While about 240 students enrolled in the University from Latin American in the late 1990s and 2000s, only 186 attended in 2011 — a decline of almost 23 percent, according to a report from Cornell’s International Students and Scholars Office.

The number of Chinese students enrolled at Cornell has more than doubled in the past four years, rising from 401 in 2006 to 835 in 2010.

International students at Cornell represent more than 16 percent of the student population. Cornell’s excellent academic reputation and status as an Ivy League institution have attracted over 3000 international students each year for the past decade.

The motto of “any person, any study” at Cornell is meant to be emblematic of the diversity of the student population. Specifically, the Cornell Statement on Diversity and Inclusiveness is “Open Doors, Open Hearts, and Open Minds” for both the student body and for the employees.

“During this academic year, we have more total international students than we have ever had in history,” said Brendan O’Brien, Cornell’s director of the International Students and Scholars Office.

Though over a third of the nation is seeing a significant decline in international graduate student applications, Cornell appears to be dedicating itself to diversity, with an above-average number of applicants.