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Every year, over half a million international students choose to study in the United States. More than 620,000 foreign students enrolled in America's schools of higher education in 2004, and another 322,000 came as part of various academic exchange programs.

These international students attend U.S. colleges and institutions for the same reasons that Americans do: academic excellence, unparalleled choices in types of institutions and programs, and great flexibility in designing courses of study. In addition to world-class instruction in both traditional and cutting-edge fields of study, the higher education programs in the United States are valued for their commitment to fostering the ability to think independently-through logical examination, rational analysis, and lively discussion.

Like our culture, our academic environment is widely diverse. You can attend a small college where you will come to know practically everyone on campus, or a large university in which the student population of a single dormitory alone equals that of a small village. There are urban and rural colleges, and colleges around which small towns have evolved. There are state schools, subsidized by taxpayers, which have more open admissions policies, and private schools that are more selective and, generally, more expensive. There are schools steeped in tradition and those that pride themselves on modernity, two-year and four-year colleges, liberal arts and scientific research schools, single-gender and coeducational institutions. Whatever academic experience you are looking for, with its 3,700 colleges and universities from which to choose, the United States has it.

Open Doors 2004 reports that the number of Japanese students enrolled in U.S. higher education is 40,835. The top 5 countries sending students to the U.S. are: India (79,736), China (61,765), Republic of Korea (52,484), Japan (40835) and Canada(27013).

This section gives you an introduction and provides key links for the information on studying in the USA.

• If You Want to Study in the United States: Undergraduate Study
• If You Want to Study in the United States: Graduate and Professioal Study and Research
• If You Want to Study in the United States: Short-Term Study, English Language Programs, Distance Education and Accreditation
• If You Want to Study in the U.S.: Getting Ready to Go: Practical Information for Living and Studying in the United States
• See You in the USA eJournal USA
• Campus Connections eJournal USA
• USA Education In Brief
• Visiting the United States

• Opendoors: Report on International Education Exchange

• CIEE: Council on International Educational Exchange
• Educational and Citizen Exchanges
• EducationUSA U.S. Department of State
• Peterson's College Planner: Student Edition
• Japan-United States Educational Commission
• U.S. Universities/Community Colleges