These 20 schools have the most foreign students enrolled.Melia Robinson/BIThe number of foreign students in American schools has been surging over the past decade, and numbers are up again, according to newly released data from the US Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and the Institute of International Education (IIE).
Foreign students in the US were up 7.1% from last year with 1,043,839 students total, and international students now make up 5.2% of all higher education students in the US.
And there are some schools that attract more foreign students than the rest.
Take a look below to see the 20 American colleges that have the most foreign students enrolled:
20. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities — 7,037 foreign students
University of Minnesota Medical School/Facebook Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the school has a total of 50,678 students.
19. Carnegie Mellon University — 7,051 foreign students
Carnegie Mellon University/Facebook Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the school has a total of 13,648 students.
18. Ohio State University - Columbus — 7,117 foreign students
Facebook/Ohio State University Located in Columbus, Ohio, the school has a total of 58,663 students.
17. Indiana University - Bloomington — 7,159 foreign students
Indiana University/Facebook Located in Bloomington, Indiana, the school has a total of 48,514 students.
16. University of California - Berkeley — 7,313 foreign students
Located in Berkeley, California, the school has a total of 38,204 students.
15. University of California - San Diego — 7,556 foreign students
Located in La Jolla, California, the school has a total of 32,096 students.
14. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor — 7,630 foreign students
Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the school has a total of 43,651 students.
13. Penn State University - University Park — 8,084 foreign students
Facebook/PSUCareerServices Located in University Park, Pennsylvania, the school has a total of 47,307 students.
12. University of Texas - Dallas — 8,145 foreign students
Located in Richardson, Texas, the school has a total of 24,554 students.
11. Michigan State University — 8,256 foreign students
Facebook/Michigan State University/D.L. Turner Located in East Lansing, Michigan, the school has a total of 50,543 students.
10. University of Washington — 8,259 foreign students
Located in Seattle, Washington, the school has a total of 45,408 students.
9. Boston University — 8,455 foreign students
Located in Boston, Massachusetts, the school has a total of 32,158 students.
8. Purdue University - West Lafayette — 10,563 foreign students
Located in West Lafayette, Indiana, the school has a total of 39,409 students.
7. University of California - Los Angeles — 11,513 foreign students
Located in Los Angeles, California, the school has a total of 43,301 students.
6. Northeastern University - Boston — 11,702 foreign students
Boston, Massachusetts Flickr/Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism Located in Boston, Massachusetts, the school has a total of 19,940 students.
5. University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign — 12,085 foreign students
The University of Illinois.Flickr / Vince Smith Located in Champaign, Illinois, the school has a total of 45,842 students.
4. Columbia University — 12,740 foreign students
Located in New York, New York, the school has a total of 26,086 students.
3. Arizona State University - Tempe — 12,751 foreign students
Located in Tempe, Arizona, the school has a total of 51,984 students.
2. University of Southern California — 13,340 foreign students
Located in Los Angeles, California, the school has a total of 43,401 students.
1. New York University — 15,543 foreign students
Located in New York, New York, the school has a total of 50,027 students.