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Table 25. Top 40 countries or economies of origin of temporary visa holders earning doctorates at U.S. colleges and universities, ranked by number of doctorate recipients: 2016

Rank Country or economy Doctorate recipients
All temporary visa holders (158 countries or economies)a 16,342
Top 41 countries or economies of origin 15,178
1 Chinab 5,534
2 India 2,203
3 South Korea 1,228
4 Iran 695
5 Taiwan 593
6 Turkey 472
7 Canada 407
8 Saudi Arabia 238
9 Nepal 226
10 Mexico 222
11 Colombia 187
12 Bangladesh 185
12 Thailand 185
14 Germany 183
15 Italy 167
16 Japan 166
17 Brazil 155
18 Sri Lanka 132
19 Chile 130
20 Vietnam 124
21 Egypt 118
22 United Kingdom 115
23 Nigeria 111
24 Russian Federation (former USSR) 108
25 France 105
26 Pakistan 102
27 Jordan 98
28 Indonesia 92
29 Singapore 90
30 Ghana 87
31 Greece 84
32 Israel 83
33 Malaysia 73
33 Spain 73
35 Libya 67
36 Argentina 63
37 Kenya 61
38 Lebanon 58
39 Peru 56
40 Philippines 51
40 Romania 51
a Excludes cases with unknown country or economy of origin.
b Includes Hong Kong.
NOTE: Tied countries or economies are listed alphabetically.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Earned Doctorates, 2016.