There are 1,700 students from India attending the University of Illinois-Chicago on federal student visas, making it the most common country of origin for international students at that school, according to a Chicago City Wire analysis of data obtained from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, showing the number of F-1 visa holders attending colleges and universities in the state.
In all, 3,615 international students from 91 countries attend the university.
International students must obtain an F-1 visa to attend any academic institution in the United States, including a college or university. International students pay full tuition and must maintain a full course load.
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International students at University of Illinois-Chicago
| Country of Origin | International Students |
| INDIA | 1,700 |
| CHINA | 895 |
| IRAN | 152 |
| SOUTH KOREA | 116 |
| TAIWAN | 76 |
| SAUDI ARABIA | 66 |
| ITALY | 38 |
| CANADA | 35 |
| BANGLADESH | 33 |
| PAKISTAN | 31 |
| VIETNAM | 30 |
| NIGERIA | 24 |
| TURKEY | 24 |
| SRI LANKA | 19 |
| RUSSIA | 18 |
| SPAIN | 18 |
| EGYPT | 16 |
| THAILAND | 16 |
| MEXICO | 14 |
| PHILIPPINES | 14 |
| JORDAN | 13 |
| BRAZIL | 11 |
| COLOMBIA | 11 |
| GERMANY | 11 |
| GREECE | 10 |
| JAPAN | 10 |
| MALAYSIA | 10 |
| NEPAL | 10 |
| HONG KONG | 9 |
| UNITED KINGDOM | 9 |
| VENEZUELA | 9 |
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 8 |
| GHANA | 7 |
| LEBANON | 7 |
| ECUADOR | 6 |
| PERU | 6 |
| ROMANIA | 6 |
| SERBIA | 6 |
| UKRAINE | 6 |
| CHILE | 5 |
| COSTA RICA | 5 |
| ISRAEL | 5 |
| KAZAKHSTAN | 5 |
| SWEDEN | 5 |
| BENIN | 4 |
| FRANCE | 4 |
| INDONESIA | 4 |
| IRAQ | 4 |
| POLAND | 4 |
| ALBANIA | 3 |
| BURMA | 3 |
| ETHIOPIA | 3 |
| HUNGARY | 3 |
| KUWAIT | 3 |
| MONGOLIA | 3 |
| SINGAPORE | 3 |
| ARGENTINA | 2 |
| AUSTRALIA | 2 |
| BULGARIA | 2 |
| DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | 2 |
| ERITREA | 2 |
| KYRGYZSTAN | 2 |
| LATVIA | 2 |
| LIBYA | 2 |
| MACAU | 2 |
| MOLDOVA | 2 |
| OMAN | 2 |
| SUDAN | 2 |
| SYRIA | 2 |
| UZBEKISTAN | 2 |
| AFGHANISTAN | 1 |
| AUSTRIA | 1 |
| BAHRAIN | 1 |
| BELIZE | 1 |
| BOLIVIA | 1 |
| BURKINA FASO | 1 |
| GAZA STRIP | 1 |
| GEORGIA | 1 |
| IRELAND | 1 |
| MACEDONIA | 1 |
| MONTENEGRO | 1 |
| PANAMA | 1 |
| PORTUGAL | 1 |
| QATAR | 1 |
| RWANDA | 1 |
| SAINT LUCIA | 1 |
| SENEGAL | 1 |
| SWITZERLAND | 1 |
| TANZANIA | 1 |
| TUNISIA | 1 |
| YEMEN | 1 |
*Source: U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement
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