但研究生院理事会(Council of Graduate Schools)的这项调查称，尽管连续3年出现增长，但仍有78%的美国研究生院称，今年留学生的申请人数少于2003年。

But even after three years of growth, 78 per cent of US graduate schools reported fewer international applicants this year than in 2003, according to the survey by the Council of graduate schools.

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