2025年研究生招生与学位：2024年调研结果及研究生教育格局演变洞察

Findings from the 2024 Survey and Insights The annual CGS/ETS Survey of Graduate Enrollment and Degrees is jointly sponsored by the Council ofGraduate Schools (CGS) and the Educational Testing Service (ETS). For more information about the surveyor survey reports, please contact: Email:CGSEnrollmentSurvey@ETS.org Suggested citation: Council of Graduate Schools. (2025).Graduate enrollment and degrees 2025: Findings from the 2024 survey Copyright © 2025 Council of Graduate Schools, Washington, DC ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this work covered by the copyright herein may be reproduced or used inany form by any means—graphic, electronic, or mechanical including photocopying, recording, taping,Web distribution, or information storage and retrieval systems—without the written permission of the Graduate Enrollmentand Degrees 2025: Findings from the 2024 Survey and Insights on November 2025 The CGS/ETS Survey of Graduate Enrollment and Degrees is jointly sponsored by: Acknowledgments This report would not have been possible without the graduate deans, institutional researchers, and staff atthe colleges and universities who completed the CGS/ETS Survey of Graduate Enrollment and Degrees in2024 and CGS Flash Surveys throughout 2025. CGS would like to express its appreciation to ETS for Quick Takes Below are key results from the CGS/ETS 2024 Survey of Graduate Enrollment and Degrees. Larger Institutions More Resilient Against Changing Tides Although small and medium institutions experienced a decrease in either average applications, first-timeenrollment, or total enrollment, large institutions experienced mostly positive and notable growth in allthree metrics. Large institutions received on average 555 more applications, 149 more first-time enrollees,and 374 more enrolled students in 2024 than 2023. Large institutions’ greater financial resources and Small and Medium Institutions Face Challenges Across Key Metrics While average graduate first-time and total enrollment increased between 2023 and 2024 at largeinstitutions, average first-time and total enrollment at small institutions decreased: on average, smallinstitutions saw a drop of six new enrollees compared to last year and a drop of 28 total enrolled studentscompared to 2019. Smaller institutions have continued to struggle to reach pre-pandemic levels. Furtheranalysis also shows that this drop is likely due to U.S. citizens and permanent residents’ enrollment, First-Time and Total Enrollment for International Students The average first-time enrollment of international graduate students decreased across institution sizesfrom 2023 to 2024; small institutions on average went down by three enrollees, medium institutions by 34,and large institutions by 72. Although the average first-time international graduate enrollment in 2024 wasdown from the previous year, this figure was still larger than the average enrollment in 2019 across all Large Gains for Health Sciences First-Time Enrollment Health Sciences saw the largest average first-time enrollment across institution sizes from 2023 to 2024;53 for small institutions, 121 for medium institutions, and 289 for large institutions. This may indicate thatgraduate schools are actively helping to meet the demand for healthcare professionals. The U.S. Bureau ofLabor Statistics projects that healthcare and social assistance will account for the largest job growth in theU.S. economy over the next decade (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025). This is likely in response to a Increases in Education First-Time Enrollment Across Institution Sizes Average first-time enrollment in Education increased across all institution sizes between Fall 2023 and Fall2024. Education saw the greatest gains in first-time enrollment at large institutions. The average cohortsize at large institutions increased from 32 to 57. Medium-sized and small institutions saw modestincreases in average first-time enrollment with average cohort sizes growing from 22 to 33 at mediuminstitutions and 15 to 19 at small institutions. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects annual openings This year saw a marked decrease in doctoral and master’s level degrees conferred by institutions of allsizes and types. Notably, medium-sized institutions saw a drop of 121 master’s degrees on average forprivate institutions and a drop of 89 master’s degrees on average for public institutions. Meanwhile, largeprivate and public institutions experienced a drop of 419 and 382 respectively in master’s degreesconferred from 2023 to 2024. This finding reflects how individuals may extend or abandon their studies, What’s New in the 2025 Report?9 Participating InstitutionsComparing Across Years 910 Graduate Applications—Received and Accepted11 Snapshot of Graduate Applications Received and Accepted in 202411Medium-Sized Institutions Experienced a Decline in Application Volume13Doctoral Applications Rise Across Institution Sizes, Master’s Applications Dec