On Tuesday, 15th November 2016, the United State government announced that Nigeria has the highest number of students from Africa studying in the United States.
“This figure marks the highest number of Nigerians studying in the United States since 1986-87,” the report said.
Following the 2016 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange, there were 10,674 Nigerians studying in the United State during the 2015/2016 academic session. Thus, the figure indicated that Nigeria is the leading source of African students and ranked 14th worldwide as a source of international students in the United States.
On the other hand, the study shows that the state of Texas with colleges such as Houston Community College, the University of Houston, the University of North Texas, Texas Southern University, and the University of Texas at Arlington are the top five institutions that had received the most Nigerian students.
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