More Foreign Science and Engineering Grad Students Flock to U.S., New Survey Finds

By Hurley Goodall

The enrollment of first-time foreign students in graduate science and engineering programs increased significantly in 2006, according to the results of a National Science Foundation survey released this week. The number of students in all years of those programs grew over all by 1.7 percent in 2006.

Enrollment of first-time foreign students in graduate programs in science and engineering increased by 16 percent

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Growth Rate Slows in Enrollment of Foreign Graduate Students - November 10, 2008
Number of Foreign Students Bounces Back to Near-Record High - November 16, 2007
Foreign Enrollment in U.S. Graduate Schools Remains Flat, Survey Finds - November 10, 2009
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