges and universities in the US increased by 8% to an all-time high of 671,616 in the 2008/09 academic year, students from India made up 103,260 of the overall number, according to the Open Doors report, which is published annually by the Institute of International Education (IIE) in collaboration with the U.S. government.
This is the eighth consecutive year that India has remained in the top spot. Indian officials said on Monday that Indian student inflow contributed nearly $ 3 billion to the U.S. economy last year.