MFE program's nationality composition

[JINU]

Before asking a question, this is nothing to do with racial discrimination. (I am not racist. I hate racism.) I just want to figure out why.

Why there are lots of students from China for MFE program? Is just lots of Chinese students are more qualified?
or They are just more applying than others?

 

[IntoDarkness]

all of the above are valid and also they are able to afford it in cash upfront

 

[WZhang]

Before asking a question, this is nothing to do with racial discrimination. (I am not racist. I hate racism.) I just want to figure out why.

Why there are lots of students from China for MFE program? Is just lots of Chinese students are more qualified?
or They are just more applying than others?

According to my friend(she is from China), MFE programs are suited for mathematical oriented grads(Which China produces constantly). This phenomenon occurs throughout mathematical oriented fields such as computer science, EE,stats,finance etc. I mean I looked at the backgrounds of students who got their math degrees from tsinghua and they are in class from 9am to normally about 7pm at night. On top of that the students are selected among the brightest high school students with the only regard is their GaoKao scores. As you can see here, it is only natural that China can produce far more qualified undergrads that specializes in mathematical fields than in the USA. And also any student who cant pay and manages to go to good college in China,has all their cost covered(including personal expenses). So students are normally left with zero undergrad debt and are free to pursue grad degrees.