March 31, 2006

Foreign Applications to Graduate Schools Rise After 2-Year Drop

By EUGENE MCCORMACK

After two years of sharp declines, the number of foreign applications to American graduate schools climbed significantly this year, according to the results of an annual survey released last week by the Council of Graduate Schools. But despite an 11-percent increase, applications are still down 23 percent from 2003.

Applications from China and India, the two countries that send the most students to the United States, increased by 21 percent and 23 percent, respectively. Last year

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