Black Scholars From African Nations Teaching at U.S. Universities

In the 2006-07 academic year, there were 98,239 foreign scholars teaching at American colleges and universities. Only 2,591, or 2.6 percent, are from Africa.

South Africa sent 280 scholars to teach in the U.S., more than any other black African nation. But it is not known how many of these South African scholars teaching in the U.S. are white.

Among other black African nations, Nigeria sent 273 scholars to teach in the United States. Kenya and Ghana were the only other black African nations to send more than 100 scholars to teach at U.S. universities. Ethiopia, Cameroon, Zimbabwe, Uganda, and Senegal were the only other black African nations to send as many as 50 scholars to teach at U.S. universities.

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