October 9, 1998

Intense Competition for Foreign Students Sparks Concerns About U.S. Standing

By PAUL DESRUISSEAUX

The American share of the market has fallen from 40% in the 1980s to about 32% today

The United States is losing ground in the international competition for foreign students, and educators and government officials are worried.

While U.S. colleges and universities continue to be the top choice of foreigners who go abroad to study, the American share of the international-education market has been shrinking, from 40 per cent in the

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