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Mexico — International Student Mobility
Mexican students studying abroad and in the US — enrollment, fields, and destinations
17,851
Active SEVIS Records (Mar 2026)
15,474
In US (Open Doors 2023/24)
36,922
Total Students Abroad (UNESCO 2022)
Mexican Students in the US 🔗
Peaked at 17K in 2014/15, declined through pandemic, recovering to 15.5K. Mexico ranks 11th among source countries.
Source: IIE Open Doors (partial series)
Mexican Students Abroad — All Destinations 🔗
36,922 Mexicans studying abroad (UNESCO 2022). US and Canada dominate, but Spain and Germany are significant.
Source: UNESCO UIS 2022
Study Level in the US (SEVIS Mar 2026) 🔗
Bachelor's is the largest category (7,034), followed by Master's (3,361) and Doctorate (1,841).
Top US States (SEVIS Mar 2026) 🔗
Nearly half of Mexican students in the US are in border states Texas and California.
Context: Mexico's college-age population grew from ~2 million in 2000 to 4 million in 2025, yet outbound student mobility remains low relative to population. The former CONACYT international scholarship program has been largely eliminated under the current administration's reorganization into SECIHTI (2024-25). Mexico does not systematically report inbound international student data to OECD; the most recent ANUIES Patlani survey (~2014/15) counted ~15,600 international students studying in Mexico.