IIE: 235,000 Chinese students in the US in 2012-2013

From Open Doors 2013: Data Highlight:
• Total number of international students: 819,644, a 7% growth over the prior year;
• International students represent 3.7% of total U.S. higher ed students body; the corresponding numbers for uk(19%), Australia (27%)
• 235,597 Chinese student enrollments in 2012/13 academic year, a 21% increase over the prior year;
• Popular fields of study for Chinese students: Business (28.7%), Engineering (19.6%), Computer Science (11.2%), * 2012 data
• Top countries: China (29%), India (12%), South Korea (9%), represent 49% of the total international students population;
• Department of Commerce said international students contributed more than $24 billion to the U.S. economy in a year;
• Top hosting universities: USC (9,840), UIUC (9,804), Purdue (9,509), NYU (9,362), Columbia (8,797);
• Top sources of funding: personal (63.6%), US Colleges (20.7%), Foreign Government (7.1%)

Note: 2012 data for State of Maryland:
• Foreign students 13,969 (No. 16);
• Top hosting universities: UMCP (3,924), JHU (2,923), Montgomery College (1,787), UMBC (1,017), Towson (802)