Koreans 3rd Largest Group in US Colleges
Koreans 3rd Largest Group in US CollegesThe number of Korean college students in the U.S. has reached a record high of 75,065, while Korea has a total of 50,591 foreigners studying at colleges.
The Institute of International Education (IIE), a U.S.-based education and training organization, announced Tuesday that Koreans formed the third largest group of international students in the 2008-2009 academic year at American colleges after Indians and Chinese.
The number of Korean students rose 8.6 percent from the previous year, accounting for 11.2 percent of the total.
