The online survey of nearly 1,000 U.S. colleges and universities was conducted in October by the American Association of Community Colleges, the American Council on Education, the Association of American Universities, the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS), the Institute of International Education, NAFSA and the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges.
A recent report released by CGS indicates that international student admissions to U.S. graduate schools increased by 3 percent between 2004 and 2005, despite a 5 percent decline in applications by prospective international graduate students this spring. CGS further reports that while total international graduate enrollments are still down this year, first-time international graduate student enrollment has increased 1 percent 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 <www.opendoors.iienetwork.org>.
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