In 2010-2011 academic year 3,370 students from the Diaspora studying at universities in Armenia.

The majority of students arrived in Armenia from Georgia (1645) and Russia (1073), followed by the residents of Iran (291), Syria (82), Ukraine (65) and Turkmenistan (40 students), press service of the Ministry of Education and Science of Armenia informed Armenian news-NEWS.am.

The greatest number of students from the Diaspora studies at the State Pedagogical University (406 students), followed by the Yerevan State University (280), Russian State University for Tourism and Service (234), Khorenatsi University (94), and Yerevan State Base Medical College (83).