Chinese Doctoral Students in Science and Engineering Overwhelmingly Stay After Graduated from US Colleges

2139 Chinese Science or Engineering PhDs graduated from US universities in 2002, among whom 92% were found staying in the US five years later in 2007.

The world average is 62%. Corresponding numbers for Korea, Taiwan and Japan are 41%, 43% and 33%.

Source: Michael G. Finn, Stay Rates of Foreign Doctorate Recipients from U.S. Universities, 2007, Jan 2010