US Enrollments on the Rise - International Enrollments Higher
Monday, October 5, 2009 at 11:55AM A recent study for the National Bureau of Economic Research shows that student enrollment in US higher education programs has increased from 1970 to 2006, as reported by Inside Higher Ed. As of 2006 the US held 12% of world enrollment as opposed to the 20% in 1990.
Using this data it has been reported that American students are much less likely to enter science and engineering programs than those in other developed countries, such as China.
In 2004, for example, 12.9 percent of the first degrees awarded to students went to those in the United States. But only 8.5 percent of the first degrees awarded in science and engineering were awarded to those in the United States.
So what can US universities and colleges do to retain their global positions as quality educators? The author of the study suggests we use our current culture to attract such students.
The challenge to U.S. universities will be to remain world centers of excellence in spite of increased overseas competition. This presumably requires that they innovate in various ways, taking advantage of their 'brand names,' culture of openness, ties with business, and so on.
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