According to the Indian Education Report by Franchise India, there are about 1,85,000 Indian students who have been enrolled in higher education institutions abroad. In the academic year of 2010 to 2011 over 1,03,895 students from India were studying in the US.
India is the second leading place of origin for students going to the US. However, the number of foreign students coming to India remains lop sided. The most popular way through which educational institutions in the US are attracting Indian students is via scholarships.
In addition to this, there are non-degree exchange programmes, short-term summer school programmes that are aimed at attracting students.