The University of Southern California has the largest number of international students since

The number of international students in the United States is at record levels.(11)In 2009, more than 670,000 foreign students attended an American college or university. And for the eighth year the school with the largest number was the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. U. S.[C]has about 6,600 international students in regular academic programs. One in four graduate students and one in ten undergraduates come from other countries.(12)Sports fans know the University of Southern California for its athletics, but students say they come for the strong academic programs. Star Wars director George Lucas got his start at the U. S.[C]film school. The university’s ties are strongest with Asia. A Japanese student was in the class of 1890. Some students come to study business or liberal arts or to attend the university’s highly rated engineering school.(13)Foreign students not only give schools more applicants to choose from, they also provide money. Undergraduate students from other countries usually pay full tuition at American colleges and universities. Only a small percentage receive financial aid.