Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-07
U. S. EDUCATION CONES OF AGE
Foreign Enrolment Scars
AT Colleges Across Nation

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BY DIR. BENJAMIN FINE
North American Newspaper Alliance
NEW YORK, June 6.-The
United States has become the
educational mecca Of the
world.
More foreign students are
attending colleges and univer-
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stiles IN this country than ever
before In American history.
They are found IN more than
$500 Of the 1000 institutions
OF higher learning.
A Nationwide study made
by the Institute Of Interna-
tional Education, disclosed ex-
clusively to this writer. shows
that 47.245 men and women
are here from $50 countries
around the world. Another
10.329 foreign citizens are here
on educational assignments.
ranging from work In agricul-
tural experiment stations to
field work In zoology. The study
win be made public in q few
days.
The current all-time record,
Of 57,574 students represents an
Increase Of 10 per cent over
last year and so per cent over
i've years ago. The number Of
foreign students in this ccun-
try is growing so rapidly that
many educators are concerned
lest the colleges fail to take
necessary precautions to pro-
vide the visitors with o good
educational program.
Postwar Phenomenon
This rush to come to the
United States on the part Of
the scholars Of the world is q
fairly recent phenomenon. On
Gil World War II, the eyes Of
the worlds leading scientists.
physicians, engineers and lib
eral arts students were upon
the old and respected inStitu-
tons in Britain. France. Ger
many or Austria. To get q good
education a scholar. whether
from this country or abroad,
went to Oxford or Cambridge,
Heidelberg. the Sorbonne or
Vienna.
Now the scholars flock to the
University Of California, to
Harvard, Princeton. Columbia
or Massachusetts, Institute Of
Technology.
American education has come
Of age.
OF the foreign students in
this country. 33.5 per cent come
from the Far East, 81 per cent
from Latin America. II per cent
each from Europe and the Mid
die East. Twelve per cent are
from Canada and Mexico, while
IS per cent come from Africa.
Canada leads the list with
S,432 students; China is In Sec
ond place with 1887. The Chi
nese students represent strand
Cd students from the mainland
end students from Taiwan
<Fofmosa). Hong Kong and
Macao. India is in third place
with 3.1e8 students, Korea
fourth with 2.471. Japan fifth
with 2.235. Iran sixth with
2.104 and the Philippines sew
enth with 1905 students.
Engineering Leads
Who are these foreign stu
dents?
More than half are enrolled
as undergraduates. The rest
are taking graduate study or
are classified as special" stu
dents. Engineering is the most
popular field for foreign stu
dents in this country. The study
notes that 1852 Of them are
taking engineering, while 9.472
are In the humanities. The nat
oral and physical sciences fol-
low with 6,737. and the social
sciences with 6,432. Business
Administration. medical SCI
ences, education and agricul-
ture trail in that order.
Every one Of the SO States
has its quota Of foreign stu
dents. However, more than Is
per cent Of the total are In
New York and California. The
University Of California has the
largest number Of foreign stu
dents. 1893, followed by New
York University with 1,670.
Eighteen institutions of higher
learning have more than 400
students from abroad on their
campuses.
Foreign Teachers Up
A record number Of 1887
foreign faculty members are
teaching on campuses in this
country. Five years ago there
were only 635. The foreign pro-
fessors are found at 2Ss United
States colleges and universities.
They represent II countries.
The largest group Of visiting
foreign faculty members, GOT,
are in the natural and physical
sciences-double the number
that served a year ago. Another
2e6 scholars serve on medical
faculties. and 270 are in the
various fields Of the humanities.
Why do the foreign students
and teachers flock to this
country in growing numbers?