Report: Record Indian students went to US for higher studies in 2022-23, up by 35% since last year
According to sources, India surpassed China to become the largest source of international graduate students in the United States for the first time since 2009-10
The number of Indians who travelled to the United States for higher education increased by 35 per cent and resulted in an all-time high of 2,68,923 students in academic year 2022-23, according to a report.
Indian students constitute more than 25 per cent of the over one million foreign students studying in the US and for the third year in a row, a record number of Indian students travelled to the country to pursue higher education, the sources said.
According to sources, India surpassed China to become the largest source of international graduate students in the United States for the first time since 2009-10.
The number of Indian graduate students rose by 63 per cent to 1,65,936 students, an increase of nearly 64,000 students, compared to last year, while Indian undergraduate students also increased by 16 per cent.
