Studying in the United States
Official figures and rules for Indian students, each linked to its source.
Official study portal: educationusa.state.gov(official source, opens in a new tab)
Indian students there
International students from India in the U.S. (Open Doors 2025)
363,019; rank #1 place of origin; 30.8% of all international students 2024/25 academic year
Exact words on the official page
“India 331,602 363,019 30.8 9.5”
Open Doors 2025 press release statement on India
363,019 (+10%) 2024/25
Increase
Exact words on the official page
“There were 363,019 international students from India in the U.S. in 2024/2025, reflecting a 10% increase from the prior year.”
Indian students by academic level (India fact sheet)
Graduate 177,892 (49.0%, -9.5%); Undergraduate 40,135 (+11.3%); OPT 143,740 (39.6%, +47.3%)
Graduate (master's/PhD) enrolment from India fell 9.5%; growth came almost entirely from OPT (post-study work) which rose 47.3%.
Exact words on the official page
“Graduate: 196,567 177,892 49.0% ... -9.5% ... OPT: 97,556 143,740 39.6% ... 47.3% ... Undergraduate: 36,053 40,135 11.1% ... 11.3%”
New international student enrolment, Fall 2025 snapshot (all nationalities)
-17% new enrolments; -1% total Fall 2025
Falling
Exact words on the official page
“New enrollments, international students studying at their U.S. college or university for the first time in fall 2025, ... decreased by 17%.”
Working after you graduate
“Specifically, the final rule allows such F-1 STEM students who have elected to pursue 12 months of OPT in the United States ... to extend the OPT period by 24 months (STEM OPT extension).”
What students study there
Where a source covers all international students rather than Indian students only, the heading says so.
STEM (all international students, not India-specific)
57%
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“More than half (57%) of international students across academic levels pursued STEM fields of study.”
Optional Practical Training (post-study work) - share of Indian students
143,740 Indians on OPT = 39.6% of Indian students in the U.S.
Exact words on the official page
“OPT: 97,556 143,740 39.6% ... 47.3%”
Universities with the most international students
Where a source covers all international students rather than Indian students only, the heading says so.
New York University
27,532 international students (all nationalities), Open Doors
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“New York University New York NY 27,532”
Northeastern University - Boston
22,465 international students (all nationalities), Open Doors
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“Northeastern University - Boston Boston MA 22,465”
Columbia University
20,733 international students (all nationalities), Open Doors
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“Columbia University New York NY 20,733”
Arizona State University - Campus Immersion
20,368 international students (all nationalities), Open Doors
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“Arizona State University - Campus Immersion Tempe AZ 20,368”
University of Southern California
17,884 international students (all nationalities), Open Doors
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“University of Southern California Los Angeles CA 17,884”
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
16,144 international students (all nationalities), Open Doors
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“University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign Champaign IL 16,144”
University of North Texas
12,982 international students (all nationalities), Open Doors
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“University of North Texas Denton TX 12,982”
Purdue University - West Lafayette
12,874 international students (all nationalities), Open Doors
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“Purdue University - West Lafayette West Lafayette IN 12,874”
Boston University
12,845 international students (all nationalities), Open Doors
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“Boston University Boston MA 12,845”
University of California, Berkeley
12,020 international students (all nationalities), Open Doors
Exact words on the official page
“University of California - Berkeley Berkeley CA 12,020”
Universities in United States
1,000 from U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (U.S. government open data (attribution given)), loaded 19 Oct 2026. Largest first, by undergraduate enrolment.
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Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester · NH · Private non-profit
- Tuition $18,410 a year (out-of-state)
- Admits 100% of applicants
- 0.5% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $56,870 (median, 10 years on)
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City · UT · Private non-profit
- Tuition $8,730 a year (out-of-state)
- 0% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $76,999 (median, 10 years on)
University of Phoenix-Arizona
AZ · Private for-profit
- Tuition $9,552 a year (out-of-state)
- 0.1% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $43,584 (median, 10 years on)
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix · AZ · Private non-profit
- Tuition $17,900 a year (out-of-state)
- Admits 79% of applicants
- 0.9% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $50,609 (median, 10 years on)
Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Tempe · AZ · Public
- Tuition $35,167 a year (out-of-state)
- Admits 90% of applicants
- 8% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $69,111 (median, 10 years on)
Texas A&M University-College Station
TX · Public
- Tuition $39,974 a year (out-of-state)
- Admits 57% of applicants
- 1.1% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $78,159 (median, 10 years on)
University of Central Florida
Orlando · FL · Public
- Tuition $24,076 a year (out-of-state)
- Admits 40% of applicants
- 2.9% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $63,483 (median, 10 years on)
Arizona State University Digital Immersion
Scottsdale · AZ · Public
- Tuition $14,072 a year (out-of-state)
- Admits 67% of applicants
- 0.2% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $69,111 (median, 10 years on)
Liberty University
Lynchburg · VA · Private non-profit
- Tuition $23,171 a year (out-of-state)
- Admits 99% of applicants
- 0.8% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $46,945 (median, 10 years on)
University of Maryland Global Campus
Adelphi · MD · Public
- Tuition $12,336 a year (out-of-state)
- 1.2% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $68,110 (median, 10 years on)
Ohio State University-Main Campus
Columbus · OH · Public
- Tuition $42,423 a year (out-of-state)
- Admits 61% of applicants
- 7.6% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $67,080 (median, 10 years on)
Purdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette · IN · Public
- Tuition $28,794 a year (out-of-state)
- Admits 50% of applicants
- 9.9% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $80,082 (median, 10 years on)
The University of Texas at Austin
TX · Public
- Tuition $44,816 a year (out-of-state)
- Admits 27% of applicants
- 4.4% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $81,694 (median, 10 years on)
University of Arizona
Tucson · AZ · Public
- Tuition $43,068 a year (out-of-state)
- Admits 86% of applicants
- 3.9% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $67,414 (median, 10 years on)
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
University Park · PA · Public
- Tuition $43,490 a year (out-of-state)
- Admits 61% of applicants
- 9.3% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $71,762 (median, 10 years on)
Kennesaw State University
GA · Public
- Tuition $18,072 a year (out-of-state)
- Admits 69% of applicants
- 1.8% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $62,766 (median, 10 years on)
Michigan State University
East Lansing · MI · Public
- Tuition $44,640 a year (out-of-state)
- Admits 85% of applicants
- 5% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $74,168 (median, 10 years on)
American Public University System
Charles Town · WV · Private for-profit
- Tuition $8,400 a year (out-of-state)
- 1.2% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $41,320 (median, 10 years on)
Florida International University
Miami · FL · Public
- Tuition $20,204 a year (out-of-state)
- Admits 55% of applicants
- 6.7% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $65,722 (median, 10 years on)
California State University-Fullerton
CA · Public
- Tuition $21,272 a year (out-of-state)
- Admits 91% of applicants
- 1% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $69,015 (median, 10 years on)
University of Houston
TX · Public
- Tuition $22,427 a year (out-of-state)
- Admits 74% of applicants
- 5.4% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $68,423 (median, 10 years on)
Indiana University-Bloomington
IN · Public
- Tuition $42,295 a year (out-of-state)
- Admits 78% of applicants
- 4.5% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $70,105 (median, 10 years on)
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
NJ · Public
- Tuition $39,649 a year (out-of-state)
- Admits 58% of applicants
- 7.3% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $80,490 (median, 10 years on)
University of South Florida
Tampa · FL · Public
- Tuition $18,416 a year (out-of-state)
- Admits 43% of applicants
- 8% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $63,660 (median, 10 years on)
University of Wisconsin-Madison
WI · Public
- Tuition $44,191 a year (out-of-state)
- Admits 45% of applicants
- 10.3% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $80,330 (median, 10 years on)
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
IL · Public
- Tuition $36,706 a year (out-of-state)
- Admits 42% of applicants
- 13.9% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $87,599 (median, 10 years on)
Texas State University
San Marcos · TX · Public
- Tuition $22,821 a year (out-of-state)
- Admits 89% of applicants
- 2% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $60,523 (median, 10 years on)
California State University-Long Beach
CA · Public
- Tuition $21,658 a year (out-of-state)
- Admits 46% of applicants
- 2.2% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $69,554 (median, 10 years on)
University of Florida
Gainesville · FL · Public
- Tuition $30,886 a year (out-of-state)
- Admits 24% of applicants
- 2.6% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $78,456 (median, 10 years on)
San Diego State University
CA · Public
- Tuition $25,500 a year (out-of-state)
- Admits 36% of applicants
- 2% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $73,494 (median, 10 years on)
University of California-San Diego
La Jolla · CA · Public
- Tuition $54,939 a year (out-of-state)
- Admits 27% of applicants
- 11.1% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $96,197 (median, 10 years on)
University of North Texas
Denton · TX · Public
- Tuition $21,029 a year (out-of-state)
- Admits 72% of applicants
- 4.5% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $59,434 (median, 10 years on)
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
MI · Public
- Tuition $63,962 a year (out-of-state)
- Admits 16% of applicants
- 7.6% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $92,832 (median, 10 years on)
University of California-Los Angeles
CA · Public
- Tuition $53,331 a year (out-of-state)
- Admits 9% of applicants
- 7.7% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $88,581 (median, 10 years on)
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa · AL · Public
- Tuition $35,342 a year (out-of-state)
- Admits 77% of applicants
- 0.8% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $66,081 (median, 10 years on)
University of California-Berkeley
CA · Public
- Tuition $54,800 a year (out-of-state)
- Admits 11% of applicants
- 9.8% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $100,212 (median, 10 years on)
Brigham Young University
Provo · UT · Private non-profit
- Tuition $6,888 a year (out-of-state)
- Admits 68% of applicants
- 2.8% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $80,228 (median, 10 years on)
California State University-Northridge
CA · Public
- Tuition $21,170 a year (out-of-state)
- Admits 93% of applicants
- 2.9% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $63,721 (median, 10 years on)
Texas Tech University
Lubbock · TX · Public
- Tuition $24,451 a year (out-of-state)
- Admits 73% of applicants
- 2.1% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $67,143 (median, 10 years on)
The University of Texas at Arlington
TX · Public
- Tuition $29,432 a year (out-of-state)
- Admits 80% of applicants
- 4.6% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $72,508 (median, 10 years on)
University of California-Davis
CA · Public
- Tuition $54,948 a year (out-of-state)
- Admits 42% of applicants
- 12.9% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $86,999 (median, 10 years on)
Florida State University
Tallahassee · FL · Public
- Tuition $20,116 a year (out-of-state)
- Admits 24% of applicants
- 1.9% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $68,225 (median, 10 years on)
University of Georgia
Athens · GA · Public
- Tuition $32,336 a year (out-of-state)
- Admits 38% of applicants
- 1.1% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $77,246 (median, 10 years on)
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
WA · Public
- Tuition $44,640 a year (out-of-state)
- Admits 39% of applicants
- 11.7% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $83,105 (median, 10 years on)
University of Colorado Boulder
CO · Public
- Tuition $47,142 a year (out-of-state)
- Admits 78% of applicants
- 2.6% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $77,574 (median, 10 years on)
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minneapolis · MN · Public
- Tuition $41,368 a year (out-of-state)
- Admits 80% of applicants
- 6.2% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $74,314 (median, 10 years on)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg · VA · Public
- Tuition $38,914 a year (out-of-state)
- Admits 55% of applicants
- 4.6% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $88,716 (median, 10 years on)
University of Maryland-College Park
MD · Public
- Tuition $42,053 a year (out-of-state)
- Admits 45% of applicants
- 3.3% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $89,228 (median, 10 years on)
Oregon State University
Corvallis · OR · Public
- Tuition $40,077 a year (out-of-state)
- Admits 77% of applicants
- 2.6% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $67,894 (median, 10 years on)
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge · LA · Public
- Tuition $29,228 a year (out-of-state)
- Admits 73% of applicants
- 1.4% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $64,338 (median, 10 years on)
The University of Texas at San Antonio
TX · Public
- Tuition $21,939 a year (out-of-state)
- Admits 87% of applicants
- 1.4% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $60,704 (median, 10 years on)
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
TN · Public
- Tuition $33,256 a year (out-of-state)
- Admits 42% of applicants
- 0.9% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $65,090 (median, 10 years on)
University of California-Irvine
CA · Public
- Tuition $53,837 a year (out-of-state)
- Admits 29% of applicants
- 12.3% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $83,432 (median, 10 years on)
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
OH · Public
- Tuition $29,728 a year (out-of-state)
- Admits 85% of applicants
- 5.2% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $60,832 (median, 10 years on)
University of South Carolina-Columbia
SC · Public
- Tuition $37,376 a year (out-of-state)
- Admits 60% of applicants
- 1.2% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $69,024 (median, 10 years on)
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville · AR · Public
- Tuition $31,550 a year (out-of-state)
- Admits 74% of applicants
- 1.1% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $63,588 (median, 10 years on)
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Edinburg · TX · Public
- Tuition $19,713 a year (out-of-state)
- Admits 94% of applicants
- 1.8% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $52,947 (median, 10 years on)
New York University
NY · Private non-profit
- Tuition $65,622 a year (out-of-state)
- Admits 9% of applicants
- 26.1% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $90,957 (median, 10 years on)
California State University-Sacramento
CA · Public
- Tuition $22,334 a year (out-of-state)
- Admits 94% of applicants
- 1.6% international undergraduates
- Former students earn $69,014 (median, 10 years on)
Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs
CO · Private for-profit
- Tuition $12,752 a year (out-of-state)
- Former students earn $44,720 (median, 10 years on)
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