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: 2015
| Rank |
Country or economy |
Doctorate recipients |
|
All temporary visa holders (162 countries or economies)a |
16,083 |
|
Top 40 countries or economies of origin |
14,829 |
| 1 |
Chinab |
5,384 |
| 2 |
India |
2,230 |
| 3 |
South Korea |
1,237 |
| 4 |
Iran |
632 |
| 5 |
Taiwan |
615 |
| 6 |
Turkey |
469 |
| 7 |
Canada |
452 |
| 8 |
Thailand |
221 |
| 9 |
Germany |
195 |
| 10 |
Mexico |
194 |
| 11 |
Colombia |
183 |
| 12 |
Nepal |
177 |
| 13 |
Japan |
163 |
| 14 |
Bangladesh |
154 |
| 15 |
Brazil |
149 |
| 16 |
Saudi Arabia |
135 |
| 16 |
Vietnam |
135 |
| 18 |
Sri Lanka |
133 |
| 19 |
France |
131 |
| 20 |
Egypt |
129 |
| 21 |
Jordan |
127 |
| 22 |
Italy |
126 |
| 23 |
Pakistan |
124 |
| 24 |
Russian Federation (former USSR) |
118 |
| 25 |
Chile |
103 |
| 26 |
Singapore |
102 |
| 27 |
United Kingdom |
100 |
| 28 |
Spain |
97 |
| 29 |
Israel |
87 |
| 30 |
Greece |
84 |
| 30 |
Nigeria |
84 |
| 32 |
Ghana |
83 |
| 33 |
Malaysia |
78 |
| 34 |
Argentina |
64 |
| 35 |
Libya |
61 |
| 36 |
Kenya |
58 |
| 37 |
Romania |
57 |
| 38 |
Indonesia |
53 |
| 38 |
Peru |
53 |
| 40 |
Australia |
52 |