Enrollment of international students rebounds from pandemic plunge as California stays No. 1

Enrollment of international students at U.S. colleges and universities has rebounded from a pandemic plunge, growing at the fastest rate in four decades, with California again the top destination, according to a report released Monday.

Overall, U.S. higher education drew more than 1 million students from 210 places of origin for undergraduate, graduate, nondegree and work training programs in 2022-23, a 12% increase over the previous year.

Students from India powered the surge, growing in number by 35% while those from China slightly declined but remained the largest group. Together, the world's two most