International first-time graduate enrollment remained flat in three broad fields in 2009—in business and engineering, two of the three largest broad fields for international students, and also in life sciences.
You can download the report here. I found my way to this report from BusinessWeek’s Getting In blog. Just skimming through the report the following table caught my eye.
Last year international enrollment in business programs was flat. This could be in large part due to the credit crisis that made Citibank shut down its loan program for international students leaving many without a way to finance their education. The recession, visa reductions and TARP restrictions on hiring foreign students certainly also had an impact. The economy hasn’t exactly recovered and these fears may continue to haunt international students.
It will be really interesting to see how things shape up this year. I am going to bet my money that we will see a further decline in international enrollment and an uptick in veteran enrollment due to the yellow ribbon program.
I hope this will leave more spots for US applicants, but only time will tell.
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