Port Blair, Nov 14: For the second year in a row, a recordnumber of Indian students chose the United States to pursue highereducation. According to the Open Doors Report released today, almost200,000 Indian students chose the United States as their highereducation destination in the 2021-22 academic years, a 19 percentincrease over the previous year. Nearly 21 percent of the over onemillion foreign students studying in the United States are Indianstudents.
Minister Counselor for Public Diplomacy, Gloria Berbena, said,“Congratulations to India on leading the globe in the number ofstudents choosing the United States. It’s clear Indian students andtheir parents recognize the value of a U.S. education, one thatprepares them to leverage their newly gained know-how to tackle theworld’s challenges and readies them for future opportunities, whetherthat’s in artificial intelligence, emerging technologies, orentrepreneurship and innovation.”
To assist Indian students, the U.S. Department of State offers freeadvising services to prospective students both virtually, andin-person at eight EducationUSA advising centers throughout India –inNew Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, and two inHyderabad. All eight centers are staffed by EducationUSA advisors whooffer accurate, comprehensive, and up-to-date information about
opportunities to study in the United States, helping Indian studentsfind the best program and fit from among 4,000 accredited U.S.higher-education institutions.
Students and families seeking additional facts about studying in theUnited States can download the EducationUSA India app, available forfree on iOS and Android devices. The app provides the latestinformation about the college application process and is a quick andeasy first step to planning higher education in the United States. Orvisit https://educationusa.state.gov/country/in
About Open Doors
The Institute of International Education (IIE) publishes the OpenDoors report. IIE conducts an annual statistical survey oninternational students in the United States since its founding in 1919and in partnership with the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau ofEducational and Cultural Affairs since 1972. Open Doors also reportson the number of international scholars at U.S. universities andinternational students enrolled in pre-academic Intensive EnglishPrograms.
Open Doors 2022 report includes international students enrolled atU.S. higher education institutions in the United States and onlinefrom abroad, and those on Optional Practical Training (OPT) from Fall
2021 to Spring 2022.
About the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the U.S.Department of State builds relations between the people of the UnitedStates and the people of other countries through academic, cultural,sports, professional and private sector exchanges, as well aspublic-private partnerships and mentoring programs. Approximately
50,000 participants annually embark on these exchange programs,including the flagship Fulbright Program and the International VisitorLeadership Program. ECA also sponsors the Benjamin A. Gilman
Scholarships for U.S. undergraduates with financial need, the CriticalLanguage Scholarship Program in support of U.S. foreign language studyabroad, and the EducationUSA network of over 400 advising centersworldwide, which provides information to students around the globe whowish to study in the United States. Since the onset of the globalCOVID-19 pandemic, ECA has revamped its exchange programs asappropriate to include part- or full-time virtual components ordeferred exchanges until such time that they can resume. For moreinformation on the Department of State’s educational and culturalexchange activities, visit eca.state.gov<https://eca.state.gov/>.
