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International Enrollment
The 15 public institutions of higher education in Michigan enroll approximately 17,000 international students annually. The table below presents these enrollments sorted on the number attending.
See also
- In-state enrollments by university
- 12th Grade Enrollment Projection by Recruiting Region
- Out-of-state and international enrollments by university
| Country | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
| China | 2,412 | 3,318 | 4,366 |
| India | 2,736 | 2,591 | 2,433 |
| Canada | 2,105 | 1,798 | 1,641 |
| Korea | 925 | 1,743 | 1,570 |
| Saudi Arabia | 411 | 534 | 709 |
| Taiwan | 652 | 619 | 653 |
| Malaysia | 268 | 325 | 364 |
| Japan | 424 | 363 | 344 |
| Mexico | 266 | 229 | 249 |
| Hong Kong | 285 | 250 | 219 |
| Turkey | 193 | 204 | 207 |
| Thailand | 187 | 213 | 196 |
| South Korea | 967 | 178 | 190 |
| Brazil | 122 | 150 | 179 |
| Pakistan | 197 | 168 | 168 |
| Germany | 158 | 165 | 166 |
| Singapore | 244 | 199 | 164 |
| Indonesia | 143 | 153 | 147 |
| Dominican Republic | 7 | 104 | 134 |
| United Kingdom | 144 | 156 | 132 |
| Jordan | 111 | 104 | 130 |
| Kenya | 107 | 128 | 127 |
| Iran | 88 | 85 | 124 |
| France | 126 | 113 | 120 |
| Sri Lanka | 98 | 115 | 119 |
| Nigeria | 103 | 102 | 114 |
| United Arab Emirates | 70 | 113 | 111 |
| Vietnam | 63 | 73 | 85 |
| Israel | 60 | 73 | 78 |
| Nepal | 58 | 68 | 65 |
| Kazakhstan | 41 | 42 | 65 |
| Lebanon | 72 | 77 | 64 |
| Columbia | 49 | 57 | 64 |
| Kuwait | 59 | 65 | 61 |
| Russia | 69 | 52 | 60 |
| Australia | 63 | 52 | 60 |
| Egypt | 47 | 48 | 60 |
| Libya | 9 | 41 | 59 |
| Philippines | 64 | 55 | 56 |
| Ghana | 50 | 48 | 56 |
| Peru | 61 | 64 | 55 |
| Bangladesh | 37 | 49 | 52 |
| Spain | 63 | 52 | 51 |
| Costa Rica | 13 | 65 | 49 |
| Greece | 40 | 38 | 46 |
| Italy | 40 | 34 | 46 |
| Venezuela | 39 | 43 | 39 |
| Poland | 47 | 47 | 37 |
| Iraq | 17 | 30 | 37 |
| Romania | 78 | 48 | 34 |
| Netherlands | 72 | 66 | 33 |
| Ukraine | 25 | 29 | 33 |
| Sweden | 35 | 32 | 32 |
| Chile | 27 | 31 | 31 |
| Jamaica | 26 | 29 | 28 |
| Albania | 35 | 29 | 27 |
| Argentina | 36 | 29 | 26 |
| Finland | 14 | 19 | 26 |
| Ecuador | 29 | 31 | 24 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 23 | 24 | 24 |
| Ethiopia | 24 | 26 | 23 |
| South Africa | 33 | 20 | 23 |
| Zimbabwe | 27 | 17 | 23 |
| Guatemala | 20 | 21 | 20 |
| Bulgaria | 24 | 28 | 18 |
| Cameroon | 20 | 19 | 18 |
| England | 4 | 7 | 18 |
| Tanzania | 23 | 23 | 17 |
| Switzerland | 19 | 22 | 17 |
| Zambia | 25 | 18 | 17 |
| Ireland | 18 | 12 | 17 |
| El Salvador | 23 | 22 | 15 |
| Belgium | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 16 | 14 |
| Norway | 9 | 16 | 14 |
| Serbia | 20 | 13 | 13 |
| Yemen | 5 | 9 | 12 |
| Oman | 12 | 13 | 11 |
| Uzbekistan | 12 | 8 | 11 |
| Hungary | 6 | 7 | 11 |
| Armenia | 11 | 12 | 10 |
| Czech Republic | 11 | 12 | 10 |
| Mali | 7 | 8 | 10 |
| Syria | 23 | 7 | 10 |
| Ivory Cost | 7 | 6 | 10 |
| Portugal | 8 | 5 | 10 |
| Austria | 11 | 12 | 9 |
| Morocco | 5 | 7 | 9 |
| Denmark | 11 | 6 | 9 |
| Cyprus | 14 | 13 | 8 |
| Honduras | 10 | 12 | 8 |
| Panama | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Bahrain | 11 | 7 | 8 |
| Uganda | 12 | 12 | 7 |
| Botswana | 8 | 10 | 7 |
| Tunisia | 6 | 9 | 7 |
| Gambia | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| Malawi | 5 | 4 | 7 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| Senegal | 13 | 9 | 6 |
| Lithuania | 7 | 9 | 6 |
| Croatia | 9 | 6 | 6 |
| Belarus | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Mongolia | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| Moldova | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Guyana | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Sierra Leone | 7 | 8 | 5 |
| Bolivia | 9 | 7 | 5 |
| Qatar | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Iceland | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| Yuyogslavia | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| Haiti | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Macau | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Nicaragua | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Bahamas | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| Myanmar (formerly Burma) | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| Barbados | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Paraguay | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Angola | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Liberia | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Brunei | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Uruguay | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| Suriname | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Belize | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Eritrea | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Latvia | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Congo | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Gabon | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Slovakia | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| Sudan | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| Macedonia | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Namibia | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Estonia | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Palau | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Benin | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Antigua & Barbuda | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Algeria | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Comoros | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Bermuda | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| GEORGIA | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Scotland | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Dominica | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Guinea | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Somalia | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Cuba | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Luxembourg | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Netherlands Antilles | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| St Lucia | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Togo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Maldives | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vanuatu | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Malta | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Niger | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kiribati | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| San Marino | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| St Kitts-Nevis | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Christmas Island & Indian Ocean | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Grenada | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Laos | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nauru | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| North Korea | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Foreign Unknown | 366 | 215 | 339 |
| Grand Total | 16,164 | 16,692 | 17,668 |
