New York is No.1 for International Students
(Crain’s) — New York City is the No. 1 destination in the nation for international students. Colleges and universities around the city had 60,791 international students enrolled during the 2009-2010 academic year, up 2.5% from the previous year, according to an annual study released Friday by the Institute of International Education. New York state fared well too. The state ranked second after California for its number of international students, with 76,146 registered at more than 160 institutions, an increase of 2% from the previous year. These students pumped $2.3 billion into the state’s economy, up 3% from the prior academic year, according to the study.
