The number of Chinese students studying in the United States increased dramatically between 1995 and 2018, growing from a modest base in the mid-1990s to become the largest source of international students in the U.S. by 2018.
- 1995/1996 Academic Year: There were approximately 39,613 to 39,631 Chinese international students enrolled in U.S. higher education institutions.
- 2018/2019 Academic Year: The number of Chinese students in the U.S. reached a record high of approximately 369,000
