Science -- Decline in New Foreign Grad Students Slows

Decline in New Foreign Grad Students Slows: Science -- Bhattacharjee 306 (5699): 1114a

"The number of international students beginning graduate studies at U.S. universities has declined for the third year in a row. But the 6% drop is the smallest in 3 years, an improvement that some attribute in part to faster handling of visa applications.

Education organizations had braced for the worst after a 28% drop in international graduate applications and an 18% drop in offers of admission. "Enrollments, which represent the final step in that progression, were down 10% in the fall of 2003 following an 8% drop the year before."