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Top U.S. Schools by Active F-1 Students (SEVIS)

Name: Top U.S. Schools by Active F-1 Students (SEVIS)
Creator: Visa Interviews Research
Published: 2026-07-24

The top U.S. higher-education campuses by number of active F-1 student SEVIS records, from the ICE SEVIS 'by the Numbers' release (Calendar year 2024). Official government statistics. Counts are active SEVIS records per campus; a school may appear once per certified campus.

Release calendar-year-2024-v1 · Updated 2026-07-24 · United States · Coverage Calendar year 2024

School	Campus	Active F-1 SEVIS records
New York University	New York University	25,617
Northeastern University	Northeastern University	24,968
Columbia University in the City of New York	Columbia University	24,042
University of Southern California	University of Southern California	20,562
Arizona State University	Arizona State University	20,114
University of Illinois	University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign	17,792
Boston University	Boston University	15,701
University of North Texas	University of North Texas	14,213
Purdue University	Purdue University	13,568
University of Michigan	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor	13,292
University of California San Diego	University of California San Diego	12,614
University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania	12,242
University of Washington	University of Washington - Seattle	11,876
University of California at Berkeley	University of California at Berkeley	11,809
Carnegie Mellon University	Carnegie Mellon University	11,216
University of California, Los Angeles	University of California, Los Angeles	11,116
University of Wisconsin-Madison	University of Wisconsin-Madison	10,997
Cornell University	Cornell University	10,895
The University of Texas at Dallas	The University of Texas at Dallas	10,773
The Pennsylvania State University	University Park	10,541
Harvard University	Harvard University	10,292
The University of Texas at Arlington	The University of Texas at Arlington	9,733
State University of New York at Buffalo	State University of New York at Buffalo	9,415
Georgia Institute of Technology	Georgia Institute of Technology	9,229
The University of Chicago	The University of Chicago	9,119
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE	UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE	8,985
Trine University	Trine University-Detroit MI Regional Ctr	8,970
University of the Cumberlands	University of the Cumberlands	8,856
University of California, Davis	University of California, Davis	8,763
Johns Hopkins University-Homewood Campus	Johns Hopkins University-Homewood Campus	8,430
Texas A&M University	Texas A&M University	8,106
Duke University & Health Sys.	Duke University & Health Sys.	8,080
The Ohio State University	The Ohio State University - Columbus	7,967
New York University	NYU Brooklyn	7,907
University of South Florida	University of South Florida (Tampa)	7,811
University of Minnesota	University of Minnesota, Twin Cities	7,457
University of Texas at Austin	University of Texas at Austin	7,372
Northwestern University	Northwestern University	7,366
University of Florida	University of Florida	7,353
Stanford University	Stanford University	6,976
University of Cincinnati	University of Cincinnati	6,948
Washington University in St. Louis	Washington University in St. Louis	6,945
Indiana University	Indiana University Bloomington	6,905
University of Maryland	University of Maryland -College Park	6,839
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI	Missouri Innovation Campus	6,433
University of Illinois at Chicago	University of Illinois at Chicago	6,416
University of Houston-System	University of Houston	6,066
University of Massachusetts Amherst	University of Massachusetts Amherst	5,961
Stevens Institute of Technology	Stevens Institute of Technology	5,923
The New School	The New School	5,899
Yale University	Yale University	5,869
University of Rochester	University of Rochester	5,841
George Mason University	Fairfax	5,806
North Carolina State University	NC State University	5,791
Syracuse University	Syracuse University	5,780
Michigan State University	Michigan State University	5,539
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	5,498
Illinois Institute of Technology	Main Campus	5,452
State University of New York at Stony Brook	Stony Brook University	5,415
San Jose State University	San Jose State University	5,250
Westcliff University	Irvine Main Campus	5,194
Florida International University	Modesto A. Maidique Campus	5,175
University of Arizona	University of Arizona	5,150
The George Washington University	The George Washington University	5,147
Georgia State University	Georgia State University	4,949
University of Utah	University of Utah	4,709
Texas Tech University	Texas Tech University	4,704
Campbellsville University	Campbellsville University - Louisville	4,691
Saint Louis University	Saint Louis University	4,669
Savannah College of Art and Design	SCAD Savannah	4,449
University of California, Santa Barbara	University of California, Santa Barbara	4,403
Harrisburg University of Science & Technology	Harrisburg University of Science & Tech	4,318
University of New Haven	University of New Haven	4,302
University of Pittsburgh	University of Pittsburgh	4,233
PACE UNIVERSITY	PACE UNIVERSITY-NEW YORK CITY	4,211
New Jersey Institute of Technology	New Jersey Institute of Technology	4,001
Iowa State University of Science and Technology	Iowa State University	3,920
Cleveland State University	Cleveland State University	3,873
Houston Community College System	System Administration Office	3,866
Trine University	Trine University-Phoenix AZ Regional Ctr	3,861
Dallas College	Dallas College	3,752
Drexel University	Drexel University	3,748
Georgetown University	Georgetown University Main Campus	3,735
University of Colorado Boulder	University of Colorado Boulder	3,704
Webster University	Webster University	3,652
University of Central Florida	University of Central Florida	3,641
University of Maryland, Baltimore County	University of Maryland, Baltimore County	3,630
Emory University	Emory University	3,619
St. Francis College	St. Francis College	3,613
University of California, Riverside	University of California, Riverside	3,519
Berklee College of Music	Berklee College of Music	3,515
University of Virginia	Charlottesville	3,512
University of Connecticut	Storrs	3,475
University of Miami	Coral Gables	3,466
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Graduate School	3,451
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	University of North Carolina Chapel Hill	3,422
Rice University	Rice University	3,406
Brown University	Brown University	3,397
University of North Carolina at Charlotte	Univ. of North Carolina at Charlotte	3,371
Sacred Heart University	Sacred Heart University	3,348

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement — SEVIS by the Numbers, Top 500 F-1 Higher Education Schools · public-domain · retrieved 2026-07-24

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