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Student Enrollments up 10.2%
First-time International Student U.S.
Enrollments Up 10.2 Percent Increase reflects
dynamism, diversity, State's Hughes says
Andrew Mo, a 22-year-old computer science
graduate from Shanghai, China, on Stanford
University campus in California. ((c) AP
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By
Jeffrey Thomas, USINFO Staff Writer
Washington -- The number of non-U.S. students
enrolled in U.S. higher education institutions
during the 2006-2007 academic year rose by 3
percent to a total of 582,984, and new
enrollments rose sharply, according to the
Institute of International Education's (IIE)
2007 report on international education
exchange.
"The increase in enrollments we see in this
year's Open Doors statistics reflects the
dynamism, diversity and excellence of U.S.
higher education institutions in a competitive
international environment, and demonstrates the
commitment of the U.S. government and U.S.
higher education leaders to welcoming
international students," Under Secretary of
State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
Karen Hughes said in welcoming the report, Open
Doors 2007.
First-time enrollments rose 10.2 percent in
2006-2007, as compared with an 8 percent rise
the previous year. International student
enrollments declined for a few years in the
aftermath of the 2001 terrorist attacks on the
United States.
"Vigorous efforts at the national, state and
campus levels have combined to produce this
rebounding of international student
enrollments," said IIE President Allan E.
Goodman.
The
State Department's Bureau of Educational and
Cultural Affairs (ECA) funds the annual Open
Doors study, which is based on a survey of
nearly 3,000 accredited U.S. educational
institutions by IIE, a nonprofit educational and
cultural exchange organization based in New York
City.
"The continued growth in international student
enrollments comes as good news," said
Constantine W. Curris, president of the American
Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU).
"International students contribute both global
awareness and cultural diversity on our college
and university campuses; in doing so, they are
an important part of enhancing our students'
education. AASCU institutions are strongly
committed to providing a welcoming environment
for international students."
According to Open Doors 2007, the top 10 fields
of study for international students in the
United States in 2006-2007 were business and
management (18 percent of total), engineering
(15 percent) and physical and life sciences (9
percent), social sciences (8 percent),
mathematics and computer sciences (8 percent),
fine and applied arts (5 percent), health
professions (5 percent), intensive English
language (4 percent), education (3 percent) and
humanities (3 percent). Fields growing the
fastest in popularity were intensive English
language (up 30 percent) and social sciences (up
6 percent).
For
the sixth year in a row, the University of
Southern California in Los Angeles leads U.S.
institutions in international student enrollment
(7,115), with Columbia University in New York
coming in second (5,937). Other campuses in the
top 10 are New York University in New York
(5,827), the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign (5,685), Purdue University in
West Lafayette, Indiana (5,581), University of
Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan (5,429), the
University of Texas at Austin (5,303), the
University of California, Los Angeles, better
known as UCLA (4,704), Harvard University in
Cambridge, Massachusetts (4,514), Boston
University in Boston (4,484), and the University
of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia (4,484).
INDIA, CHINA, SOUTH KOREA SEND MOST STUDENTS
The
leading country of origin for international
students in the United States for the sixth
consecutive year was India (83,833), with the
number of Indian students increasing 10 percent
over 2005-2006.
China ranked second with 67,723 (up 8 percent),
South Korea third with 62,392 (up 6 percent).
Other locations sending sharply increasing
numbers of students to study include Saudi
Arabia (up 129 percent), Vietnam (up 31
percent), Hong Kong (up 9.3 percent), and Nepal
(up 28 percent).
A
recent IIE study found that 46 percent of the
survey participants are from Asia, followed by
26 percent from Europe, 13 percent from Latin
America, 7 percent from sub-Saharan Africa, and
6 percent from North Africa and the Middle
East.
Open Doors report was released at the beginning
of the eighth annual International Education
Week, which is sponsored jointly by the
Department of State and the Department of
Education.
The
purpose of International Education Week,
according to Secretary of State Condoleezza
Rice, is "to highlight the critical role of
education in our efforts to secure a bright
future based on international partnership and
understanding."
For
additional information on studying in the United
States, see EducationUSA Web site.
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