2008 Woodie Awards
Int'l grad student enrollment up
By: Ryan Martin
Issue date: 11/17/05 Section: News
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Although there has been an approximate four-year decline in the total amount of international students entering U.S. universities, the number of international graduate students has been on the rise.
Since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, there has been a decline in international students entering U.S. universities. However, graduate students have long made up the majority of international students in the United States and that number is rising.
There were 274,310 international graduate students enrolled in U.S. universities during the 2003-2004 academic year, according to the Institute of International Education (IIE). The number of international graduate students increased by 2.4 percent from the previous year, while the total number of international students decreased by 2.4 percent, according to the IIE.
A survey conducted by the Council of Graduate Schools found there were 218,219 international graduate students that were enrolled in U.S. universities during the 1999-2000 academic year. Ninety-three percent of U.S. institutions participated in the study. The number of international students has since grown by 56,091.
As of Sept. 26, 2005, Webster had 164 international graduate students and 155 international undergraduate students at the St. Louis campus, said Bert Barry, director of international student services at Webster. He said at Webster's extended U.S. campuses, the numbers were 262 graduate and 15 undergraduate. These numbers make Webster a model of the national figures with international graduate students making up the vast majority of international students in U.S. universities.
However, Webster has dealt with a decline in the enrollment of international graduate students. The first academic year after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks the number of international graduate students at Webster had actually increased, but it didn't constitute a trend, Barry said.
"Since that year, however, graduate numbers, traditionally the largest international student group, have been flat or, more often, have declined," Barry said.
Since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, there has been a decline in international students entering U.S. universities. However, graduate students have long made up the majority of international students in the United States and that number is rising.
There were 274,310 international graduate students enrolled in U.S. universities during the 2003-2004 academic year, according to the Institute of International Education (IIE). The number of international graduate students increased by 2.4 percent from the previous year, while the total number of international students decreased by 2.4 percent, according to the IIE.
A survey conducted by the Council of Graduate Schools found there were 218,219 international graduate students that were enrolled in U.S. universities during the 1999-2000 academic year. Ninety-three percent of U.S. institutions participated in the study. The number of international students has since grown by 56,091.
As of Sept. 26, 2005, Webster had 164 international graduate students and 155 international undergraduate students at the St. Louis campus, said Bert Barry, director of international student services at Webster. He said at Webster's extended U.S. campuses, the numbers were 262 graduate and 15 undergraduate. These numbers make Webster a model of the national figures with international graduate students making up the vast majority of international students in U.S. universities.
However, Webster has dealt with a decline in the enrollment of international graduate students. The first academic year after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks the number of international graduate students at Webster had actually increased, but it didn't constitute a trend, Barry said.
"Since that year, however, graduate numbers, traditionally the largest international student group, have been flat or, more often, have declined," Barry said.