More graduate applications from outside the United States -- especially from China - are pouring into U.S. universities, according to a new study by the Council of Graduate Schools. Nathan Bell, the Council's director for research and policy analysis, said the 9 total percent total growth in applications indicates a continued interest in American graduate programs. This year marked the seventh year-over-year increase in applications. "Nine percent growth is pretty amazing," he said. "For the last three years, it's been very, very strong." Those numbers, which measure the number of appli...