Number of Korean Students in the U.S. Increases
The U.S. government has published its latest “SEVIS by the Numbers” report, and it shows that the number of Korean students in the United States has increased significantly since the June 2008 report. South Korea remains the country with the highest number of sctive students, 115,852. That represents an increase of 12,463, or about 12 percent over the June data. The most popular field of study for international students in the U.S. continues to be Business, management and marketing, followed by engineering, basic skills, and computer-related sciences in that order.
One interesting aspect of these numbers is that they show an increase at the same time that the won exchange rate against the U.S. dollar weakened considerably. However, the data also reflect the summer vacation months and therefore may show an increase in the number of Koreans coming to the U.S. for intensive English or other special programs during the summer of 2008.