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The number of Indian students going to the US has risen by 28% since October 2013, according to data from the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), which is part of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
There are currently 1.11 million F&M students studying in the United States, 30% of whom are from China, followed by 12% from India.
There are currently 1.11 million F&M students studying in the United States, 30% of whom are 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.
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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. As many as 73% of all F&M students are enrolled in Bachelor’s, Master’s or Doctoral programmes; currently, there are 396,607 F&M students studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields in the US.
Compared to October 2013, the total number of active F&M students and J-1 exchange visitors studying in the United States increased 9%, while the number of active F&M students from India increased 28%.
The most preferrred states for study by F&M Indian students are California, Texas, New York and Illinois.