The number of Chinese students pursuing Masters or PhD studies in American universities has gone up this fall, the first increase for the past three years.

 

About 20 percent more Chinese postgraduate students were enrolled in the US this year, making China second only to India, which saw growth of 32 percent, according to a survey conducted by the American Council of Graduate Schools cited by Monday's Beijing Morning Post.

 

Chinese postgraduate enrollment was 5 percent down in 2005 compared with the previous year, said the newspaper.

 

In addition, statistics show that more than 10,000 American students came to China last year, a 36 percent growth compared with 2004.

 

Asia remains the largest source of total US international enrollments, accounting for 58 percent. With 76,503 students in the US in 2005/06, India is the leading country followed by China with 62,582 students.

 

(Xinhua News Agency November 21, 2006)