Better grad programs keep students at home

More students than ever, led by those from India, are enrolling in US graduate schools, but the number of Chinese students has declined slightly - a decline due in part to improved programs in China - according to a report released on Wednesday.

The report from the Council of Graduate Schools shows that first-time enrollments of students from China dropped 1 percent in 2014, the first decline measured since the survey was initiated in 2004.

According to the report, the number of international students at US graduate programs rose between 7 and 10 percent from 2008-13. That growth was driven by Chinese students until 2012, when their numbers peaked. The number of students from India jumped 30 percent and 24 percent in the last two years to surpass the Chinese.