International graduate student enrollment at U.S. universities grew by 5 percent between the fall 2015 and 2016 semesters, according to a new report from the Council of Graduate Schools.
More than one in three international enrollees were from China. India was a close second, accounting for 27 percent of first-time foreign grad student enrollees.
The majority of international graduate students applied for or enrolled in engineering, math, computer science or business programs.