There are 308 students from India attending Western Illinois University on federal student visas, making it the most common country of origin for international students at that school, according to a West Central Reporter analysis of data obtained from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, showing the number of F-1 visa holders attending colleges and universities in the state.
In all, 664 international students from 61 countries attend the university.
International students must obtain an F-1 visa to attend any academic institution in the United States, including a college or university. International students pay full tuition and must maintain a full course load.
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International students at Western Illinois University
| Country of Origin | International Students |
| INDIA | 308 |
| NIGERIA | 70 |
| SAUDI ARABIA | 67 |
| CHINA | 43 |
| SOUTH KOREA | 30 |
| NEPAL | 18 |
| BANGLADESH | 13 |
| THAILAND | 9 |
| CANADA | 8 |
| MALAYSIA | 5 |
| UNITED KINGDOM | 5 |
| BAHAMAS, THE | 4 |
| SRI LANKA | 4 |
| SUDAN | 4 |
| AUSTRALIA | 3 |
| GHANA | 3 |
| JAPAN | 3 |
| PAKISTAN | 3 |
| PARAGUAY | 3 |
| SPAIN | 3 |
| SWEDEN | 3 |
| TURKMENISTAN | 3 |
| BURMA | 2 |
| COLOMBIA | 2 |
| EQUATORIAL GUINEA | 2 |
| GERMANY | 2 |
| IRAN | 2 |
| LIBYA | 2 |
| MALI | 2 |
| MEXICO | 2 |
| MONGOLIA | 2 |
| NEW ZEALAND | 2 |
| RUSSIA | 2 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| AUSTRIA | 1 |
| BELGIUM | 1 |
| BULGARIA | 1 |
| BURUNDI | 1 |
| CAMEROON | 1 |
| CONGO (BRAZZAVILLE) | 1 |
| COSTA RICA | 1 |
| DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | 1 |
| ECUADOR | 1 |
| EL SALVADOR | 1 |
| ERITREA | 1 |
| ETHIOPIA | 1 |
| FRANCE | 1 |
| GEORGIA | 1 |
| JAMAICA | 1 |
| JORDAN | 1 |
| KENYA | 1 |
| MALAWI | 1 |
| PHILIPPINES | 1 |
| ROMANIA | 1 |
| SINGAPORE | 1 |
| SYRIA | 1 |
| TAIWAN | 1 |
| UKRAINE | 1 |
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 1 |
| VIETNAM | 1 |
| ZAMBIA | 1 |
| ZIMBABWE | 1 |
*Source: U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement
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