Educational Exchange with South Korea for 2007/08
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Source: Open Doors: Report on International Educational Exchange, published annually by IIE with support from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. For more information, including press releases on foreign students in the U.S. and U.S. study abroad, and FAQs, including definitions of foreign students and foreign scholars, visit Open Doors online at opendoors.iienetwork.org. Or contact Debbie Gardner at Halstead Communications, 212-734-2190 or Sharon Witherell/Jessica Angelson at IIE, 212-984-5360. |
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| In academic year 2007/08, there were 69,124 students from South Korea studying in the United States (up 10.8% from the previous year). South Korea is the third-leading place of origin for students in the United States. |
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• Academic Level. The majority of the South Korean students study at the undergraduate level. In 2007/08, their breakdown was as follows:
47.6% undergraduate
35.7% graduate students
9.4% other
7.2% OPT (Optional Practical Training)
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| • Historical trends. After a consistent pattern of increasing numbers through the 1980s and 1990s, the number of South Korean students on U.S. campuses experienced a decrease in the late 1990s due to the Asian financial crisis. Following a rebound of the economy, South Korean student totals have increased significantly since 1998/99. In 2001/02, South Korea moved from the fourth-leading sending place of origin into third place, after India and China, and has continued to hold onto that spot. |
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| Note: Study abroad figures in the Open Doors report reflect credit given by U.S. campuses in the survey year to their students who studied abroad in the academic year just completed, including the summer term, and therefore the report shows study abroad activity for the prior academic year. Study abroad in 2007/08 will be reported in the 2008/09 Open Doors, once credit is awarded by the home campus. |
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• Leading places of origin of International Students, 2006/07 & 2007/08
Students from the top five places of origin - India, China, South Korea, Japan and Canada - comprise 49% of all international students in the U.S. The number of students from the top three places of origin showed large increases again this year, with India up 13%, China up 20%, and South Korea up 11% over the previous year.
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Open Doors 2008 Fast Facts
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