International Grad StudentsÔÇÖ Interest in American Higher Ed Marks First Decline in 14 Years

For the first time in more than a decade, applications and enrollments by international graduate students at American colleges and universities declined in 2016-17, a new study has found. The study, conducted by the Council of Graduate Schools, suggests a continued softening of interest in American institutions among foreign grad students, an ebbing that was noted a year ago.

First-time enrollment rates for international graduate students declined by 1 percent from the fall-2016 to the fall-2017 admission cycles. In addition, final application counts from international graduate students declined by 3 percent. Though the overall percentages are small, the wide range of countries reporting drops suggests that the United States may be becoming less appealing.

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