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NYU Has Second Largest International Student Population In U.S. (Again)

The snows of kilimanjaro download.png” alt=”OD Intl Students” width=”361″ height=”156″ />The LA Times reported that NYU had the second most international students (6,761) in the country, according to the annual Open Doors survey released yesterday. Although NYU has been stuck at No. 2 for years, this year’s foreign population is a significant increase from 2008 (6,404).

But once again, NYU trails only USC, which has nearly 7,500 international students on campus. At least we beat Columbia (6,685), albeit by less than one hundred foreigners. Phew, that’s one crowded Bobst Lower Level from being No. 3.

The survey also notes that there are about 75,000 foreign students studying in the state of New York — an increase of 7.3% from 2008 — which is second only to California (again). The top three countries of origin for students are all Asian: India, China, and South Korea. Together, all three countries produce nearly 50% of all international students in the U.S. (and approximately 75% of late-night Bobst dwellers).

In case you haven’t passed Gould Plaza lately, 20.6% of foreign students are studying Business and Management. Engineering, Physical Science, Social Science and Computer Science round out the top five majors.

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