California remains the top choice for Taiwanese students studying in the US, statistics released yesterday by the Bureau of International Cultural and Educational Relations showed.
The figures showed that 6,333 Taiwanese students studied in California last year, accounting for 6.8 percent of the international student population in the Golden State, up from 5,776 in 2008.
New York State was the second-favorite destination, with 3,223 Taiwanese students enrolled on courses last year, up from 2,527 in 2008, comprising 4.3 percent of the international student population in the state.
Texas occupied third place with 2,270 Taiwanese last year, up from 1,853 in 2008, the data showed.
Illinois was in fourth position, the number of students from Taiwan rising from 1,284 in 2008 to 1,316 last year.
Washington State beat Pennsylvania by climbing from sixth to fifth place with a slight increase in enrolment, while the number of Taiwanese studying in Pennsylvania dropped by 148 to 1,074 last year.
Michigan made a significant leap from 14th place in 2008 to eighth place in the rankings, with the number of Taiwanese students studying there up 526 from last year.
Maryland also jumped from 21st place in 2008 to eleventh place last year, with the number of Taiwanese attending school in the state rising by 256 to 526.
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