2018 OPEN DOORS REPORT: Taiwan students in USA increase for third consecutive year

The 2018 Open Doors Report, released November13, 2018 by the not-for-profit research group Institute of International Education (IIE) and the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), shows that Taiwan students in USA increase for third consecutive year. The Open Doors Report, compiled annually by the Institute of International Education, is a comprehensive information resource on international students at higher education institutions in the United States, and U.S. students studying abroad for academic credit at colleges or universities. The Open Doors Report for the 2017-18 academic year showed that for the third consecutive year, more than one million international students studied in the United States. The top places of origin for international students studying in the United States were China, India, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Canada, Vietnam, Taiwan, Japan, Mexico, and Brazil.  The top host states were California, New York, Texas, Massachusetts, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana. 
 
According to the 2018 Open Doors Report, the total number of Taiwan students enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities increased for the third year in a row in the 2017-2018 academic year. Taiwan was the seventh largest source of international students in the United States for a fourth consecutive year.  According to the 2018 Open Doors Report, there were 22,454 Taiwan students enrolled at U.S. institutions, an increase of 4.4 percent over the prior year.
 
During the 2017-2018 academic year, the largest portion of Taiwan students in the United States (41.1 percent) were enrolled in graduate study.  Over 31 percent of all Taiwan students in the United States were undergraduates, a 7 percent increase over the prior year; 20 percent of Taiwan students participated in Optional Practical Training (OPT) programs (an increase of 6.5 percent).  Taiwan student numbers increased at all levels except non-degree programs.  7.7 percent of all Taiwan students enrolled in non-degree programs, a decrease of 4.4 percent from the previous year.
 
 

Reference:

1.  Institute of International Education website  https://www.iie.org/opendoors

2   Open Doors Report https://www.iie.org/en/Research-and-Insights/Open-Doors
3    U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs 
https://eca.state.gov/
4   American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) https://www.ait.org.tw/2018-open-doors-report-on-international-educational-exchange/