SEVIS By The Numbers

(Data as of June 30, 2006)

Students by Country of Citizenship

South Korea remains ranked the number one country of citizenship by active students, with a total of 83,854 students.

The top 5 countries of citizenship by active foreign students represent 48% of the foreign student population.

Top 20 Countries of Citizenship by Active Students

Rank	Country of Citizenship	# of Active Students	% of Total Active Students
1	SOUTH KOREA	83,854	14.4%
2	INDIA	63,644	10.9%
3	CHINA	53,758	9.2%
4	JAPAN	47,249	8.1%
5	TAIWAN	32,442	5.6%
6	CANADA	23,312	4.0%
7	MEXICO	13,441	2.3%
8	TURKEY	11,242	1.9%
9	THAILAND	10,650	1.8%
10	SAUDI ARABIA	9,345	1.6%
11	HONG KONG	8,384	1.4%
12	BRAZIL	8,216	1.4%
13	INDONESIA	7,841	1.3%
14	KENYA	7,384	1.2%
15	POLAND	7,258	1.2%
16	NEPAL	7,196	1.2%
17	GERMANY	7,102	1.2%
18	COLOMBIA	6,618	1.1%
19	UNITED KINGDOM	6,559	1.1%
20	NIGERIA	5,895	1.0%

The list includes Independent States, Dependencies, and Areas of Special Sovereignty.

Full List of Students by Country of Citizenship (PDF)

Within the student population there are 579,188 active F-1s and 4,769 active M-1s.

Top 10 Countries of Citizenship by Active Student Totals for F-1s

Rank	Country Name	Active F-1 Students	% of Total Active F-1 Students	Active F-1/M-1 Country Rank
1	SOUTH KOREA	83,708	14.5%	1
2	INDIA	64,453	11.1%	2
3	CHINA	51,660	8.9%	3
4	JAPAN	46,513	8.0%	4
5	TAIWAN	31,499	5.4%	5
6	CANADA	28,965	5.0%	6
7	MEXICO	13,233	2.3%	7
8	TURKEY	11,503	2.0%	8
9	THAILAND	10,540	1.8%	9
10	SAUDI ARABIA	8,725	1.5%	10

Top 10 Countries of Citizenship by Active Student Totals for M-1s

Rank	Country Name	Active M-1 Students	% of Total Active M-1 Students	Active F-1/M-1 Country Rank
1	JAPAN	672	14.1%	4
2	CHINA	397	8.3%	3
3	UNITED KINGDOM	350	7.3%	19
4	SOUTH KOREA	344	7.2%	1
5	INDIA	268	5.6%	2
6	CANADA	219	4.6%	6
7	MEXICO	172	3.6%	7
8	GERMANY	170	3.6%	17
9	TAIWAN	148	3.1%	5
10	FRANCE	123	2.6%	22

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