International Students in USA - Master Data: Academic-year-, Programme- and Course-wise Number of International Students
The dataset contains Academic-year-, Programme- and Course-wise historically compiled data on the Number of International Students who have enrolled in the United States of America (U.S.A) for pursuing various types of Graduate, Under-graduate and OPT courses, along with percentage number of students pursing on each specific type of education
International Students in USA - Master Data: Academic-year-, Programme- and Course-wise Number of International Students
The dataset contains Academic-year-, Programme- and Course-wise historically compiled data on the Number of International Students who have enrolled in the United States of America (U.S.A) for pursuing various types of Graduate, Under-graduate and OPT courses, along with percentage number of students pursing on each specific type of education
Rows: 546
Columns: 8
Time period: 1999-00 to 2024-25
Last Updated: 21 January 2026
Data preview
academic_year
category
sub_category
field_of_study
intl_student
percentage_of_intl_students_to_total_students
unit
note
2024-25
Optional Practical Training (Opt)
Post-Completion OPT
187749
15.9
intl_student in Absolute Number, percentage_of_intl_students_to_total_students in Percentage
2024-25
Optional Practical Training (Opt)
294253
25
intl_student in Absolute Number, percentage_of_intl_students_to_total_students in Percentage
2024-25
STEM Opt
106504
9
intl_student in Absolute Number, percentage_of_intl_students_to_total_students in Percentage
2024-25
Total Enrolled Students
883513
75
intl_student in Absolute Number, percentage_of_intl_students_to_total_students in Percentage
2024-25
Total Graduate
Doctoral
153418
13
intl_student in Absolute Number, percentage_of_intl_students_to_total_students in Percentage
2024-25
Total Graduate
Graduate, Unspecified
12605
1.1
intl_student in Absolute Number, percentage_of_intl_students_to_total_students in Percentage
2024-25
Total Graduate
Master's
306123
26
intl_student in Absolute Number, percentage_of_intl_students_to_total_students in Percentage
2024-25
Total Graduate
Professional
16335
1.4
intl_student in Absolute Number, percentage_of_intl_students_to_total_students in Percentage
2024-25
Total Graduate
488481
41.5
intl_student in Absolute Number, percentage_of_intl_students_to_total_students in Percentage
2024-25
Total International Students
1177766
100
intl_student in Absolute Number, percentage_of_intl_students_to_total_students in Percentage
The academic year (e.g., 2024-25) to which the international student data pertains.
category
String
7
546
The enrollment or training category of international students being reported, such as Optional Practical Training (OPT), STEM OPT, or total enrolled students.
sub_category
String
3
182
An optional finer subdivision of the category, provided where the reported student group is broken down further.
field_of_study
String
13
312
The field of study or academic program level associated with the reported international students, where applicable.
intl_student
Float64
501
500
The absolute count of international students for the given category and academic year.
percentage_of_intl_students_to_total_students
Float64
232
500
The percentage that international students represent of the total students for the given category.
unit
String
1
546
The unit of measurement for the reported value, either absolute number of international students or percentage of total students.
note
String
1
0
Supplementary notes or remarks providing additional context for the data record.
Citation
United States Department of State. (2026). International Students in USA - Master Data: Academic-year-, Programme- and Course-wise Number of International Students [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/84
