经济学人:在美留学生数量增多

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在美的中国留学生人数越来越多，这是为什么呢？
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Bob Ericksen
UCLA
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In fact, the increase in applications by Chinese students only quickened in the past year, says Bob Ericksen, the director of UCLA's centre for international students. There are now 695 undergraduates from China at UCLA, five times more than two years ago. They represent 3% of the student body.
This is a nationwide trend. After years of staying flat, the number of foreign undergraduates has increased 25% in the past four years, while the number of Chinese students has almost sextupled, to about 57,000. China thus leads India and South Korea as the primary country of origin for foreign students. On the demand side, China produces vast numbers of highly qualified applicants whose families can afford to pay American fees. On the supply side, American universities are usually happy to accept such good students.
Public universities, moreover, have an additional incentive. Many are struggling financially because their states have been cutting budgets in a weak economy. So they take more pupils from other countries and states in part because they pay higher fees.事实上，加利福尼亚大学留学生中心主任鲍勃·埃里克森表示，过去一年，中国学生的留学申请增速反而更快了。目前加利福尼亚大学来自中国的本科生共695人，比两年前增加了5倍，占全体学生的3%。
这一趋势是全国性的。本科留学生的数据多年来一直保持平稳，但最近四年却增长了25%，其中中国留学生几乎增长了六倍，共57000人。以中国为首，还有印度和韩国，是留学生的主要来源国家。从需求方来说，中国有许多高素质并且家庭经济状况能够承担在美国开销的学生。从供应方来说，美国大学通常都乐于接纳这些好学生。
另外，公立大学还有其他动机。由于在不景气的经济环境中，州预算有所缩减，许多公立大学的资金捉襟见肘。因此这些学校愿意接收更多来自国外和部分其他州的学生，因为他们的收费更高。