More than HALF MILLION foreign graduate students are enrolled in the United States every year and goes back to their country and very few come back to take residence in the US after serving their time as payback for their education.

Leading Places of Origin of International Scholars, 2005/06 & 2006/07

2006/07
Rank Place of Origin 2005/06 2006/07 % of Total % Change

WORLD TOTAL 96,981 98,239 - 1.3

1 China 19,017 20,149 20.5 6.0
2 Korea, Rep. of (South) 8,907 9,291 9.5 4.3
3 India 8,836 9,138 9.3 3.4
4 Japan 5,600 5,557 5.7 -0.8
5 Germany 5,117 5,039 5.1 -1.5
6 Canada 4,496 4,398 4.5 -2.2
7 France 3,380 3,588 3.7 6.1
8 Italy 2,983 3,148 3.2 5.5
9 United Kingdom 3,334 2,877 2.9 -13.7
10 Spain 2,185 2,193 2.2 0.4
11 Russia 2,402 2,102 2.1 -12.5
12 Brazil 1,711 1,862 1.9 8.8
13 Taiwan 1,737 1,813 1.8 4.4
14 Israel 1,618 1,591 1.6 -1.7
15 Turkey 1,355 1,362 1.4 0.5
16 Mexico 1,250 1,218 1.2 -2.5
17 Australia 1,265 1,175 1.2 -7.1
18 Netherlands 996 959 1.0 -3.7
19 Poland 983 877 0.9 -10.8
20 Argentina 864 834 0.8 -3.5