Foreign-Student Enrollments for U.S. Look Promising

The number of foreign students coming to the United States this fall may increase over last year, according to a dozen colleges contacted by The Chronicle and visa information from India and China, the two countries that send the most students to American shores.

Growth appears to be likeliest in undergraduate programs, with the forecast for graduate programs more mixed.

The U.S. Embassy in Beijing said that for 2008 it was expecting a 30-percent increase over last year in visas

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