International Students in USA: Academic-year-wise Number of OPT, Non-Degree, Undergraduate and Graduate International Students since 1954-55
The dataset contains Academic-year-wise historically compiled data on the total number of International Students who have enrolled in Undergraduate, Graduate, Non-Degree and Optional Practical Training (OPT) courses in the United States of America (USA). The time period of data availability is every five years for the period from 1954-55 to 1979-80 and every year from the year 1979-80 onwards.
International Students in USA: Academic-year-wise Number of OPT, Non-Degree, Undergraduate and Graduate International Students since 1954-55
The dataset contains Academic-year-wise historically compiled data on the total number of International Students who have enrolled in Undergraduate, Graduate, Non-Degree and Optional Practical Training (OPT) courses in the United States of America (USA). The time period of data availability is every five years for the period from 1954-55 to 1979-80 and every year from the year 1979-80 onwards.
Rows: 255
Columns: 5
Time period: 1954-55, 1959-60, 1964-65, 1969-70, 1975-76, 1979-80 to 2024-25
Last Updated: 21 January 2026
Data preview
academic_year
field_of_study
value
unit
note
2024-25
Graduate
488481
value in Absolute Number
2024-25
Non-degree
37801
value in Absolute Number
field_of_study: Before 1979, non-degree and OPT students were counted together in Open Doors and identified in separate 'Other' category
2024-25
OPT
294253
value in Absolute Number
field_of_study: Before 1979, non-degree and OPT students were counted together in Open Doors and identified in separate 'Other' category
2024-25
Total
1177766
value in Absolute Number
2024-25
Undergraduate
357231
value in Absolute Number
2023-24
Graduate
502291
value in Absolute Number
2023-24
Non-degree
38742
value in Absolute Number
field_of_study: Before 1979, non-degree and OPT students were counted together in Open Doors and identified in separate 'Other' category
2023-24
OPT
242782
value in Absolute Number
field_of_study: Before 1979, non-degree and OPT students were counted together in Open Doors and identified in separate 'Other' category
2023-24
Total
1126690
value in Absolute Number
2023-24
Undergraduate
342875
value in Absolute Number
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Metadata
Number of Rows255
Number of Columns5
Time Period1954-55, 1959-60, 1964-65, 1969-70, 1975-76, 1979-80 to 2024-25
United States Department of State. (2026). International Students in USA: Academic-year-wise Number of OPT, Non-Degree, Undergraduate and Graduate International Students since 1954-55 [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/79