OPEN DOORS FACT SHEET: Connecticut
Educational Exchange Data from Open Doors 2013 INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION

Rank in U.S.

FOREIGN STUDENTS IN THE STATE ESTIMATED FOREIGN STUDENTS EXPENDITURE IN THE STATE (in millions of dollars)

#23*

Total 9,947 (up 6.4%) $337.9**

* Rankings include all 50 U.S. states in addition to Washington, D.C. ** Economic analysis produced by NAFSA: Association of International Educators based on enrollment data from Open Doors 2013. www.nafsa.org/eis

INSTITUTIONS WITH THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF FOREIGN STUDENTS Institution City Yale University University of Connecticut University of Bridgeport University of New Haven University of Hartford New Haven Storrs Bridgeport New Haven Hartford

Total 2,557 2,339 1,736 921 450

LEADING PLACES OF ORIGIN FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS IN THE STATE Rank Place of Origin % Total 1 2 3 4 5 China India Saudi Arabia Canada South Korea 26.1 13.6 7.1 5.5 4.9

AMERICAN STUDENTS ABROAD TOTAL NUMBER OF U.S. STUDY ABROAD STUDENTS ENROLLED THROUGH INSTITUTIONS IN THE STATE

2010/11
4,050

2011/12
4,234

STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE FUNDED PROGRAMS Fulbright Program Gilman Program Exchange Program 2012/13 2012/13 2013/14 U.S. Students from colleges and 47 47 15 universities in the state Foreign Students at colleges and 55 62 N/A universities in the state
Source: Open Doors: Report on International Educational Exchange, published annually by IIE with support from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. For more information, including press releases on foreign students in the U.S. and U.S. study abroad, and FAQs, including definitions of foreign students and foreign scholars, visit www.iie.org/opendoors or contact IIE's Public Affairs office at: +1(212) 984-5360.