Despite Trends, Foreign Grad Applications Rise

Therese Lahlouh — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400

“During this academic year, we have more total international students than we have ever had in history,” said Brendan O’Brien, Cornell’s director of the International Students and Scholars Office.

Though over a third of the nation is seeing a significant decline in international graduate student applications, Cornell appears to be dedicating itself to diversity, with an above-average number of applicants.