India is nearing China as the U.S.'s largest source of international students, as enrolment comes close to pre-pandemic levels

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After years of COVID-era disruption, international students are now ready to head back to the U.S. for study, bringing back a major moneymaker for U.S. colleges and universities.

The U.S. hosted 1,057,188 international students for the 2022-2023 academic year, an increase of 11.5%, according to a report from the Institute of International Education and the U.S. State Department released on Monday.