9 ms·
Interesting data, but I'm not sure the title is supported by the conclusion. The title reads "US students are fleeing law schools and pouring into engineering.
by geebee 12y ago
Interesting data, but I'm not sure the title is supported by the conclusion.
The title reads "US students are fleeing law schools and pouring into engineering." This is backed up by data that shows law school enrollment declining and engineering graduate enrollment increasing.
However, it's not exactly a secret that engineering graduate programs have higher international student enrollment than law schools. So we'd need to know where the enrollment growth is coming from before we can conclude that US students are fleeing law for engineering.
- kylestlb 12y agoThis is my thought. What percentage of the engineering grad school bump is non-US citizens? What percentage of people who go to law school are non-US citizens? From purely anecdotal experience, I would guess that a significant portion of the rise in grad school attendance is from international students.
- objclxt 12y ago> What percentage of people who go to law school are non-US citizens? Significantly fewer than engineering schools, because engineering degrees are applicable worldwide, and law degrees are applicable only to the jurisdiction you wish to practice in.
- dang 12y agoGood point. We moved the "US" qualifier from "students" to "schools" in the title.
- deleted 12y ago[deleted]
- _asummers 12y agoAdditionally, law schools have been in a bubble for at least the last 6-7 years, so seeing a decline as students realize this fact (and particularly hear anecdotes from people struggling to pay back their loans!) wouldn't be surprising to me and seems like it would make logical sense. I'm curious what the trends were with other academic bubbles to either confirm or deny this datapoint being significant.