230,711 out of 1,078,822 or 21% of international students in the US in 2016/7 were studying in Engineering programs.
Engineering remains as the field of study that shares the highest number of international students in the US.
The annual increase of these students between 2015/16 and 2016/17 was 6.4%. 216,932 international students were enrolled in an engineering field of study in 2015/16 and last year the number went to 230,711.