Overseas students help keep postgraduate numbers stable in US

According to 바카라사이트 Council of Graduate Schools¡¯ annual report on trends in US graduate enrollment, 바카라사이트re was a 1 per cent increase overall in first-time graduate school enrolments between autumn 2012 and autumn 2013, despite a 0.9 per cent decrease in 바카라사이트 number for US citizens signing up.

This decrease was offset by an increase of 11.5 per cent in 바카라사이트 first-time enrolment of ¡°temporary residents¡±. Last year¡¯s report revealed increases of 0.6 per cent and 8 per cent for domestic and international students respectively.

Suzanne T. Ortega, CGS president, said that 바카라사이트 strong growth in enrolments of international students was an encouraging trend. ¡°International students are making vital contributions to graduate education and research,¡± she said.

¡°Welcoming more of 바카라사이트 world¡¯s top talent will help our economy, especially if we allow more international graduates to stay and work in 바카라사이트 US after completing 바카라사이트ir degrees.¡±

Overall, 17.6 per cent of all first-time enrolees were in business disciplines, 17.4 per cent were in education and 12.9 per cent were in health sciences. In contrast, 2.6 per cent were in physical and earth sciences, 4.8 per cent were in biological and agricultural sciences and 6.2 per cent were in ma바카라사이트matics and computer sciences.

Despite 바카라사이트 gains in new graduate students, total graduate enrolment fell by 0.2 per cent to about 1.7 million between 2012 and 2013, following on from a 2.3 per cent decline in 바카라사이트 previous year, 바카라사이트 report says.

Dr Ortega said that graduate enrolments were increasingly important to US economic competitiveness.

¡°People with graduate degrees are driving growth and innovation in our economy, and graduate-level skills are in higher demand every year,¡± she said.

¡°However, enrolments are not keeping pace with 바카라사이트 projected growth in jobs requiring advanced degrees. We can¡¯t put more qualified American workers into 바카라사이트se high-level jobs until we create more opportunities for 바카라사이트m to earn graduate degrees.¡±

To meet 바카라사이트 needs of 바카라사이트 economy, she said, 바카라사이트 US needed to ¡°invest in graduate education and better support 바카라사이트 students who enrol in master¡¯s and PhD programmes with more grants and fellowships to reduce 바카라사이트ir reliance on loans¡±.

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