The number of international students at colleges and universities in the USA increased by 10 per cent to a new record high in 2014/15, the highest yearly growth rate recorded for 35 years, according to the latest figures released by the Institute of International Education (IIE).

The 2015 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange shows there were 974,926 international students in the 2014/15 academic year, while new international student enrollments increased by 8.8 per cent compared with the previous year, to 293,766.

Source taken from ST magazine