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First-year Science & Engineering Graduate Enrollment Figures
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Data from the NSF for 1990-1997. First-year S & E enrollments peaked in 1992 and have steadily declined ever since. 1997 enrollments are down 11.5% from 1992. Astronomy is down 22%, physics is down 25%, geosciences are down 10%, math is down 26%, chemistry is down 4%. Biology, on the other hand, is up 2%, with big increases in cell biology, genetics, and pathology. (Requires Microsoft Excel to read)
Voices: Foreign Graduate Students
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symmetry - March 2005 - "Should the United States be concerned with the drop in applications and enrollment of foreign science graduate students? If so, why?"
Catching Up in International Grad Students
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Inside Higher Ed, Aug 2007. "Graduate schools are reporting a continued rebound in applications from and admissions offers to those from outside the United States, but levels at most institutions still have not reached 2003 levels, according to a report being released today by the Council of Graduate Schools."
Doctoral Student Enrollment Trends in Science and Engineering at Selected AAU Institutions, 1991-1995
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by Rocco Russo, ETS. Detailed enrollment data show substantial drops in first-year enrollments in programs surveyed in biochemistry (down 29%), economics (down 41%), mathematics (down 34%), and mechanical engineering (down 41%). (Requires Adobe Acrobat)
Graduate School Applications Plummet
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A CGS survey reports that applications to graduate schools from China, India, and South Korea dropped by 45%, 28%, and 14%, respectively from 2003 to 2004. Overall applications to engineering graduate schools declined 36% between 2003 and 2004. Results from a CGS study. (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Findings from 2005 CGS International Graduate Admissions Survey
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"The Council of Graduate Schools has been engaged in a multi-year examination of international graduate admissions trends.... The major findings were a 5% decline in international graduate applications and a 3% increase in international graduate admissions (admits) between 2004 and 2005."
International grad student applications on the rise
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Engineering Science blog, August 2007.