INTERNATIONALGRADUATEAPPLICATIONSANDENROLLMENT:

FALL2021

EnyuZhou

September2022

OUNCILOFGRADUATESCHOOLS

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Contents

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KEYTAKEAWAYS 4

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DATATABLES 8

AnnualChangesBetweenFall2015andFall2021AdmissionCycles 8

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TableA.1AnnualChangesinFinalInternationalGraduateApplicationsbyRegion/Countryof

Origin,Fall2015toFall2021AdmissionCycles 8

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TableA.2AnnualChangesinFirst-timeInternationalGraduateEnrollmentbyRegion/Countryof

Origin,Fall2015toFall2021AdmissionCycles 9

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TableA.3AnnualChangesinFinalInternationalGraduateApplicationsbyFieldofStudy,Fall2015

toFall2021AdmissionCycles 10

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TableA.4AnnualChangesinFirst-timeInternationalGraduateEnrollmentbyFieldofStudy,Fall

2015toFall2021AdmissionCycles 11

Fall2021InternationalGraduateAdmissionsDatabyRegion/CountryofOrigin 12

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TableB.1FinalInternationalGraduateApplicationsbyRegion/CountryofOrigin,Fall2021

AdmissionCycle 12

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TableB.2OffersofAdmissiontoInternationalGraduateApplicantsbyRegion/CountryofOrigin,

Fall2021AdmissionCycle 12

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TableB.3First-timeInternationalGraduateEnrollmentbyRegion/CountryofOrigin,Fall2021

AdmissionCycle 14

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TableB.4DeferredAdmissionsandFirst-timeInternationalGraduateEnrollmentasPercentage

SharesofOffersofAdmissionbyRegion/CountryofOrigin,Fall2021AdmissionCycle 15

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TableB.5TotalInternationalGraduateEnrollmentbyRegion/CountryofOrigin,Fall2021

AdmissionCycle 16

Fall2021InternationalGraduateAdmissionsDatabyFieldofStudy 17

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TableC.1FinalInternationalGraduateApplicationsbyFieldofStudy,Fall2021AdmissionCycle

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TableC.2OffersofAdmissiontoInternationalGraduateApplicantsbyFieldofStudy,Fall2021

AdmissionCycle 18

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TableC.3First-timeInternationalGraduateEnrollmentbyFieldofStudy,Fall2021Admission

Cycle 19

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TableC.4DeferredAdmissionsandFirst-timeInternationalGraduateEnrollmentasPercentage

SharesofOffersofAdmissionbyFieldofStudy,Fall2021AdmissionCycle 20

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TableC.5TotalInternationalGraduateEnrollmentbyFieldofStudy,Fall2021AdmissionCycle.21

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NOTESANDDEFINITIONS 22

AbouttheCGSInternationalGraduateAdmissionsSurve^y 22

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DataCollection 22

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DataAnalysisMethods 22

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TableD.lCharacteristicsofInstitutionswithValidResponsesforFall2021First-timeEnrollment23

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TableD.2CharacteristicsofInstitutionswithValidResponsesforFall2020andFall2021First-time

Enrollment 23

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CountriesandRegionsofOrigin 24

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Taxonomy 25

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EndNote 26

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AuthorContributionsandAcknowledgments 26

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The2022CGSCommitteeonResearchandInformationServices 26

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ContactandSuggestedCitation 26

KEYTAKEAWAYS

MorethantwoyearshaspassedsincetheCOVID-19pandemicbegan,andwiththeeasingofhealth,safety,andvisapolicies,theflowofinternationalgraduatestudentstotheUnitedStatesappearstobeontherebound.DatafromtheCouncilofGraduateSchools'InternationalGraduateAdmissionsSurveyindicatethat,betweenFall2020andFall2021,thenumberofapplicationsfrominternationalstudentstoU.S.graduateschoolscontinuedtogrow,andfirst-timegraduateenrollmentamonginternationalstudentsincreasedsubstantially.

Internationalgraduateapplicationsandenrollmentremainsrobust.U.S.graduateprogramsparticipatingintheCGSInternationalGraduateAdmissionsSurveyreceivedatotalof852,006applicationsfromprospectiveinternationalstudents,extended286,619offersofadmissiontointernationalgraduateapplicants,andenrolled101,371first-timeinternationalgraduatestudentsintheFallof2021.Institutionsrespondingtothesurveyenrolledatotalof268,527internationalgraduatestudentsinthefallof2021(TablesB.1,B.2,B.3,&B.5).

Internationalgraduateapplicationsincreasedforthethirdyearinarow.BetweenFall2020andFall2021,thetotalnumberofinternationalgraduateapplicationsreceivedbyU.S.degree-grantinginstitutionsparticipatingintheCGSInternationalGraduateAdmissionsSurveyincreasedby12%(TableA.1).Thisincreaseisparticularlylargecomparedwithpreviousadmissioncyclesandrepresentsthethirdyearinwhichthenumberofapplicationshasincreased.Thislevelofgrowthisoccurringregardlessofdegreeobjective.Thenumberofapplicationsformaster's&certificateprogramsforFall2021exceededthatforFall2018,thepriorrecordhigh,anddoctoralapplicationshavealsoincreased(Figure1).

Figure1.TotalInternationalGraduateApplicationsandFirst-TimeEnrollmentbyDegreeType,2018-2021

384,124

367,691

361,398

219,165

210,752

203,322

431,094

231,033

43,123

14,298

44,701

24,480

53,761

- —14,891

2018

2019

2020

2021

? FinalApplicationsMaster's&Certificate ? FinalApplicationsDoctoral

9 First-timeEnrollmentMaster's&Certificate 9 First-timeEnrollmentDoctoral

DataSource:CouncilofGraduateSchools,InternationalGraduateApplicationsandEnrollment,2018-2021.Note:Notallrespondinginstitutionsprovidedvaliddataforallsectionsofthesurvey(i.e.,finalapplications,offersofadmission,first-timeenrollment,andtotalenrollment).Thenumberofinstitutionsincludedintheanalysisformaster'sandcertificateapplicationswas212and,fordoctoralapplications,was165.Thenumberofinstitutionsincludedintheanalysisformaster'sfirst-timeenrollmentwas195and,fordoctoralfirst-timeenrollment,was140.

First-timeinternationalgraduateenrollmentisontherebound.BetweenFall2020andFall2021,thenumberofstudentsenrolledforthefirst-timeinU.S.-basedgraduateprogramsincreasedby92%.Thisstandsincontrasttothe39%declineinfirst-timeinternationalgraduateenrollmentbetweenFall2019andFall2020(TableA.2).First-timeenrollmentsincreasedregardlessofcountry,regionoforigin,fieldofstudy,ordegreeobjective.Theincreasewasdrivenlargelybyasignificantincreaseinmaster'sandcertificatefirst-timeenrollment,andarobustincreaseindoctoralfirst-timeenrollment.Afterasignificantdeclineduringthepandemic,first-timeinternationalgraduateenrollmentinFall2021isonthereboundbacktoFall2018levels.

First-timeenrollmentisonthereboundregardlessoffieldofstudy.First-timeenrollmentinthefieldsofMathematics&ComputerSciencesandEngineering,bothofwhichtraditionallyenrolllargenumbersofinternationalstudents,increasedsubstantiallybetweenFall2020andFall2021,at189%and129%respectively(TablesA.4).Thesmallestincreaseinfirst-timeenrollmentamonginternationalgraduatestudentswasinSocial&BehavioralSciences(28%).Despitethelevelsofgrowth,patternsinfirst-timeenrollmentremainconsistentbydegreeobjective.Forexample,thefieldsofBusiness(95%),Mathematics&ComputerSciences(90%),andPublicAdministration&Services(81%)hadhighconcentrationsoffirst-timeinternationalstudentsinmaster'sandcertificateprogramsinFall2021.Incontrast,thefieldsofPhysical&EarthSciences(72%)andBiological&AgriculturalSciences(49%)hadhighconcentrationsoffirst-timeinternationaldoctoralstudents(TableC.3).

Indiasurgesinapplicationsandfirst-timeenrollment.ChinaandIndiacontinuetosendthelargestnumbersofinternationalgraduatestudentstotheUnitedStates.InFall2021,however,therateofincreaseofapplicationsfromIndiasurpassedtherateofincreaseofapplicationsfromChinaforthefirst

time.ThiswasbecausegraduateapplicationsfromChinesenationalsdecreasedby16%betweenFall2020andFall2021,whileapplicationsfromIndiannationalsincreasedby36%(TableA.l).Similarly,first-timeenrollmentamongChinesenationalsincreased35%betweenFall2020andFall2021,whilefirst-timeenrollmentofIndiannationalsincreasedby430%.Thisstandsincontrasttotheperviousyear,betweenFall2019andFall2020,whenfirst-timeenrollmentofChinesenationalsandIndiannationalsdecreasedby37%and66%respectively(TableA.2).AlargeshareofIndianstudentsareapplyingtomaster'sandcertificateprogramswhicharegrowingmuchmorequicklythandoctoralapplications.WhencomparingthesumofIndianstudentmaster'sfirst-timeenrollmentbetween2020and2021(n=25,263)andthesumofIndianmaster'sfirst-timeenrollmentbetween2018and2019(n=25,746),theaveragefour-yearchangewasnotverylarge.ThedefermentofIndianmaster'sandcertificateadmissionsinFall2020werelikelytohaveenrolledinFall2021drivingthesignificantincreaseofIndianfirst-timeenrollment.InFall2021,thefirst-timegraduateenrollmentfromIndiawasreboundingbacktoFall2018levels,however,thefirst-timegraduateenrollmentfromChinawasstilllowerthanthepre-pandemiclevels(Figure2).

Figure2.GraduateFirst-TimeEnrollmentfromChinaandIndiabyDegreeType,2018-2021

China:Doctoral

China:Master's&Certificate

India:Master's&Certificate

?一India:Doctoral

DataSource:CouncilofGraduateSchools,InternationalGraduateApplicationsandEnrollment,2018-2021.Note:Notallrespondinginstitutionsprovidedvaliddataforallsectionsofthesurvey(i.e.,finalapplications,offersofadmission,first-timeenrollment,andtotalenrollment).ThenumberofinstitutionsincludedintheChinaanalysisformaster'sandcertificatefirst-timeenrollmentwas131and,fordoctoralfirst-timeenrollmentwas99.ThenumberofinstitutionsincludedintheIndiaanalysisformaster'sandcertificatefirst-timeenrollmentwas127,andfordoctoralfirst-timeenrollment,was104.

Fewerinternationalstudentsaredeferringadmissions.Deferredadmissionscontributesignificantlytothelargeincreasesinfirst-timeenrollmentbetweenFall2020andFall2021.Forexample,thefactthat

first-timeenrollmentofIndiannationalsgrewby430%canbeexplained,atleastinpart,bythefactthat21%ofIndianmaster5sandcertificateadmissions,and12%ofIndiandoctoraladmissionsweredeferredinFall2020,theprioryear.IntheFallof2021,deferralsamongIndianmaster5sandcertificateanddoctoraladmissionsfellto5%and4%respectively(TableB.4).

Overall,resultsfortheFall2021admissionscycleindicatethat,of286,619offersofadmissionstoprospectiveinternationalgraduatestudentsinFall2021,5%ofmaster'sandcertificateoffersofadmissionsand6%ofdoctoraloffersofadmissionsweredeferredtofuturesemestersincomparisonto12%and10%inFall2020(TableB.4).

Amongotherregions,Sub-SaharanAfricaandMiddleEast&NorthAfricahadlargesharesofdeferredadmissionsatboththemaster'sandcertificateandthedoctorallevels.Forexample,13%ofmaster'sandcertificateoffersofadmissionstoIraniangraduatestudentsinFall2021weredeferred.Furthermore,atthedoctorallevel,18%ofoffersofadmissionstograduatestudentsinIranweredeferred,followedbySaudiArabia(14%),andSub-SaharanAfrica(9%)(TableB.4).

AbouttheCGSInternationalGraduateAdmissionsSurvey

In2004,theCouncilofGraduateSchools(CGS)launchedanannualempiricalexaminationofinternationalgraduateapplication,admission,andenrollmenttrendsinresponsetomemberinstitutions'interestinchangesintheenrollmentofstudentsfromabroadseekingmaster'sanddoctoraldegreesfromU.S.collegesanduniversities.Broadlyspeaking,thesurveyisdesignedtocaptureinformationaboutapplicationcountsandoffersofadmission,aswellasfirst-timeandtotalgraduateenrollmentofinternationalstudentsforeachfalladmissioncycle.

Forthepurposeofthissurvey,aninternationalstudentisdefinedasapersonwhoisnotacitizen,national,orpermanentresidentoftheUnitedStatesandisinthiscountryonastudentvisa,oronatemporarybasis,anddoesnothavethelegalrighttoremainindefinitely.Undocumentedstudents,individualswithdeferredactionstatus,andrefugeesarenotincludedinthisdefinitionofinternationalstudents.

BetweenSeptemberandNovember2021,thesurveywassentto744U.S.collegesanduniversities,whichwereCGSmembersasofJanuary2021,aswellasotherinstitutionsthatweremembersofConferenceofSouthernGraduateSchools(CSGS),theMidwesternAssociationofGraduateSchools(MAGS),theNortheasternAssociationofGraduateSchools(NAGS),ortheWesternAssociationofGraduateSchools(WAGS).Atotalof361institutions,or48.5%,respondedtothesurvey.

DATATABLES

AnnualChangesBetweenFall2015andFall2021AdmissionCycles

TableA.1AnnualChangesinFinalInternationalGraduateApplicationsbyRegion/CountryofOrigin,Fall2015toFall2021AdmissionCycles

TableA.1AnnualChangesinFinalInternationalGraduateApplicationsbyRegion/CountryofOrigin,Fall2015toFall2021AdmissionCycles

Fall2015to

Fall2016

Fall2016to

Fall2017

Fall2017to

Fall2018

Fall2018to

Fall2019

Fall2019to

Fall2020

Fall2020to

Fall2021

Total

1%

-3%

-4%

3%

3%

12%

Asia

2%

-5%

-3%

3%

5%

5%

China

4%

-1%

0%

3%

6%

-16%

India

-1%

-15%

-12%

0%

5%

36%

Japan

-

-11%

-6%

13%

-1%

-4%

SouthKorea

-5%

-8%

0%

-6%

3%

3%

Taiwan

1%

0%

0%

3%

11%

-2%

Europe

0%

18%

-13%

0%

-12%

28%

LatinAmerica&Caribbean

-3%

-4%

4%

-3%

-5%

23%

Brazil

-11%

9%

1%

-2%

-12%

20%

Mexico

2%

-14%

-4%

4%

12%

25%

MiddleEast&NorthAfrica

-5%

-17%

-14%

-1%

-3%

35%

Iran

-

-18%

-27%

2%

8%

41%

SaudiArabia

-20%

-21%

-6%

-5%

-21%

25%

NorthAmerica(CanadaonM

-12%

-9%

0%

3%

2%

15%

Oceania

-11%

-7%

-3%

3%

14%

4%

Sub-SaharanAfrica

-9%

12%

28%

11%

7%

64%

DataSource:CouncilofGraduateSchools,InternationalGraduateAdmissionsSurvey

Note:Notallrespondinginstitutionsprovidedvaliddataforcountry/regionoforigin,fieldofstudy,ordegreeobjectives.

BetweentheFall2020andFall2021admissioncycles,totalapplicationsfromprospectiveinternationalgraduatestudentsatrespondinginstitutionsincreasedby12%.ApplicationsfromprospectivegraduatestudentsintheSub-SaharanAfrica(64%),MiddleEast&NorthAfricanregion(35%),andEurope(28%)allincreasedsubstantially.Additionally,graduateapplicationsfromIndianstudentsincreased(36%).However,Chinesenationalshaddeclinedingraduateapplicationcounts(-16%)betweentheFall2020andFall2021admissioncycles.GraduateapplicationsfromprospectivestudentsinJapanandTaiwandeclined(-4%and-2%,respectively)duringthesameperiod(TableA.1).

TableA.2AnnualChangesinFirst-timeInternationalGraduateEnrollmentbyRegion/CountryofOrigin,Fall2015toFall2021AdmissionCycles

TableA.2AnnualChangesinFirst-timeInternationalGraduateEnrollmentbyRegion/CountryofOrigin,Fall2015toFall2021AdmissionCycles

Fall2015toFall

Fall2016toFall

Fall2017to

Fall2018

Fall2018to

Fall2019

Fall2019to

Fall2020

Fall2020to

Fall2021

Total

5%

-1%

1%

4%

-39%

92%

Asia

8%

-2%

1%

6%

-47%

115%

China

0%

5%

1%

3%

-37%

35%

India

-7%

-13%

0%

1%

-66%

430%

Japan

-

3%

-17%

8%

-20%

29%

SouthKorea

10%

-12%

-4%

1%

-11%

11%

Taiwan

14%

10%

1%

5%

-35%

84%

Europe

8%

1%

-3%

-3%

-26%

46%

LatinAmerica&Caribbean

5%

-10%

4%

0%

-20%

45%

Brazil

-9%

18%

-2%

-7%

-33%

77%

Mexico

12%

-10%

-5%

10%

-6%

41%

MiddleEast&NorthAfrica

-11%

-5%

-12%

0%

-36%

63%

Iran

-

-16%

-10%

-7%

-56%

158%

SaudiArabia

-13%

-2%

-18%

1%

-36%

62%

NorthAmerica(Canadaonly)

-3%

-7%

3%

6%

-5%

17%

Oceania

7%

-6%

-9%

7%

5%

15%

Sub-SaharanAfrica

3%

27%

19%

22%

-28%

103%

DataSource:CouncilofGraduateSchools,InternationalGraduateAdmissionsSurvey

Note:Notallrespondinginstitutionsprovidedvaliddataforcountry/regionoforigin,fieldofstudy,ordegreeobjectives.

ComparedtoFall2020,first-timeinternationalgraduateenrollmentinFall2021increasedby92%.Patternsoffirst-timegraduateenrollmentacrossfieldsofstudyandcountries/regionsoforigingenerallymirrorthoseoffinalapplicationcounts.Afterrecentdecreasesinfirst-timegraduateenrollmentbetweentheFall2019andFall2020admissioncycles,thenumberofIndianfirst-timegraduatestudentsincreasedsubstantiallythispastyear,reboundingtoFall2019enrollmentlevels.TherewasrobustincreaseinfirsttimegraduateenrollmentforChinesenationals(35%),however,therateofincreasefromChinesenationalswasslowerthantheincreasesfromotherregion/countryoforigin.TheregionsofSub-SaharanAfrica(103%),Europe(46%),andLatinAmerica&Caribbean(45%)sawrobustgrowthinfirst-timegraduateenrollments.Taiwan(84%)alsoreportedsignificantgrowthinfirst-timegraduateenrollment.Anothernotablefindingisthatfirst-timegraduateenrollmentforstudentshailingfromtheMiddleEast&NorthAfricaincreasedby63%,withIranianfirst-timegraduateenrollmentincreasingby158%betweenFall2020andFall2021(TablesA.2).

TableA.3AnnualChangesinFinalInternationalGraduateApplicationsbyFieldofStudy,Fall2015toFall2021AdmissionCycles

TableA.3AnnualChangesinFinalInternationalGraduateApplicationsbyFieldofStudy,Fall2015toFall2021AdmissionCycles

Fall2015to

Fall2016

Fall2016to

Fall2017

Fall2017to

Fall2018

Fall2018to

Fall2019

Fall2019to

Fall2020

Fall2020to

Fall2021

Total

1%

-3%

-4%

3%

3%

12%

Arts&Humanities

2%

-9%

1%

6%

-1%

-1%

Biological&AgriculturalSciences

-5%

-5%

3%

14%

10%

2%

Business

8%

-3%

-8%

-3%

-1%

17%

Education

0%

-11%

4%

2%

-4%

25%

Engineering

-3%

-10%

-16%

-2%

0%

4%

HealthSciences

-17%

-11%

5%

7%

2%

22%

Mathematics&ComputerSciences

5%

-2%

6%

7%

12%

17%

Physical&EarthSciences

6%

-6%

-9%

2%

17%

12%

PublicAdministration&Services

-7%

-15%

-1%

1%

-12%

43%

Social&BehavioralSciences

-3%

-1%

3%

3%

6%

12%

OtherFields

14%

-2%

8%

23%

-16%

19%

DataSource:CouncilofGraduateSchools,InternationalGraduateAdmissionsSurvey

Note:Notallrespondinginstitutionsprovidedvaliddataforcountry/regionoforigin,fieldofstudy,ordegreeobjectives.

PublicAdministrationandServices(43%),Education(25%),HealthSciences(22%),andBusiness(17%)allsawincreasesinthetotalnumberofapplicationsbyinternationalstudents(TableA.3).

TableA.4AnnualChangesinFirst-timeInternationalGraduateEnrollmentbyFieldofStudy,Fall2015toFall2021AdmissionCycles

TableA.4AnnualChangesinFirst-timeInternationalGraduateEnrollmentbyFieldofStudy,Fall2015toFall2021Admission

Cycles

Fall2015toFall2016

Fall2016to

Fall2017

Fall2017to

Fall2018

Fall2018to

Fall2019

Fall2019to

Fall2020

Fall2020to

Fall2021

Total

5%

-1%

1%

4%

-39%

92%

Arts&Humanities

6%

-12%

-7%

0%

-32%

41%

Biological&AgriculturalSciences

2%

-1%

-4%

10%

-35%

80%

Business

7%

-11%

-7%

-2%

-41%

58%

Education

7%

-16%

-31%

9%

-33%

38%

Engineering

-3%

-10%

-17%

1%

-52%

129%

HealthSciences

-14%

3%

-16%

8%

-38%

58%

Mathematics&ComputerSciences

4%

2%

1%

11%

-53%

189%

Physical&EarthSciences

-3%

-1%

-15%

6%

-33%

81%

PublicAdministration&Services

7%

4%

-49%

8%

-51%

71%

Social&BehavioralSciences

9%

0%

-6%

11%

-28%

28%

OtherFields

11%

4%

-2%

9%

-46%

58%

DataSource:CouncilofGraduateSchools,InternationalGraduateAdmissionsSurvey

Note:Notallrespondinginstitutionsprovidedvaliddataforcountry/regionoforigin,fieldofstudy,ordegreeobjectives.

Comparedtothepastfiveadmissioncycles,first-timegraduateenrollmentacrossallfieldsofstudyincreasedsubstantially.Inparticular,thefieldsofMathematics&ComputerSciencesandEngineeringincreasedsubstantiallybetweenFall2020andFall2021(189%and129%respectively)(TableA.4).

Fall2021InternationalGraduateAdmissionsDatabyRegion/CountryofOrigin

TableB.1FinalInternationalGraduateApplicationsbyRegion/CountryofOrigin,Fall2021AdmissionCycle

TableB.1FinalInternationalGraduateApplicationsbyRegion/CountryofOrigin,Fall2021AdmissionCycle

%SharesbyRegion/CountryofOrigin

%SharesbyDegreeObjective

Total

Master's&Certificate

Doctorates

Master's&Certificate

Doctorates

Total

852,006

561,935

290,071

66%

34%

Asia

77%

82%

65%

71%

29%

China

33%

34%

30%

69%

31%

India

31%

40%

14%

85%

15%

Japan

0%

0%

1%

63%

37%

SouthKorea

3%

2%

7%

32%

68%

Taiwan

2%

2%

3%

61%

39%

Europe

5%

4%

9%

44%

56%

LatinAmerica&Caribbean

3%

3%

5%

51%

49%

Brazil

1%

1%

1%

47%

53%

Mexico

1%

1%

1%

52%

48%

MiddleEast&NorthAfrica

6%

3%

11%

37%

63%

Iran

3%

1%

6%

23%

77%

SaudiArabia

1%

1%

2%

55%

45%

NorthAmerica(Canadaonly)

2%

1%

2%

56%

44%

Oceania

0%

0%

1%

49%

51%

Sub-SaharanAfrica

7%

6%

7%

63%

37%

DataSource:CouncilofGraduateSchools,InternationalGraduateAdmissionsSurvey2021

Note:Notallrespondinginstitutionsprovidedvaliddataforcountry/regionoforigin,fieldofstudy,ordegreeobjectives.

ProspectiveChineseandIndianstudentsaccountedfor64%ofthe852,006internationalgraduateapplicationsreceivedbyinstitutionsrespondingtothe2021CGSInternationalGraduateAdmissionsSurvey,withgraduateapplicationssubmittedbyIndiannationalsaccountingfor31%ofallinternationalapplications.ProspectiveIndiangraduatestudentssentwelloverone-thirdofthetotalinternationalmaster'sandcertificateapplications(40%)duringtheFall2021admissioncycle,toppingChina(34%)bysixpercentagepoints.Indiannationalsincreasedtheirshareofmaster'sandcertificateapplicationsbysixpercentagepointslastyear,whiletheshareofChinesenationals'master'sandcertificateapplicationsdeclinedbyninepercentagepointsfromtheprioryear.

Forthoseapplicantswhosedegreelevelswerereported,overall,abouttwothirds(66%)submittedapplicationsformaster'sandcertificateprograms,and34%submittedapplicationsfordoctoraldegreeprograms.ThemajorityofgraduateapplicationsfromIndiannationals(85%)continuetobeformaster'sandcertificateprograms.Incontrast,alargemajorityofapplicationsfromIran(77%)andtheRepublicofKorea(SouthKorea,68%)werefordoctoralprograms.Similarly,63%ofapplicationsfromMiddleEastandNorthAfricawerealsofordoctoralprograms(TableB.1).

TableB.2OffersofAdmissiontoInternationalGraduateApplicantsbyRegion/CountryofOrigin,Fall2021AdmissionCycle

TableB.2OffersofAdmissiontoInternationalGraduateApplicantsbyRegion/CountryofOrigin,Fall2021AdmissionCycle

%SharesbyRegion/CountryofOrigin

%SharesbyDegreeObjective

Total

Master's&Certificate

Doctorates

Master's&Certificate

Doctorates

Total

286,619

241,885

44,734

84%

16%

Asia

79%

82%

63%

88%

12%

China

27%

28%

26%

85%

15%

India

40%

45%

11%

95%

5%

Japan

0%

0%

1%

82%

18%

SouthKorea

2%

1%

5%

59%

41%

Taiwan

2%

2%

2%

83%

17%

Europe

4%

4%

8%

71%

29%

LatinAmerica&Caribbean

4%

3%

7%

72%

28%

Brazil

1%

1%

2%

65%

35%

Mexico

1%

1%

1%

75%

25%

MiddleEast&NorthAfrica

5%

3%

13%

57%

43%

Iran

2%

1%

7%

42%

58%

SaudiArabia

1%

1%

2%

68%

32%

NorthAmerica(Canadaonly)

1%

1%

2%

79%

21%

Oceania

0%

0%

1%

72%

28%

Sub-SaharanAfrica

6%

6%

8%

81%

19%

DataSource:CouncilofGraduateSchools,InternationalGraduateAdmissionsSurvey2021

Note:Notallrespondinginstitutionsprovidedvaliddataforcountry/regionoforigin,fieldofstudy,ordegreeobjectives.

Morethaneightinten(84%)offersofadmissionmadetoprospectiveinternationalgraduatestudentsduringtheFall2021admissioncyclewereformaster'sandcertificateprograms.Comparedtoapplications,proportionallymoreoffersofadmissionsweremadetomaster'sandcertificateprogramsthantodoctoralprograms(TableB.2).

TableB.3First-timeInternationalGraduateEnrollmentbyRegion/CountryofOrigin,Fall2021AdmissionCycle

TableB.3First-timeInternationalGraduateEnrollmentbyRegion/CountryofOrigin,Fall2021AdmissionCycle

%SharesbyRegion/CountryofOrigin

%SharesbyDegreeObjective

Total

Master's&Certificate

Doctorates

Master's&Certificate

Doctorates

Total

101,371

80,949

20,422

80%

20%

Asia

78%

81%

64%

84%

16%

China

28%

28%

28%

80%

20%

India

37%

43%

13%

93%

7%

Japan

1%

1%

1%

77%

23%

SouthKorea

2%

2%

6%

55%

45%

Taiwan

2%

2%

2%

79%

21%

Europe

6%

5%

9%

70%

30%

LatinAmerica&Caribbean

5%

5%

8%

71%

29%

Brazil

1%

1%

2%

65%

35%

Mexico

1%

1%

1%

75%

25%

MiddleEast&NorthAfrica

4%

3%

9%

53%

47%

Iran

1%

0%

4%

32%

68%

SaudiArabia

1%

1%

2%

61%

39%

NorthAmerica(Canadaonly)

2%

2%

2%

79%

21%

Oceania

0%

0%

0%

76%

24%

Sub-SaharanAfrica

5%

4%

8%

69%

31%

DataSource:CouncilofGraduateSchools,InternationalGraduateAdmissionsSurvey2021

Note:Notallrespondinginstitutionsprovidedvaliddataforcountry/regionoforigin,fieldofstudy,ordegreeobjectives.

Ofthe101,371first-timeinternationalgraduatestudentsenrolledinU.S.institutionsintheFallof2021,approximatelythreequarters(78%)werefromAsia,includingIndiannationals(37%),Chinesenationals(28%),SouthKoreannationals(2%),Taiwanesenationals(2%),andJapanesenationals(1%).ThesharesofIndiannationalsincreasedfromtheFall2020figure(15%).However,thesharesofChinesenationalshadalargedecreasefromlastyear'sfigure(41%).TherepresentationofAsianinternationalstudentsremainssubstantialinmaster'sandcertificateprograms,accountingfor81%ofallfirst-tim