We recently recommended the Brookings Institution’s innovative study of foreign students in America (Brookings’ Gold: Interactive Data On Foreign Students In U.S. Higher Education). By mining visa data the study discovered a number of fascinating trends with regard to American higher education. Recognizing this commodity as a major service export, Neil Ruiz, the study’s author, applauded those U.S. host cities that were capitalizing on the growth of foreign students coming to the United States.
Riyadh and Jeddah come in 5th and 10th place, respectively.
