The table below shows the primary funding sources of international students in the US during the years 2003 to 04 and 2013 to 14. Write a 150-word report for a university lecturer describing the data and make comparisons where relevant.
The table presents the main
sources
of funding which international Use synonyms
students
in the US received in the years 2003/04 and 2013/14.
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Overall
, there was a growing trend in the sponsorship by foreign governments or universities, and current employers over the ten-year period.
As can be seen from the table, most of the funding came from personal and family support with 67% in 2003/4 and 65% in 2013/14. Linking Words
This
figure was followed by the endowment of US colleges and universities with 23% Linking Words
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students
granted in 2003/4 and 19% Change preposition
of students
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students
sponsored in 2013/14. It can be obviously seen that the two main funding Change preposition
of students
sources
were ‘Personal and Family’ and ‘US College or University’, which together accounted for 90% of funding in 2003/4. Use synonyms
However
, these two Linking Words
sources
dropped to 84% by 2013/4.
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On the contrary
, fewer Linking Words
students
were reported to obtain sponsorship from foreign governments or universities, current employers or other Use synonyms
sources
. To be more specific, these figures made up merely 9% in 2003/4 and rose to 16% in 2013/14.Use synonyms
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