This statistic illustrates the number of Chinese graduates in the United States receiving the U.S. work permits under the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program from 2015 to 2017. The number of Chinese college graduates staying in the United States to work reached around 69,200 in 2017.
Number of Chinese graduates in the United States receiving work permits under the OPT program from 2015 to 2017*
*Optional Practical Training (OPT) is a period during which undergraduate and graduate students with F-1 status who have completed or have been pursuing their degrees for more than three months are permitted by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to work for one year on a student visa towards getting practical training to complement their education.
Graduates refers to those with an associate degree or higher from a U.S. college or university.
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Pew Research Center. (July 26, 2018). Number of Chinese graduates in the United States receiving work permits under the OPT program from 2015 to 2017* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/896552/chinese-graduates-in-the-united-states-receiving-work-permits/
Pew Research Center. "Number of Chinese graduates in the United States receiving work permits under the OPT program from 2015 to 2017*." Chart. July 26, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/896552/chinese-graduates-in-the-united-states-receiving-work-permits/
Pew Research Center. (2018). Number of Chinese graduates in the United States receiving work permits under the OPT program from 2015 to 2017*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/896552/chinese-graduates-in-the-united-states-receiving-work-permits/
Pew Research Center. "Number of Chinese Graduates in The United States Receiving Work Permits under The Opt Program from 2015 to 2017*." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/896552/chinese-graduates-in-the-united-states-receiving-work-permits/
Pew Research Center, Number of Chinese graduates in the United States receiving work permits under the OPT program from 2015 to 2017* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/896552/chinese-graduates-in-the-united-states-receiving-work-permits/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Number of Chinese graduates in the United States receiving work permits under the OPT program from 2015 to 2017* [Graph], Pew Research Center, July 26, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/896552/chinese-graduates-in-the-united-states-receiving-work-permits/
