According to the 2010 Open Doors international academic mobility report, the number of international students at colleges and universities in the United States increased by a modest 3% to 690,923 during the 2009/10 academic year. As in the previous academic year, Vietnam ranks 9th overall and 2nd in international enrollment at community colleges after South Korea. 61% of all Vietnamese students in the US were enrolled at a community college during the last academic year.
| TOP 25 PLACES OF ORIGIN OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AT COMMUNITY COLLEGES, 2009/10 | ||
| Rank | Place of Origin | % of Enrollment |
| 1 | South Korea | 13.9 |
| 2 | Vietnam | 8.5 |
| 3 | China | 8.2 |
| 4 | Japan | 6.8 |
| 5 | Nepal | 4.5 |
| 6 | Mexico | 3.6 |
| 7 | Hong Kong | 3.4 |
| 8 | India | 3.2 |
| 9 | Taiwan | 2.4 |
| 10 | Brazil | 2.3 |
| 11 | Indonesia | 2.0 |
| 12 | Canada | 1.9 |
| 13 | Kenya | 1.7 |
| 14 | Venezuela | 1.7 |
| 15 | Colombia | 1.6 |
| 16 | Philippines | 1.4 |
| 17 | Thailand | 1.2 |
| 18 | Turkey | 1.0 |
| 19 | Russia | 1.0 |
| 20 | Germany | 1.0 |
| 21 | Nigeria | 0.9 |
| 22 | Peru | 0.9 |
| 23 | United Kingdom | 0.9 |
| 24 | Pakistan | 0.8 |
| 25 | Jamaica | 0.8 |
| WORLD TOTAL | 94,175 | |
Source: IIE
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