According to the survey report released by the American Center for Education Statistics on June 5438+07, more and more American high school graduates choose to continue their studies, and the proportion of high school students entering universities or junior colleges immediately after graduation rose from 40% in June 5438+0974 to 62% in 2006.
The proportion of advanced studies within two years after graduating from high school rose from 63% to 78%.
Situation in China: According to statistics, in 1977, there were 270,000 college entrance examinations and 5.7 million candidates, accounting for 4.8%; The large-scale enrollment expansion of colleges and universities in China started from 1999, according to the statistics of that year.
National colleges and universities enrolled 6,543.8+0.60 million students, an increase of 520,000 students or 48% over 654.38+0.998. By 20 12, there will be 6.85 million students enrolled and 9150,000 candidates, accounting for 75% of the enrolled students.
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This year, for the third consecutive year, the number of undergraduates from China in the United States exceeded the number of graduate students. From 20 16 to 20 17, a total of 14285 1 China undergraduates studied in the United States, an increase of 5.3% over the previous academic year.
There are 128320 graduate students from China in the United States, an increase of 4. 1%. The total number of non-degree students and OPT students in China is 19749 and 59835, respectively, increasing by 13% and 14.6% over the previous year.
The number of selective internship students reflects the value that international students see in gaining work experience after graduation.
According to the overall statistics of international students, from 20 16 to 20 17, the number of international students studying in the United States reached 1078822, a record high, with an increase of 3.4% over the previous academic year.
Compared with the past few years, the growth rate has slowed down, but this is the second consecutive year that the number of international students in the United States has exceeded 6.5438+0 million, and it is also the 654.38+065.438+0 year that the number of international students receiving higher education in the United States has continued to grow.
More than 6,543,800 international students are studying in American universities, which shows that the United States is still a popular choice for international higher education. In addition, the number of international immigrant students studying in American universities exceeds that of any other country in the world.
Although the total number of international students studying in the United States has increased, the number of international freshmen admitted to American universities for the first time in the fall of 20 1000 decreased by nearly1000, which was about 29 1000, down by 3 percentage points year-on-year. This is the first time since 12 that the Open Door report counted the number of new students registered.
According to the report, the top ten American universities with the largest number of international students are new york University, Southern California University, Columbia University, Northeastern University and Arizona State University.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, UCLA, Purdue University, University of Texas at Dallas, Pennsylvania State University.
Among them, new york University ranked first in the number of international students for four consecutive years. The top 25 universities with international students account for 22.4% of all international students in the United States. From 20 16 to 20 17, there are 250 American universities with more than 1000 international students.
"The states that attract the most international students are California, new york, Texas, Massachusetts, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Florida and Ohio."
The report shows that from 20 16 to 20 17, the number of international students in the above-mentioned States has increased to varying degrees. Meanwhile, the most attractive American cities for international students are new york, Los Angeles, Boston and Chicago.
Studying abroad together-the proportion of American college students