The number of Chinese undergraduates on U.S. campuses has risen rapidly in recent years – increasing 43 percent in the past year alone – prompting many college administrators to ask how they can better position their institutions in the China market. At the annual NAFSA: Association of International Educators conference here, experts offered insight into who the new Chinese applicants are and why they choose the colleges that they do.
As is well-known, one main cause of the increase in Chinese students pursuing undergraduate degrees abroad is the country’s increasing wealth. ...