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News Release 14-070
New NSF data say foreign graduate enrollment in science and engineering continues to rise
Overall graduate enrollment remains flat
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NSF data show a 1.7 percent drop in U.S. citizens and permanent residents enrolled in science and engineering (S&E) graduate programs in the United States in 2012 and a 4.3 percent increase in foreign S&E graduate students on temporary visas.
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