International Student Blog

International Student Blog

Graduate School Enrollment Rises, Perplexes

November 27th, 2013 by Jennifer Frankel
Graduate School Enrollment Rises, Perplexes

Although international student enrollment at graduate schools in the United States increased by its widest margin in seven years, new data from the Council of Graduate Schools indicates that the the dynamics of the market have changed considerably since that 2006 peak. According to the CGS’s International Graduate Admissions Survey, for example, 71,418 international student…

New Data on International Education Released

November 21st, 2013 by Jennifer Frankel
New Data on International Education Released

The Institute of International Education’s released its annual Open Doors report this month. The report, an overview of the shape, structure, and scope of international education in the United States, provides encouraging information for study abroad and international students alike. The number of the number of international students at US colleges and universities and the…

International Students in the US Face A Difficult Job Search

November 17th, 2013 by Jennifer Frankel

Due to the increasingly competitive nature of admissions, getting accepted to a college or university in the United States can be a challenging task for even the best-equipped international student. As daunting as getting to higher education in the US may be, though, many of these jetsetters still believe that the first stage of this…

Several Factors Undermine Indian Student Recruitment in the UK

November 10th, 2013 by Jennifer Frankel
Several Factors Undermine Indian Student Recruitment in the UK

A number of disparate factors have colleges and universities in the United Kingdom worried. While their reputations remain rock solid – the home of Oxford and Cambridge continues to be synonymous with educational excellence in the minds of many – one of its largest cohorts of international students is nevertheless looking elsewhere for its higher…

Exchange Rates Affect International Education

November 2nd, 2013 by Jennifer Frankel
Exchange Rates Affect International Education

In the world of international education two giants stand tall: China and India. It should come as no surprise that the world’s two most populous nations – and, indeed, two of its emerging superpowers – contribute more international students than any other countries on the planet. From there, however, the stories diverge. While recent economic…

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