According to data from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Administration (ICE) International Student Management System (SEVIS) under the Department of Homeland Security, California (8,489) has the largest number of Korean students this year (2021/22), New York with 6,335, Texas with 2,726, Massachusetts with 2,707, and Illinois. 2,437 people appeared in order. The Washington area recorded 2,216, including 946 in Virginia, 825 in Maryland and 445 in Washington DC.
According to an annual report released last month by the Institute for International Education (IIE), while the number of international students in the United States, which had declined due to the Corona 19 pandemic, has been found to be returning to pre-pandemic levels this year, the number of international students in the United States exceeded 1 million in 2019/20 The number of foreign students decreased to 910,000 in 2020/21, but increased slightly (3.8%) to 950,000 this year (2021/22).
By country, China has the largest number with 290,000, followed by India with 199,000, South Korea with 40,000, Canada with 27,000, and Vietnam with 21,000. China accounted for 30% of all international students, followed by India with 21% and Korea with 4.3%.
The university with the largest number of international students in the Washington area is Johns Hopkins University (7,893 students), followed by the University of Maryland (UMCP, 5,545 students), Virginia Tech (4.434 students), George Washington University (4,051 students), and George Mason University (3,679 students).