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Table 53. Doctorate recipients with temporary visas intending to stay in the United States after doctorate receipt, by country of citizenship: 2009–15

Country of citizenship Total, 2009–15 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Number % staying Number % staying Number % staying Number % staying Number % staying Number % staying Number % staying Number % staying
All temporary visa holders 105,063 70.5 14,737 70.7 13,636 69.1 14,235 70.1 14,784 70.7 15,674 70.1 15,842 71.1 16,155 71.2
Africa 3,953 65.5 482 66.4 477 62.9 511 64.2 572 66.3 610 65.2 648 66.8 653 66.3
Egypt 789 64.4 72 70.8 73 65.8 114 57.9 126 64.3 140 61.4 135 70.4 129 62.8
Ghana 445 70.3 67 77.6 65 64.6 55 70.9 55 67.3 58 70.7 62 77.4 83 65.1
Kenya 488 69.7 68 64.7 68 72.1 77 75.3 66 68.2 79 68.4 72 70.8 58 67.2
Nigeria 461 79.6 56 73.2 51 74.5 51 84.3 67 77.6 65 87.7 87 82.8 84 76.2
Other 1,770 60.1 219 60.3 220 55.9 214 57.0 258 63.6 268 59.7 292 57.2 299 65.2
East Asia and South Asia 66,525 75.4 9,355 75.7 8,581 74.5 9,051 74.8 9,441 75.1 9,902 75.2 10,006 76.3 10,189 76.1
Chinaa 31,218 82.0 4,101 83.3 3,744 82.1 3,988 82.1 4,222 82.6 4,796 82.0 4,983 81.3 5,384 81.1
India 15,577 84.8 2,272 84.9 2,142 83.3 2,165 84.6 2,248 85.7 2,204 84.3 2,316 86.2 2,230 84.5
Japan 1,529 47.1 256 48.4 236 47.5 244 50.8 240 45.0 217 47.5 173 48.6 163 39.9
South Korea 9,728 61.5 1,526 64.9 1,381 62.1 1,445 60.0 1,472 60.6 1,383 59.1 1,284 60.7 1,237 62.7
Singapore 590 40.7 76 47.4 66 43.9 70 50.0 88 35.2 91 38.5 97 38.1 102 36.3
Taiwan 4,779 64.8 735 58.6 650 58.5 693 65.5 719 65.2 699 67.4 668 68.6 615 70.2
Thailand 1,706 26.6 242 29.8 222 27.9 266 25.9 260 23.5 264 31.1 231 26.4 221 21.3
Vietnam 767 68.8 70 54.3 82 63.4 99 64.6 99 64.6 140 71.4 142 76.8 135 74.8
Other 631 52.9 77 61.0 58 69.0 81 61.7 93 59.1 108 39.8 112 50.0 102 42.2
Europe 10,459 63.9 1,702 62.6 1,510 64.0 1,486 65.5 1,512 65.7 1,449 63.4 1,396 63.6 1,404 62.3
Bulgaria 341 74.5 57 78.9 64 79.7 46 65.2 50 76.0 47 78.7 42 66.7 35 71.4
France 820 62.2 133 66.9 109 56.9 125 64.8 111 56.8 97 62.9 114 67.5 131 58.8
Germany 1,403 56.1 208 56.3 192 56.8 203 65.5 200 60.0 202 51.5 203 51.2 195 51.3
Greece 640 66.3 123 57.7 81 54.3 83 71.1 100 64.0 88 76.1 81 72.8 84 71.4
Italy 1,004 62.1 129 55.8 134 61.2 137 60.6 168 65.5 154 61.0 156 64.1 126 65.1
Romania 672 78.0 155 74.2 113 80.5 101 83.2 101 75.2 66 74.2 79 78.5 57 82.5
Russian Federation (former USSR) 865 73.1 158 71.5 128 75.8 120 72.5 125 69.6 110 71.8 106 72.6 118 78.0
Spain 604 62.1 108 58.3 82 62.2 101 62.4 66 66.7 82 65.9 68 60.3 97 60.8
Ukraine 390 77.2 81 72.8 72 75.0 46 78.3 46 84.8 52 76.9 51 72.5 42 85.7
United Kingdom 706 61.0 101 59.4 101 61.4 103 54.4 91 72.5 113 56.6 97 70.1 100 55.0
Other 3,014 60.4 449 58.4 434 60.8 421 62.0 454 63.2 438 61.6 399 58.9 419 57.8
North America and South America 10,456 56.1 1,580 56.2 1,453 55.9 1,449 57.3 1,471 56.0 1,482 56.3 1,543 55.7 1,478 55.7
Argentina 637 59.0 128 63.3 102 57.8 110 62.7 85 58.8 81 49.4 67 64.2 64 53.1
Brazil 1,066 47.7 160 50.6 162 47.5 151 41.7 163 46.6 142 46.5 139 50.4 149 50.3
Canada 3,288 56.4 516 57.0 469 56.3 455 55.8 423 58.4 485 55.5 488 55.1 452 56.6
Chile 579 38.9 82 30.5 56 D 80 D 85 50.6 74 36.5 99 35.4 103 32.0
Colombia 1,187 58.1 153 57.5 132 60.6 163 57.1 161 53.4 179 53.1 216 56.9 183 68.3
Mexico 1,378 54.7 215 51.6 201 46.8 185 56.8 213 59.2 177 61.6 193 54.9 194 53.1
Venezuela 275 74.5 55 65.5 46 D 37 D 28 67.9 40 82.5 40 82.5 29 75.9
Other 2,046 61.5 271 63.5 285 65.3 268 64.9 313 56.5 304 64.1 301 59.8 304 57.6
Pacifica and Australia 1,421 58.9 195 66.2 213 58.7 187 60.4 194 64.4 243 58.8 213 49.8 176 54.5
Indonesia 432 47.9 52 61.5 61 52.5 66 48.5 51 51.0 71 49.3 78 38.5 53 37.7
Philippines 486 70.8 71 73.2 71 71.8 69 71.0 73 74.0 92 66.3 70 67.1 40 75.0
Other 503 56.9 72 62.5 81 51.9 52 61.5 70 64.3 80 58.8 65 44.6 83 55.4
West Asia 11,521 66.2 1,317 67.1 1,276 60.3 1,458 64.3 1,529 66.4 1,815 66.6 1,943 67.9 2,183 68.4
Bangladesh 693 82.5 66 77.3 63 71.4 77 83.1 86 88.4 107 78.5 140 83.6 154 87.7
Iran 2,297 88.6 141 89.4 147 85.0 198 88.9 287 88.5 409 86.8 483 89.2 632 89.7
Israel 618 61.2 92 70.7 104 56.7 90 57.8 83 61.4 81 60.5 81 61.7 87 59.8
Jordan 744 46.5 75 48.0 93 46.2 103 55.3 121 46.3 115 46.1 110 40.9 127 44.1
Lebanon 420 74.3 67 82.1 60 70.0 72 69.4 66 80.3 66 81.8 50 66.0 39 64.1
Nepal 837 87.1 71 88.7 73 84.9 100 86.0 94 86.2 150 90.0 172 84.9 177 88.1
Pakistan 644 50.3 47 D 58 D 91 46.2 99 42.4 98 49.0 127 47.2 124 54.0
Saudi Arabia 506 14.0 47 D 40 D 49 14.3 57 14.0 73 11.0 105 17.1 135 14.1
Turkey 3,309 61.4 527 66.0 477 54.3 493 61.9 439 63.8 478 60.7 426 62.9 469 59.9
Other 1,453 57.1 184 57.6 161 57.8 185 53.0 197 58.4 238 55.5 249 60.6 239 56.5
Country unknown 728 36.0 106 41.5 126 44.4 93 37.6 65 41.5 173 25.4 93 24.7 72 45.8
D = suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information.
a Includes Hong Kong.
NOTE: Percentages based on all doctorate recipients on temporary visas who indicated where they intended to stay after graduation (United States versus foreign location), not just those with definite commitments for employment or postdoctoral study.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Earned Doctorates.