International students at Harvard and across the U.S. are included in the numbers
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Sportico reported that about 20% of the Harvard athletes are from outside the United States, and roughly 200 are from abroad.
In comparison, as of fall 2024, Yale University had 3,639 international scholars (including trainees, researchers, students and others) from 129 countries.
“We cannot afford to lose international students’ meaningful positive impact on American students’ global competence, our economies, and our communities, particularly in the areas of STEM-related research and innovation,” Aw said.
The impact of international students on the US is significant, multi-faceted, and this year’s record-breaking economic total is the latest proof of that. We have to remain alert, even though we are not being complacent. Meanwhile, competition for the world’s best and brightest is increasing.”
China was followed as the second biggest country of origin with more that 277,000 students, including nearly 123,000 graduate students in the U.S. Sending undergrads and non-degree students to the U.S. is the leading nation. Combined, India and China account for more than half of all international students in the country.
In November, Open Doors® 2024 Report on International Educational Exchange announced that the total number of international students at U.S. colleges and universities reached an all-time high of more than 1.1 million students for the 2023 and 2024 year.
That’s what the nation’s oldest and wealthiest private university in the U.S. said in its lawsuit against the Trump administration, which sought to prevent the elite institution from enrolling thousands of international students.
