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Houston, November 12: : Hong Kong.

Southeast Asian enrollments increased 2 per cent in 2006/07, with gains from Vietnam and Thailand partially offset by declines from Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and

Cambodia.

International students contribute approximately USD14.5 billion dollars to the US economy, through their expenditure on tuition and living expenses. Department of Commerce data describe US higher education as the country's fifth largest service sector export.

An increase in international student enrollment was reported in nearly every state in 2006/07.

Colleges and universities in California had the largest number of new foreign students with 77,987, up 3.5 per cent, followed by New York with 65,884, up 2.5 per cent, and Texas with 49,081, up 5 per cent.

The New York City metropolitan area was the leading destination for international students, with 51,973 enrolled in area schools. The Los Angeles metropolitan area followed with 35,870 international students.

For the sixth consecutive year, Open Doors reports that the University of Southern California enrolled the largest number of international students, with a record 7,115.

Columbia University remains in second place with 5,937 international students and New York University moved up to third place this year with 5,827 international students.

Rounding out the top five 2006/07 host institutions are University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (4) and Purdue University (5).

Colleges and universities new to the top ten host institution list this year are UCLA (8) and Harvard (9). New to the top 20 host institutions list this year are Arizona State-Tempe (14) and Michigan State (16), University of Wisconsin-Madison (19) and Stanford University (20).

"The increase in enrollments we see in this year's Open Doors statistics reflects the dynamism, diversity and excellence of US higher education institutions," Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Karen Hughes said.