November 19, 2024

By Nandini Tyagi

Not Engineering, these courses are attracting Indian students to the US

Nov 19, 2024

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For the first time since 2009, India has surpassed China as the largest cohort of international students in the US

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There were 3.31 lakh Indian students, accounting for 29.4% of the total 11 lakh international students in the academic year 2023-24

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Mathematics and Computer Science are the most popular disciplines, with 42.9% Indian students pursuing these fields

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Engineering has seen a decline, with 24.5% of Indian students pursuing it in 2023-24, down from 26.9% in 2022-23 and 29.6% in 2021-22 

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Other fields popular among Indian students include Business and Management, followed by Physical and Life Sciences

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The given data is as per the Open Doors Report, an annual survey funded by the US Department of State and conducted by the Institute of International Education (IIE)

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