The online survey of nearly 1,000 U.S. colleges and universities was conducted in October by: American Association of Community Colleges; American Council on Education; Association of American Universities; Council of Graduate Schools (CGS); Institute of International Education; NAFSA: Association of International Educators; and National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges.
A report recently released by CGS indicates that international student admissions to U.S. graduate schools increased by 3% between 2004 and 2005, despite a 5% decline in applications by prospective international graduate students this spring. CGS further reports that while total international graduate enrollments are still down this year, by 3%, first-time international graduate student enrollment has increased 1% over last year. These findings are consistent with the apparent growth in the numbers of new international students indicated in the 2005 joint enrollment survey. Overall, the latest statistics suggest a flattening of international student enrollments, after years of steady increases during the period before 2003.
The full results of the 2005 snapshot enrollment survey are available at http://opendoors.iienetwork.org/?p=Fall2005Survey
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