There are 477 students from India attending Southern Illinois University-Carbondale on federal student visas, making it the most common country of origin for international students at that school, according to a Carbondale Reporter analysis of data obtained from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, showing the number of F-1 visa holders attending colleges and universities in the state.
In all, 1,685 international students from 89 countries attend the university.
International students must obtain an F-1 visa to attend any academic institution in the United States, including a college or university. International students pay full tuition and must maintain a full course load.
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International students at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
| Country of Origin | International Students |
| INDIA | 477 |
| SAUDI ARABIA | 302 |
| CHINA | 279 |
| NEPAL | 84 |
| IRAN | 54 |
| MALAYSIA | 47 |
| JAPAN | 37 |
| NIGERIA | 30 |
| TAIWAN | 28 |
| BANGLADESH | 26 |
| SOUTH KOREA | 26 |
| SRI LANKA | 25 |
| KUWAIT | 23 |
| PANAMA | 18 |
| BRAZIL | 17 |
| CANADA | 16 |
| IRAQ | 15 |
| GHANA | 11 |
| PAKISTAN | 10 |
| GREECE | 9 |
| JORDAN | 8 |
| VENEZUELA | 7 |
| HONDURAS | 6 |
| RUSSIA | 6 |
| CONGO (KINSHASA) | 5 |
| LIBYA | 5 |
| UNITED KINGDOM | 5 |
| ANGOLA | 4 |
| COLOMBIA | 4 |
| ETHIOPIA | 4 |
| GERMANY | 4 |
| POLAND | 4 |
| SPAIN | 4 |
| JAMAICA | 3 |
| KENYA | 3 |
| MONGOLIA | 3 |
| OMAN | 3 |
| SUDAN | 3 |
| THAILAND | 3 |
| UKRAINE | 3 |
| VIETNAM | 3 |
| WEST BANK | 3 |
| ZAMBIA | 3 |
| BARBADOS | 2 |
| FRANCE | 2 |
| ITALY | 2 |
| MALI | 2 |
| MEXICO | 2 |
| NIGER | 2 |
| PERU | 2 |
| SERBIA | 2 |
| TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | 2 |
| AUSTRALIA | 1 |
| AZERBAIJAN | 1 |
| BAHAMAS, THE | 1 |
| BENIN | 1 |
| BULGARIA | 1 |
| CONGO (BRAZZAVILLE) | 1 |
| COTE D'IVOIRE | 1 |
| CZECH REPUBLIC | 1 |
| ECUADOR | 1 |
| EGYPT | 1 |
| EL SALVADOR | 1 |
| ERITREA | 1 |
| GRENADA | 1 |
| GUATEMALA | 1 |
| HAITI | 1 |
| HONG KONG | 1 |
| HUNGARY | 1 |
| ICELAND | 1 |
| KAZAKHSTAN | 1 |
| KOSOVO | 1 |
| LATVIA | 1 |
| LEBANON | 1 |
| MOROCCO | 1 |
| MOZAMBIQUE | 1 |
| NETHERLANDS | 1 |
| PORTUGAL | 1 |
| QATAR | 1 |
| ROMANIA | 1 |
| SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS | 1 |
| SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES | 1 |
| SENEGAL | 1 |
| SOUTH AFRICA | 1 |
| SWEDEN | 1 |
| TUNISIA | 1 |
| TURKEY | 1 |
| YEMEN | 1 |
| ZIMBABWE | 1 |
*Source: U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement
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