For more than a decade, Chinese students have flocked to the United States, drawn by the prestige of an overseas education and the glamor of the American Dream. But that’s changing now – and recent statistics suggest the allure may be wearing off.

Indians have become the biggest group of international students in the U.S., surpassing Chinese students this year for the first time in 15 years.

India has surpassed China as the top source of international students in the US for the first time in 15 years, with a 23% increase in student numbers for the 2023-24 academic year. Indian students now make up a significant portion of the international student body,

Together, Indian and Chinese students now comprise 54% of the total international student population in the US, up from 52.8% the previous year

The Open Doors Report 2024 has been released on Monday and in a major news, the number of Indian students in the US is at an ‘all time high’ for the academic session of 2023-24. For the first time, India has overtaken China was ‘top sender’ of international students to USA in the last 15 years.