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PSUC not among national trend of increasing numbers of international students applying for master's degrees
James Crugnale
Issue date: 4/27/07 Section: News
Originally published: 4/29/07 at 7:36 PM EST
Last update: 4/29/07 at 7:36 PM EST
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The total number of international students applying for master's degrees and Ph.D. programs at American universities and colleges increased 8 percent between last year and in 2007, according to an April 2007 Council of Graduate Schools yearly survey.
Despite the findings, Plattsburgh State hasn't seen such a swell in postgrad students from overseas, according to Jacquline Vogl, PSUC director of international admissions.
"Administrators are trying to maintain enrollment, not increase it," Vogl said. "We welcome (international grad students) but we don't actively recruit them …we're not in a position to add further grad students."
According to Vogl, there are currently only 12 Plattsburgh State international graduate students, half of whom are Canadians.
Despite Plattsburgh's disadvantage in this regard, Vogl said the large SUNY university centers, like the University at Albany and the University at Buffalo, are offering many opportunities for international students who seek advanced degrees. She said the two largest degrees of study among graduate international students were business, as well as management and engineering.
"International students are looking for studies that give them a reasonable assurance of a job," Vogl said.
SUNY spokeswoman Casey Cannistraci said, "Expanding our international portfolio is very important at SUNY and at institutions of higher education across the globe."
One of the biggest reasons for the surge in international graduate students, according to the report, was the rush of graduate applicants from India - increasing 32 percent in the past two years. Specifics of the Council of Graduate Schools study indicate that Indians, in particular, are attending the largest institutions in droves.
PSUC junior Intekhab Merchant, who lives in the United Arab Emirates and is of Indian descent, said he has many Indian friends who are tackling graduate work.
"Culturally, education is extremely important in India," Merchant said. "The U.S. educational system is considered the best because of the opportunities that it presents."
Despite the findings, Plattsburgh State hasn't seen such a swell in postgrad students from overseas, according to Jacquline Vogl, PSUC director of international admissions.
"Administrators are trying to maintain enrollment, not increase it," Vogl said. "We welcome (international grad students) but we don't actively recruit them …we're not in a position to add further grad students."
According to Vogl, there are currently only 12 Plattsburgh State international graduate students, half of whom are Canadians.
Despite Plattsburgh's disadvantage in this regard, Vogl said the large SUNY university centers, like the University at Albany and the University at Buffalo, are offering many opportunities for international students who seek advanced degrees. She said the two largest degrees of study among graduate international students were business, as well as management and engineering.
"International students are looking for studies that give them a reasonable assurance of a job," Vogl said.
SUNY spokeswoman Casey Cannistraci said, "Expanding our international portfolio is very important at SUNY and at institutions of higher education across the globe."
One of the biggest reasons for the surge in international graduate students, according to the report, was the rush of graduate applicants from India - increasing 32 percent in the past two years. Specifics of the Council of Graduate Schools study indicate that Indians, in particular, are attending the largest institutions in droves.
PSUC junior Intekhab Merchant, who lives in the United Arab Emirates and is of Indian descent, said he has many Indian friends who are tackling graduate work.
"Culturally, education is extremely important in India," Merchant said. "The U.S. educational system is considered the best because of the opportunities that it presents."
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