Over 1 lakh Indian students studying in US

India accounts for the second largest number of international students in the US with over one lakh Indians studying in various American universities and educational institutions, a latest official report has said.
According to the report released yesterday by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), 1,13,813 Indian students are currently studying in the US.
China with 2,90,133 students is at the top in the report on international students.
Over three-fourths of Indian students are enrolled in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) courses.
India, in fact, has the highest number of STEM students. As many as 78 per cent of the Indian students are enrolled in STEM categories, while the figure for China is 37 per cent, said the report which is based on data from the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS).

The SEVIS is a Web-based system that includes information on international students, exchange visitors and their dependents while they are in the US.

The report accounts for figures till April 1 this year.
There are currently 1,015,178 students studying in the US and 188,382 J-1 exchange visitors. And with the dependents the grand total is 2,102,565.
As many as 29 per cent of the international students, who get F and M categories of students' visa, originate from China and 56 per cent of all international students in the country are males, the report said.
There are 351,397 international students studying in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields, the report said adding that 85 per cent of them originate from Asia; and 43 per cent of them study engineering.

According to the report, Indian students registered eight per cent increase in its enrollment since January 1. India, which is on the second spot, is followed by South Korea (91,583) and Saudi Arabia (72,223).
As many as 35 per cent of the international students study in three States of California (169,543), New York (117,149) and Texas (71,534), the report said, adding that 28 per cent of international students (in F and M visa) in culinary and related programmes originate from South Korea and Mexico, while 25 per cent in health professionals and related programme originate from Canada and India.