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ielts practice test The table shows how international students in the US funded their studies in the years 2003/04 and 2013/14

ielts practice test The table shows how international students in the US funded their studies in the years 2003/04 and 2013/14 27wb

The table shows how international students in the US funded their studies in the years 2003/04 and 2013/14. Overall, there was a noticeable trend towards sponsorship by foreign governments, foreign universities, and current employers over the ten-year period. First of all, the period 2003/04 to 2013/14 witnessed a significant rise in the number of international students in the US, from 572, 509 to 886, 052, a rise of more than 50%. Given the large increase, were there any changes in how foreign students paid for their studies? The table shows that the two main funding sources were ‘Personal and Family’ and ‘US College or University’, which together accounted for 90% of funding in 2003/2004. However, taken together, these two sources had dropped to 84% by 2013/14. At the same time, there was substantial growth in the numbers of students funded by ‘Foreign Government or University’ and ‘Current Employer’, which saw increases of 383% and 390% respectively. Even though they still accounted for only a small minority of funding, both sources became more important to foreign students during the period.

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 that the two main funding sources were ‘Personal and Family’ and ‘US College or University’, which together accounted for 90% of funding in 2003/2004. However
, taken together, these two sources had dropped to 84% by 2013/14.

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students
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