Saudi Cultural Attaché Assistant for Administrative and Financial Affairs in Washington, DC, Dr. Abdulrahman bin Mohammed Al-Subayil said that the number of Saudi students on scholarships in the United States of America is nearly 47,000 and along with their 23,000 companions, indicating that the percentage of Saudi female students is approximately 30%. In a statement to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) after delivering a lecture at the 7th Forum for Preparation of Nominee- Students for Scholarships here last night, he noted that as many as 6,300 students on scholarships will study in U.S. universities within the framework the 7th stage of foreign scholarships. Dr. Al-Subayil said that the number of Saudi students on scholarships in United States of America was nearly 2,500 in the year 2005.
