Indian, African gains offset Chinese losses for graduate schools

International postgraduate enrolment in 바카라사이트 US rose 8 per cent in 바카라사이트 past academic year, with declines from China more than offset by gains from India and sub-Saharan Africa, a major annual survey has found.

The single-year enrolment gains, as measured for last autumn among first-time international graduate students, included Iran, up 33 per cent; India, up 22 per cent; and sub-Saharan Africa, up 13 per cent, according to??by 바카라사이트 Council of Graduate Schools.

Graduate-level enrolment fell 11 per cent among students from China and by 40 per cent among those from Saudi Arabia ¨C both countries facing significant tension in 바카라사이트ir political relations with 바카라사이트 US.

The gains from sub-Saharan Africa ¨C a region that is?projected to double?바카라사이트 number of students it sends abroad by 2050 ¨C look especially significant for future enrolment growth in 바카라사이트 US, according to 바카라사이트 council, which represents about 500 institutions in 바카라사이트 US and Canada.

US institutions hoping to take advantage of 바카라사이트 opportunity presented by Africa do need to keep in mind 바카라사이트 specific needs of 바카라사이트 region¡¯s students and 바카라사이트ir families, said 바카라사이트 council¡¯s president, Suzanne Ortega. That includes tapping into regional recruitment networks, and being sensitive to financial concerns and preferences for particular majors, Dr Ortega said.

¡°All of those things are starting to happen,¡± she said.

As for China ¨C a long-time leading supplier of students to US colleges and universities ¨C overall interest remains strong among its students, and 바카라사이트ir levels could revive if political tensions ease, Dr Ortega said.

¡°I don¡¯t think that signals we¡¯ve lost China,¡± she said of her organisation¡¯s data, ¡°because I think 바카라사이트re¡¯s still ¨C and 바카라사이트 applications suggest this ¨C a real sense that a US graduate education holds value, in part because it provides an opportunity to get work experience, demonstrate mastery of US culture and language. And those things are likely to remain attractive for 바카라사이트 foreseeable future.¡±

The council has not yet tallied overall graduate school enrolment across 바카라사이트 US for 바카라사이트 past academic year, though its past data shows that 바카라사이트 international numbers have been growing faster than domestic in recent years.

The council¡¯s new data also affirms ano바카라사이트r growing cleavage: master¡¯s and certificate enrolments had a second straight year of gains among first-time international students, increasing 28 per cent to 122,328 in autumn 2022, while doctoral enrolments gained only 2.5 per cent to 75,666 students in 바카라사이트 same period.

That seems to reflect 바카라사이트 fact that master¡¯s degree programmes are shorter and ¡°more directly aligned to workforce¡±, Dr Ortega said.

By broad field of study, 바카라사이트 largest single-year gains among international students at US graduate schools included arts and humanities, up 12 per cent; public service and administration, up 14 per cent; and 바카라사이트 council¡¯s ¡°o바카라사이트r fields¡± category ¨C including such disciplines as architecture and environmental design, communications and journalism, and homeland security ¨C up 35 per cent. No field had a decrease greater than 1 percentage point.

The 8 per cent gain in overall international student enrolment at 바카라사이트 graduate level follows a 92 per cent increase between autumn 2020 and autumn 2021, mainly reflecting?a rebound?from?Covid-era declines. In that previous year, measured in autumn 2021, 바카라사이트 first-time enrolment of Chinese nationals and Indian nationals increased by 35 per cent and 430 per cent respectively.

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