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1 International Student & Scholar Services Fall 2008 International Student Enrollment & Scholar Statistics Julie Misa Director

2 Contents Summary...2 International Student Enrollment by Country...3 Associated tables and charts...8 Regional Trends: Africa...10 Asia...12 Europe...14 Latin America...16 Middle East...18 North America...20 Oceania...22 International Student Enrollment by Curricula...24 Associated tables and charts...28 Enrollment trends...29 New international student data...31 International Scholar Data...32 Associated tables and charts

3 Summary For the Fall 2008 semester, UIUC welcomed 1,879 new international students to campus, a 22.5 percent increase from the number of new students who arrived in Fall The total number of enrolled international students rose by 9.6 percent from the previous year for a total of 5,794. These students represent 123 countries from around the globe, with the top five countries of South Korea (25%), China (20%), India (13%), Taiwan (7%), and Canada (2%). Broken down by educational level, the enrollment of international students increased for undergraduates (9.6%) and decreased slightly for graduates (-.6%). Seventy-eight percent of all international students come from Asia, with 71 percent of those coming from countries in East Asia. Asia saw the greatest percentage jump in enrollment for 2008, increasing by 33.0 percent from last year with the additional 463 students coming from that area of the world. A majority of the international students are coming to UIUC in order to study in the field of Engineering. Approximately 36 percent are studying within the College of Engineering and of all the departments on campus, Electrical and Computer Engineering (558; 9.6%) is the most popular. The other top ranking departments in terms of international student enrollment include Computer Science (359; 6.2%), Civil and Environmental Engineering (272; 4.7%), Economics (223; 4.6%), and Mechanical Science and Engineering (220; 4.3%). Sixty-two percent of international students are studying at the Graduate level, composing approximately 34.7 percent of all UIUC graduate students. International undergraduates account for 7.1 percent of the total UIUC undergraduate population (approximately 11.8% of these are non-degree exchange students), making the total percentage for all international students at UIUC 14.0 percent. From July 2007 through June 2008, the number of international faculty and staff at UIUC increased from 1,438 to 1,541. Over 25% were working in the field of Engineering, followed by nearly 13% in Biological and Biomedical Sciences, and 12.78% in Physical Sciences. The most represented country was China, with 396 faculty and staff, followed by South Korea with 228, India with 183, Japan with 53, and Canada and Germany both with 51. 2

4 Fall 2008 International Student Enrollment by Country, Educational Level, and Gender Undergraduates Graduates Degree Non-Degree Total Master's PhD Professional Non-Degree Total Grand Total Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male AFRICA EASTERN AFRICA Burundi Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Rwanda Somalia Tanzania Uganda Zambia CENTRAL AFRICA Angola Cameroon Congo Sao Tome & Prindipe NORTH AFRICA Algeria Egypt Morocco Sudan Tunisia SOUTHERN AFRICA Botswana South Africa Zimbabwe WESTERN AFRICA Benin Burkina Faso Cote d'ivoire Gambia, The Ghana Liberia Mali Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone

5 4 Fall 2008 International Student Enrollment by Country, Educational Level, and Gender Undergraduates Graduates Degree Non-Degree Total Master's PhD Professional Non-Degree Total Grand Total Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male ASIA EAST ASIA China (PRC) Hong Kong Japan Korea, Republic of Macau Mongolia Taiwan (ROC) SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA Afghanistan Bangladesh India Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka Uzbekistan SOUTHEAST ASIA Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar (Burma) Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam

6 Fall 2008 International Student Enrollment by Country, Educational Level, and Gender Undergraduates Graduates Degree Non-Degree Total Master's PhD Professional Non-Degree Total Grand Total Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male EUROPE EASTERN EUROPE Albania Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Estonia Georgia Hungary Latvia Lithuania Moldova Montenegro Poland Romania Russia Serbia Slovakia Ukraine WESTERN EUROPE Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Iceland Ireland Italy Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom

7 6 Fall 2008 International Student Enrollment by Country, Educational Level, and Gender Undergraduates Graduates Degree Non-Degree Total Master's PhD Professional Non-Degree Total Grand Total Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male LATIN AMERICA CARIBBEAN Bahamas Barbados Cayman Islands Cuba Dominican Republic Haiti Jamaica St. Vincent Trinidad & Tobago CENTRAL AMERICA & MEXICO Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Panama SOUTH AMERICA Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela

8 Fall 2008 International Student Enrollment by Country, Educational Level, and Gender Undergraduates Graduates Degree Non-Degree Total Master's PhD Professional Non-Degree Total Grand Total Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male MIDDLE EAST Bahrain Cyprus Iran Iraq Israel Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestinian Authority Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria Turkey United Arab Emirates Yemen NORTH AMERICA Canada OCEANIA Australia Figi New Zealand TOTALS

9 Fall 2008 Regional Summary Undergraduates Graduates Degree Exchange Total Master's PhD Professional Non-Degree Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Total Grand Total AFRICA ASIA EUROPE LATIN AMERICA MIDDLE EAST NORTH AMERICA OCEANIA TOTAL ENROLLMENT Regional Summary % Change Over Six Years % Change From Last Year Africa % 5.6% Asia % 11.4% Europe % 3.0% Latin America % 4.3% Middle East % 1.2% North America % 6.5% Oceania % 2.6% Total % 9.6% Fall 2008 Regional Distribution of International Students EUROPE 8% LATIN AMERICA 5% MIDDLE EAST 4% ASIA 78% NORTH AMERICA 2% OCEANIA 1% AFRICA 2% Fall 2008 Asian Enrollment by Region SOUTHEAST ASIA 10% SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA 19% EAST ASIA 71% 8

10 Fall 2008 Top Ten Countries Undergra Grad Female Male Total Korea, Republic of China (PRC) India Taiwan (ROC) Canada Singapore Turkey Malaysia Indonesia Iran Largest Countries Represented Fall 2008 Other 33% South Korea 25% Canada 2% Taiwan 7% India 13% China 20% Top Ten Countries by Class Top Ten Countries by Gender Korea, Republic of Korea, Republic of China (PRC) China (PRC) India India Taiwan (ROC) Canada Singapore Undergrad Grad Taiwan (ROC) Canada Singapore Female Male Turkey Turkey Malaysia Malaysia Indonesia Indonesia Iran Iran Fall 2008 Breakdown by Gender Overall International Population Female 40% Male 60% Undergraduate International Population Graduate International Population Male 64% Female 36% Male 58% Female 42% 9

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12 Africa Enrollment of international students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign whose Country of Citizenship is in Africa FIVE YEAR REGIONAL TREND EASTERN AFRICA CENTRAL AFRICA NORTH AFRICA SOUTHERN AFRICA WESTERN AFRICA AFRICA TOTAL Fall 2008 EASTERN AFRICA Burundi Eritrea Top 5 African % Change Over 6 % Change from last Countries Total Years year Ethiopia Egypt % 41.2% Kenya Nigeria % 36.4% Madagascar Kenya % -30.8% Malawi South Africa % -10.0% Mauritius Ghana % -37.5% Rwanda Somalia Tanzania Uganda Zambia CENTRAL AFRICA Angola Cameroon Congo Sao Tome & Prindipe NORTH AFRICA Algeria Egypt Morocco Sudan Tunisia SOUTHERN AFRICA Botswana South Africa Zimbabwe WESTERN AFRICA Benin Burkina Faso Cote d'ivoire Gambia, The Ghana Liberia Mali Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone AFRICA TOTAL

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14 Asia Enrollment of international students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign whose Country of Citizenship is in Asia FIVE YEAR REGIONAL TREND EAST ASIA SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA SOUTHEAST ASIA ASIA TOTAL Fall 2008 EAST ASIA China (PRC) Hong Kong Countries Total Years year Japan Korea, Republic of % 12.5% Korea, Republic of China (PRC) % 20.5% Macau India % 13.3% Mongolia Taiwan (ROC) % -4.3% Taiwan (ROC) Singapore % 8.2% SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA Afghanistan Bangladesh India Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka Uzbekistan Top 5 Asian % Change Over 6 % Change from last SOUTHEAST ASIA Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar (Burma) Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam ASIA TOTAL

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16 Europe Enrollment of international students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign whose Country of Citizenship is in Europe FIVE YEAR REGIONAL TREND EASTERN EUROPE WESTERN EUROPE EUROPE TOTAL Fall 2008 EASTERN EUROPE Albania Armenia Top 5 European % Change Over 6 % Change from last Countries Total Years year Azerbaijan United Kingdom % 0.0% Belarus Germany % 2.0% Bosnia and Herzengovina France % 2.0% Bulgaria Spain % 10.0% Croatia Italy % 82.6% Czech Republic Estonia Georgia Hungary Latvia Lithuania Moldova Poland Romania Russia Serbia & Montenegro* Slovakia Ukraine WESTERN EUROPE Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Iceland Ireland Italy Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom EUROPE TOTAL * Serbia and Montenegro are now separate countries, however they are listed together here because historical data would not be available otherwise. 15

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18 Latin America Enrollment of international students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign whose Country of Citizenship is in Latin America FIVE YEAR REGIONAL TREND CARIBBEAN CENTRAL AMERICA AND MEXICO SOUTH AMERICA LATIN AMERICA TOTAL Fall 2008 CARIBBEAN Bahamas Barbados American Countries Total Years year Cayman Islands Brazil % 11.7% Cuba Mexico % 2.3% Dominican Republic Colombia % 2.7% Haiti Argentina % -5.9% Jamaica Ecuador % 0.0% St. Vincent Trinidad & Tobago CENTRAL AMERICA AND MEXICO Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Panama Top 5 Latin % Change Over 6 % Change from last SOUTH AMERICA Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela LATIN AMERICA TOTAL

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20 Middle East Enrollment of international students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign whose Country of Citizenship is in the Middle East FIVE YEAR REGIONAL TREND Fall 2008 MIDDLE EAST Bahrain Cyprus Iran Iraq Countries Total Years year Israel Turkey % -12.7% Jordan Iran % 27.8% Kuwait Lebanon % -13.3% Lebanon Israel % -15.4% Oman Jordan % 16.7% Palestinian Authority Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria Turkey United Arab Emirates Yemen MIDDLE EAST TOTAL Top 5 Middle Eastern % Change Over 6 % Change from last 19

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22 North America Enrollment of international students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign whose Country of Citizenship is in North America FIVE YEAR REGIONAL TREND NORTH AMERICA Canada NORTH AMERICA TOTAL

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24 Oceania Enrollment of international students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign whose Country of Citizenship is in Oceania FIVE YEAR REGIONAL TREND OCEANIA Australia Figi New Zealand OCEANIA TOTAL

25 24 Fall 2008 International Student Enrollment by Department, Educational Level, and Class Undergraduate Graduate Degree Nondegree Total Masters Doctorate Professional Non-degree Total Grand Total % UIUC International Enrolled Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences % Ag & Consumer Econ % Ag & Biol Engineering % Animal Sciences % Crop Sciences % Food Sci/Hum Nutr % Hum & Com Dev % Nat Res/Env Sci % Nutritional Sciences % Exchange % Applied Health Sciences % Community Health % Kinesiology % Rec/Sport/Tourism % Sp & Hearing Sci % Exchange % Institute of Aviation % Business % Accountancy % Bus Administration % Finance % MBA Program % Undeclared % Exchange % Media % Advertising % Communications % Institute of Communications Research % Journalism % Undeclared % Exchange %

26 Fall 2008 International Student Enrollment by Department, Educational Level, and Class Undergraduate Graduate Degree Nondegree Total Masters Doctorate Professional Non-degree Total Grand Total % UIUC International Enrolled Education % Curr & Instruction % Educ Org & Ldrshp % Educ Policy Studies % Educ Psychology % Human Res Educ % Special Education % Undeclared % Exchange % Engineering % Aero/Astro Eng % Bioengineering % Civil/Environ Eng % Computer Science % Electrical & Computer Eng % Engineering Administration % Industrial & Enterprise Systems Eng % MATSE % Mechanical Science & Eng % Physics % Plasma/Radiological Eng % Exchange % Fine and Applied Arts % Architecture % Art and Design % Dance % Landscape Arch % Music % Theatre % Urban/Regional Plan % Undeclared % Exchange % 25

27 26 Fall 2008 International Student Enrollment by Department, Educational Level, and Class Undergraduate Graduate Degree Nondegree Total Masters Doctorate Professional Non-degree Total Grand Total % UIUC International Enrolled 0.00% Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations % Law % Graduate % Professional % Exchanges % Liberal Arts and Sciences % African Studies % Anthropology % Astronomy % Atmospheric Sci % Biochemistry % Biological Sciences Program % Cell and Developmental Biology % Chem & Biomolecular Eng % Chemistry % Classics % Communication % Comparative Lit % Division of General Studies % E Asian Langs % Earth, Society, Environment % Economics % English % Eng/International Lang % Entomology % French % Geography % Geology % Germanic Langs % History % Integrative Biology %

28 Fall 2008 International Student Enrollment by Department, Educational Level, and Class Undergraduate Graduate Degree Nondegree Total Masters Doctorate Professional Non-degree Total Grand Total % UIUC International Enrolled LAS Admin % Life Sciences % Linguistics % Mathematics % Microbiology % Molecular & Cellular Biology % Molecular & Integrative Physiology % Philosophy % Plant Biology % Political Science % Psychology % Religious Studies % Russian and Eastern European Studies % Slavic Langs % Sociology % Spanish/Italian/Port % Statistics % Exchange % Graduate School of Library and Information Sciences % School of Social Work % Veterinary Medicine % Professional % Vet Biosciences % Vet Clinical Med % Vet Med Science % Vet Pathobiology % GRAND TOTALS

29 Distribution by Degree Level Graduate % Undergradu ate % Graduate Distribution Undergraduate Distribution Professional % Non-degree % Masters % Nondegree, 262, 12% Doctorate % Degree, 1955, 88% Distribution by Academic Class Undergraduate Master's PhD Professional Non-degree Distribution by College Engineering 2105 Liberal Arts and Sciences 1890 Business 688 Fine and Applied Arts 358 Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences 251 Education 179 Law 64 Applied Health Sciences 64 Media 62 Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations 38 Graduate School of Library and Information Sciences 38 Vetrinary Medicine 32 School of Social Work 17 Institute of Aviation

30 College Enrollment Trends %Change Over Six Years %Change from Last Year College Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences % 13.6% Applied Health Sciences % -4.5% Institute of Aviation % 33.3% Business % 6.5% Media % 12.7% Education % -10.9% Engineering % 15.9% Fine and Applied Arts % 6.5% Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations % -9.5% Law % -9.9% Liberal Arts and Sciences % 8.2% Graduate School of Library and Information Sciences % 15.2% School of Social Work % 0.0% Veterinary Medicine % 6.7% % 9.6% Top 5 College Trends Engineering Liberal Arts and Sciences Business Fine and Applied Arts 1000 Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences Top Ten Departments* Electrical & Computer Eng 282 Computer Science Civil & Environ Eng Economics Mechanical Sci & Eng Accountancy Math Division of General Studies Physics Finance Undergraduate Graduate * Non-Degree Exchange students not included 29

31 International Student Enrollment by Degree Level ( )* International Undergrad UIUC Undergrad % Int UG of UIUC 2.0% 2.4% 3.1% 3.4% 4.0% 4.5% 4.8% 5.0% 5.5% 7.1% International Grad UIUC Grad % Int Grad of UIUC 32.7% 34.7% 35.8% 35.9% 35.4% 35.3% 33.8% 34.5% 34.5% 34.7% Total International Total UIUC % International of UIUC 9.4% 10.3% 11.4% 11.9% 12.3% 12.5% 12.1% 12.4% 12.9% 14.0% * UIUC totals gathered from 10 day student enrollment statistics produced by the Division of Management Information. Professional students included in graduate student counts. International Student Enrollment International Student Enrollment by Degree Level International Undergrad International Grad Percent Change in Enrollment Over Time 14.0% 12.0% 10.0% 8.0% 6.0% 4.0% 2.0% 0.0% -2.0% 12.9% 10.0% 9.6% 6.4% 6.3% 4.7% 4.9% 2.8% 4.1% -1.2%

32 Fall 2008 New International Student Enrollment by College College Undergraduate UG Exchange Graduate Grad Nondegree Totals Engineering LAS Business FAA ACES Law Media AHS Education Inst. of LIR LIS Vet Med Sch. of Soc Work Inst. of Aviation Totals India % Fall 2008 New International Student Top Five Countries Represented Taiwan 115 9% China % United Kingdom 39 3% South Korea % Fall 2008 New International Student Enrollment Distribution by Academic Class Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior UG Non- Degree/ Exchange Masters Doctorate Professional Graduate Non-degree/ Exchange New International Student Enrollment Percent Change in New International Student Enrollment % 20.0% 22.5% 15.0% 10.0% 5.0% 0.0% -5.0% 7.6% 3.7% 4.1% -1.6%

33 International Faculty and Staff by World Region * J-1 H-1B Other Female Male Female Male Female Male Total AFRICA EASTERN AFRICA Burundi Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Rwanda Somalia Tanzania Uganda Zambia CENTRAL AFRICA Angola Cameroon Congo Sao Tome & Prindipe NORTH AFRICA Algeria Egypt Morocco Sudan Tunisia SOUTHERN AFRICA Botswana South Africa Zimbabwe WESTERN AFRICA Benin Burkina Faso Cote d'ivoire Gambia, The Ghana Liberia Mali Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone *These are total numbers for Actual length of stay may range from a few weeks to several years.

34 International Faculty and Staff by World Region * J-1 H-1B Other Female Male Female Male Female Male Total ASIA EAST ASIA China (PRC) Hong Kong Japan Korea, Republic of Macau Mongolia Taiwan (ROC) SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA Afghanistan Bangladesh India Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka Uzbekistan SOUTHEAST ASIA Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar (Burma) Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam *These are total numbers for Actual length of stay may range from a few weeks to several years. 33

35 International Faculty and Staff by World Region * J-1 H-1B Other Female Male Female Male Female Male Total EUROPE EASTERN EUROPE Albania Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia and Herzengovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Estonia Georgia Hungary Latvia Lithuania Moldova Montenegro Poland Romania Russia Serbia Slovakia Ukraine WESTERN EUROPE Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Iceland Ireland Italy Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom *These are total numbers for Actual length of stay may range from a few weeks to several years.

36 International Faculty and Staff by World Region * J-1 H-1B Other Female Male Female Male Female Male Total LATIN AMERICA CARIBBEAN Bahamas Barbados Cayman Islands Cuba Dominican Republic Haiti Jamaica St. Vincent Trinidad & Tobago CENTRAL AMERICA AND MEXICO Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Panama SOUTH AMERICA Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela *These are total numbers for Actual length of stay may range from a few weeks to several years. 35

37 International Faculty and Staff by World Region * J-1 H-1B Other Female Male Female Male Female Male Total MIDDLE EAST Bahrain Cyprus Iran Iraq Israel Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestinian Authority Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria Turkey United Arab Emirates Yemen NORTH AMERICA Canada OCEANIA Australia Figi New Zealand TOTALS *These are total numbers for Actual length of stay may range from a few weeks to several years.

38 UIUC International Faculty and Staff by Field of Specialization Field of Specialization Total % of Total Agriculture % Architecture and Environtmental Design % Area and Ethnic Studies % Communications % Computer and Information Sciences % Education % Engineering % Foreign Languages and Literature % Family and Consumer Sciences % Law and Legal Studies % Letters % Library Sciences % Biological and Biomedical Sciences % Mathematics % Philosophy and Religion % Physical Sciences % Psychology % Public Administration and Social Service % Social Sciences % Visual and Performing Arts % Health Sciences % Business and Management % History % Other % Total 1541 H-1B 32% Faculty and Staff by Immigration Status Other 5% J-1 63% Female 30% International Faculty and Staff Faculty and Staff by Gender Male 70% Top 5 Countries Represented China 396 South Korea 228 India 183 Japan Canada Germany Engineering Biological and Biomedical Sciences Physical Sciences Computer and Information Sciences Agriculture Health Sciences Social Sciences Business and Management Library Sciences Education Mathematics Law and Legal Studies Psychology Letters Family and Consumer Sciences Communications Area and Ethnic Studies Visual and Performing Arts Public Administration and Social Service Architecture and Environtmental Design Foreign Languages and Literature Other History Philosophy and Religion Field of Specialization

Spring 2007 International Student Enrollment by Country, Educational Level, and Gender

Spring 2007 International Student Enrollment by Country, Educational Level, and Gender Grand AFRICA 3 9 0 0 12 5 8 18 42 3 0 0 0 76 88 EASTERN AFRICA 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 7 16 1 0 0 0 29 29 Burundi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Eritrea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0