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
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