Table 13
Noncitizen Student Enrollment from Top Fifteen Source Countries
Country 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Mexico Number 8,353 8,129 7,855 8,076 8,379 8,569 7,611 8,846 9,698 9,718
Percent 15.0 14.6 14.4 14.6 15.1 16.2 17.6 19.1 20.4 20.3
India Number 1,901 2,080 2,471 2,960 3,820 4,055 3,675 3,647 3,936 4,732
Percent 3.4 3.7 4.5 5.4 6.9 7.7 8.5 7.9 8.3 9.9
Peoples Rep of China Number 2,783 2,982 3,166 3,413 3,606 3,280 2,471 2,524 2,586 2,893
Percent 5.0 5.4 5.8 6.2 6.5 6.2 5.7 5.4 5.4 6.0
Japan Number 2,287 2,403 2,593 2,875 3,151 3,105 2,802 2,852 2,707 2,495
Percent 4.1 4.3 4.8 5.2 5.7 5.9 6.5 6.2 5.7 5.2
Philippines Number 3,076 3,172 3,102 3,161 3,132 2,832 2,253 2,325 2,353 2,278
Percent 5.5 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.4 5.2 5.0 5.0 4.8
Vietnam Number 8,616 7,849 6,710 5,689 4,595 3,496 2,312 2,297 2,119 2,033
Percent 15.5 14.1 12.3 10.3 8.3 6.6 5.3 5.0 4.5 4.2
Korea, South (Republic Number 2,181 2,192 2,032 2,044 1,994 1,868 1,500 1,783 1,864 1,976
Percent 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.8 3.9 4.1
Taiwan Number 3,296 3,423 3,403 3,351 3,247 2,898 1,967 2,159 2,075 1,852
Percent 5.9 6.2 6.2 6.1 5.8 5.5 4.5 4.7 4.4 3.9
Iran Number 1,574 1,449 1,345 1,318 1,316 1,234 1,094 1,295 1,369 1,309
Percent 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.8 2.9 2.7
Thailand Number 1,229 1,301 1,325 1,467 1,542 1,486 1,191 1,195 1,131 1,096
Percent 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.4 2.3
Hong Kong Number 1,855 1,782 1,670 1,567 1,532 1,353 958 1,125 1,084 1,009
Percent 3.3 3.2 3.1 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.1
Canada Number 941 915 942 998 1,057 994 870 919 962 923
Percent 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.9
El Salvador Number 1,695 1,640 1,487 1,418 1,345 1,224 746 786 920 841
Percent 3.1 3.0 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.3 1.7 1.7 1.9 1.8
Indonesia (West Irian) Number 918 1,005 1,026 1,025 1,010 1,021 732 787 730 735
Percent 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.5
Guatemala Number 581 619 645 635 659 645 501 556 662 642
Percent 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.3
Subtotal Number 41,286 40,941 39,772 39,997 40,385 38,060 30,683 33,096 34,196 34,532
Percent 74.4 73.8 72.9 72.4 72.6 71.9 70.9 71.4 72.0 72.1
Other Number 14,238 14,558 14,752 15,233 15,248 14,848 12,609 13,264 13,272 13,339
Percent 25.6 26.2 27.1 27.6 27.4 28.1 29.1 28.6 28.0 27.9
All Countries Number 55,524 55,499 54,524 55,230 55,633 52,908 43,292 46,360 47,468 47,871
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0