Number of Chinese studying in the US continues to climb

The number of Chinese mainland students studying in universities and colleges in the United States continues to rise and accounts for 31 percent of all international students, the highest concentration that China, the top country of origin, has had since 1948, a report said.

The report, released on Monday by the Institute of International Education, a global not-for-profit educational organization, said that 273,439 Chinese mainland students were enrolled in US universities and colleges during the 2013-14 academic year, a 16.5 percent increase over the previous year.

If the number of students from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan were added, the total number of Chinese students in US universities and colleges would hit 304,361, making up more than 34 percent of the 886,052 international students in the US.