There are 219 students from India attending Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville on federal student visas, making it the most common country of origin for international students at that school, according to a Metro East Sun analysis of data obtained from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, showing the number of F-1 visa holders attending colleges and universities in the state.
In all, 591 international students from 52 countries attend the university.
International students must obtain an F-1 visa to attend any academic institution in the United States, including a college or university. International students pay full tuition and must maintain a full course load.
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International students at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
Country of Origin | International Students |
INDIA | 219 |
TURKEY | 118 |
NIGERIA | 40 |
IRAN | 30 |
NEPAL | 30 |
SAUDI ARABIA | 24 |
CHINA | 20 |
BANGLADESH | 14 |
GHANA | 10 |
SOUTH KOREA | 8 |
VIETNAM | 8 |
TAIWAN | 6 |
AUSTRALIA | 5 |
ITALY | 5 |
KENYA | 5 |
CANADA | 4 |
PAKISTAN | 4 |
SPAIN | 3 |
GERMANY | 2 |
KUWAIT | 2 |
PERU | 2 |
SRI LANKA | 2 |
AUSTRIA | 1 |
BARBADOS | 1 |
BOLIVIA | 1 |
BRAZIL | 1 |
BULGARIA | 1 |
ECUADOR | 1 |
ERITREA | 1 |
ETHIOPIA | 1 |
FRANCE | 1 |
GREECE | 1 |
HAITI | 1 |
ICELAND | 1 |
ISRAEL | 1 |
JAMAICA | 1 |
JORDAN | 1 |
LATVIA | 1 |
LITHUANIA | 1 |
MALAYSIA | 1 |
MEXICO | 1 |
MOLDOVA | 1 |
MOROCCO | 1 |
NEW ZEALAND | 1 |
NORWAY | 1 |
PANAMA | 1 |
QATAR | 1 |
ROMANIA | 1 |
UNITED KINGDOM | 1 |
VENEZUELA | 1 |
WEST BANK | 1 |
YEMEN | 1 |
*Source: U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement