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2012-13 International Enrollments in the U.S.

The number of international students in the U.S. increased by 7.2 percent in academic year 2012-13 to a record high of 819,644, according to the Institute of International Education's "Open Doors" survey. Click the buttons to the left to view the top states and institutions hosting international students and the economic impact.

Economic Impact

819,644 international students and their families contributed $24 billion to the U.S. economy during the 2012-13 academic year, according to a NAFSA: Association of International Educators analysis.

California 111,379 international students Up 8.4 percent from prior year Texas 62,923 international students Up 2.3 percent from prior year Illinois 39,132 international students Up 8.9 percent from prior year Indiana 24,408 international students Up 10 percent from prior year Michigan 26,930 international students Up 5.4 percent from prior year Ohio 28,401 international students Up 7.5 percent from prior year New York 88,250 international students Up 7.1 percent from prior year Pennsylvania 37,280 international students Up 11.6 percent from prior year Massachusetts 46,486 international students Up 12.7 percent from prior year Florida 32,746 international students Up 0.5 percent from prior year University of Washington6,491 international students University of California, Berkeley5,632 international students University of California, Los Angeles8,424 international students University of Southern California9,840 international students Arizona State University6,645 international students University of Texas, Austin5,481 international students University of Texas, Dallas5,193 international students Texas A&M University5,149 international students University of Florida5,961 international students University of Minnesota, Twin Cities6,178 international students University of Wisconsin-Madison5,291 international students University of Illinois,Urbana-Champaign9,804 international students Purdue University, Main Campus9,509 international students Indiana University, Bloomington6,547 international students Ohio State University, Main Campus6,478 international students Michigan State University6,759 international students University of Michigan, Ann Arbor6,827 international students SUNY University at Buffalo5,804 international students Penn State University, University Park 6,693 international students University of Pennsylvania5,751 international students New York University9,362 international students Columbia University8,797 international students Northeastern University7,705 international students Boston University6,615 international students Harvard University5,131 international students