KAMPALA, Uganda — The US Mission in Uganda announced today that a record number of Ugandan students are studying in the United States, marking a 19.8% increase from the previous academic year.
According to the Open Doors 2024 Report on International Educational Exchange, 1,303 Ugandan students are currently enrolled in US universities, up from 1,088 in the 2022-2023 academic year.
This significant increase propels Uganda into the ranks of emerging top senders of international students to the US from Sub-Saharan Africa.
The Open Doors 2024 Report, published by the US Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and the Institute of International Education, also revealed that the total number of international students at US colleges and universities reached an all-time high of 1,126,690 in the 2023-2024 academic year, representing a 7% increase from the previous year.
This milestone coincides with the 75th anniversary of the Open Doors Report, the leading annual benchmark for international educational exchange in the United States.
“The experience of studying in the United States not only shapes the lives of individuals but also the future of our interconnected world,” said Scott Weinhold, Senior Bureau Official for the Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
“The ties formed between US and international students today are the basis of relationships for future business and trade, science and innovation, and government relations.”
The US Mission in Uganda, through its EducationUSA team based at the American Center Kampala, remains dedicated to supporting Uganda’s bright minds and ensuring that the United States continues to be a premier destination for global education.
Interested students can reach out to Kampala@EducationUSA.org for more information.
EducationUSA is a US Department of State network of over 430 international student advising centers in more than 175 countries and territories.
The network promotes US higher education to students around the world by offering accurate, comprehensive, and current information about opportunities to study at accredited postsecondary institutions in the United States.
EducationUSA also provides services to the US higher education community to help institutional leaders meet their recruitment and campus internationalization goals.
About the US Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs:
The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs builds relations between the people of the United States and the people of other countries through academic, cultural, sports, professional and private exchanges, as well as public-private partnerships and mentoring programs.
These exchange programs improve foreign relations and strengthen the national security of the United States, support US international leadership and provide a broad range of domestic benefits by helping break down barriers that often divide us.
