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304, 000 students from Chinese mainland study in U.S. universities, a year-on-year growth of 10.8 percent, according to a newly released report. China continues to be the primary source of international students in U.S. universities.
The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and Institute of International Education of the U.S. jointly released a survey report on Nov. 16, which shows that in the 2014-2015 academic year, a record-breaking 975,000 international students studied in U.S. universities. And the international students from Chinese mainland reached 304,000, accounting for 31.2 percent of the total and are 171,000 more than Indian students whose number ranks second.
According to the survey, among the students from Chinese mainland, the number of undergraduate students for the first time exceeded the number of postgraduate students. And the statistics from the U.S. Commerce Department shows that in 2014, students from Chinese mainland spent 9.8 billion USD for their study in the U.S.
In terms of number of students studying in the U.S., the top three countries are China, India and South Korea; the total number of students from these three countries accounts for 51 percent of the total international students in the U.S.
The survey shows that the U.S. is still a favorite destination for studying abroad. In 2014, international students brought about 30 billion USD to the country.
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