Here are some facts and figures about the recent increases in international student applications to U.S. grad schools from The Chronicle article “Foreign-Student Applications Rise 7% at American Graduate Schools“:
- International applications at American grad schools are up 7% in 2010.
- The increase follows a three-year lag in international students applying to grad schools in the U.S.
- The increase represents the number of applications, NOT the number of students who actually enroll. Last year saw a 4% increase in applications, but there were no changes in enrollment. American graduate schools are optimistic, nevertheless.
- The largest increase in applications is from China. Applications from India, on the other hand, dropped 2% and remained flat in South Korea. Both India and South Korea experienced huge drops in applications to America in 2008 (12% and 9% respectively).
- Applications from the Middle East rose 18% in 2009.
- The three most popular fields for international students are business, engineering, and the sciences (including physical and earth sciences, computer science, and math).
- Graduate programs that already had the largest international student bodies are the programs that received the most international applications again this year.
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Source: Foreign-Student Applications Rise 7% at American Graduate Schools (http://chronicle.com/article/Foreign-Student-Applications/64978/?sid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en)
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