Study in the USA: The Post-Pandemic Recovery Continues

12:08 21/03/2024

Last month, there were 26,919 Vietnamese students in the US, mostly in higher education, according to the SEVIS Data Mapping Tool. Here’s the breakdown in descending numerical order:

Four-year colleges and universities: 13,345 (49.5%)

Community colleges: 3,630 (13.5%)

Master’s: 3,238 (12%)

Secondary: 2,408 (8.9%)

Ph.D.: 2,083 (7.7%)

Language Training: 1,383 (5.1%)

Other: 689 (2.6%)

Four-year institutions continue to attract the most Vietnamese students for the same reasons: there are more of them than ever actively recruiting in Vietnam with lower price points than ever.

The shift to graduate programs continues for the same reasons: many Vietnamese students completed their undergraduate degree in Vietnam because of the pandemic and are now pursuing graduate study in the US and other countries.

While enrollment in English programs inched up, it’s still exceedingly difficult to obtain an F-1 for these programs because of past abuses.

Here are the top 10 host states in descending order:

California: 4,087

Texas: 3,346

Massachusetts: 1,853

Washington: 1,718

New York: 1,482

Florida: 1,384

Pennsylvania: 1,383

Ohio: 1,188

Illinois: 1,145

Georgia: 796