The enrollment of international students in undergraduate and graduate programs in the U.S. has somewhat suffered as a result of the worldwide economic crisis — but not as much as many have feared, a report from the National Science Foundation (NSF) declares.
The total number of international students in the United States rose by 3 percent from fall 2008 to fall 2009.The only fields of study that suffered declines were psychology, education and the humanities (the NSF report is based on federal data on visas).
There is reason for a bit of concern for colleges however - there appears to be a declining rate of annual growth: Total foreign enrollment rose by 4.3 percent from 2006 to 2007, by 3.7 percent from 2007 to 2008, and by 3 percent from 2008 to 2009…
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