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International Graduate

Applications and Enrollment

Hironao Okahana Enyu Zhou

January 2018

Suggested citation: Okahana, H., & Zhou, E. (2018). International graduate applications and enrollment: Fall 2017. Washington, DC: Council of Graduate Schools. Copyright © 2018 Council of Graduate Schools, Washington, DC ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this work covered by the copyright herein may be reproduced or used in any form by any means – graphic, electronic, or mechanical including photocopying, recording, taping, Web distribution, or information storage and retrieval systems – without the written permission of the Council of Graduate Schools, One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 230, Washington, DC 20036-1146. Disclaimer: Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Council of Graduate Schools.

International Graduate Applications

and Enrollment: Fall 2017


HIGHLIGHTS

For the first time in more than a decade, both international graduate applications and first-time enrollment at U.S. institutions declined.

- Between the Fall 2016 and Fall 2017 admission cycles, the final application counts from prospective international graduate students to U.S. institutions that responded to the survey declined by 3%.

- In the same time period, first-time enrollment of international graduate students at U.S. institutions that responded to the survey declined by 1%.

- However, about 24% of first-time graduate enrollments in Fall 2017 at participating institutions were international graduate students.

China and India continue to be the two largest countries of origin for international graduate students studying at U.S. institutions. Engineering, mathematics & computer sciences, and business continue to be the most popular fields of study both in terms of number of graduate applications and first-time enrollment. Graduate applications and first-time graduate enrollment from India declined for the first time since the period of rapid growth began between Fall 2012 and Fall 2013.

- International graduate applications and first-time graduate enrollment of Indian students at U.S. institutions declined by 15% and 13%, respectively, from Fall 2016 to Fall 2017, continuing the recent trend of declining growth rates.

- However, Indian students continue to represent the second largest share of international graduate applications (26%), first-time international graduate enrollment (26%), and total international graduate enrollment (25%), second only to China.

For two admission cycles in a row, both applications and first-time enrollment of international graduate students in the United States from the Middle East & North Africa declined.

- In aggregate, institutions responding to the survey reported a greater rate of decline in applications between Fall 2016 and Fall 2017 (-17%) than the prior admission cycles (-5%). However, first-time graduate enrollment declined at a slower rate (-5%) compared to the previous year (-11%).

- International graduate applications from Iranian and Saudi Arabian students dropped by 18% and 21%, respectively, from Fall 2016 to Fall 2017. However, Saudi Arabian first-time enrollment only declined by 2% between Fall 2016 and Fall 2017, while Iranian first-time graduate enrollment in the United States dropped by 16%.

- Even with the decline, Iranian and Saudi Arabian international graduate students continued to constitute 4% of the total first-time international graduate enrollment reported in this study.

The application counts of prospective European graduate students to U.S. institutions rose by 18% between the Fall 2016 and Fall 2017 admission cycles, a much faster rate compared to the previous year. However, first-time enrollment of European graduate students at U.S. institutions rose by only 1%.


Contents HIGHLIGHTS .............................................................................................................................................. 3

KEY TAKEAWAYS ..................................................................................................................................... 5

DATA TABLES ............................................................................................................................................ 9

Final Applications by Region and Selected Country of Origin, Fall 2017 .................................................... 9

Final Applications by Broad Field of Study, Fall 2017 .............................................................................. 10

Offers of Admission, Fall 2017 ................................................................................................................ 10

First-time International Graduate Enrollment by Region/Select Country of Origin, Fall 2017.................. 12

First-time International Graduate Enrollment by Broad Field of Study, Fall 2017 .................................... 13

Total International Graduate Enrollment, Fall 2017 ................................................................................. 13

Changes in Final Applications between Fall 2016 and Fall 2017 ............................................................... 15

Changes in First-time Enrollment between Fall 2016 and Fall 2017 .......................................................... 16

NOTES AND DEFINITIONS ................................................................................................................... 18

About the CGS International Graduate Admissions Survey ..................................................................... 18

Data Analysis Methods ............................................................................................................................. 18

Definitions ............................................................................................................................................... 20

References................................................................................................................................................ 21

List of Institutions Contributing Fall 2017 Data ....................................................................................... 22

End Note ................................................................................................................................................. 24


KEY TAKEAWAYS

The Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) launched its first International Graduate Admissions Survey in 2004 as a response to the graduate education community’s desire to monitor the flow of international graduate students to the United States in the post 9/11 visa policy landscape. In 2017, we saw perhaps the largest shift in U.S. visa policy in the last 13 years with Executive Order 13769, more commonly known as the “travel ban,” signed on January 27, 2017. Subsequent legal challenges to the original travel ban, as well as revised executive orders, seemed to exempt current and prospective international graduate students traveling to the United States. However, the graduate education community remains concerned that the ban – in its substance and rhetoric – might have hampered the global competitiveness of the United States and its ability to attract the best and brightest prospective international graduate students. The travel ban itself directly affects nationals from relatively few countries; however, along with the new “extreme vetting” process, the policy has generated ambiguity and uncertainty for current and prospective international

graduate students more broadly. Moreover, the policy might have created significant damage to the reputation of the United States as the preferred destination for those who pursue advanced studies. An assessment of reputational damage of the United States among prospective international graduate students can be difficult. However, this survey offers a first look into how application and enrollment patterns of international graduate students coming to the United States may have shifted between the Fall 2016 and Fall 2017 admission cycles. Decline, but not at All Institutions Of the 175 institutions whose international graduate admission data were available for both Fall 2016 and Fall 2017, in aggregate, we saw a 3% decline in international graduate applications and a 1% decline in first-time international graduate enrollment. Since CGS started data collection in 2004, this is only the second report to observe a year-to-year decline in both international graduate applications and first-time enrollment. Despite this decline, however, international graduate students constituted about 24% of first-time graduate

enrollment at participating universities in 2017. Importantly, application acceptance rates and admission yield rates for Fall 2017 were close to those of Fall 2016. At the doctoral level, the aggregated application acceptance rate for institutions providing data for Fall 2017 was 17%, compared to 16% in Fall 2016. The yield rate was 46% both in Fall 2016 and Fall 2017. At the master’s level, the aggregated application acceptance rate for Fall 2017 was 39%, compared to 37% in Fall 2016. The yield rate of master’s degrees was 34% for both years.


Despite some decline in the application counts and in first-time international graduate enrollment, these application acceptance rates and admission yield rates suggest a few things: first, that the U.S. international graduate admission process remains competitive; and second, if opportunities to pursue U.S. graduate education are given, prospective students are still highly likely to take them. Thus, we anticipate that international students will continue to remain significant participants in the U.S. graduate education system along with our domestic talents. The results also suggest that additional recruitment and yield efforts by U.S. institutions in the wake of uncertainty over U.S. visa policy might have paid off. Many institutions appeared to have increased contact and follow-ups with prospective international graduate students in efforts to ensure that they feel welcome (Temple University, 2017). It is important to note that the overall decline in applications and first-time enrollment primarily occurs in master’s and certificate programs, and at institutions other than those classified by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as Doctoral Universities - Highest Research Activity (R1). This corroborates results from our earlier surveys of graduate applicant trends (Okahana, 2017a) and admission yields (Okahana, 2017b). Of all the institutions providing data for both Fall 2016 and Fall 2017, international applications for master’s and certificate programs declined by 4.8% and international first-time enrollment declined by 2.8%. This contrasts with first-time international doctoral

enrollment, which actually grew by 1.8% during the same time period among all institutions. At R1 institutions, year-over-year international graduate applications only declined by 0.9% and first-time graduate enrollment grew by 1.4%. Iran & Saudi Arabia There are several notable findings for specific regions and countries of origin that may reflect recent policy changes and developments. Since the issuance of the travel ban, the graduate education community has carefully monitored changes in the flow of international graduate students from the Middle East and North Africa region. The 175 institutions contributing data for both Fall 2016 and Fall 2017 reported, in aggregate, a decline in both final applications (-17%) and first-time graduate enrollment (-5%) from this region. This is the second consecutive year of declines; however, it should be noted that this trend mirrors a decrease in final applications (-5%) and first-time graduate enrollment (-11%) from this region between Fall 2015 and Fall 2016. This two-year trend likely reflects the decreases in the crude oil prices that have affected the regional economy since 2008. Nevertheless, within the region, changes between Fall 2016 and Fall 2017 look remarkably different for Iranian and Saudi Arabian students. While application counts declined sizably for both countries, 18% and 21% respectively, first-time enrollment of Saudi Arabian international graduate students declined by only 2%. In contrast, there was a 16% decline in Iranian student first-time

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graduate enrollment in the United States. Further analyses have shown that the Fall 2017 aggregated acceptance rates for doctoral programs of nationals from the two countries are similar: 17% for Iran and 16% for Saudi Arabia. In fact, the aggregated master’s and certificate program acceptance rate for Iranian applicants (42%) was much higher than that of Saudi Arabian applicants (32%). Yet, the aggregated yield rate for Iranian prospective students in master’s and certificate programs (17%) was much lower than that of Saudi Arabian counterparts (40%). This is also a lower rate compared to the yield rate for the Fall 2016 admission cycle, which was 21%. The extent to which the travel ban might have affected the flow of international graduate students to the United States is still unclear and difficult to assess. However, this difference in Iranian and Saudi Arabian students, particularly the low yield rate of Iranian prospective students in master’s and certificate programs, suggests potential effects of U.S. visa policy changes. India Another notable change from the Fall 2016 report was the decline in both international graduate applications and first-time graduate enrollment from India. The final application and first-time graduate enrollment of Indian students decreased by 15% and 13%, respectively between the Fall 2016 and Fall 2017 admission cycles. Although India is not subjected to the travel ban or the extreme vetting order, there have been high-profile incidents of hate crimes targeting persons of Indian origin living in the United States. These cases may have caused reputational harm to the United States as a destination of choice for Indian students. However, Indian students continue to represent the second largest share of international graduate applications (26%), first-time international graduate enrollment (26%), and total international graduate enrollment

(25%) in the U.S., second only to China. Even with this decline, the headcounts of Indian first-time graduate students are still significantly greater at institutions that participated in our Fall 2017 survey when compared to first-time enrollment for this group for Fall 2012; indeed, first-time Indian enrollment was roughly 60% higher for Fall 2017, based on institutions contributing data in both Fall 2012 and Fall 2017. Furthermore, the yield rates of prospective Indian graduate students at both master’s and doctoral levels were roughly the same between the Fall 2016 and Fall 2017 admission cycles. Europe Between Fall 2016 and Fall 2017, final applications of European graduate students increased by 18%, yet this surge only resulted in a 1% increase in first-time enrollment. This contrasts with the growth in first-time European graduate enrollment in the United States (8%) between Fall 2015 and Fall 2016. Yield rates are high for European prospective graduate students, particularly with a 50% yield rate for master’s and certificate programs, suggesting the strong appeal of U.S. graduate education for European students. Conclusion The graduate education community entered into the Fall 2017 admission cycle with a great level of anxiety and uncertainty. A number of factors influence global academic mobility, such as limited higher education capacity in the home country, human capital needs, national scholarships, and growing nationalism (Institute of International Education, 2016). However, we also know that the U.S. visa policy and uncertainties surrounding it can impact the flow of international graduate students coming into the United States. Nevertheless, the data from the Fall 2017 admission cycle suggest that despite a modest decline in the applications and first-time enrollments of international graduate students, these students remain a significant part of U.S. graduate education.


In 2016-2017, international students contributed over $36 billion to the U.S. economy (NAFSA: Association of International Educators, 2017). Beyond the financial returns, our long-standing view has been that U.S. master’s and doctoral education is an investment toward toward the greater good for society. Consider the creative and innovative thinking of someone like Moshref Javadi, an Iranian student at the University of Southern California and Joyce Nabisaalu, a Ugandan student at Oklahoma State University,

and others bring to U.S. graduate schools. As a matter of public policy, we cannot afford to lose our standing and competitiveness for talent from across the world (Council of Graduate Schools, 2016). Public policy should continue to encourage talented minds to come and pursue their master’s and doctoral education in the United States, and pave pathways for them to join and contribute to the U.S. workforce and economy.

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DATA TABLES

Final Applications by Region and Selected Country of Origin, Fall 2017

Prospective Chinese and Indian students accounted for 65% of the more than 714,000 international graduate applications received by institutions responding to the 2017 CGS International Graduate Admissions Survey, with graduate applications submitted by Indian nationals accounting for 26% of all international applications. Chinese nationals (42%) increased their share of master’s and certificate applications by two percentage points last year, while the share of Indian nationals’ (35%) master’s and certificate applications declined by three percentage points. Prospective Chinese graduate students sent more than one third of the total international doctoral applications (35%) during the Fall 2017 admission cycle, topping India by more than 20 percentage points. Iranian nationals accounted for 7% of international applications for doctoral programs, a decrease of one percentage point from the 2016 admission cycle. For those applicants whose degree levels were reported, overall, about two thirds (66%) submitted applications for master’s and certificate programs, and 34% submitted applications for doctoral degree programs. The vast majority of graduate applications from Indian nationals (84%) continue to be for master’s and certificate programs. In contrast, the large majority of applications from Iran (81%) and the Republic of Korea (South Korea, 70%) were for doctoral programs. Similarly, 65% of applications from Europe were also for doctoral programs.

Total

Master's &

Certificate Doctorates

Master's &


Total 714,388 476,145 238,243 66% 34%

Asia 79% 86% 68% 70% 30%

China 39% 42% 35% 69% 31%

India 26% 35% 13% 84% 16%

Japan 1% 0% 1% 57% 43%

South Korea 4% 2% 8% 30% 70%

Taiwan 2% 2% 3% 62% 38%

Europe 6% 3% 11% 35% 65%

Latin America & Caribbean 3% 3% 4% 55% 45%

Brazil 1% 1% 1% 53% 47%

Mexico 1% 0% 1% 53% 47%

Middle East & North Africa 6% 4% 11% 38% 62%

Iran 3% 1% 7% 19% 81%

Saudia Arabia 2% 2% 2% 61% 39%

North America (Canada only) 1% 1% 2% 48% 52%

Oceania 0% 0% 0% 47% 53%

Sub-Saharan Africa 4% 3% 3% 67% 33%

Table A.1: Final International Graduate Applications by Region/Country of Origin, Fall 2017 Admission Cycle

% Shares by Region/Country of Origin % Shares by Degree Objective

Data Source: 2017 CGS International Graduate Admissions Survey: Final Applications, Admissions, and Enrollment

NOTE: Not all responding institutions provided valid data for country/region of origin, field of study, or degree objectives.


Final Applications by Broad Field of Study, Fall 2017

By fields of study, engineering continues to receive the most applications from international students for both master’s and certificate programs (29%) and doctoral programs (26%). However, the percentage share of engineering applications among all international applications declined for both types of degrees from the last admission cycle. At the master’s and certificate level, mathematics and computer sciences (28%) applications increased their share among all international applications by two percentage points compared to Fall 2016. While master’s applications were concentrated in three specific fields – engineering, mathematics & computer science, and business – the pattern for doctoral applications was somewhat more distributed. After engineering, the top four fields of study for international doctoral applicants were social & behavioral sciences (16%), physical & earth sciences (13%), mathematics & computer sciences (12%), and biological & agricultural sciences (11%). For those applicants whose degree objective levels were reported, the vast majority of applicants in the fields of business (86%), mathematics & computer sciences (81%), public administration & services (78%), and engineering (68%) applied for master’s and certificate programs. In contrast, applications for basic science fields, such as physical & earth sciences (85%), biological & agricultural sciences (69%), and social & behavioral sciences (64%), were more likely for doctoral programs.

Offers of Admission, Fall 2017

Over eight in ten (82%) offers of admission made to prospective international graduate students during the Fall 2017 admission cycle were for master’s and certificate programs. Compared to applications, a disproportionate share of admissions offers were made for master’s and certificate programs over doctoral programs. Regions/countries of origin with higher concentrations of doctoral applications did not necessarily receive offers of admission in the same proportion. For example, 65% of graduate applications from European nationals were made in doctoral programs, but only 38% of offers of admission were for doctoral programs. Similarly, more than two thirds (70%) of graduate applications from South Korean nationals were for doctoral programs, but only 45% of admission offers were for doctoral programs.

Total

Master's &


Master's &


Total 714,388 476,145 238,243 66% 34%

Arts & Humanities 4% 3% 7% 48% 52%

Biological & Agricultural Sciences 6% 3% 11% 31% 69%

Business 15% 20% 6% 86% 14%

Education 2% 2% 2% 60% 40%

Engineering 28% 29% 26% 68% 32%

Health Sciences 3% 3% 4% 55% 45%

Mathematics & Computer Sciences 22% 28% 12% 81% 19%

Physical & Earth Sciences 5% 1% 13% 15% 85%

Public Administration & Services 1% 1% 0% 78% 22%

Social & Behavioral Sciences 8% 5% 16% 36% 64%

Other Fields 5% 6% 3% 82% 18%

Table A.2: Final International Graduate Applications by Field of Study, Fall 2017 Admission Cycle

% Shares by Field of Study % Shares by Degree Objective




Table A.3: Offers of Admission to International Graduate Applicants by Region/Country of Origin, Fall 2017 Admission Cycle

Total

Master's &


Master's &


Total 214,238 174,442 39,796 82% 18%

Asia 82% 85% 67% 85% 15%

China 40% 42% 34% 84% 16%

India 29% 34% 12% 92% 8%

Japan 1% 1% 1% 75% 25%

South Korea 3% 2% 6% 55% 45%

Taiwan 2% 2% 2% 83% 17%

Europe 5% 4% 10% 62% 38%


Brazil 1% 1% 1% 69% 31%

Mexico 1% 1% 1% 70% 30%


Iran 2% 1% 7% 36% 64%



Oceania 0% 0% 0% 66% 34%





Table A.4: Offers of Admission to International Graduate Applicants by Field of Study, Fall 2017 Admission Cycle

Total

Master's &


Master's &


Total 214,238 174,442 39,796 82% 18%



Business 18% 21% 3% 96% 4%

Education 3% 2% 4% 74% 26%

Engineering 30% 30% 31% 81% 19%






Other Fields 7% 7% 4% 90% 10%





First-time International Graduate Enrollment by Region/Select Country of Origin, Fall 2017

Of the over 80,500 first-time international graduate students enrolled in U.S. institutions in the Fall of 2017, approximately three quarters (76%) were from Asia, including Chinese nationals (37%), Indian nationals (26%), South Korean nationals (3%), Taiwanese nationals (2%), and Japanese nationals (1%). The shares of both Chinese nationals and Indian nationals dropped by one percentage point from the Fall 2016 figure. However, the representation of Asian international students remains substantial in master’s and certificate programs, accounting for 79% of all first-time students, with China and India claiming 38% and 31% of the shares, respectively. China’s share of first-time doctoral students (33%) is larger than that of India (13%), the Middle East & North Africa region (10%), and Europe (10%). In terms of degree objectives of international graduate students, first-time Indian graduate students were predominantly (89%) in master’s and certificate programs. Similar to the international graduate applications data, three quarters (75%) of first-time graduate enrollment of Iranian nationals were in doctoral programs. In contrast, 78% of first-time Saudi Arabian graduate students in Fall 2017 were enrolled in master’s and certificate programs.

Table A.5: First-time International Graduate Enrollment by Region/Country of Origin, Fall 2017

Total

Master's &


Master's &


Total 80,542 61,892 18,650 77% 23%

Asia 76% 79% 66% 80% 20%

China 37% 38% 33% 79% 21%

India 26% 31% 13% 89% 11%

Japan 1% 1% 1% 78% 22%

South Korea 3% 2% 6% 56% 44%

Taiwan 2% 2% 2% 78% 22%

Europe 7% 6% 10% 64% 36%


Brazil 1% 1% 1% 71% 29%

Mexico 1% 1% 1% 72% 28%


Iran 2% 0.5% 5% 25% 75%



Oceania 0.4% 0.4% 1% 71% 29%






First-time International Graduate Enrollment by Broad Field of Study, Fall 2017

Not surprisingly, the fields of business (95%), public administration & services (87%), and mathematics & computer sciences (85%) had high concentrations of first-time international students in master’s and certificate programs in Fall 2017. In contrast, doctoral first-time students accounted for 81% of international graduate students in physical & earth sciences and 52% in biological & agricultural sciences. This pattern largely mirrors what was found for all first-time graduate students, including U.S. citizens & permanent residents, in the Fall 2016 version of this report (Okahana, 2017c). While nearly three quarters of first-time master’s and certificate students were in the fields of engineering (25%), business (24%), and mathematics & computer sciences (21%), doctoral students were spread across a more diverse range of disciplines. Engineering (27%) continues to be the field of choice for first-time doctoral enrollment; however, four fields, physical & earth sciences (13%), mathematics & computer sciences (12%), biological & agricultural sciences (12%), and social & behavioral sciences (11%), also have sizeable numbers of first-time doctoral students enrolled.

Total International Graduate Enrollment, Fall 2017

While Chinese nationals constituted the largest share (33%) of international graduate students with more than 240,000 graduate students enrolled in Fall 2017 at institutions participating in this survey, Indian graduate students continued to make up the largest percentage (35%) of international master’s and certificate students. Engineering fields lead all other fields of study by a substantial margin with respect to total enrollment, consistent with application counts, offers of admission, and first-time enrollment. Approximately three out of ten international graduate students—both master’s and certificate students (28%) and doctoral students (30%)—enrolled in an engineering field.

Table A.6: First-time International Graduate Enrollment by Field of Study, Fall 2017

Total

Master's &


Master's &


Total 80,542 61,892 18,650 77% 23%



Business 19% 24% 4% 95% 5%

Education 3% 3% 4% 72% 28%

Engineering 26% 25% 27% 75% 25%






Other Fields 7% 8% 4% 87% 13%





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Table A.7: Total International Graduate Enrollment by Region/Country of Origin, Fall 2017

Total

Master's &


Master's &


Total 240,297 140,423 99,874 57% 43%

Asia 73% 80% 64% 62% 38%

China 33% 34% 33% 58% 42%

India 25% 35% 12% 80% 20%

Japan 1% 1% 1% 55% 45%

South Korea 4% 2% 7% 31% 69%

Taiwan 2% 2% 3% 53% 47%

Europe 7% 5% 10% 38% 62%


Brazil 1% 1% 2% 43% 57%

Mexico 1% 1% 1% 50% 50%


Iran 3% 1% 5% 16% 84%



Oceania 0% 0% 1% 44% 56%





Table A.8: Total International Graduate Enrollment by Field of Study, Fall 2017

Total

Master's &


Master's &


Total 240,297 140,423 99,874 57% 43%



Business 14% 22% 3% 91% 9%

Education 4% 3% 4% 51% 49%

Engineering 29% 28% 30% 55% 45%






Other Fields 6% 7% 4% 73% 27%





Changes in Final Applications between Fall 2016 and Fall 2017

Between the Fall 2016 and Fall 2017 admission cycles, total applications from prospective international graduate students at responding institutions decreased by 3%. Applications from prospective graduate students in the Middle Eastern & North African region (-17%), Canada (-9%), and South Korea (-8%) all declined substantially. Additionally, the number of applications from prospective Chinese graduate students declined by 1%. Graduate applications from Indian students continued to decline (-15%), while Saudi Arabian nationals, who had healthy growth in graduate application counts between the Fall 2015 and Fall 2016 admission cycles, had a significant decline in applications with 21% fewer prospective graduate students applying for admission at U.S. institutions between Fall 2016 and Fall 2017. By field of study, public administration and services (-15%), education (-11%), health sciences (-11%), and engineering (-10%) all saw double digit declines in the total number of applications by international students.

Table B.1: Annual Changes in Final International Graduate Applications by Region/Country of Origin, Fall 2012 to Fall 2017 Admission Cycles

Total 2% 10% 3% 1% -3%

Asia - - 2% 2% -5%

China -3% -1% 0% 4% -1%

India 22% 33% 10% -1% -15%

Japan - - - - -11%

South Korea -15% -5% 4% -5% -8%

Taiwan -13% 0% -1% 1% 0%

Europe -2% 3% -5% 0% 18%

Latin America & Caribbean - - -1% -3% -4%

Brazil 25% 61% -13% -11% 9%

Mexico -8% 1% 9% 2% -14%

Middle East & North Africa - - 2% -5% -17%

Iran - - - - -18%

Saudia Arabia - - 8% -20% -21%

North America (Canada only) -5% 1% 3% -12% -9%

Oceania - - 4% -11% -7%

Sub-Saharan Africa - - 7% -9% 12%


Fall 2012 to

Fall 2013

Fall 2013 to

Fall 2014

Fall 2014 to

Fall 2015

Fall 2015 to

Fall 2016

Fall 2016 to

Fall 2017

Data Source: 2017 CGS International Graduate Admissions Survey: Final Applications, Admissions, and Enrollment, and Okahana, H. (2017c).

International graduate applications and enrollment: Fall 2016. Washington, DC: Council of Graduate Schools.


Changes in First-time Enrollment between Fall 2016 and Fall 2017

Compared to Fall 2016, first-time international graduate enrollment in Fall 2017 declined by 1%. Patterns of first-time graduate enrollment across fields of study and countries/regions of origin generally mirror those of final application counts. Compared to the past three admission cycles, first-time graduate enrollment in engineering fields declined substantially (-10%), a 22% decrease from the Fall 2013 to Fall 2014 admission cycle. After a recent surge of first-time graduate enrollment between the Fall 2012 and Fall 2015 admission cycles, the number of Indian first-time graduate students dropped by 13% this past year, adding to the 7% decline seen in the Fall 2015 to Fall 2016 cycle. Chinese nationals had a small increase in first-time graduate enrollment (5%), however, notable growth in the Fall 2016 and Fall 2017 cycle came from elsewhere. Both Sub-Saharan African (27%) and Brazilian (18%) first-time graduate enrollments saw robust growth, and Taiwan (10%) reported healthy growth in first-time graduate enrollment. Another notable finding is that first-time graduate enrollment for students hailing from the Middle East & North Africa dropped by 5%, with Saudi Arabian first-time graduate enrollment decreasing by 2% between Fall 2016 and Fall 2017.

Table B.2: Annual Changes in Final International Graduate Applications by Field of Study, Fall 2012 to Fall 2017 Admission Cycles

Total 2% 10% 3% 1% -3%

Arts & Humanities 1% 5% 1% 2% -9%

Biological & Agricultural Sciences - - 2% -5% -5%

Business 1% 7% 2% 8% -3%

Education -2% 4% 4% 0% -11%

Engineering 5% 12% 2% -3% -10%

Health Sciences - - 2% -17% -11%

Mathematics & Computer Sciences - - 9% 5% -2%

Physical & Earth Sciences - - -1% 6% -6%

Public Administration & Services - - -5% -7% -15%

Social & Behavioral Sciences - - -4% -3% -1%

Other Fields 5% 4% 5% 14% -2%


Fall 2012 to

Fall 2013

Fall 2013 to

Fall 2014

Fall 2014 to

Fall 2015

Fall 2015 to

Fall 2016

Fall 2016 to

Fall 2017




Table B.3: Annual Changes in First-time International Graduate Enrollment by Region/Country of Origin, Fall 2012 to Fall 2017

Total 10% 8% 5% 5% -1%

Asia - - 7% 8% -2%

China 5% -1% 12% 0% 5%

India 40% 27% 12% -7% -13%

Japan - - - - 3%

South Korea -12% -7% 5% 10% -12%

Taiwan -8% -8% 2% 14% 10%

Europe 3% 1% -4% 8% 1%

Latin America & Caribbean - - -6% 5% -10%

Brazil 17% 91% -30% -9% 18%

Mexico -2% 8% 6% 12% -10%

Middle East & North Africa - - 1% -11% -5%

Iran - - - - -16%

Saudia Arabia - - 5% -13% -2%

North America (Canada only) 3% -1% 1% -3% -7%

Oceania - - -9% 7% -6%

Sub-Saharan Africa - - 9% 3% 27%


Fall 2012 to

Fall 2013

Fall 2013 to

Fall 2014

Fall 2014 to

Fall 2015

Fall 2015 to

Fall 2016

Fall 2016 to

Fall 2017



Table B.4: Annual Changes in First-time International Graduate Enrollment by Field of Study, Fall 2012 to Fall 2017

Total 10% 8% 5% 5% -1%

Arts & Humanities 9% 3% 5% 6% -12%

Biological & Agricultural Sciences - - 1% 2% -1%

Business 6% 2% 2% 7% -11%

Education 3% -1% 0% 7% -16%

Engineering 17% 11% 1% -3% -10%

Health Sciences - - -5% -14% 3%

Mathematics & Computer Sciences - - 11% 4% 2%

Physical & Earth Sciences - - 6% -3% -1%

Public Administration & Services - - 4% 7% 4%

Social & Behavioral Sciences - - 1% 9% 0%

Other Fields 7% 2% 7% 11% 4%


Fall 2012 to

Fall 2013

Fall 2013 to

Fall 2014

Fall 2014 to

Fall 2015

Fall 2015 to

Fall 2016

Fall 2016 to

Fall 2017




NOTES AND DEFINITIONS

About the CGS International Graduate Admissions Survey

In 2004, the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) launched an annual empirical examination of international graduate application, admission, and enrollment trends in response to member institutions’ interest in changes in the enrollment of students from abroad seeking master’s and doctoral degrees from U.S. colleges and universities. Broadly speaking, the survey is designed to capture information about application counts and offers of admission, as well as first-time and total graduate enrollment of international students for each fall admission cycle. For the purpose of this survey, an international student is defined as a person who was not a citizen, national, or permanent resident of the United States and was in this country on a student visa, or on a temporary basis, and does not have the legal right to remain indefinitely. Undocumented students, individuals with deferred action status, and refugees are not included in this definition of international students. Beginning in the Fall 2016 admission cycle, the survey was redesigned to collect data by degree objective (master’s and graduate certificate vs. doctorate), and for all seven regions of origin, eight countries of origin, and all eleven broad fields of study. Additionally, beginning this survey cycle, the respondent pool was expanded to include institutions that were not CGS members but were members of the Conference of Southern Graduate Schools (CSGS), the Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools (MAGS), the Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools (NAGS), or the Western Association of Graduate Schools (WAGS). These changes were made to make the results more comprehensive, and to make them consistent with the CGS/GRE Survey of Graduate Enrollment & Degrees.

Data Collection

The 2017 CGS International Graduate Admissions Survey was sent to 709 U.S. colleges and universities, which were CGS members as of January 2017 and other institutions which were members of CSGS, MAGS, NAGS, or WAGS. Institutions were asked to report the number of final applications from and offers of admission to prospective international graduate students, as well as first-time and total international graduate enrollment for Fall 2017. The 2017 survey was administered between October 2 and November 10, 2017. A total of 377 institutions, or 53%, responded to the survey. While the response rate is less than years in the past, which is largely the result of the fact that the survey population was expanded this year to include CGS regional affiliates (e.g., CSGS, MAGS, NAGS, and WAGS members), it nevertheless reflects the largest number of institutions responding to this survey since it was launched in 2004. The data collection instrument and survey instructions are available on the project website. Each completed data collection instrument submitted by participating institutions was then exported into four databases: final applications, offers of admission, first-time enrollment, and total enrollment.

Data Analysis Methods

Valid respondents for data analysis

Institutions providing data for the overall total count for international graduate students (i.e., sums of master’s and certificate international students and doctoral international students) in the respective section of the survey (i.e., final applications, offers of admission, first-time enrollment, and total enrollment) were included in data analysis. This equated to 352 institutions for the final applications section with the reported total of 714,388 applications, 348 institutions for the offers of admission section with the reported total of 214,238 offers of admission, 346 institutions for the first-time enrollment section with the reported total of 80,542 first-time enrollments, and 337 institutions for the total enrollment section with the reported total of 240,297 total enrollments.

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The summary of institutional controls and Carnegie classifications of institutions with valid responses for the first-time enrollment section (N=346) is shown in Table C.1. Overall, two thirds (66%) of responding institutions were public universities. Over one third (34%) were master’s colleges and universities, while the majority (58%) were research universities. Additional data exclusion rules were applied for computations of percentage distributions of international students by regions/countries of origin and by fields of study, as well as by degree levels within specific regions/countries of origin or fields of study.

Percentage distributions of international students by regions/countries of origin

For each section of the survey, percentage distributions of master’s degree & certificate students, doctoral students, and all students by regions/countries of origin were reported. The computations were based on the disaggregated data reported in regions/countries of origin sections of the data collection instrument, and only those institutions reporting complete data for the respective section were included in the computation. The sum of all six regions and Canada in this section served as the denominator, or 100%. Only institutions with the reported total counts in master’s & certificates and doctorates columns matched with calculated totals of all six regions and Canada respectively were included in this calculation. Due to missing values, these sums may be smaller than the total counts reported as the totals of valid respondents noted earlier.

Percentage distributions of international students by fields of study

For each section of the survey, percentage distributions of master’s degree & certificate students, doctoral students, and all students by fields of study were reported. The computations were based on the disaggregated data reported in the fields of study section of the data collection instrument, and only those institutions reported complete data for the respective section was included in the computation. The sum of all 11 fields of study in this section served as the denominator, or 100%. Only institutions with the reported total counts in master’s & certificates and doctorates columns matched with calculated totals of all eleven fields of study respectively were included in this calculation. Due to missing values, these sums may be smaller than the total counts reported as the totals of valid respondents noted earlier.

Percentage distributions of international students by degree-levels within particular regions/countries

of origin

Percentage distributions of international students by degree-levels (i.e., master’s and certificate students v. doctoral students) were computed for each region/country of origin. Calculated sums for master’s and certificate students and doctoral students for each category (e.g., Asia, India, etc.) served as the denominator, or 100%. Due

Table C.1: Characteristics of Institutions with Valid Responses for the First-time Enrollment

Public

Private, not-

for-profit

Private, for-

profit

All Institutions 100% 346 66% 34% 0%

Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity 27% 93 73% 27% 0%

Doctoral Universities: Higher Research Activity 22% 76 75% 25% 0%

Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity 9% 30 57% 43% 0%

Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs 23% 79 66% 34% 0%

Other Master’s Colleges and Universities 11% 37 46% 54% 0%

All Other Institutions 9% 31 61% 39% 0%

Total



to missing values, these sums may be smaller than the total counts reported as the totals of valid respondents noted earlier.

Percentage distributions of international students by degree-levels within particular fields of study

Percentage distributions of international students by degree-levels (i.e., master’s and certificate students v. doctoral students) were computed for each field of study. Calculated sums for master’s and certificate students and doctoral students for each category (e.g., business, engineering, etc.) served as the denominator, or 100%. Due to missing values, these sums may be smaller than the total counts reported as the totals of valid respondents noted earlier.

Changes between Fall 2016 and Fall 2017

Changes between Fall 2016 and Fall 2017 are expressed as percentage differences, and only those institutions reporting valid data for both admission cycles were included in the computation. Fall 2016 data was drawn from the CGS International Graduate Admissions Survey, Fall 2016.

Definitions

Countries and Regions of Origin

The survey collected data on eight countries of origin, including: Brazil, Canada, China, India, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Republic of Korea (South Korea), and Taiwan. These eight countries were selected because they represent the top countries of origin for international graduate students in the United States, or for other geopolitical reasons. The survey also collected data from all seven regions of the world: Asia, Europe, Latin America & Caribbean, Middle East & North Africa, North America (for the purpose of this study, North America includes only Canada), Oceana, and Sub-Saharan Africa. Specific definitions are listed below: Asia includes: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, China, East Timor, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, People’s Democratic Republic of Korea (North Korea), Philippines, Republic of Korea (South Korea), Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam. For the purpose of this survey, China refers to the People’s Republic of China and excludes Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, etc. Europe includes: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, and Vatican City (Holy See). Latin America & Caribbean includes: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Mexico, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Sint Maarten, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Middle East & North Africa includes: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestinian Territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.


Oceania includes: Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and Wallis & Futuna. Sub-Saharan Africa includes: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Cote d'lvoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa, Republic of Congo), Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville), Rwanda, Saint Helena, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Carnegie Classification

Institutions were coded according to their 2015 Carnegie basic classification. In the analysis of applications by Carnegie classification, the responding institutions classified as doctoral universities: highest research activity, doctoral universities: higher research activity, or doctoral universities: moderate research activity were grouped as doctoral institutions. The responding institutions classified as master's colleges & universities: larger programs, master's colleges & universities: medium programs, or master's colleges & universities: small programs were grouped as master’s institutions. Responding institutions classified as specialized or baccalaureate institutions were excluded from many analyses due the small number of applications reported by these institutions.

Taxonomy

The survey collected data for all 11 broad fields of study, including: arts & humanities, biological & agricultural sciences, business, education, engineering, health sciences, mathematics & computer sciences, physical & earth sciences, public administration & services, social & behavioral sciences, and other fields. These are the same fields of study as used by the CGS/GRE Survey of Graduate Enrollment & Degrees. The detailed taxonomy is available in the project website.

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List of Institutions Contributing Fall 2017 Data Abilene Christian University Adelphi University Air Force Institute of Technology Alabama State University Albertus Magnus College Alfred University American University Anderson University Angelo State University Antioch University New England Appalachian State University Arizona State University Arkansas Tech University Armstrong State University Auburn University Auburn University at Montgomery Augusta University Austin Peay State University Azusa Pacific University Ball State University Baylor College of Medicine Berry College Boston University Brandeis University Brigham Young University Brown University Bryant University Bryn Mawr College Caldwell University California Institute of Integral Studies California Lutheran University California Polytechnic State University California State Polytechnic University Pomona California State University, Fresno California State University, Los Angeles California State University, San Bernardino California University of Pennsylvania Cameron University Carson Newman University Case Western Reserve University Central Connecticut State University Central Michigan University Champlain College Chatham University Chicago School of Professional Psychology Christopher Newport University City University of New York Graduate Center Claremont Graduate University Clark Atlanta University Clemson University Cleveland State University College of Charleston College of Saint Rose

College of William and Mary Colorado School of Mines Colorado State University Columbia College Chicago Columbia University Columbus State University Cornell University Creighton University Dartmouth College Drew University Duke University East Carolina University East Stroudsburg University East Tennessee State University Eastern Kentucky University Eastern Michigan University Eastern Washington University Elon University Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Daytona Beach Emerson College Emory University Emporia State University Fairmont State University Felician University Florida Atlantic University Florida International University Florida State University Fordham University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Furman University Gallaudet University Geneva College George Mason University Georgetown University Georgia College and State University Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Southern University Georgia Southwestern State University Georgia State University Grand Valley State University Hampton University Hardin Simmons University Harvard University Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School of Addiction Studies Hofstra University Holy Family University Holy Names University Hood College Idaho State University Illinois Institute of Technology Illinois State University Indiana University Indiana University Purdue University Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne

International Technological University Iona College Ithaca College Jackson State University Jewish Theological Seminary John Brown University Johns Hopkins University Kansas State University Keck Graduate Institute Keene State College Kennesaw State University Kent State University Kutztown University of Pennsylvania La Salle University Lamar University Lewis University Loras College Louisiana State University Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Louisiana State University Shreveport Louisiana Tech University Loyola Marymount University Loyola University Chicago Marquette University Marymount University Massachusetts Institute of Technology McDaniel College McNeese State University Medical College of Wisconsin Medical University of South Carolina Mercy College Merrimack College Miami University Michigan State University Michigan Technological University Minot State University Mississippi State University Missouri University of Science and Technology Missouri Western State University Montana State University Montana Tech Montclair State University Morgan State University Mount Saint Joseph University Murray State University New Mexico State University New York Medical College New York University Graduate School of Arts and Science New York University Tandon School of Engineering Newman University Northeastern Illinois University Northeastern State University Northeastern University


Northern Arizona University Northwestern University Nova Southeastern University Ohio University Oklahoma State University Old Dominion University Oregon State University Pace University Pacific Lutheran University Point Park University Portland State University Princeton University Purdue University Radford University Regent University Rochester Institute of Technology Rowan University Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences School of Graduate Studies Rutgers University - Camden Rutgers University - New Brunswick Salisbury University San Jose State University Sarah Lawrence College Savannah State University Seattle University Shenandoah University Simmons College Slippery Rock University South Carolina State University South Dakota State University Southeast Missouri State University Southeastern Louisiana University Southern Arkansas University Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences St. John Fisher College St. John's University St. Mary's University Stanford University State University of New York at Binghamton State University of New York at Buffalo State University of New York at Fredonia State University of New York at Stony Brook University State University of New York Buffalo State College State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry State University of New York Downstate Medical Center State University of New York Polytechnic Institute State University of New York Upstate Medical University

Suffolk University Syracuse University Tarleton State University Teachers College, Columbia University Temple University Tennessee Technological University Texas A&M University Texas A&M University - Central Texas Texas A&M University - Commerce Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi Texas A&M University - Kingsville Texas A&M University College of Dentistry Texas Christian University Texas State University Texas Woman's University The George Washington University The New School The Ohio State University The Pennsylvania State University The University of Akron The University of Chicago The University of Michigan - Flint The University of Mississippi The University of North Carolina at Pembroke The University of Southern Mississippi The University of Tennessee at Martin The University of Tennessee Health Science Center The University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Dallas The University of Texas at El Paso The University of Texas at San Antonio The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences The University of Vermont The University of West Alabama Towson University Troy University Tufts University Tulane University University of Alabama University of Alabama in Huntsville University of Alaska Fairbanks University of Arizona University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences University of California, Berkeley University of California, Davis University of California, Irvine University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Merced University of California, San Diego

University of California, San Francisco University of California, Santa Barbara University of California, Santa Cruz University of Central Oklahoma University of Colorado at Colorado Springs University of Connecticut University of Dayton University of Delaware University of Denver University of Evansville University of Florida University of Georgia University of Hartford University of Hawaii at Manoa University of Houston University of Houston - Clear Lake University of Idaho University of Illinois at Chicago University of Illinois at Springfield University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Iowa University of Kansas University of Kentucky University of Louisiana at Lafayette University of Louisiana at Monroe University of Louisville University of Maine University of Maryland, Baltimore University of Maryland, Baltimore County University of Maryland, College Park University of Maryland University College University of Massachusetts Amherst University of Massachusetts Boston University of Massachusetts Dartmouth University of Memphis University of Miami University of Minnesota University of Mississippi Medical Center University of Missouri - Columbia University of Missouri - Kansas City University of Missouri - St. Louis University of Montana University of Montevallo University of Nebraska at Kearney University of Nebraska at Omaha University of Nebraska Medical Center University of Nevada at Las Vegas University of Nevada at Reno University of New Hampshire University of New Haven University of New Mexico University of North Alabama University of North Carolina at Asheville University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of North Carolina at Charlotte University of North Carolina at Greensboro University of North Carolina at Wilmington University of North Florida


University of North Georgia University of North Texas University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth University of Northern Colorado University of Northern Iowa University of Oklahoma University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center University of Oregon University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh University of Rochester University of San Diego University of San Francisco University of South Carolina University of South Florida University of South Florida St. Petersburg University of Southern Maine University of St Thomas University of Tennessee at Chattanooga University of Tennessee, Knoxville University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Galveston University of Texas of the Permian Basin

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley University of the Incarnate Word University of the Pacific University of Toledo University of Tulsa Graduate School University of Utah University of Virginia University of Washington University of West Georgia University of Wisconsin - Green Bay University of Wisconsin - Madison University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee University of Wisconsin - River Falls University of Wisconsin - Whitewater University of Wyoming Utah State University Valparaiso University Villanova University Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Wake Forest University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Wake Forest University School of Business Washington State University

Watson School of Biological Sciences Wayland Baptist University Wayne State University Wesleyan University West Virginia University Western Carolina University Western Kentucky University Western Michigan University Western Washington University Westfield State University Wheaton College Wheeling Jesuit University Wichita State University Worcester Polytechnic Institute Wright State University Xavier University of Louisiana Yale University

*This list comprises all institutions

that submitted data for this report.

It is not a comprehensive list of

institutions that provided complete

validated data.

End Note

Acknowledgments

This report would not have been possible without the valuable contributions of many graduate schools and individuals. The authors thank Ryan Bradshaw and Katherine C. Hazelrigg for editorial assistance and preparation of this report, as well as Suzanne T. Ortega, Beth B. Buehlmann, and Julia D. Kent for their feedback on earlier drafts. The authors also thank the CGS Committee on Research and Information Services for their ongoing interest in and support of the survey. Finally, and most importantly, the authors express much gratitude and appreciation to the graduate deans, institutional researchers, and other staff at the colleges and universities who completed the CGS International Graduate Admissions Survey this and every year.

The 2018 CGS Committee on Research and Information Services

Amanda C. Bryant-Friedrich, University of Toledo Karen J. Colley, University of Illinois at Chicago Karlene Hoo, Montana State University Scott Lanyon, University of Minnesota Sanjiv Sarin, North Carolina A&T State University William Tate, Washington University of St. Louis

About the authors

Hironao Okahana, [email protected] Assistant Vice President, Research & Policy Analysis Council of Graduate Schools Enyu Zhou Education Research Analyst Council of Graduate Schools

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Documents

International Graduate Applications and Enrollment · international graduate students to U.S. institutions that responded to the survey declined by 3%. - In the same time period,