Findingsfromthe

2014CGSInternationalGraduateAdmissionsSurvey

PhaseIII:FinalOffersofAdmissionandEnrollment

JeffAllum
Director,ResearchandPolicyAnalysis
CouncilofGraduateSchools

November2014

Overview

Since2004,theCouncilofGraduateSchools(CGS)hasconductedamultiyearempirical
examinationofinternationalgraduateapplication,admission,andenrollmenttrends.This
analysisrespondstomemberinstitutionsinterestinongoingchangesintheenrollmentof
studentsfromabroadseekingmastersanddoctoraldegreesfromU.S.collegesand
universities.Internationalstudentscomprise17%ofallgraduatestudentsintheU.S.1

ThecoreofthisexaminationisathreephasesurveyofCGSmemberinstitutions.TheCGS
InternationalGraduateAdmissionsSurveycollectsaninitialsnapshotofapplicationstoU.S.
graduateschoolsfromprospectiveinternationalstudents(PhaseI,conductedinFebruaryof
eachyear),finalapplicationsandaninitialpictureofadmissionsofferstoprospective
internationalstudents(PhaseII,June),andfinaloffersofadmissionandfirsttimeandtotal
internationalgraduatestudentenrollment(PhaseIII,October).2

Datafromthe2014PhaseIIIsurveyrevealcontinuedgrowthinoffersofadmissionand
enrollment.Between2013and2014,offersofadmissiontoprospectiveinternationalgraduate
studentsincreased7%,firsttimeinternationalgraduateenrollmentincreased8%,andtotal
internationalgraduateenrollmentincreased8%.

Thefirstsectionofthisreportdescribesthemethodologyusedtocollectthedataandcalculate
changesinoffersofadmissionandenrollmentfrom2013to2014.Thesecondsectionpresents
thesurveyresultsonoffersofadmissiontoprospectiveinternationalstudentsandcompares
theoneyearchangestothoseinprioryears.Sectionthreepresentsdataonfirsttime
internationalgraduateenrollmentandcomparestheoneyearchangestothoseinprioryears.
Sectionfourexaminestotalinternationalgraduateenrollment,andsectionfiveoffersa
summaryandconclusion.

I.SurveyMethodologyandResponseRate

Thesurveypopulationforthe2014CGSInternationalGraduateAdmissionsSurvey,PhaseIII:
FinalOffersofAdmissionandEnrollmentconsistedofall498U.S.collegesanduniversitiesthat
weremembersofCGSasofSeptember2014.CGSalsohasmemberinstitutionsinCanadaand
globalaffiliates,buttheseinstitutionsarenotincludedinthesurveypopulation.Thesurvey
questionnairewasemailedtothegraduatedean(orequivalent)ateachmemberinstitutionon
September10,2014,andresponseswerecollectedelectronicallythroughOctober16,2014.

1
2

Allum,J.(2014).GraduateEnrollmentandDegrees:2003to2013.Washington,DC:CouncilofGraduateSchools.
Seewww.cgsnet.orgforreportsfrompreviousCGSInternationalGraduateAdmissionsSurveys.

Thesurveyaskedinstitutionstoreportthefinalnumberofoffersofadmissiongrantedto
prospectiveinternationalgraduatestudentsforfall2013andfall2014,thenumberofnew
(firsttime)internationalgraduatestudentsinfall2013andfall2014,andthetotalnumberof
internationalgraduatestudentsinfall2013andfall2014(seeAppendixA).3Inthesurvey,an
internationalstudentisdefinedasapersonwhoisnotacitizen,national,orpermanent
residentoftheUnitedStatesandisinthiscountryonastudentvisa,oronatemporarybasis,
anddoesnothavethelegalrighttoremainindefinitely.Forsomecampuses,thePhaseIII
surveywasadministeredbeforefinalenrollmentnumberswereknown,andtheseinstitutions
providedpreliminaryfiguresasofthesamedateeachyear.Thetaxonomyispresentedin
AppendixB.

Institutionswerealsoaskedtoprovideadmissionsandenrollmentdataforinternational
studentswhooriginatefromsevenkeysendingcountries(Brazil,Canada,China,India,Mexico,
SouthKorea,andTaiwan)andthreeregions(Africa,Europe,andtheMiddleEast).China,India,
andSouthKoreaarethetopthreecountriesoforiginforinternationalgraduatestudentsinthe
UnitedStates,accountingforaboutonehalfofallnonU.S.citizensontemporaryvisas
attendingU.S.graduateschools.4Thus,examiningstudentflowsfromthesethreecountriesin
particularprovidesagoodindicatorofoveralltrendsinoffersofadmissiontoandenrollmentin
U.S.graduateprograms.DataregardingstudentsfromBrazil,Canada,Mexico,andTaiwan,as
wellasregionsofAfrica,Europe,andtheMiddleEastwereincludedbeginningin2012because
ofthedesireofCGSmembershiptoknowmoreaboutstudentsfromthesecountriesand
regions.Itshouldbenotedthatbeginningin2012,studentsfromCyprusandTurkeywere
includedinEurope.Priorto2012,studentsfromthesecountrieswereincludedintheMiddle
East,andyeartoyearcomparisonsbyregionshouldbemadewiththisinmind.Institutions
werealsoaskedtoprovideoffersofadmissionandenrollmentdataforstudentsineightbroad
fieldsofstudy:artsandhumanities,business,education,engineering,lifesciences,physicaland
earthsciences,5socialsciencesandpsychology,andotherfields.

Responseswerecodedaccordingtothe2010Carnegiebasicclassification.Specifically,
respondinginstitutionsclassifiedasRU/VH:ResearchUniversities(veryhighresearchactivity),
RU/H:ResearchUniversities(highresearchactivity),orDRU:Doctoral/ResearchUniversities
weregroupedasdoctoralinstitutions.RespondinginstitutionsclassifiedasMasters/L:Masters
CollegesandUniversities(largerprograms),Masters/M:MastersCollegesandUniversities
(mediumprograms),orMasters/S:MastersCollegesandUniversities(smallerprograms)were
3

Inadditiontothedatacollectedoninternationalstudents,institutionswereaskedtoprovidethenumberofU.S.citizenand
permanentresidentfirsttimeenrolleesinfall2013andfall2014.Thesedatawillbeanalyzedseparatelyandreportedinthe
December2014issueofCGSGradEdge.
4
Allum,J.(2013).Findingsfromthe2013CGSInternationalGraduateAdmissionsSurvey,PhaseIII:FinalOffersofAdmissionand
Enrollment.Washington,DC:CouncilofGraduateSchools;Farrugia,C.A.,Bhandari,R.,&Chow,P.(2013).OpenDoors2012:
ReportonInternationalEducationalExchange.NewYork,NY:InstituteofInternationalEducation.
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Thebroadfieldofphysicalandearthsciencesincludesmathematicsandcomputersciences.

groupedasmastersfocusedinstitutions.Respondinginstitutionsclassifiedasspecializedor
baccalaureateinstitutionswereexcludedfromthisanalysis.

Surveyrespondentswerealsocodedaccordingtooneoffourgeographicregions:Midwest
(Illinois,Indiana,Iowa,Kansas,Michigan,Minnesota,Missouri,Nebraska,NorthDakota,Ohio,
SouthDakota,andWisconsin);Northeast(Connecticut,Maine,Massachusetts,NewHampshire,
NewJersey,NewYork,Pennsylvania,RhodeIsland,andVermont);South(Alabama,Arkansas,
Delaware,DistrictofColumbia,Florida,Georgia,Kentucky,Louisiana,Maryland,Mississippi,
NorthCarolina,Oklahoma,PuertoRico,SouthCarolina,Tennessee,Texas,Virginia,andWest
Virginia);andWest(Alaska,Arizona,California,Colorado,Hawaii,Idaho,Montana,Nevada,
NewMexico,Oregon,Utah,Washington,andWyoming).

Finally,theoverallchangesinthenumbersofoffersofadmissiontoprospectiveinternational
studentspotentiallymasksubstantialdifferencesbetweeninstitutionswithsmallerandlarger
numbersofinternationalstudents.Responseswerecodedinoneoffivecategories,being
collegesanduniversitiesawardingthe10largest,25largest,50largest,and100largest
numbersofmastersanddoctoraldegreestointernationalstudents,aswellasresponding
institutionsoutsidethelargest100.TherankingsarebasedondatacollectedbytheU.S.
DepartmentofEducationIPEDSdatafile.6

Atotalof308institutionsrespondedtothesurvey,foraresponserateof62%.Eightyofthe
100institutionsthatawardthelargestnumberofmastersanddoctoraldegreesto
internationalstudentswererepresentedinthisstudy.Thehighresponseratefromthetop100
institutionsisimportantbecausetheyconferabout59%ofallgraduatedegreesawarded
annuallytointernationalstudentsintheUnitedStates.Overall,the308institutionsresponding
tothePhaseIIIsurveyconferred72,970or67%oftheapproximately109,000graduatedegrees
awardedtointernationalstudentsintheUnitedStatesin2011/12.Thevastmajority(93%)of
degreesawardedbythe308institutionsparticipatinginthissurveywereawardedbydoctoral
grantinginstitutions.

InstitutionsrespondingtothePhaseIIIsurveyprovideddataforfall2014onatotalof198,399
offersofadmissiontoprospectiveinternationalgraduatestudents,76,821internationalfirst
timeenrollees,and236,747totalinternationalgraduatestudents.Inafewcases,institutions
wereunabletoprovidedataforboth2013and2014foreitherthetotalsoroneofthe
subcategories.Inthoseinstances,theserespondentswereexcludedfromtheappropriate
analyses.Datawerenotimputedfornonrespondinginstitutions.Summarydataappearin
AppendixCandAppendixD.

Theserankingsarebasedonthenumberofgraduatedegreesawardedinacademicyear2011/12,themostrecentdata
available,asderivedfromtheIntegratedPostsecondaryEducationDataSystem(IPEDS)datafiles.

II.OffersofAdmissiontoProspectiveInternationalGraduateStudents

TotalNumberofOffersofAdmission

Forprospectiveinternationalstudents,offersofadmissiontoU.S.graduateschoolsincreased
7%between2013and2014.Thisincreaseinoffersofadmissionfollowsa10%increasein2012
and9%increasesintheprevioustwoyears(seeFigure1).Thefinal7%increaseininternational
offersofadmissionfromthisPhaseIIIsurveyisquiteconsistentwiththeinitial9%increasein
internationaloffersofadmissionreportedinthePhaseIIsurveyreport,releasedinAugust
2014.

Figure1.
YeartoYearPercentChangeinOffersof
AdmissiontoProspectiveInternationalStudentsfromU.S.
GraduateSchools,2003to2004through2013to2014

3%

14%

7%

3%

3%

9%

9%

10%

7%

1%
18%

2003to 2004to
2004
2005

2005to 2006to 2007to

2007
2006
2008

2008to 2009to 2010to

2011
2009
2010

2011to 2012to 2013to

2012
2014
2013

Sources:CGSInternationalGraduateAdmissionsSurvey,PhaseIII,2004to2014

OffersofAdmissionbyCountry/RegionofOrigin

ThePhaseIIIsurveyresultsrevealsubstantialincreasesinoffersofadmissiontoprospective
graduatestudentsfromIndiaandBrazil(seeTable1).Offersofadmissiontoprospective
graduatestudentsfromIndiaincreased24%in2014.Thisisespeciallynotableduetothefact
thatprospectivegraduatestudentsfromIndia,baseduponrespondentstothissurvey,
constitute27%ofalloffersofadmissiontoU.S.graduateschools.Offersofadmissionto
prospectivegraduatestudentsfromBrazilincreased94%in2014,althoughitisimportantto
notethatprospectivestudentsfromBrazilarerelativelysmallinnumber.Offersofadmissionto
prospectivegraduatestudentsfromtheMiddleEastincreased5%in2014,followinga13%
increasein2013anda17%gainin2012.Offersofadmissiontoprospectivegraduatestudents
fromChinadecreased2%in2014.Thisisnotablebecause,baseduponrespondentstothis
survey,Chinesenationalsconstitute37%ofalloffersofadmissiontoU.S.graduateschools.
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OffersofadmissiontoprospectivegraduatestudentsfromSouthKoreaandTaiwandeclined
8%eachin2014.

Table1.ChangeinInternationalOffersofAdmission,2010to2011through2013to2014

Final
Numberof
Offersof
Admission,
2010to2011

Final
Numberof
Offersof
Admission,
2011to2012

Final
Numberof
Offersof
Admission,
2012to2013

Final
Numberof
Offersof
Admission,
2013to2014

InternationalTotal

9%

9%

10%

7%

CountryofOrigin
China
India
SouthKorea
Taiwan
Canada
Mexico
Brazil

21%
2%
2%

20%
0%
0%
4%
9%
6%
6%

5%
30%
11%
2%
0%
2%
23%

2%
24%
8%
8%
3%
2%
94%

RegionofOrigin
Africa
Europe
MiddleEast

16%

10%
2%
17%

7%
1%
13%

1%
3%
5%

5%
11%
7%
8%
7%
11%
2%
13%

6%
21%
12%
9%
0%
7%
8%
11%

8%
6%
1%
16%
4%
11%
3%
8%

4%
3%
0%
8%
4%
14%
5%
3%

FieldofStudy
Arts&Humanities
Business
Education
Engineering
LifeSciences
Physical&EarthSciences*
SocialSciences&Psychology
OtherFields

*Physicalandearthsciencesincludesmathematicsandcomputersciences.
Note:Notallrespondinginstitutionsprovideddatabycountry/regionoforiginand/orfieldofstudy.
Source:CGSInternationalGraduateAdmissionsSurvey,PhaseIII,2010to2014

OffersofAdmissionbyFieldofStudy

Morethanonehalf(58%)ofallinternationalgraduatestudentsatU.S.institutionsareenrolled
inoneofthreebroadfields:engineering,physical&earthsciences(whichincludes
mathematicsandcomputerscience),andbusiness,7andthePhaseIIIsurveyrevealsthat
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internationaloffersofadmissionincreasedinallthreeofthesebroadfieldsofstudy,8%,14%,
and3%respectively.Increasesalsooccurredinsocialsciencesandpsychology(5%),life
sciences(4%),arts&humanities(4%),andotherfields(3%).Therewasnochangein
internationaloffersofadmissionineducation.

OffersofAdmissionbyInstitutionalControlandCarnegieClassification

Internationaloffersofadmissionincreasedatbothpublicandprivate,notforprofitinstitutions
in2014.Atpublicinstitutions,internationaloffersofadmissionincreased7%in2014following
a12%gainin2013.Atprivate,notforprofitinstitutions,internationaloffersofadmissionalso
increased7%in2014followinga7%gainin2013(seeTable2).Ofthe292institutionsthat
providedtotaloffersofadmissiondataforboth2013and2014inthisyearsPhaseIIIsurvey,
209werepublicinstitutions,82wereprivate,notforprofitinstitutions,andonewasaprivate,
forprofitinstitution.Datafortheprivate,forprofitinstitutionareincludedinthetotalsin
Table2,butarenotbrokenoutseparately.

ByCarnegieclassification,internationaloffersofadmissionincreased6%atpublicdoctoral
institutionsin2014aswellasprivate,notforprofitdoctoralinstitutions.Internationaloffersof
admissionincreased37%atpublicmastersfocusedinstitutionsin2014and23%atprivate,
notforprofitmastersfocusedinstitutions.Whilethegrowthrateformastersfocused
institutionsisveryhigh,itisimportanttonotethatitrepresentsachangefromasmallbase
numberofapplications.Inthe2014PhaseIIIsurvey,just7%ofalloffersofadmissionto
prospectiveinternationalgraduatestudentswerefrommastersfocusedinstitutions.

Table2.ChangeinInternationalOffersofAdmissionbyInstitutionalControl
andCarnegieClassification,2012to2013and2013to2014

2012to2013

No.of
Respon
dents

2013to2014

FinalChange
inOffersof
Admission

No.of
Respon
dents

FinalChange
inOffersof
Admission

Total(AllInstitutions)*
Public
Private,notforprofit

269
192
75

10%
12%
7%

292
209
82

7%
7%
7%

DoctoralInstitutions*
Public
Private,notforprofit

187
136
49

10%
12%
7%

191
140
50

6%
6%
5%

Master'sFocusedInstitutions
Public
Private,notforprofit

58
42
16

19%
27%
4%

74
54
20

30%
37%
23%

*For2012to2013and2013to2014,asmallnumberofprivate,forprofitinstitutions areincludedinthe
totalsbutnotbrokenoutseparatelybyinstitutionalcontrol.
Note:Institutionsclassifiedasspecializedorbaccalaureateinstitutionsareincludedinthetotalforall
institutionsbutarenotbrokenoutseparately.
Source:CGSInternationalGraduateAdmissionsSurvey,PhaseIII,2013and2014

OffersofAdmissionbyGeographicRegion

OffersofadmissionbyU.S.graduateschoolstoprospectiveinternationalstudentsincreasedin
allfourmajorregionsoftheUnitedStatesin2014.Internationaloffersofadmissionincreased
9%eachintheMidwestandSouth,and5%eachintheWestandNortheast.Ofthe292
institutionsthatprovidedtotaloffersofadmissiondataforboth2013and2014inthisyears
PhaseIIIsurvey,110institutionsarelocatedintheSouth,71intheMidwest,60inthe
Northeast,and51intheWest.

OffersofAdmissionbyNumberofGraduateDegreesAwardedtoInternationalStudents

In2014,increasesinthenumberofoffersofadmissiontoprospectiveinternationalgraduate
studentsweresmalleratinstitutionsawardinglargernumbersofgraduatedegreesto
internationalstudentsthaninstitutionsawardingsmallernumbersofgraduatedegreesto
internationalstudents.Internationaloffersofadmissionincreased6%onaverage(from
132,605to140,055)attherespondinginstitutionsthatareamongthe100largestinstitutionsin
termsofgraduatedegreesawardedtointernationalstudents,and11%onaverage(from
50,994to56,827)attheinstitutionsoutsidethelargest100.AmongthisyearsPhaseIIIsurvey
respondents,theinstitutionsthatareamongthe100largestaccountedfor71%ofalloffersof
admissionreported,withtheremaining29%ofalloffersofadmissioncomingfromthe
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institutionsoutsidethelargest100.Dataonoffersofadmissiontoprospectivegraduate
studentsfromIndiadrivetheoveralltrend.Forinstance,offersofadmissiontoprospective
studentsincreased18%onaverage(from35,016to41,320)atthe100largestinstitutions.By
comparison,offersofadmissiontoprospectivestudentsincreased39%onaverage(from
14,184to19,756)atthe100largestinstitutionsintermsofnumberofdegreesawarded.Data
collectedfortworegionsoforigin,EuropeandtheMiddleEast,followasimilartrendinwhich
increasesinoffersofadmissionatthe100largestinstitutionsaresmallerthanincreasesat
institutionsoutsidethelargest100.Forexample,offersofadmissiontoprospectivestudents
fromEuropeincreased2%onaverageamongthe100largestinstitutions,and5%onaverage
amonginstitutionsoutsidethe100largestinstitutions.Offersofadmissiontoprospective
studentsfromAfricadecreased3%onaverageamongthe100largestinstitutions,and
increased4%onaverageamonginstitutionsoutsidethe100largestinstitutions.

Thereweresomedifferencesinpatternsofoffersofadmissionbyfieldofstudy.Forinstance,
offersofadmissioninthefieldofengineeringincreased17%onaverageatinstitutionsoutside
thelargest100andincreased6%onaverageatthelargest100institutions.Similarly,inphysical
science,offersofadmissionincreased10%onaverageatthe100largestinstitutionsand
increased27%onaverageattheinstitutionsoutsidethelargest100.Inlifesciences,offersof
admissionincreased5%onaverageatthelargest100institutionsand3%onaverageat
institutionsoutsidethelargest100.

Table3.ChangeinInternationalOffersofAdmissionbyNumberofGraduateDegreesAwardedto
InternationalStudents,2013to2014

10
25
50
100
Largest
Largest
Largest
Largest
Institutions Institutions Institutions Institutions

InternationalTotal

All
Other
Institutions

5%

5%

5%

6%

11%

CountryofOrigin
China
India
SouthKorea
Taiwan
Canada
Mexico
Brazil

2%
18%
4%
8%
26%
15%
107%

0%
16%
8%
4%
21%
7%
105%

1%
16%
8%
6%
13%
1%
90%

1%
18%
10%
7%
9%
0%
99%

4%
39%
1%
10%
12%
8%
83%

RegionofOrigin
Africa
Europe
MiddleEast

15%
11%
4%

3%
2%
4%

1%
3%
6%

3%
2%
2%

4%
5%
9%

8%
14%
21%
2%
4%
21%
2%
6%

7%
3%
5%
3%
6%
12%
12%
1%

7%
4%
0%
3%
6%
10%
6%
3%

3%
4%
3%
6%
5%
10%
4%
3%

8%
1%
5%
17%
3%
27%
9%
4%

FieldofStudy
Arts&Humanities
Business
Education
Engineering
LifeSciences
Physical&EarthSciences*
SocialSciences&Psychology
OtherFields

*Physicalandearthsciencesincludesmathematicsandcomputersciences.
Note:Notallrespondinginstitutionsprovideddatabycountry/regionoforiginand/orfieldofstudy.
Source:CGSInternationalGraduateAdmissionsSurvey,PhaseIII,2014

III.InternationalFirstTimeGraduateEnrollment

TotalFirstTimeGraduateEnrollment

Firsttimegraduateenrollmentistypicallythebestindicatoroffuturetrendsingraduate
enrollment.ThePhaseIIIsurveyresultsshowthatfirsttimeenrollmentofinternational
studentsinU.S.graduateschoolsincreased8%between2013and2014,slightlylowerthanthe
10%gainin2013,butequivalenttothe8%increasesin2012and2011(seeFigure2).

Figure2.
YeartoYearPercentChangeinFirstTime
EnrollmentofInternationalStudentsinU.S.Graduate
Schools,2003to2004through2013to2014

12%
1%

3%
4%

10%

3%

8%

2009to
2010

2010to 2011to 2012to 2013to

2013
2014
2011
2012

0%

8%

8%

-6%

2003to 2004to 2005to 2006to 2007to

2008
2005
2007
2004
2006

2008to
2009

Sources:CGSInternationalGraduateAdmissionsSurvey,PhaseIII,2004to2014

FirstTimeGraduateEnrollmentbyCountry/RegionofOrigin

Bycountryoforigin,thelargestincreasesinfirsttimegraduateenrollmentwerefromstudents
fromBrazilandIndia(seeTable4).FirsttimeenrollmentofstudentsfromBrazilincreased91%
in2014,althoughthepercentageisbaseduponarelativelysmallnumber(595in2013and
1,134in2014).FirsttimeenrollmentofstudentsfromIndiaincreased27%in2014,from
17,278to21,889.FirsttimeenrollmentsalsoincreasedamongstudentsfromMexico(8%),
whichwasanimprovementfromthe2%decreasein2013.

FirsttimegraduateenrollmentamongstudentsfromChinadecreased1%in2014(from26,535
to26,351),thefirsteverdecreaseinfirsttimeenrollmentofstudentsfromthatcountrysince
theCGSInternationalGraduateAdmissionsSurveywasinitiatedin2004.Firsttimegraduate
enrollmentofstudentsfromSouthKoreaandTaiwanalsodeclined,7%and8%respectivelyin
2014.FirsttimeenrollmentofstudentsfromCanadaalsodeclined(1%)in2014.

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Table4.ChangeinInternationalFirstTimeGraduateEnrollment,2010to2011through2013to2014

FirstTime
Graduate
Enrollment,
2010to2011

FirstTime
Graduate
Enrollment,
2011to2012

FirstTime
Graduate
Enrollment,
2012to2013

FirstTime
Graduate
Enrollment,
2013to2014

InternationalTotal

8%

8%

10%

8%

CountryofOrigin
China
India
SouthKorea
Taiwan
Canada
Mexico
Brazil

21%
2%
0%

22%
1%
2%
2%
4%
5%
14%

5%
40%
12%
8%
3%
2%
17%

1%
27%
7%
8%
1%
8%
91%

RegionofOrigin
Africa
Europe
MiddleEast

14%

4%
1%
18%

5%
3%
10%

1%
1%
8%

FieldofStudy
Arts&Humanities
Business
Education
Engineering
LifeSciences
Physical&EarthSciences*
SocialSciences&Psychology
OtherFields

5%
9%
12%
6%
1%
12%
2%
8%

5%
15%
8%
12%
1%
4%
9%
8%

9%
6%
3%
17%
3%
18%
1%
7%

3%
2%
1%
11%
7%
20%
2%
2%

*Physicalandearthsciencesincludesmathematicsandcomputersciences.
Note:Notallrespondinginstitutionsprovideddatabycountry/regionoforiginand/orfieldofstudy.
Source:CGSInternationalGraduateAdmissionsSurvey,PhaseIII,2010to2014

ChangesinfirsttimegraduateenrollmentofstudentsfromtheMiddleEastwerethelargestof
thethreeregions(8%),atrendthathasbeenconsistentforthepastthreeyears.Firsttime
enrollmentofstudentsfromtheMiddleEasthasbeengrowinginrecentyears,from14%in
2011,to18%in2012,and10%in2013.Increasesinfirsttimeenrollmentbystudentsfrom
AfricaandEuropeweresmallerin2014,at1%each.

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FirstTimeGraduateEnrollmentbyFieldofStudy

Internationalfirsttimegraduateenrollmentincreasedinallbutonebroadfieldin2014(see
Table4).Thelargestgainswereinphysicalandearthsciences(20%)andengineering(11%).
Therewerealsoincreasesinfirsttimeenrollmentinlifesciences(7%),arts&humanities(3%),
otherfields(2%),business(2%),andsocialsciencesandpsychology(2%).The3%increasein
arts&humanitieswasthelargestincreaseamongnonSTEMfields.Therewasa1%decreasein
firsttimeenrollmentamonginternationalstudentsinthefieldofeducation.

FirstTimeGraduateEnrollmentbyInstitutionalControlandCarnegieClassification

Internationalfirsttimegraduateenrollmentincreasedatbothpublicinstitutionsandprivate,
notforprofitinstitutionsin2014(seeTable5).Atpublicinstitutions,internationalfirsttime
graduateenrollmentincreased9%in2014followingan11%gainin2013,whileatprivate,not
forprofitinstitutionsinternationalfirsttimegraduateenrollmentincreased6%in2014
followingan8%increasein2013.

ByCarnegieclassification,internationalfirsttimegraduateenrollmentincreased7%in2014at
doctoralinstitutionsfollowinga9%increasein2013,andincreased30%atmastersfocused
institutionsin2014(seeTable5).ByCarnegieclassificationandinstitutionalcontrol,
internationalfirsttimegraduateenrollmentincreased7%atpublicdoctoralinstitutionsand5%
atprivate,notforprofitdoctoralinstitutions.Atmastersfocusedinstitutions,international
firsttimegraduateenrollmentincreased37%atpublicinstitutionsand20%atthemasters
focusedprivate,notforprofitinstitutions.Dataformastersfocusedinstitutionsshouldbe
interpretedcautiouslygiventhesmallnumberoftheseinstitutionsrespondingtothesurvey
andduetothefactthatasmallnumberoffirsttimeinternationalgraduatestudentsare
enrolledattheseinstitutions.

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Table5.ChangeinInternationalFirstTimeGraduateEnrollmentbyInstitutionalControland
CarnegieClassification,2012to2013and2013to2014

2012to2013

No.of
Respon
dents

2013to2014

%Changein
FirstTime
Enrollment

No.of
Respon
dents

%Changein
FirstTime
Enrollment

Total(AllInstitutions)*
Public
Private,notforprofit

273
195
76

10%
11%
8%

292
208
82

8%
9%
6%

DoctoralInstitutions*
Public
Private,notforprofit

186
135
49

9%
10%
8%

192
140
52

7%
7%
5%

Master'sFocusedInstitutions
Public
Private,notforprofit

62
46
16

41%
50%
20%

74
55
19

30%
37%
20%

*Forboth2012to2013and2013to2014,asmallnumberofprivate,forprofitinstitutions isincludedinthe
totalbutarenotbrokenoutseparatelybyinstitutionalcontrol.
Note:Institutionsclassifiedasspecializedorbaccalaureateinstitutionsareincludedinthetotalforall
institutionsbutarenotbrokenoutseparately.
Source:CGSInternationalGraduateAdmissionsSurvey,PhaseIII,2013and2014

FirstTimeGraduateEnrollmentbyGeographicRegion

InternationalfirsttimegraduateenrollmentincreasedinallfourmajorregionsoftheUnited
Statesin2014.Internationalfirsttimegraduateenrollmentincreased10%intheSouth,9%in
theWest,8%intheMidwest,6%intheNortheast.Ofthe292institutionsthatprovided
internationalfirsttimegraduateenrollmentdataforboth2013and2014inthisyearsPhaseIII
survey,109institutionsarelocatedintheSouth,71intheMidwest,60intheNortheast,and52
intheWest.

FirstTimeGraduateEnrollmentbyNumberofGraduateDegreesAwardedtoInternational
Students

Institutionsawardinglargernumbersofgraduatedegreestointernationalstudentshadsmaller
increasesininternationalfirsttimegraduateenrollmentin2014thaninstitutionsawarding
smallernumbersofgraduatedegreestointernationalstudents(seeTable6).Internationalfirst
timegraduateenrollmentincreased7%onaverage(from51,709to55,341)attheresponding
institutionsthatareamongthe100largestintermsofgraduatedegreesawardedto
internationalstudents,comparedwitha12%averageincrease(from18,901to21,151)atthe
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institutionsoutsidethelargest100.AmongthisyearsPhaseIIIsurveyrespondents,the
institutionsthatareamongthe100largestaccountedfor72%ofallinternationalfirsttime
graduateenrollmentin2014,withtheremaining28%ofinternationalfirsttimegraduate
enrollmentattheinstitutionsoutsidethelargest100.

Table6.ChangeinInternationalFirstTimeGraduateEnrollmentbyNumberofGraduateDegreesAwarded
toInternationalStudents,2013to2014

10
25
50
100
Largest
Largest
Largest
Largest
Institutions Institutions Institutions Institutions

InternationalTotal

All
Other
Institutions

5%

7%

7%

7%

12%

CountryofOrigin
China
India
SouthKorea
Taiwan
Canada
Mexico
Brazil

2%
19%
3%
9%
18%
9%
127%

1%
22%
7%
6%
11%
5%
100%

0%
25%
5%
6%
8%
4%
84%

1%
22%
9%
6%
5%
5%
95%

6%
38%
3%
17%
18%
15%
80%

RegionofOrigin
Africa
Europe
MiddleEast

16%
12%
3%

2%
4%
8%

2%
1%
4%

1%
1%
3%

2%
4%
14%

6%
6%
8%
8%
12%
19%
0%
4%

3%
1%
5%
10%
11%
16%
3%
5%

4%
1%
0%
10%
9%
17%
5%
4%

1%
2%
1%
10%
8%
13%
3%
3%

5%
0%
2%
15%
5%
35%
0%
2%

FieldofStudy
Arts&Humanities
Business
Education
Engineering
LifeSciences
Physical&EarthSciences*
SocialSciences&Psychology
OtherFields

*Physicalandearthsciencesincludesmathematicsandcomputersciences.
Note:Notallrespondinginstitutionsprovideddatabycountry/regionoforiginand/orfieldofstudy.
Source:CGSInternationalGraduateAdmissionsSurvey,PhaseIII,2014

StudentsfromIndiadrivetheoveralltrendintermsoffirsttimeenrollment,withsmaller
increasesonaverageatthe100largestinstitutions(22%)thanattheinstitutionsoutsidethe
largest100(38%).Firsttimeenrollmentatthelargest100institutionsamongstudentsfrom
Chinaincreased1%onaverage,driveninparticularbyincreasesintotalenrollmentamongthe
10largestinstitutionsintermsofgraduatedegreesawarded.
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Inthreeofeightbroadfields(artsandhumanities,engineering,andphysicalandearth
sciences)growthinfirsttimegraduateenrollmentwassloweratthe100largestinstitutions
thanatinstitutionsoutsidethelargest100.Forexample,internationalfirsttimegraduate
enrollmentinengineeringincreased10%onaverageatthe100largestinstitutionsand
increased15%onaverageattheinstitutionsoutsidethelargest100.

IV.InternationalTotalGraduateEnrollment

TotalGraduateEnrollment

ThePhaseIIIsurveyresultsshowthattotalgraduateenrollmentofinternationalstudentsin
U.S.graduateschoolsincreased8%between2013and2014followingincreasesof7%in2013
and4%in2012(seeFigure3).Thisyearsincreaseistheninthconsecutiveyearofgrowthin
totalgraduateenrollmentamonginternationalstudents.

Figure3.
YeartoYearPercentChangeinTotal
EnrollmentofInternationalStudentsinU.S.Graduate
Schools,2003to2004through2013to2014

7%
1%
-3%

-3%

2003to
2004

2004to
2005

2005to
2006

2%
3%

2006to 2007to 2008to

2008
2009
2007

1%

2%

7%

8%

4%

2009to 2010to 2011to 2012to 2013to

2013
2012
2014
2011
2010

Sources:CGSInternationalGraduateAdmissionsSurvey,PhaseIII,2004to2014

TotalGraduateEnrollmentbyCountry/RegionofOrigin

ThePhaseIIIsurveyresultsrevealthattotalgraduateenrollmentofstudentsfromIndia
increased26%in2014(seeTable7).Thisistheseconddoubledigitincreaseintotalgraduate
enrollmentamongstudentsfromIndia.TotalgraduateenrollmentofstudentsfromChina
increased3%in2014,followingan11%increasein2013,a16%increasein2012,anda15%
increasein2012.Totalgraduateenrollmentincreased32%amongstudentsfromBrazil.
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Thereweredecreasesintotalgraduateenrollmentamongstudentsfromallothercountries
capturedbythesurvey.TotalenrollmentamonggraduatestudentsfromTaiwanandSouth
Koreadecreased7%and6%respectively.Thismarkstheseventhconsecutiveyearinwhich
totalgraduateenrollmentamongstudentsfromSouthKoreahasdeclined.Totalenrollment
alsodeclined1%eachamongstudentsfromCanadaandMexico.

Table7.ChangeinInternationalTotalGraduateEnrollment,2010to2011through2013to2014

Total
Graduate
Enrollment,
2010to2011

Total
Graduate
Enrollment,
2011to2012

Total
Graduate
Enrollment,
2012to2013

Total
Graduate
Enrollment,
2013to2014

InternationalTotal

2%

4%

7%

8%

CountryofOrigin
China
India
SouthKorea
Taiwan
Canada
Mexico
Brazil

15%
6%
5%

16%
3%
3%
4%
3%
11%
4%

11%
14%
6%
7%
1%
6%
9%

3%
26%
6%
7%
1%
1%
32%

RegionofOrigin
Africa
Europe
MiddleEast

11%

3%
1%
21%

0%
1%
15%

3%
1%
11%

1%
6%
1%
2%
0%
2%
0%
3%

2%
9%
5%
6%
1%
4%
5%
6%

5%
9%
2%
10%
1%
11%
3%
2%

4%
1%
3%
11%
1%
15%
1%
1%

FieldofStudy
Arts&Humanities
Business
Education
Engineering
LifeSciences
Physical&EarthSciences*
SocialSciences&Psychology
OtherFields

*Physicalandearthsciencesincludesmathematicsandcomputersciences.
Note:Notallrespondinginstitutionsprovideddatabycountry/regionoforiginand/orfieldofstudy.
Sources:CGSInternationalGraduateAdmissionsSurvey,PhaseIII,2010to2014

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Byregion,totalgraduateenrollmentofstudentsfromtheMiddleEastincreased11%in2014,
markingthesixthconsecutiveyearofdoubledigitincreasesintotalenrollmentamongstudents
fromthatregion.WhiletotalgraduateenrollmentofstudentsfromAfricaincreased3%in2014,
totalgraduateenrollmentdecreased1%amongstudentsfromEurope.

TotalGraduateEnrollmentbyFieldofStudy

In2014,internationaltotalgraduateenrollmentincreasedinallbroadfieldsexceptfor
business,whichdecreased1%(seeTable7).Thelargestincreasesininternationaltotal
graduateenrollmentoccurredinphysicalandearthsciences(15%,from44,806to51,569)and
engineering(11%,from66,508to73,658).Smallerincreaseswereinarts&humanities(4%),
education(3%),andlifesciences,socialsciencesandpsychology,andotherfields(1%each).

TotalGraduateEnrollmentbyInstitutionalControlandCarnegieClassification

Internationaltotalgraduateenrollmentincreasedatbothpublicandprivate,notforprofit
institutionsin2014(seeTable8).Atpublicinstitutions,internationaltotalgraduateenrollment
increased8%in2014followinga7%risein2013.Atprivate,notforprofitinstitutions,
internationaltotalgraduateenrollmentrose7%in2014,thesameincreaseasin2013.

ByCarnegieclassification,internationaltotalgraduateenrollmentincreased6%atdoctoral
institutionsin2014,and37%atmastersfocusedinstitutions(seeTable8).The6%gainat
doctoralinstitutionsin2014matchesthe6%gainin2013,whilethe37%increaseatmasters
focusedinstitutionsin2014followsa14%increasein2013.ByCarnegieclassificationand
institutionalcontrol,internationaltotalgraduateenrollmentincreased7%atpublicdoctoral
institutionsand5%atprivate,notforprofitdoctoralinstitutions.Atmastersfocused
institutions,internationaltotalgraduateenrollmentincreased44%atpublicinstitutions,and
increased26%atprivate,notforprofitinstitutions.Dataformastersfocusedinstitutions
shouldbeinterpretedcautiously,however,giventhesmallnumberoftheseinstitutions
respondingtothesurveyandtothesmallnumberofinternationalgraduatestudentsatthese
institutions.

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Table8.ChangeinInternationalTotalGraduateEnrollmentbyInstitutionalControland
CarnegieClassification,2012to2013and2013to2014

2012to2013

No.of
Respon
dents

2013to2014

%Change
inTotal
Enrollment

No.of
Respon
dents

%Change
inTotal
Enrollment

Total(AllInstitutions)*
Public
Private,notforprofit

275
196
77

7%
7%
7%

291
207
83

8%
8%
7%

DoctoralInstitutions*
Public
Private,notforprofit

187
136
49

6%
6%
7%

193
140
52

6%
7%
5%

Master'sFocusedInstitutions
Public
Private,notforprofit

63
46
17

14%
18%
4%

73
54
19

37%
44%
26%

*Forboth2012to2013and2013to2014,asmallnumberofprivate,forprofitinstitutions areincludedinthe
totalsbutarenotbrokenoutseparatelybyinstitutionalcontrol.
Note:Institutionsclassifiedasspecializedorbaccalaureateinstitutionsareincludedinthetotalforall
institutionsbutarenotbrokenoutseparately.
Sources:CGSInternationalGraduateAdmissionsSurvey,PhaseIII,2013and2014

TotalGraduateEnrollmentbyGeographicRegion

InternationaltotalgraduateenrollmentincreasedinallfourmajorregionsoftheUnitedStates
in2014.Internationaltotalgraduateenrollmentincreased10%intheMidwest,9%intheWest,
7%intheNortheast,and6%theSouth.Ofthe291institutionsthatprovidedinternationaltotal
graduateenrollmentdataforboth2013and2014inthisyearsPhaseIIIsurvey,108institutions
arelocatedintheSouth,71intheMidwest,61intheNortheast,and51intheWest.

TotalGraduateEnrollmentbyNumberofGraduateDegreesAwardedtoInternationalStudents

Institutionsawardinglargernumbersofgraduatedegreestointernationalstudentshadsmaller
increasesininternationaltotalgraduateenrollmentin2014thaninstitutionsawardingsmaller
numbersofgraduatedegreestointernationalstudents(seeTable9).Internationaltotal
graduateenrollmentincreased13%onaverageattherespondinginstitutionsthatareamong
institutionsoutsidethelargest100,comparedwitha6%increaseatthe100largestinstitutions
intermsofgraduatedegreesawarded.AmongthisyearsPhaseIIIsurveyrespondents,the
institutionsthatareamongthe100largestaccountedfor71%ofallinternationalgraduate
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enrollmentin2014,withtheremaining29%ofinternationalgraduateenrollmentatthe
institutionsoutsidethelargest100.

Table9.ChangeinInternationalTotalGraduateEnrollmentbyNumberofGraduateDegreesAwarded
toInternationalStudents,2013to2014

10
25
50
100
Largest
Largest
Largest
Largest
Institutions Institutions Institutions Institutions

InternationalTotal

All
Other
Institutions

4%

6%

5%

6%

13%

CountryofOrigin
China
India
SouthKorea
Taiwan
Canada
Mexico
Brazil

3%
14%
9%
10%
4%
1%
35%

5%
17%
8%
7%
2%
3%
35%

4%
18%
6%
7%
1%
2%
29%

4%
19%
6%
7%
1%
1%
33%

1%
43%
6%
11%
0%
4%
30%

RegionofOrigin
Africa
Europe
MiddleEast

8%
4%
5%

0%
3%
6%

3%
2%
8%

2%
2%
8%

5%
2%
15%

2%
12%
6%
4%
2%
14%
0%
2%

5%
4%
8%
8%
1%
14%
1%
4%

5%
3%
4%
8%
0%
11%
1%
1%

4%
2%
4%
9%
1%
10%
0%
0%

6%
2%
3%
17%
3%
28%
3%
4%

FieldofStudy
Arts&Humanities
Business
Education
Engineering
LifeSciences
Physical&EarthSciences*
SocialSciences&Psychology
OtherFields

*Physicalandearthsciencesincludesmathematicsandcomputersciences.
Note:Notallrespondinginstitutionsprovideddatabycountry/regionoforiginand/orfieldofstudy.
Source:CGSInternationalGraduateAdmissionsSurvey,PhaseIII,2014

ForstudentsfromIndia,totalgraduateenrollmentincreased19%onaverageatthe100largest
institutions,and43%onaverageatinstitutionsoutsidethelargest100.Forstudentsfrom
China,totalgraduateenrollmentincreased4%atthe100largestinstitutionsanddecreased1%
atinstitutionsoutsidethelargest100.ForstudentsfromSouthKorea,therewasa6%decrease
intotalenrollmentamongthe100largestinstitutionsaswellasinstitutionsoutsidethelargest
100.Educationwastheonlyfieldofstudythatdidnotreflecttheoveralltrend.Specifically,the

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increaseintotalenrollmentamonginternationalgraduatestudentsineducationdecreased2%
atthe100largestinstitutionsandincreased2%attheinstitutionsoutsidethelargest100.

V.SummaryandConclusions

Summary

Theresultsofthe2014CGSInternationalGraduateAdmissionsSurvey,PhaseIII:FinalOffersof
AdmissionandEnrollmentrevealedthat198,399offersofadmissionweremadetoprospective
internationalgraduatestudentsin2014.OffersofadmissiontoU.S.graduateschoolsincreased
7%between2013and2014.OffersofadmissiontoprospectivegraduatestudentsfromIndia
increased24%,whileoffersofadmissiontoprospectivegraduatestudentsfromChinadeclined
2%.Thisisthesecondconsecutiveyearinwhichoffersofadmissionforprospectivegraduate
studentsfromChinadidnotrealizeadoubledigitincrease.Offersofadmissiontoprospective
studentsfromBrazilandtheMiddleEastcontinuetoincrease.

Surveyrespondentsreportedatotalof76,821internationalfirsttimeenrolleesin2014.The
PhaseIIIsurveyresultsshowthatfirsttimeenrollmentofinternationalstudentsinU.S.
graduateschoolsincreased8%between2013and2014.Firsttimeenrollmentamongstudents
fromChinadecreased1%,markingthesecondconsecutiveyearwithoutdoubledigitincreases
infirsttimegraduateenrollmentamongstudentsfromthatcountry.Incontrast,firsttime
enrollmentamongstudentsfromIndiaincreased27%in2014,thesecondconsecutiveyearof
doubledigitincreasesinfirsttimeenrollmentofstudentsfromthatcountry.Although
comparativelysmallinnumbers,itisnotablethatfirsttimeenrollmentamongstudentsfrom
Brazilrose91%.

Byfieldofstudy,thelargestgainswereinphysicalandearthsciences(20%)andengineering
(11%).Firsttimeenrollmentinbusiness,afieldwhichhastraditionallybeenpopularamong
internationalstudents,increased2%overallin2014,whichislowcomparedtoprioryears.
Firsttimeenrollmentinarts&humanitiesincreased3%in2014,representingthesecond
consecutiveyearinwhichthiswasthecase.Moreover,firsttimeenrollmentdeclined6%at
institutionsthatawardthelargestnumberofgraduatedegrees.Growthinfirsttimeenrollment
inbusinesswasfairlyevenlydistributedamonginstitutionsthatrankedbetweenthe10and
100largestgraduatedegreegrantinginstitutions.

Finally,respondentstothe2014CGSInternationalGraduateAdmissionsSurvey,PhaseIII:Final
OffersofAdmissionandEnrollmentreportedthat236,747internationalgraduatestudentswere
enrolledingraduateprogramsin2014.Totalgraduateenrollmentofinternationalstudentsin
U.S.graduateschoolsincreased8%in2014followingincreasesof7%in2013and4%in2012.
WhereastotalgraduateenrollmentofstudentsfromChinarose3%in2014,thisincreasewas
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considerablysmallerthanthedoubledigitincreasesseeninpreviousyears.Totalgraduate
enrollmentofstudentsfromIndiaincreased26%,thesecondconsecutiveyearofdoubledigit
increasesintotalenrollmentamongstudentsfromthatcountry.Totalgraduateenrollmentof
studentsfromTaiwanandSouthKoreadeclined7%and6%respectively.Byfieldofstudy,the
largestincreaseininternationaltotalgraduateenrollmentoccurredinphysicalandearth
sciences(15%)andengineering(11%).Therewasa1%decreaseintotalenrollmentinbusiness.

Conclusions

The2014CGSInternationalGraduateAdmissionsSurvey,PhaseIII:FinalOffersofAdmission
andEnrollmentshowscontinuedgrowthinoffersofadmission,firsttimeenrollment,andtotal
enrollmentamonginternationalgraduatestudentsatU.S.institutions,anindicatorthatU.S.
institutionsremainadestinationofchoiceformanyoftheworldsstudents.

Growthinfirsttimeenrollmentisparticularlyrobustinphysical&earthsciencesaswellas
engineering,twotraditionallypopularfieldsofstudyamonginternationalstudents.However,
firsttimeenrollmentinthefieldofbusiness,anothertraditionallypopularfieldofstudyamong
internationalstudents,iswaning.The2%increaseinfirsttimeenrollmentamonginternational
studentsinthefieldofbusinessin2014wasthelowestseensince2010,andthe1%decrease
intotalenrollmentinbusinesswasthefirstdecreaseinthisfieldofstudyintenyears.

TherecentsurgeinfirsttimeenrollmentamongstudentsfromIndiaisundoubtedlyoffsetting
declinesinfirsttimeenrollmentamongstudentsfromChina,aswellasthepersistentdeclines
fromSouthKoreaandTaiwan.DuetothefactthatgraduatestudentsfromChinaoutnumber
graduatestudentsfromanyothernation,includingIndia,continuingstagnationanddeclinesin
enrollmentamongstudentsfromthatcountrywillnecessitateincreasesfrommanyother
countriesinordertomaintaincurrentratesofgrowth.BrazilandthegreaterMiddleEastare
twoexamplesofareasthathaveshownsteadyincreasesinfirsttimeenrollmentoverthepast
threeyears.

Finally,increasesinfirsttimeenrollmentappearstobeconcentratedateitherinstitutionsthat
areamongthetop10institutionsawardinggraduatedegreestointernationalstudents,or
institutionsoutsidethelargest100.Thegreatestratesofgrowthinfirsttimeenrollmentamong
studentsfromBrazil,China,andCanada,forexampleareatthetop10institutions,whilethe
greatestratesofgrowthinfirsttimeenrollmentamongstudentsfromIndia,SouthKorea,and
Mexicoareamonginstitutionsoutsidethetop100.Thisreflectsadifferentpatterninfirsttime
enrollmentbythisparticularinstitutionalcharacteristic.

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AppendixA.
2014CGSInternationalGraduateAdmissionsSurvey,PhaseIII:
FinalOffersofAdmissionandEnrollment

Institution ID:
Institution Name:

Name of Individual Completing the Survey:

Phone Number:

E-mail: _______________________

Note: Question 1 applies only to U.S. citizens and permanent residents.

1. Please provide the number of U.S. citizens and permanent residents enrolled for the first time at
your institution in graduate certificate, education specialist, masters, or doctoral programs for the fall
term in 2013 and the fall term in 2014 as of October 1st or the same date each year.
U.S. Citizen and Permanent Resident
First-time Graduate Enrollment:

Fall 2013

Fall 2014

2. Please provide the final number of offers of admission granted by your institution to prospective
international graduate students for fall 2013 and fall 2014. In addition, please provide first-time and
total enrollment figures for international graduate students at your institution as of October 1st or the
same date each year. See the Survey Instructions and Definitions for detailed instructions, definitions,
and taxonomy.
Total Non-U.S. Citizens

Fall 2013

Fall 2014

Fall 2013

Fall 2014

Offers of Admission
Total Non-U.S. Citizens (from all
countries/regions outside the U.S.)

First-Time Enrollment
Total Enrollment

Select Countries of Origin

Offers of Admission
China

First-Time Enrollment
Total Enrollment
Offers of Admission

India

First-Time Enrollment
Total Enrollment

(Continued on the next page)

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Select Countries of Origin (continued)

Fall 2013

Fall 2014

Fall 2013

Fall 2014

Fall 2013

Fall 2014

Offers of Admission
South Korea

First-Time Enrollment
Total Enrollment
Offers of Admission

Taiwan

First-Time Enrollment
Total Enrollment
Offers of Admission

Canada

First-Time Enrollment
Total Enrollment
Offers of Admission

Mexico

First-Time Enrollment
Total Enrollment
Offers of Admission

Brazil

First-Time Enrollment
Total Enrollment

Select Regions of Origin

(see region definitions on page 5)
Offers of Admission
Africa

First-Time Enrollment
Total Enrollment
Offers of Admission

Europe

First-Time Enrollment
Total Enrollment
Offers of Admission

Middle East

First-Time Enrollment
Total Enrollment

Total Non-U.S. Citizens by Field of Study

(see taxonomy on page 7)
Offers of Admission
Arts and Humanities

First-Time Enrollment
Total Enrollment
Offers of Admission

Business

First-Time Enrollment
Total Enrollment
Offers of Admission

Education

First-Time Enrollment
Total Enrollment

(Continued on the next page)

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Total Non-U.S. Citizens by Field of Study (continued)

Fall 2013

Fall 2014

Offers of Admission
Engineering

First-Time Enrollment
Total Enrollment
Offers of Admission

Life Sciences

First-Time Enrollment
Total Enrollment
Offers of Admission

Physical and Earth Sciences

(incl. Math & Computer Science)

First-Time Enrollment
Total Enrollment
Offers of Admission

Social Sciences and Psychology

First-Time Enrollment
Total Enrollment
Offers of Admission

Other Fields

First-Time Enrollment
Total Enrollment

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AppendixB
CGSInternationalGraduateAdmissionsSurveyTaxonomy

ARTS&HUMANITIES
ArtsHistory,Theory&Criticism
ArtsPerformance&Studio
EnglishLanguage&Literature
ForeignLanguages&Literatures
History
Philosophy
Arts&Humanities,Other

BUSINESS
Accounting
BankingandFinance
BusinessAdministration&Management
Business,Other

EDUCATION
EducationAdministration
CurriculumandInstruction
EarlyChildhoodEducation
ElementaryEducation
EducationalAssessment,Evaluationand
Research
HigherEducation
SecondaryEducation
SpecialEducation
StudentCounseling&PersonnelServices
Education,Other

ENGINEERING
ChemicalEngineering
CivilEngineering
Computer,Electrical&ElectronicsEngineering
IndustrialEngineering
MaterialsEngineering
MechanicalEngineering
Engineering,Other

LIFESCIENCES
Agriculture,NaturalResources&Conservation
Biological&BiomedicalSciences
Health&MedicalSciences

Physical&EarthSciences
Chemistry
Computer&InformationSciences
Earth,Atmospheric&MarineSciences
MathematicalSciences
Physics&Astronomy
PhysicalSciences,Other

SocialSciences&Psychology
Anthropology
Archaeology
Economics
PoliticalScience
Psychology
Sociology
SocialSciences,Other
OTHERFIELDS
Architecture&EnvironmentalDesign
Communications&Journalism
Family&ConsumerSciences
Library&ArchivalStudies
PublicAdministration
Religion&Theology
SocialWork
OtherFields

LIFESCIENCES
Agriculture,NaturalResources&Conservation
Biological&BiomedicalSciences

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AppendixC.FinalNumberofApplicationsandOffersofAdmission,FirsttimeEnrollmentandTotal
EnrollmentbyFieldofStudy,Fall2014

Final
Numberof

Offersof
Admission,
Fall2014

Final
Numberof
Applications,
Fall2014

747,577

36,156
108,067
14,943
246,771
66,281
160,678
64,294
38,337

Firsttime

Graduate
Enrollment
Fall2014

Total
Graduate
Enrollment,
Fall2014

InternationalTotal

198,399
76,821
236,747

FieldofStudy

Arts&Humanities

7,792

3,676

13,365
Business

31,536

13,079

30,150
Education

5,319

2,261

8,205
Engineering

70,268

24,031

73,715
LifeSciences

12,652

6,292

25,939
Physical&EarthSciences

43,362

16,235

51,721
SocialSciences&Psychology

12,228

4,691

15,917
OtherFields

13,509

5,334

13,478

Note:Notallrespondinginstitutionsprovideddatabyfieldofstudy.Thisdatarepresentonlythosedata
reportedbyinstitutionsrespondingtothesurvey.

Source:CGSInternationalGraduateAdmissionsSurvey,PhaseII&III,2014

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AppendixD.FinalNumberofApplications,OffersofAdmission,FirsttimeEnrollment,and
TotalEnrollmentbyCountry/RegionofOrigin,Fall2014

Final
Numberof
Offersof
Admission,
Fall2014

Final
Numberof
Applications,
Fall2014

InternationalTotal
CountryofOrigin
China
India
SouthKorea
Taiwan
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
RegionofOrigin
Africa
Europe
MiddleEast

747,577

198,399

292,649
203,583
30,139
19,591
11,006
4,190
5,939

74,241
61,192
5,498
3,755
3,029
1,400
2,069

19,973
38,697
52,094

Firsttime
Graduate
Enrollment
Fall2014
76,821

26,563
21,916
2,536
1,629
1,492
817
1,141

5,118
10,237
11,340

Total
Graduate
Enrollment,
Fall2014
236,747

79,118
54,245
11,080
6,018
5,161
2,839
2,583

2,124
5,281
4,425

7,438
18,164
16,851

Note:Notallrespondinginstitutionsprovideddatabycountry/regionoforigin.Thesedatarepresentonlythosedata
reportedbytheinstitutionsrespondingtothesurvey.
Sources:CGSInternationalGraduateAdmissionsSurvey,PhaseII&III,2014

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