[华尔街日报] 中国学生申爆美国研究生院

Chinese Applicants Flood U.S. Graduate Schools

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More than ever, Chinese students have their sights set on U.S. graduate schools.

Application volume from that country rose 18% for U.S. master's and doctoral programs starting this fall, according to a new report from the Council of Graduate Schools that provides a preliminary measure of application trends. Specific programs of interest include engineering, business and earth sciences.

That is on top of a 21% jump last year and a 20% rise in 2010—and is the seventh consecutive year of double-digit gains from China, according to the graduate-school industry group. Applications from China now comprise nearly half of all international applications to U.S. graduate programs.

China's expanding middle class has fueled an interest in expensive U.S. schools, as has corporations' interest in hiring local talent with Western exposure. As the quality of undergraduate institutions in China improves, more young people are also finding U.S. programs within reach. And as more Chinese students attend U.S. schools,burgeoning they encourage friends and colleagues to apply in what is called a "multiplier effect."

Not only is China the largest country of origin for international graduate students in the U.S., but its rate of growth is far outpacing all other countries and regions in the survey, including South Korea and India. Overall, international application volume rose 9% this year, according to preliminary results.

Based on data provided by 242 respondents, a total of 514,298 applications were sent to U.S. graduate schools by prospective international students for fall 2012, according to the report. Final application figures will be released this summer.

The outsized rate of growth in China is due in part to a concerted effort by some U.S. schools to attract Chinese students. The thinking, say school administrators, is that international students who stay in academia will connect U.S. schools with new research partners, while those entering the corporate world may become clients of business schools' lucrative executive education programs.

Ohio State University, with more than 10,000 graduate students, opened a "gateway" office in Shanghai in 2010 to coordinate recruiting, alumni activities and fundraising efforts in those markets. While international applications rose 18% for all the school's graduate programs this year, they jumped 29% from China specifically. That compares with a 3% increase in applications from India; the school opened a similar gateway office in Mumbai last month.

International students comprise about 14% of students at U.S. graduate schools, says the Council of Graduate Schools.

U.S. schools say they cannot become complacent just because interest now is strong. Other countries are increasing investments in higher education, specifically in graduate programs, and viable competitors are emerging as they gain internationally recognized accreditation.

. 1point3acresAccording to the Institute for International Education, the U.S. enrolled 20% of all international students—undergraduate and graduate—in higher education in 2010, down from 28% in 2001.A version of this article appeared April 3, 2012, on page B1 in some U.S. editions of The Wall Street Journal, with the headline: Chinese Applicants Flood U.S. Graduate Schools.

flood译为“申爆”，信达雅……

难道今年形势不乐观？？？？

国内增加“全日制工程硕士”缓解就业压力，国外也快hold不住了
中国人将走到哪儿？

顶一下~~89 和90 正好是人口高峰期

我去，悲剧了，baby boom啊

目测要火
占座。。 89 90两年baby boom了无数chinese。。。申12Fall的伤不起

我还说呢，这么大的新闻都没人报道。这不，出来了。每年以接近20%速度增长，真的疯了。我个人觉得最主要的原因不是朋友游说，而是感谢新东方等媒体的宣传。然后middle class给了必要条件……我自己家不是Middle_Class,sigh……

国内国外全部是人山人海！！！！！

太悲剧了。不知道有没有算海本的人数