At 2 lakh, Indian students in US rose 3 pc last session

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, November 18

The number of Indians studying in the US increased by almost three per cent over the last year to 2,02,014, according to the 2019 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange released today. This marks the sixth consecutive year that the total number of Indians pursuing higher education in the US has grown.

Speaking at the United States India Educational Foundation (USIEF), the Embassy’s Minister Counselor for Consular Affairs Charisse Phillips said, “Student exchanges between our two countries help strengthen the foundation upon which our strategic partnership is built. Indian students are looking for a great education and the US offers the best return on this investment.”

Indians make up over 18 per cent of all international students in the US, the report said adding that the country also provided the second highest number of graduate students and jumped up to the third place in undergraduates.

Karl Adam, First Secretary, Cultural Affairs, said, “Our education system offers practical application and experience which gives any graduate an advantage in the job market. We want to help Indian students with credible and official information on studying in the US and that’s why we have seven EducationUSA advising centres in India and a free mobile app called EducationUSA India.”

In 2018-19, US colleges and universities hosted more than one million international students for the fourth consecutive year.