Semesters abroad: who's going where.

• Position: College - Foreign college students - Statistical table

The number of Chinese students studying in the U.S. in 2009-10 surged 30 percent from the previous year, making China the top country of origin of International students in the U.S., with India number two, according to the Institute of International Education. Several factors help explain the increase from China, including its booming economy and the many Chinese families with two working parents and only one child (because of the country's one-child policy, which was implemented in 1979). The study also found that most International students in the U.S. study business management and engineering. As for where foreign students in the U.S. go, California tops the list, along with New York, Texas, Massachusetts, and Illinois. Though China and India are playing increasingly important roles in the...