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10,936 Saudis are enrolled at 733 U.S. educational institutions across the country. An additional 3,000 students are to arrive next semester, bringing the total to about 14,000.
These numbers surpass the peak academic year of 1980-81, when 10,440 Saudis were enrolled in U.S. schools.
9,471 Saudis were given student visas in the year ended Sept. 30, a 297 percent increase over the 2,383 issued the year before.
With 637 students, Virginia ranks fourth -- behind California, Florida and Colorado -- in the number of Saudis at its schools.
SOURCES: Institute of International Education, U.S. State Department, Saudi cultural attache Mazyed Ibrahim Almazyed
