More Indian students at U.S. colleges

…….. With a rising middle class back home better able to finance American university degrees and schools actively recruiting them, Indians have become the largest group of international students in the United States. Students from India numbered more than 83,000 last year and have doubled their presence at U.S. campuses in the last decade. The increased enrollment from India reflects a shortage of space in graduate programs in India, as well as the relaxation of some of the strict procedures to obtain a student visa imposed after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Indians enroll at U.S. schools for the expected rewards. [View Full Article]