Megha Roy and Zhengrong Lu, Research Associates, WES In the coming decade, institutions of higher education across the U.S. will face two realities now reshaping the enrollment landscape. On the one hand, global demand for international higher education is projected to nearly triple to 8…
Jessica Magaziner, Credential Analyst, WES The Syrian conflict has been covered extensively in the news since its violent inception in the spring of 2011. This conflict has resulted in extreme loss of life, societal destruction and the displacement of millions of Syrian people. While the…
WES Staff More than 102,000 Indian students were enrolled at a U.S. institution of higher education in 2014. Of these, 60 percent were enrolled at the graduate level. This is a staggering number considering many Indian students face significant hurdles related to the equivalency of…
By Zhengrong Lu, Research & Advisory Services, and Paul Schulmann, Research & Advisory Services, WES DOWNLOAD THE FULL REPORT During the 2013/14 academic year, there were 181,371 international students pursuing master’s degrees in the U.S. This represents an increase of over 9% from the previous…
By Yuanyuan Fang, Megha Roy, Alejandro Ortiz, Research & Advisory Services, WES The number of international students from just a few countries on major U.S. campuses has increased to such a level that headlines such as “The University of China at Illinois” have been appearing…