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International Students at US Institutions: Are We Ready for Them?

International Students at US Institutions: Are We Ready for Them?. Göktuğ Morçöl gxm27@psu.edu Presentation at the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration Annual Conference, Washington, DC ., October 2013. Enrollment Trends In Graduate Programs.

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International Students at US Institutions: Are We Ready for Them?

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  1. International Students at US Institutions: Are We Ready for Them? Göktuğ Morçöl gxm27@psu.edu Presentation at the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration Annual Conference, Washington, DC., October 2013

  2. Enrollment Trends In Graduate Programs There is a general upward trendingraduate enrollments in the US institutions. • This trend is projected to continue Source: The Conditions of Education (National Center for Education Statistics) (2010 findings) http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/tables/table-gfs-1.asp

  3. Enrollment Trends by International Students • There is an upward seminal trend in enrolments, with some fluctuations over the years. Source: Institute of International Education, “Open doors; Fast facts”

  4. International student trends: the U.S. & Others Source: Nurifumi Miyokawa Dissertation, PSU

  5. Applications and Offers of Admission: International Students Source: Council of Graduate Schools, 2012 Admissions Survey

  6. Applications by International Students by Country & Region Source: Council of Graduate Schools, 2012 Admissions Survey

  7. Applications by International Students by Region of the US Source: Council of Graduate Schools, 2012 Admissions Survey

  8. Enrollment Trends by International Students in PA/PA Programs Source: NASPAA Study 2007-2008: International Enrollments in PA/PP Programs Source: Council of Graduate Schools, 2012 Admissions Survey

  9. International Enrollments in MPA/MPP Programs by Country 2002-2003 2007-2008 Source: NASPAAStudy 2007-2008 Source: Council of Graduate Schools, 2012 Admissions Survey

  10. International Enrollments in PhD Programs in PA/PPby Country 2002-2003 2007-2008 Source: NASPAA Study 2007-2008 Source: Council of Graduate Schools, 2012 Admissions Survey

  11. Enrollment Trends by International Students ( A Summary) • The applications, admissions, and enrollments by international students in the US institutions have increased consistently in the last few decades. • Despite the growing competition by other countries. • China, S. Korea, and Indialead the countries with the largest numbers of students at US institutions in recent years. • There were some increases in the numbers of students from Mexico,Brazil, and the Middle East.

  12. Enrollment Trends by International Students ( A Summary) • There have been similar trends in the MPA/MPP and PhD programs in PA/PP. • PhD programs gained larger percentages of international students compared to MPA/MPP programs. • A similar group of countries lead the enrollments in MPA/MPP programs and PhD programs in PA/PP.

  13. Challenges • Most international students in PA/PP programs have difficulty grasping the basics of American Government. • They need remedial courses • Programs also need to develop comparative administration and or policy courses to make themselves more relevant. • Research orientation • Many students from Asia come with high quantitative analytical skills. How to make best use of this?

  14. Comparative Public Administration Courses Google Search Results for “Comparative Public Administration Syllabus” (Only the universities in North America) Only three active graduate courses

  15. Comparative Public Policy Courses Google Search Results for “Comparative Public Policy Syllabus” (Only the universities in North America) Only seven active(?) graduate courses Political scientists seem to be more interested in teaching comparative courses.

  16. Are we ready? • American government • Comparative courses • Analytical methods I would like to hear your insights. Thank you.

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