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More than ever, Chinese students have their sights set on U.S. graduate schools.
Application volume from that country rose 18% for U.S. master's and doctoral programs starting this fall, according to a new report from the Council of Graduate Schools that provides a preliminary measure of application trends. Specific programs of interest include engineering, business and earth sciences.
That is on top of a 21% jump last year and a 20% rise in 2010 -- and is the seventh consecutive year of double-digit gains from China, according to the graduate-school industry group. Applications from China now comprise nearly half of all international applications to U.S. graduate programs.
China's expanding middle class has fueled an interest in expensive U.S. schools, as has corporations' interest in hiring local talent with Western exposure. As the quality of undergraduate institutions in China improves, more young people are also finding U.S. programs within reach. And as more Chinese students attend U.S. schools, they encourage friends and colleagues to apply.
Not only is China the largest country of origin for international graduate students in the U.S., but its rate of growth is far outpacing all other countries and regions in the survey, including South Korea and India. Overall, international application volume rose 9% this year, according to preliminary results.
Based on data provided by 242 respondents, a total of 514,298 applications were sent to U.S. graduate schools by prospective international students for fall 2012. Final figures will be released this summer.
The rate of growth in China is due in part to a concerted effort by some U.S. schools to attract Chinese students. The thinking, say school administrators, is that international students who stay in academia will connect U.S. schools with new research partners, while those entering the corporate world may become clients of business schools' executive education programs.
Ohio State University, with more than 10,000 graduate students, opened a 'gateway' office in Shanghai in 2010 to coordinate recruiting, alumni activities and fundraising efforts. While international applications rose 18% for all the school's graduate programs this year, they jumped 29% from China. That compares with a 3% increase in applications from India; the school opened a similar gateway office in Mumbai last month.
International students comprise about 14% of students at U.S. graduate schools, says the Council of Graduate Schools.
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发表于 2012-4-14 08:33:50
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