Although the findings of the recently released Open Doors report indicate that a record number of US students studied abroad in the 2012-2013 academic year, they also reveal several interesting trends about that cohort. Not only do fewer than ten percent – 9.4% to be exact – of all US students study abroad during their…
It should come as no surprise that the value of an MBA in the U.S. continues to rise. According to TopMBA.com’s annual “Jobs and Salary Trends Report,” there was a 14% increase in MBA job opportunities in 2013. What is perhaps more surprising, however, is the idea that not all MBAs are created equal. In…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The results of a survey conducted by a number of higher education associations earlier this year reveal that international student enrollment in the US continues to rise at the majority of college campuses around the country. In fact, more 4/5ths of responding institutions reported that their international student enrollment either increased (61%) or stayed the…
We have good news for students planning on studying in a foreign country: the eighth annual InternationalStudent.com Travel Video Contest is now open! Students who enter have the chance to win a $4,000 prize, a Viewer’s Choice Award, as well as other runner prizes. So go out and create the best video you can make—no…
As we reported earlier, the recently released International Student Economic Value Tool was designed to influence Members of Congress in the United States in the run-up to the highly anticipated immigration legislation that was working its way around the Capitol earlier this year. Though crafted with legislators in mind, however, the data it provides – which…
