> Fewer US based students are going into graduate STEM programs Because if you're a US citizen, getting a PhD for the money is a racket. Just take your BS in C

> Fewer US based students are going into graduate STEM programs Because if you're a US citizen, getting a PhD for the money is a racket. Just take your BS in CS over to Silicon Valley and start making bank working on Tinder for Dogs. Want to make six figures and have a shot at a billion dollars? The surest way to NOT do that is to go to grad school. If you're NOT a US citizen, getting a graduate degree is a great way to get into the US, do work that gets you noticed by big companies or labs, and then get a job at those companies or labs once you graduate. Many of those jobs will be in the US, and having a PhD will make your visa application smoother (so I hear) because you have an advanced degree. Foreign students have more to gain, so more apply. That's not hard. p.s. for the US overall, in 2013[1] 47% of the students enrolled in math & CS were permanent residents, so it seems unlikely that your statement "The percentage of students of Asian ethnicity will probably outnumber all other groups combined" is true. [1] http://cgsnet.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/GED_report_2013.pdf http://cgsnet.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/GED_report_2013.p...