Indian students studying in the US rise by 28%

The number of Indian students studying in the US has risen by 28% since October 2013.

Data from the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), a program within the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), says there are currently 1.11 million F & M students studying in the United States. 30% of all F & M students originate from China, followed by 12% from India.

An international student, who wants to study in the United States, can apply for a F or M status to study at a Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP)-certified school.

F-1 status is for students attending an academic program, such as a university or college, high school, private elementary school, a religious seminary, a conservatory or another academic institution, including a language training program.

M-1 status is given to students attending a vocational or other nonacademic school, not including a language training program.

There are 8,988 SEVP-certified schools in the United States approved to enroll international students. 77% of SEVP-certified schools have 50 or less enrolled F & M students. 73% of all F & M students are enrolled in bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral programs and there are 396,607 F & M students studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields in the United States.

Compared to October 2013, the total number of active F & M students and J-1 exchange visitors studying in the United States increased 9% and the number of active F & M students from India increased 28%.

Top states from study for F&M Indian Students are California, Texas, New York and Illionois.