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Source of Funds

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS BY PRIMARY SOURCE OF FUNDING




Open Doors 2009 Report on International Educational Exchange
Institute of International Education
Table 6
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS BY PRIMARY SOURCE OF FUNDING, 2007/08 & 2008/09
2007/08 2007/08 2008/09 2008/09
Primary Source of Funding Int'l Students % of Total Int'l Students % of Total % Change
Personal and Family Funds 388,821 62.3 435,879 64.9 12.1
U.S. College or University 161,633 25.9 152,457 22.7 -5.7
Home Government/University 21,085 3.4 24,850 3.7 17.9
U.S. Government 3,282 0.5 4,030 0.6 22.8
U.S. Private Sponsor 6,013 1.0 7,388 1.1 22.9
Foreign Private Sponsor 6,522 1.0 6,043 0.9 -7.3
International Organization 1,390 0.2 1,343 0.2 -3.4
Current Employment 29,399 4.7 33,581 5.0 14.2
Other Sources 5,660 1.0 6,045 0.9 6.8
Total 623,805 100.0 671,616 100.0 7.7