1. UNDERGRADUATE
STUDENT
MOBILITY
December, 2013

2. STRUCTURE

3. UNDERGRADUATE
UNDERGRADUATE
Growth from 2012 to 2013
+10%
Undergraduates
340K
Graduates
311K
Undergraduates
~190K
Graduates
~185K
1990-91
Students coming to the U.S. to study
2000-01
Source: Institute of International Education Open Doors Report 2013
2012-13

4. STUDENT MOBILITY
Since 2006
350,000
Approximately 340,000 international
undergraduate students in the U.S. in 2013
Saudi Arabia
& Vietnam
CAGR:
Top 7 +31%
countries
300,000
China
Saudi Arabia
Vietnam +39%
CAGR:
China
India
Canada
Rest of the
Japan
World
South Korea
CAGR: -1%
Rest
250,000
200,000
150,000
100,000
50,000
0
2006
2007
2008
2009
Source: Institute of International Education Open Doors Report 2013
2010
2011
2012
2013

5. TOP 25 COUNTRIES
100,000
China: 93K
90,000
80,000
70,000
60,000
50,000
40,000
South Korea: 38K
30,000
20,000
Saudi Arabia: 21K
Canada: 13K
10,000
0
Source: Institute of International Education Open Doors Report 2013

6. TOP 25 COUNTRIES
100,000
China: 93K
90,000
80,000
70,000
60,000
50,000
40,000
South Korea: 38K
30,000
20,000
10,000
0
Source: Institute of International Education Open Doors Report 2013
Saudi Arabia: 21K
Canada: 13K
China: 9K (In 2006)

7. LARGEST GROWTH
China: +26%
Saudi Arabia: +44%
Source: Institute of International Education Open Doors Report 2013

8. LARGEST GROWTH
United Kingdom: +5%
Sweden: +16%
Norway: +13%
Myanmar: +25%
Indonesia: +10%
Brazil: +11%
Oman:
Iraq:
Kuwait:
Iran:
UAE:
Bahrain:
Qatar:
Source: Institute of International Education Open Doors Report 2013
+116%
+36%
+25%
+20%
+18%
+8%
+6%

9. REGIONAL GROWTH
EUROPE & EURASIA
+4%
CANADA
+4%
EAST ASIA & THE PACIFIC
CENTRAL AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN
+2%
MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -4%
+34%
SOUTH &
CENTRAL ASIA
SUB-SAHARAN
AFRICA
+2%
SOUTH AMERICA
+3%
Source: Institute of International Education Open Doors Report 2013
+12%

10. WHO IS STUDYING WHAT?
The star denotes most popular academic discipline among students from that country.
For example, the largest proportion of Chinese students are studying Business (29%), compared to
the largest proportion of Indian students who are studying Engineering (36% of all Indian students).
BUSINESS
Source: Institute of International Education Open Doors Report 2013
ENGINEERING
SOCIAL SCIENCES