While greatly reduced from their height, US military bases in Germany should explain most of that - Soldiers, their dependents, retirees, and the tens of thousands of bastards and divorcees left behind by the aforementioned who now have some form of citizenship probably account for 90% of the 6800.
by the nineteenth century nearly 9,000 Americans studied in Germany
This one's pretty simple - America didn't have the University infrastructure that Europe did - It wouldn't surprise is that 9000 was more than the total capacity at all US colleges of the time. Once closer and less expensive options began available, foreign enrollment naturally dropped.
Agree - and the early US universities basically copied the German model. Which is why the 6,800 number today whereas there's plenty of colleges in the US makes me scratch my head.
While greatly reduced from their height, US military bases in Germany should explain most of that - Soldiers, their dependents, retirees, and the tens of thousands of bastards and divorcees left behind by the aforementioned who now have some form of citizenship probably account for 90% of the 6800.
That I would agree with. Not understanding why anyone else would go out of their way to get a degree from Germany.
by the nineteenth century nearly 9,000 Americans studied in Germany
This one's pretty simple - America didn't have the University infrastructure that Europe did - It wouldn't surprise is that 9000 was more than the total capacity at all US colleges of the time. Once closer and less expensive options began available, foreign enrollment naturally dropped.
Agree - and the early US universities basically copied the German model. Which is why the 6,800 number today whereas there's plenty of colleges in the US makes me scratch my head.