In An International State of Mind

Wilmer-Valderrama Penn State has a strong international presence on campus – and rightly so, as there has been a recent spike in the enrollment of foreign students all over the U.S.

According to Penn State Admissions, there are 4,011 international graduate and undergraduate students currently enrolled at Penn State. This number coincides well with the fact that international students enrolling in a U.S. school has jumped for the first time from 8.3% in 2005/06 to 15.8% in 2008/09.

There is a total of 200,460 international students enrolled in U.S. schools today, according to the Institute of International Education. The increased enrollment over the past two years has gotten higher than Willie Nelson’s tour bus in these three countries:

Vietnam: 46.2% increase
Nepal: 29.6% increase
Saudi Arabia: 28.2% increase

Pennsylvania ranks seventh on the list of top U.S. states hosting international students with 27,529, a 5.5% increase over 2007/08. Penn State and its 19 Commonwealth Campuses was most likely a contributor to the PA increase.

The mixed bag of nationalities at Penn State and all over America will grow if these numbers keep trending up. Now if only the stock market would do the same.

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http://mbaonlinelink.com Bobby

Having an international student body only adds to campus diversity and allows for opportunities to really learn about other cultures. The number of international students also says something about the popularity of the college and its credibility. I hope the student body is taking advantage of the fact that they have among them people from all over the world joined together for the purpose of education. Thank you for the information.
http://twitter.com/melanieversaw Melanie

I am enamored with the photo choice for this post.