Trinity College Dublin and Australian National University were the only two non-UK universities to appear in the top 10, in eighth and tenth place respectively.
Five Australian universities appeared among the top 30 most searched-for institutions, along with two in Korea and one in China.
“No matter how we looked at it, by university brand or just generic keywords, there is no doubt that London and the United Kingdom are the biggest magnets for US students seeking to study abroad,” commented Harry Walker, Google Education Industry Head.
Business and/or finance was the most searched-for London-based course, followed by fashion, medicine and art.
At the University of Westminster, Professor Geoffrey Petts, Vice Chancellor of the University of Westminster, said, “Students from all over the globe are attracted to our location – London is our Campus.”
International students account for just over 25% of the total London student population and contribute over £2.5 billion to the economy per year.
The top 20 most searched-for study destinations by US students were:
1. London, UK
2. Oxford, UK
3. Cambridge, UK
4. Edinburgh, UK
5. Melbourne, Australia
6. Seoul, Republic of Korea
7. Sydney, Australia
8. Dublin, Republic of Ireland
9. Hong Kong
10. Canberra, Australia
11. Glasgow, UK
12. Singapore
13. Durham, UK
14. Brisbane, Australia
15. Leeds, UK
16. Amsterdam, Netherlands
17. Berlin, Germany
18. Warwick, UK
19. Nottingham, UK
20. Shanghai, China
The top 20 most searched-for universities were:
1. University of Oxford, UK
2. University of Cambridge, UK
3. King’s College London, UK
4. University College London, UK
5. London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
6. University of Edinburgh, UK
7. Imperial College London, UK
8. Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
9. University of the Arts London, UK
10. Australian National University, Australia
11. University of Glasgow, UK
12. University of Sydney, Australia
13. University of Melbourne, Australia
14. Durham University, UK
15. University of Leeds, UK
16. Monash University, Australia
17. University of Westminster, London, UK
18. University of Warwick, UK
19. Seoul National University, Republic of Korea
20. University of Exeter, UK
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