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International student enrolments by country

For recruitment purposes, employers often seek data on the number of international student enrolments per country at the University of Melbourne. Only countries with more than 10 enrolments are listed below.

Please treat these numbers below as approximates – searches were performed in February 2011 and enrolments can change slightly over the course of the year. We will update this information with 2012 enrolments in mid 2012. 

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Country Approximate Number
Austria 30+
Bangladesh 60+
Bhutan 10+
Botswana 20+
Brazil 15+
Brunei Darussalam 50+
Cambodia 20+
Canada 160+
Chile 60
China (mainland) 3,100+
Colombia 50+
Fiji 10+
France 45+
Germany 90+
Hong Kong (SAR of China) 450+
India 200+
Indonesia 820+
Iran 110+
Ireland 10+
Italy 25+
Japan 90+
Kenya 15+
Macau (SAR of China) 40+
Malaysia 1,800+
Maldives 10+
Mauritius 75+
Mexico 25+
Nepal 15+
Norway 40+
Pakistan 75+
Papua New Guinea 10+
Peru 10+
Philippines 30+
Russian Federation 10+
Saudi Arabia 55+
Singapore 1,130+
South Africa 20+
South Korea 240+
Sri Lanka 140+
Sweden 15+
Switzerland 15+
Taiwan 155+
Thailand 155+
Turkey 10+
United Arab Emirates 30+
United Kingdom 80+
United States of America 340+
Vietnam 160+
Other countries 500+
Total international enrolments 11,400+
Australia 34,200+
Total enrolments 45,600+
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