Table 25. Top 40 countries or economies of origin of temporary visa holders earning doctorates at U.S. colleges and universities, ranked by number of doctorate recipients: 2016
Rank |
Country or economy |
Doctorate recipients |
|
All temporary visa holders (158 countries or economies)a |
16,342 |
|
Top 41 countries or economies of origin |
15,178 |
1 |
Chinab |
5,534 |
2 |
India |
2,203 |
3 |
South Korea |
1,228 |
4 |
Iran |
695 |
5 |
Taiwan |
593 |
6 |
Turkey |
472 |
7 |
Canada |
407 |
8 |
Saudi Arabia |
238 |
9 |
Nepal |
226 |
10 |
Mexico |
222 |
11 |
Colombia |
187 |
12 |
Bangladesh |
185 |
12 |
Thailand |
185 |
14 |
Germany |
183 |
15 |
Italy |
167 |
16 |
Japan |
166 |
17 |
Brazil |
155 |
18 |
Sri Lanka |
132 |
19 |
Chile |
130 |
20 |
Vietnam |
124 |
21 |
Egypt |
118 |
22 |
United Kingdom |
115 |
23 |
Nigeria |
111 |
24 |
Russian Federation (former USSR) |
108 |
25 |
France |
105 |
26 |
Pakistan |
102 |
27 |
Jordan |
98 |
28 |
Indonesia |
92 |
29 |
Singapore |
90 |
30 |
Ghana |
87 |
31 |
Greece |
84 |
32 |
Israel |
83 |
33 |
Malaysia |
73 |
33 |
Spain |
73 |
35 |
Libya |
67 |
36 |
Argentina |
63 |
37 |
Kenya |
61 |
38 |
Lebanon |
58 |
39 |
Peru |
56 |
40 |
Philippines |
51 |
40 |
Romania |
51 |