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International students bring big bucks, the ones that aren't on a scholarship of course, to the instiutions and the states that host them.

It can cost an international student $30-70k a year to study, live, spend, invite family, and so on. With a half million international students in the U.S. that equals a lot of money - around $13.5 billion.

Some states seem to be more accomodating to international students, thus benefiting from the money they bring.

The top ten states accepting international students are:

# 1 California remains the leading host state for international students (75,385, up less than 1%),

# 2 New York (64,283, up 4%),

# 3 Texas (46,869, down 1%),

# 4 Massachusetts (28,007, up less than 1%),

# 5 Florida (26,058, down less than 1%),

# 6 Illinois

# 7 Pennsylvania,

# 8 Michigan,

# 9 Ohio,

#10 Indiana.

The top five states are host to nearly half of all international students in the U.S.

There is a reason why CA is so diverse. It starts with the students in her colleges and universities.

What do you think?

Extensive data tables can be found here.