Google has revealed information about the top international destinations that students search for online when gathering data about where to attend school.
| United States | 35.4% |
| United Kingdom | 26% |
| Canada | 8% |
| Australia | 6.2% |
| Netherlands | 2.4% |
| Germany | 2.2% |
| India | 1.6% |
| Sweden | 1.4% |
| China | 1.2% |
| New Zealand | 1.2% |
| Other | 14%+ |
The United States remains the world’s largest market for overseas students; the number of international students in the United States has grown 72% since 2000. The American universities that enroll the highest number of international students are New York University, University of Southern California, University of Illinois—Urbana-Champaign, and Columbia University.
Canada, in third place, has increased overseas student numbers by more than 80% in a decade.
Google’s search data highlights the growing globalization of higher education.
Sources
BBC News (2015). Google Reveals Top Searches for Overseas Students. Retrieved October 19, 2016, from http://www.bbc.com/news/business-34638279.
U.S. News & World Report (2014). Number of International College Students Continues to Climb. Retrieved October 19, 2016, from http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/2014/11/17/number-of-international-college-students-continues-to-climb.