The information in this summary was obtained from the 1999/2000 Country Locator Report provided by the Institute of International Education (IIE) through a grant from the Department of State, ECA/A/S/A. These reports are based on data collected from an annual survey of universities for the publication Open Doors. Not all universities respond to the survey nor do all universities which do respond provide a breakdown by nationality. Particular universities are missing from the report even through there are Japanese students currently studying there. That is why the number of students on the printout is lower than the figure given in Open Doors which extrapolates the non-country specific numbers based on those identified.

The following information was extracted from Japan's 1990/2000 Country Locator Report.

- The 46,872 (unextrapolated total is 35,791) Japanese students studying in the United States are enrolled in over 1,199 different universities. Students from Japan study at more campuses than students from any other East Asian national group. Orange Coast College (CA) with 497 or 1% has the largest number of Japanese students of any college in the U.S. This is the lowest percentage in the top university of any East Asian country with more than 1,000 students in the U.S.

- Nineteen percent of the students study in the twenty most popular universities (more than 225 Japanese students). This is the lowest percentage of any East Asian country. Eighty-five universities and colleges have 100 or more Japanese students, and the average number of students per university is 29.

- California with 7,937 (22%) is by far the most popular state with Japanese students. States following in order of popularity with Japanese students are: New York (3,945 or 11%); Washington (2,701 or 8%); Massachusetts (2,252 or 6%); and Pennsylvania (1,361 or 4%). Fifty-one percent of the Japanese students enrolled in U.S. institutions are concentrated in these five states.

- Seventy percent of all Japanese students are studying at the undergraduate level. Nineteen percent are enrolled in graduate programs while eleven percent are listed as non-degree or ESL students.

JAPANESE STUDENTS IN THE U.S.

Year	Number of Students	% of change	Rankof all countries
1999	46,872	1%	2
1998	46,406	- 1%	2
1997	47,073	2%	1
1996	46,292	2%	1
1995	45,531	1%	1
1994	45,276	3%	1
1993	43,770	2%	2
1992	42,843	5%	2
1991	40,700	11%	2
1990	36,610	23%	2
1989	29,840	24%	3
1988	24,000	33%	3
1987	18,050	20%	6
1986	15,070	13%	7
1985	13,360	2%	9
1984	13,160	1%	9
1983	13,010	- 4%	9
1982	13,610	-3%	7
1981	14,020	4%	5
1980	13,500	10%	5
1979	12,260	17%	5
1978	10,490	16%	6
1977	9,050	26%	7
1976	7,160	1%	8
1975	7,070	19%	8
1974	5,930	25%	8
1973	4,745	2%	9
1972	4,653	17%	8
1971	3,977	- 9%	7
1970	4,350	5%	8
1969	4,156	23%	9
1964	3,386	56%	5
1959	2,168	38%	6
1954	1,572		4

Japan has always ranked in the top nine sending nations. The number of Japanese students in the U.S. has increased 58% in the last decade. Japan ranked as the top sending country from 1994 -1997.

M Thomson, REAC-EAP, November 2000