<p>The Institute for International Education released its annual report on international enrollments in U.S. higher education for academic year 2009/10 in November.</p>
<p>After eight consecutive years as the ** leading country of origin for international students ** in the United States, India was overtaken by China in the last academic year, and by a large margin. Two years of double-digit enrollment growth and an eye-popping 30 percent surge in enrollments from China last year - combined with slower comparative growth from India meant that there were 22,731 more Chinese students than Indians enrolled in U.S. institutions of higher education in academic year 2009/10, according to recently released data from the Institute for International Education.</p>