Table 13
Noncitizen Student Enrollment from Top Fifteen Source Countries
Country 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
Vietnam Number 5,185 5,986 6,193 7,777 7,864 8,092 7,946 8,496 8,603 9,222
Percent 12.3 13.4 13.2 15.6 15.3 15.7 15.5 15.9 15.7 16.3
Mexico Number 3,745 4,227 4,891 5,772 6,419 7,054 7,590 8,481 8,100 8,761
Percent 8.9 9.4 10.4 11.6 12.5 13.7 14.8 15.9 14.8 15.5
Taiwan Number 3,470 3,646 3,786 3,822 3,982 3,860 3,561 3,482 3,307 3,408
Percent 8.2 8.2 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.5 7.0 6.5 6.0 6.0
Philippines Number 2,082 2,311 2,468 2,630 2,676 2,619 2,570 2,707 2,733 3,007
Percent 4.9 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.2 5.1 5.0 5.1 5.0 5.3
Korea,south Number 2,036 2,223 2,386 2,574 2,601 2,559 2,505 2,521 2,508 2,468
Percent 4.8 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.7 4.6 4.4
Peoples Rep Of China Number 963 1,123 1,450 1,734 1,956 1,978 1,993 2,100 2,267 2,351
Percent 2.3 2.5 3.1 3.5 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.9 4.1 4.2
Hong Kong Number 2,195 2,271 2,326 2,379 2,367 2,333 2,153 2,058 1,996 2,029
Percent 5.2 5.1 4.9 4.8 4.6 4.5 4.2 3.9 3.6 3.6
Iran Number 2,805 2,921 3,009 2,980 2,766 2,566 2,375 2,198 2,010 1,978
Percent 6.7 6.5 6.4 6.0 5.4 5.0 4.6 4.1 3.7 3.5
Japan Number 704 833 1,032 1,156 1,227 1,306 1,267 1,421 1,587 1,855
Percent 1.7 1.9 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.9 3.3
India Number 1,172 1,306 1,421 1,531 1,573 1,557 1,536 1,557 1,572 1,670
Percent 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.0
El Salvador Number 514 609 736 904 1,056 1,110 1,234 1,435 1,498 1,653
Percent 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.7 2.7 2.9
Laos Number 338 442 544 671 824 969 1,067 1,172 1,148 1,209
Percent 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.6 1.9 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.1
Indonesia (West Irian) Number 1,285 1,220 1,120 1,075 1,040 1,028 1,010 1,044 955 1,004
Percent 3.0 2.7 2.4 2.2 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.8
Canada Number 1,134 1,188 1,187 1,191 1,130 1,056 954 895 841 915
Percent 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.6
USSR Number 283 288 270 284 334 473 619 785 787 892
Percent 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.9 1.2 1.5 1.4 1.6
Subtotal Number 27,911 30,594 32,819 36,480 37,815 38,560 38,380 40,352 39,912 42,422
Percent 66.2 68.4 69.7 73.1 73.4 74.7 75.0 75.6 72.9 75.1
Other Number 14,266 14,140 14,240 13,416 13,715 13,036 12,800 13,005 14,810 14,079
Percent 33.8 31.6 30.3 26.9 26.6 25.3 25.0 24.4 27.1 24.9
All Countries Number 42,177 44,734 47,059 49,896 51,530 51,596 51,180 53,357 54,722 56,501
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0