Table 13
Noncitizen Student Enrollment from Top Fifteen Source Countries
Country 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Mexico Number 6,419 7,054 7,590 8,481 8,100 8,761 8,852 8,353 8,129 7,855
Percent 12.5 13.7 14.8 15.9 14.8 15.5 15.7 15.0 14.6 14.4
Vietnam Number 7,864 8,092 7,946 8,496 8,603 9,222 9,104 8,616 7,849 6,710
Percent 15.3 15.7 15.5 15.9 15.7 16.3 16.1 15.5 14.1 12.3
Taiwan Number 3,982 3,860 3,561 3,482 3,307 3,408 3,406 3,296 3,423 3,403
Percent 7.7 7.5 7.0 6.5 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.9 6.2 6.2
Peoples Rep of China Number 1,956 1,978 1,993 2,100 2,267 2,351 2,526 2,783 2,982 3,166
Percent 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.9 4.1 4.2 4.5 5.0 5.4 5.8
Philippines Number 2,676 2,619 2,570 2,707 2,733 3,007 3,031 3,076 3,172 3,102
Percent 5.2 5.1 5.0 5.1 5.0 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.7 5.7
Japan Number 1,227 1,306 1,267 1,421 1,587 1,855 2,076 2,287 2,403 2,593
Percent 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.9 3.3 3.7 4.1 4.3 4.8
India Number 1,573 1,557 1,536 1,557 1,572 1,670 1,776 1,901 2,080 2,471
Percent 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.4 3.7 4.5
Korea,South Number 2,601 2,559 2,505 2,521 2,508 2,468 2,334 2,181 2,192 2,032
Percent 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.7 4.6 4.4 4.1 3.9 3.9 3.7
Hong Kong Number 2,367 2,333 2,153 2,058 1,996 2,029 1,929 1,855 1,782 1,670
Percent 4.6 4.5 4.2 3.9 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.1
El Salvador Number 1,056 1,110 1,234 1,435 1,498 1,653 1,683 1,695 1,640 1,487
Percent 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.7 2.7 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.0 2.7
Iran Number 2,766 2,566 2,375 2,198 2,010 1,978 1,768 1,574 1,449 1,345
Percent 5.4 5.0 4.6 4.1 3.7 3.5 3.1 2.8 2.6 2.5
Thailand Number 533 552 507 586 691 838 1,129 1,229 1,301 1,325
Percent 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.5 2.0 2.2 2.3 2.4
Indonesia (West Irian) Number 1,040 1,028 1,010 1,044 955 1,004 970 918 1,005 1,026
Percent 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.9
Canada Number 1,130 1,056 954 895 841 915 945 941 915 942
Percent 2.2 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.7
USSR Number 334 473 619 785 787 892 966 988 1,004 940
Percent 0.6 0.9 1.2 1.5 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.7
Subtotal Number 37,524 38,143 37,820 39,766 39,455 42,051 42,495 41,693 41,326 40,067
Percent 72.8 73.9 73.9 74.5 72.1 74.4 75.2 75.1 74.5 73.5
Other Number 14,006 13,453 13,360 13,591 15,267 14,450 14,035 13,831 14,173 14,457
Percent 27.2 26.1 26.1 25.5 27.9 25.6 24.8 24.9 25.5 26.5
All Countries Number 51,530 51,596 51,180 53,357 54,722 56,501 56,530 55,524 55,499 54,524
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0