FOREIGN STUDENTS IN CALIFORNIA
(Statistics from Orange County Register 12/8/99)
California had 64,011 international students last year, more than nay other state. They spent an estimated 1.7 billion. Here are the California institutions with 1000 or more foreign students, 1998-1999:
Institution |
City |
Total |
| Univ. of Southern Calif. (USC) | Los Angeles | 4,278 |
| Santa Monica College | Santa Monica | 2,470 |
| Stanford University | Standford | 2,459 |
| UC Berkeley | Berkeley | 2,297 |
| UC Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 2,024 |
| San Francisco State Univ. | San Francisco | 1,730 |
| De Anza College | Cupertino | 1,582 |
| Academy of Art College | San Francisco | 1,465 |
| UC Davis | Davis | 1,281 |
| Calif. State Univ., Long Beach | Long Beach | 1,250 |
| San Jose State Univ. | San Jose | 1,228 |
| City College of San Francisco | San Francisco | 1,225 |
| UC San Diego | La Jolla | 1,214 |
| Calif. State Univ. , Fullerton | Fullerton | 1,170 |
| UC Irvine | Irvine | 1,095 |
| Cal Poly Pomona | Pomona | 1,069 |
| Pasadena City College | Pasadena | 1,005 |
Total |
64,001 | |
The Top Area of Studies |
Country of Origin |
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| Field of study | % of Total | Country of Origin | % of Total |
| Business & Mang't | 25.5 | Japan | 16.3 |
| Engineering | 12.5 | Taiwan | 13.3 |
| Fine and Applied Arts | 11.5 | Republic of Korea | 10 |
| Social Sciences | 8.7 | China | 8.0 |
| Other | 7.7 | Hong Kong | 4.6 |