Graduate School Programs Experience Growth From International Students
Colleges and universities throughout the United States have international recruitment programs in place, which may explain the large influx of international students from major Asian countries. It may also be that the reputations of American colleges and universities are gaining worldwide recognition, resulting in an increase in the student body in undergraduate and graduate school programs.
The number of international students applying to American graduate schools alone increased by 9 percent between 2009 and 2010, according to an August report from the Council of Graduate Schools. Graduate school admissions offers to international students over this same period of time rose by 3 percent, the report showed. American student graduate school applications, by contrast, increased by 9 percent between 2009 and 2010, and admissions offers to them during this period of time declined by 1 percent. Because international students need to make advance preparations for attending colleges and universities in the United States, American student numbers might change at a later time, an article in Science Insider suggested.
What seems clear is that those who are attending institutions in the United States are taking part in a global educational initiative. Students from America are studying in other countries as the world markets extend beyond any one country's borders. A familiarity with other cultures is rapidly becoming a vital part of doing business and schools are on the forefront.
Private, non-profit institutions and colleges and universities with large international student populations saw particular growth in international student enrollments this year, the Council of Graduate Schools report shows. International students also caused enrollment increases in specific subject areas of study. Among the subject areas experiencing increases as a result of outside the US student enrollments: engineering, physical sciences and business, according to the report.
The United States has long been the largest host country for students from other countries, an article in the July/August International Educator noted. The US Department of Commerce estimates that the worldwide market for these students is about $35 billion and that the United States market share could be as high as 45 percent. This group of students in 2008 contributed nearly $18 billion to the U.S. economy, according to the Department of Commerce. In Michigan, one of many areas where public institutions are faced with diminishing state support, an International Educator article noted that one university reduced tuition for international students.
The benefits of students from outside the US studying in America extend beyond economics. In addition to gaining opportunities to learn about the United States, students here the ability to learn about their countries of origin, perhaps stimulating interest in visits to those countries, the July/August International Educator article suggested. At the University of Southern California, where a variety of programs and initiatives are offered to its international community, every school and department benefits from the rich diversity, the institution's Office of International Services website notes.
The University of Southern California for the eighth consecutive year in 2008-2009 hosted the largest number of international students, according to the Institute for International Education. The institute each year issues an "Open Doors" report on international students overall in the United States. The institute's most recent report, issued in November 2009, showed that the number of international students studying in the United States in 2008-2009 increased by 8 percent to an all-time high of more than 671,000 students and the largest percentage rise since 1980. Where India remained the leading country of origin, China was in second and up by 21 percent, followed by Korea.
Many of these guest students major in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) subject areas that government agencies, professional associations and educational organizations have been promoting. Many of these students also remain in the United States after graduating. With many opting for graduate school studies in science and engineering to get their masters degree, graduates who remain in the country and move into careers in these fields might help contribute to America's position as a leader in technology and innovation.
Many of these guest students major in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) subject areas that government agencies, professional associations and educational organizations have been promoting. Many of these students also remain in the United States after graduating. With many opting for graduate school studies in science and engineering to get their masters degree, graduates who remain in the country and move into careers in these fields might help contribute to America's position as a leader in technology and innovation.
Colleges and universities throughout the United States have international recruitment programs in place, which may explain the large influx of international students from major Asian countries. It may also be that the reputations of American colleges and universities are gaining worldwide recognition, resulting in an increase in the student body in undergraduate and graduate school programs.
The number of international students applying to American graduate schools alone increased by 9 percent between 2009 and 2010, according to an August report from the Council of Graduate Schools. Graduate school admissions offers to international students over this same period of time rose by 3 percent, the report showed. American student graduate school applications, by contrast, increased by 9 percent between 2009 and 2010, and admissions offers to them during this period of time declined by 1 percent. Because international students need to make advance preparations for attending colleges and universities in the United States, American student numbers might change at a later time, an article in Science Insider suggested.
What seems clear is that those who are attending institutions in the United States are taking part in a global educational initiative. Students from America are studying in other countries as the world markets extend beyond any one country's borders. A familiarity with other cultures is rapidly becoming a vital part of doing business and schools are on the forefront.
Private, non-profit institutions and colleges and universities with large international student populations saw particular growth in international student enrollments this year, the Council of Graduate Schools report shows. International students also caused enrollment increases in specific subject areas of study. Among the subject areas experiencing increases as a result of outside the US student enrollments: engineering, physical sciences and business, according to the report.
The United States has long been the largest host country for students from other countries, an article in the July/August International Educator noted. The US Department of Commerce estimates that the worldwide market for these students is about $35 billion and that the United States market share could be as high as 45 percent. This group of students in 2008 contributed nearly $18 billion to the U.S. economy, according to the Department of Commerce. In Michigan, one of many areas where public institutions are faced with diminishing state support, an International Educator article noted that one university reduced tuition for international students.
The benefits of students from outside the US studying in America extend beyond economics. In addition to gaining opportunities to learn about the United States, students here the ability to learn about their countries of origin, perhaps stimulating interest in visits to those countries, the July/August International Educator article suggested. At the University of Southern California, where a variety of programs and initiatives are offered to its international community, every school and department benefits from the rich diversity, the institution's Office of International Services website notes.
The University of Southern California for the eighth consecutive year in 2008-2009 hosted the largest number of international students, according to the Institute for International Education. The institute each year issues an "Open Doors" report on international students overall in the United States. The institute's most recent report, issued in November 2009, showed that the number of international students studying in the United States in 2008-2009 increased by 8 percent to an all-time high of more than 671,000 students and the largest percentage rise since 1980. Where India remained the leading country of origin, China was in second and up by 21 percent, followed by Korea.
Many of these guest students major in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) subject areas that government agencies, professional associations and educational organizations have been promoting. Many of these students also remain in the United States after graduating. With many opting for graduate school studies in science and engineering to get their masters degree, graduates who remain in the country and move into careers in these fields might help contribute to America's position as a leader in technology and innovation.
Many of these guest students major in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) subject areas that government agencies, professional associations and educational organizations have been promoting. Many of these students also remain in the United States after graduating. With many opting for graduate school studies in science and engineering to get their masters degree, graduates who remain in the country and move into careers in these fields might help contribute to America's position as a leader in technology and innovation.
Colleges and universities throughout the United States have international recruitment programs in place, which may explain the large influx of international students from major Asian countries. It may also be that the reputations of American colleges and universities are gaining worldwide recognition, resulting in an increase in the student body in undergraduate and graduate school programs.
The number of international students applying to American graduate schools alone increased by 9 percent between 2009 and 2010, according to an August report from the Council of Graduate Schools. Graduate school admissions offers to international students over this same period of time rose by 3 percent, the report showed. American student graduate school applications, by contrast, increased by 9 percent between 2009 and 2010, and admissions offers to them during this period of time declined by 1 percent. Because international students need to make advance preparations for attending colleges and universities in the United States, American student numbers might change at a later time, an article in Science Insider suggested.
What seems clear is that those who are attending institutions in the United States are taking part in a global educational initiative. Students from America are studying in other countries as the world markets extend beyond any one country's borders. A familiarity with other cultures is rapidly becoming a vital part of doing business and schools are on the forefront.
Private, non-profit institutions and colleges and universities with large international student populations saw particular growth in international student enrollments this year, the Council of Graduate Schools report shows. International students also caused enrollment increases in specific subject areas of study. Among the subject areas experiencing increases as a result of outside the US student enrollments: engineering, physical sciences and business, according to the report.
The United States has long been the largest host country for students from other countries, an article in the July/August International Educator noted. The US Department of Commerce estimates that the worldwide market for these students is about $35 billion and that the United States market share could be as high as 45 percent. This group of students in 2008 contributed nearly $18 billion to the U.S. economy, according to the Department of Commerce. In Michigan, one of many areas where public institutions are faced with diminishing state support, an International Educator article noted that one university reduced tuition for international students.
The benefits of students from outside the US studying in America extend beyond economics. In addition to gaining opportunities to learn about the United States, students here the ability to learn about their countries of origin, perhaps stimulating interest in visits to those countries, the July/August International Educator article suggested. At the University of Southern California, where a variety of programs and initiatives are offered to its international community, every school and department benefits from the rich diversity, the institution's Office of International Services website notes.
The University of Southern California for the eighth consecutive year in 2008-2009 hosted the largest number of international students, according to the Institute for International Education. The institute each year issues an "Open Doors" report on international students overall in the United States. The institute's most recent report, issued in November 2009, showed that the number of international students studying in the United States in 2008-2009 increased by 8 percent to an all-time high of more than 671,000 students and the largest percentage rise since 1980. Where India remained the leading country of origin, China was in second and up by 21 percent, followed by Korea.
Many of these guest students major in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) subject areas that government agencies, professional associations and educational organizations have been promoting. Many of these students also remain in the United States after graduating. With many opting for graduate school studies in science and engineering to get their masters degree, graduates who remain in the country and move into careers in these fields might help contribute to America's position as a leader in technology and innovation.
Many of these guest students major in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) subject areas that government agencies, professional associations and educational organizations have been promoting. Many of these students also remain in the United States after graduating. With many opting for graduate school studies in science and engineering to get their masters degree, graduates who remain in the country and move into careers in these fields might help contribute to America's position as a leader in technology and innovation.
