According to Time Magazine, the number of international students in U.S. colleges and universities topped 1 million for the first time, in the 2015-2016 academic year. The data came from the Institute of International Education. Here is a breakdown of the nationalities in U.S. schools: 1. China (328,547); 3. Saudi Arabia (61, 287); 5. Canada (26, 973); 8. Brazil (19,370); 11. Iran (12, 269); 15. Germany (10,145)

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