Is it weird for a school in the U.S. to have only or mostly foreign students

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<p>I looked at the demographic of the people attending the program (Computer Science) and I feel like 90 percent of from foreign countries (I could tell because of the countries' listed by their names). Is that odd? Should I be worried? I know that computer science is popular in a number of countries abroad, but shouldn't there also be a good number of American students in the program also? </p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>Undergraduate colleges typically admit about 10 percent internationals. Maybe there is a lot in CS but you will have to provide the citation for me to believe you. If you are asking about Graduate school, stick to the grad school forum, the rest is pretty much about undergrads.</p>

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<p>Just curious, but “worried” about what, exactly? That the program is substandard? I know there are a few schools whose programs have good reputations overseas and draw in a lot of international students, but I don’t see how that should be a concern. </p>

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<p>Do you feel like there is a large percentage of international students or is there actually a large percentage of international students? Are you sure you’re looking at undergraduate students?</p>

<p>Also, why would you be concerned?</p>

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<p>ucbalumnus posted a link not long ago related to CS (and CE, i.e., EECE) graduates (some thread related to gender imbalance for Google employees, I think):</p>

<p><a href=“http://cra.org/uploads/documents/resources/taulbee/CS_Degree_and_Enrollment_Trends_2009-10.pdf”>404! - Computing Research Association;

<p>The difference in % of non-residents alien BS/BA CS degrees and the % of non-resident alien MS is huge. The same large gap exists between, say, HYPS UG students and HYPS graduate students (i.e., fewer students who grew up here are motivated into pursuing a research/academic career path.)</p>

<p>I believe OP most likely referred to some graduate program (esp. MS.) I think that , in US, most students who have had a CS UG degree may not be very motivated in pursuing an MS degree, unless their employer pays for the tuitions after they have been working at the company.</p>

<p>Also, some American students with a non-CS but somewhat related (STEM) degree (esp. from some prestigious colleges) could take a job that would normally require a CS master degree.</p>