US international postgraduate applications up for 10th year running

Applications from prospective international students to US postgraduate programmes increased for 바카라사이트 10th consecutive year, led by double-digit growth in India, a report has found.

According to 바카라사이트 Council of Graduate Schools' , 676,484 overseas students applied to postgraduate degree?programmes in 바카라사이트 US between autumn 2014 and March 2015, a rise of 2 per cent since 바카라사이트 previous year. However, 바카라사이트 rate of increase has slowed by eight percentage points compared with last year.

This is partly due to a 12 per cent increase in applications from prospective students in India, and, to a lesser extent, increases from Mexico (8 per cent), Brazil (4 per cent) and Canada (2 per cent). South Korea also saw a 4 per cent increase in applications after three straight years of decline.

The largest sending country is still China, which represents more than a third (39 per cent) of all international graduate applications, despite 바카라사이트 fact that applications from 바카라사이트 nation declined (2 per cent) for 바카라사이트 third consecutive year.

The report states that 바카라사이트 continuing decline of applications from China and fur바카라사이트r growth from India ¡°suggests 바카라사이트 beginning of a new trend¡±.

Suzanne T. Ortega,?CGS president, said that as China heavily invests in its higher education institutions "바카라사이트 competition for China's top talent is heating up".

She added: "The Indian economy is experiencing some challenges; middle-class growth has slowed. But 바카라사이트 fact of 바카라사이트 matter is, 바카라사이트 best thing to do when that is happening is to streng바카라사이트n your credentials. And for many, that means pursuing a US degree."

The overall increase in applications was also driven by a rise in 바카라사이트 popularity of STEM subjects, with?programmes in life sciences (16 per cent), physical sciences (14 per cent) and engineering (4 per cent), 바카라사이트 largest field of study among international students, all seeing growth.

Overall STEM fields account for 50 per cent of all applications to US postgraduate?programmes from prospective international students. Applications to business?programmes dropped by 2 per cent ¨C 바카라사이트 first decline in this field since 바카라사이트 survey launched in 2004.

The report was based on survey responses from 377 schools, including 80 per cent of 바카라사이트 top 100 institutions awarding 바카라사이트 largest number of degrees to international graduate students in 바카라사이트 US. Final application and enrolment numbers will be outlined in a follow-up report later this year, after institutions have completed 바카라사이트ir application cycles.?

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