Overview of International Student Enrollment

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1 Overview of International Student Enrollment

2 Table of Contents SUMMARY AND HIGHLIGHTS INTERNATIONAL STUDENT (F-1 VISA) COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN... 4 PROGRAM OF STUDY OVERVIEW... 8 ADDITIONAL DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ADDITIONAL ACADEMIC YEAR HIGHLIGHTS P a g e 1

3 Summary and Highlights Academic Year Total number of F-1 visa students: 1020 English Language Learning Program (ELLP): 33 Undergraduate: 407 (includes 7 undergraduate-level conditionally admitted ELLP students) Graduate: 410 (includes 27 graduate-level conditionally admitted ELLP students) Optional Practical Training (OPT): Term to Term Comparison Fall 2010-Spring Fall 2010 Fall 2011 Fall 2012 AY AY AY AY Note: Spring semester enrollment data was not available until spring 2014, and therefore figures do not include spring semester data until the academic year. Highlights The statistics reflected throughout the following report include only F-1 visa (degree-seeking and ESL) students of Loyola University Chicago. English Language Learning Program (ELLP) students are included as part of the total numbers reported in the following graphs and analysis; however, students who were authorized for Optional Practical Training, students who participated in short-term Chicago Center programs, or visiting exchange (J-1 visa) students are not. Statistics show a 0.1% increase in Loyola University Chicago s total F-1 visa student population between the and academic years. During the academic year, 47.9% (407) of all enrolled F-1 visa students participated in undergraduatelevel academic programs; 48.2% (410) of all enrolled F-1 visa students participated in graduate-level academic programs. This represents an increase of 1.8% in undergraduate-level international student enrollment from the academic year, and a corresponding decrease of 11.1% in graduate-level international student enrollment. P a g e 2

4 Loyola University Chicago also hosted several J-1 exchange and F-1 non-degree students and scholars during the academic year. These students and scholars included: 20 J-1 visa exchange students who attended Loyola University Chicago through agreements with 6 overseas partner universities. An additional 14 J-1 visa students participated in the Double Degree program in Business Administration in cooperation with Universidad Loyola Andalucía (ULA). 23 J-1 visa scholars, representing varying fields of study including business, law, medicine, the humanities, and the social sciences, visited Loyola University Chicago during the academic year. 22 F-1 visa non-degree seeking students participated in the Chicago Center program during the regular academic year, with an additional 23 participants for Summer B Session Students in the Chicago Center program were primarily from China and South Korea. P a g e 3

5 International Student (F-1 Visa) Countries of Origin Top 10 Countries - All Students Italy, 14 Taiwan, 14 Mexico, 17 Vietnam, 19 Canada, 24 Ecuador, 24 China, 306 South Korea, 29 India, 61 Saudi Arabia, 69 The highest number of F-1 visa international students studying at Loyola University Chicago during the academic year again came from China (36%). This is down slightly from the 38% reported for the academic year. In , students from China comprised 31.5% of the total international student population in the United States*. Chinese students represented 45% of the total F-1 visa graduate-level international student population at Loyola University Chicago during the academic year. 46% of F-1 visa Chinese students studying at Loyola University Chicago were enrolled as graduate students of the Quinlan School of Business during the academic year. This is down nearly 15% from the academic year, suggesting pursuit of more diversified graduate programs among Loyola University F-1 visa Chinese students. * Institute of International Education. (2016). "Top 25 Places of Origin of International Students, 2014/ /16." Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. Retrieved from P a g e 4

6 International Student (F-1 visa) Countries of Origin Africa Asia Europe Latin America East Africa East Asia Albania 1 Caribbean Dominican Ethiopia 1 China 306 Belarus 1 Republic 14 Kenya 4 Hong Kong 3 Belgium 1 Jamaica 2 Madagascar 1 Japan 5 Bulgaria 1 Trinidad & Tobago 3 Mauritius 2 Mongolia 1 Croatia 2 Mexico & Central America Rwanda 1 South Korea 29 Denmark 2 El Salvador 8 Seychelles 1 Taiwan 14 France 8 Guatemala 5 Tanzania 4 South & Central Asia Germany 8 Honduras 6 Uganda 5 Bangladesh 1 Greece 4 Mexico 17 West Africa India 61 Ireland 2 Nicaragua 1 Benin 1 Nepal 2 Iceland 1 Panama 8 Cameroon 3 Pakistan 6 Italy 14 South America Cote d Ivoire 1 Sri Lanka 3 Kosovo 1 Argentina 2 Ghana 1 Turkmenistan 2 Macedonia 1 Bolivia 2 Nigeria 11 Southeast Asia Norway 1 Brazil 14 Central Africa Indonesia 4 Poland 1 Chile 1 Congo, The Democratic Republic of 3 Malaysia 8 Russia 3 Colombia 12 North Africa Myanmar (Burma) 1 Republic of Serbia 2 Ecuador 24 Algeria 1 Philippines 3 Spain 11 Paraguay 1 Egypt 1 Singapore 1 Switzerland 1 Peru 1 Libya 1 Thailand 7 Turkey 7 Venezuela 13 Morocco 1 Vietnam 19 Ukraine 3 Middle East Southern Africa North America United Kingdom 4 Bahrain 1 South Africa 2 Canada 24 Iran 1 Zimbabwe 1 Oceania Jordan 2 Australia 1 Kuwait 10 New Zealand 3 Palestine 2 Saudi Arabia 69 Syria 1 P a g e 5

7 TOP 11 COUNTRIES - UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS Dominican Republic, 13 India, 13 Italy, 12 Kuwait, 10 Brazil, 10 China, 117 Canada, 13 South Korea, 14 Mexico, 15 Ecuador, 23 Saudi Arabia, 27 According to IIE s Open Doors Report, in Illinois was ranked as having the fifth largest international student population in the United States at 50,327 students, with the Chicago metro area alone hosting 32,119 students. This is an 11.4% increase over TOP FOUR COUNTRIES - ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING PROGRAM (ELLP) STUDENTS Venezuela, 2 Ukraine, 2 China, 4 Saudi Arabia, 14* *Saudi Arabian ELLP students are financially sponsored by the Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission (SACM). P a g e 6

8 TOP 5 COUNTRIES - MASTER'S DEGREE STUDENTS South Korea, 14 Canada, 11 Saudi Arabia, 28 India, 48 China, 185 TOP 5 COUNTRIES - DOCTORAL DEGREE STUDENTS Colombia, 2 China, 8 India, 4 South Korea, 6 Saudi Arabia, 8 Additional countries of origin for Doctoral degree students (with two or less students per county) include: Brazil, Canada, Cameroon, Germany, Greece, Kenya, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Nigeria, Spain, Sri Lanka, Turkey, United Kingdom, Venezuela, Vietnam, and Zimbabwe. P a g e 7

9 Program of Study Overview The following charts depict the number of international students in each program of study for the following degrees: Academic and Professional Master s, and Academic and Professional Doctoral. Top 5 Academic Master's Programs by Student Enrollment Information Technology 26 Computer Science 20 Software Engineering 15 Applied Statistics 14 Social Work Top 5 Professional Master's Programs by Student Enrollment Accountancy 82 Master of Business Administration 32 Integrated Marketing Communications 23 Finance 23 Dual MBA P a g e 8

10 Top 5 Academic Doctoral Programs by Student Enrollment Chemistry 8 Theology 6 Philosophy 4 Political Science 4 Social Work Top 5 Professional Doctoral Programs by Student Enrollment Integrated Program in Biomedical Science 11 Law 9 Nursing 3 Pharmacology 3 Health Law and Policy P a g e 9

11 Total Graduate Undergraduate Additional Demographic Information Gender Breakdown by Degree Program* M 218 F 222 U 2 M 160 F 248 U 2 M 378 F 470 All *Students are allowed to self-identify gender on admissions applications. U = Unspecified. Gender Comparison: International Students as Percentage of Total Student Population Undergraduate Students Total female population: 6,789 students Female international students as percentage of total female population: Total male population 3,472 students Male international students as percentage of total male population: Graduate Students Total female population: 2,477 students Female international students as percentage of total female population: Total male population: 1,447 students Male international students as percentage of total male population: 3.3% 6.3% 10.0% 11.1% P a g e 10

12 Additional Academic Year Highlights During Spring 2017, the English Language Learning Program (ELLP), in collaboration with the Institute of Pastoral Studies, taught a Pronunciation course for Archdiocesan Pastors from the Chicagoland area. With the continued generous support of the Council of Regents and others, and in additional collaboration with the Institute of Pastoral Studies, the ELLP also helped to host a new group of visiting seminary students from Posillipo, Italy and two Archdiocese of Chicago Associate Pastors from Poland and Chile in late spring/early summer After sitting for the Illinois bar exam in July, Loyola University Chicago law graduate [and F-1 visa student] Louis Gomes (BA 14, JD 17) will travel to Africa and Europe to spend time with family and celebrate the completion of law school before he embarks on a new journey the practice of law. In late August, Gomes, who came to Loyola as an undergraduate from Paris, France, will return to Chicago to begin a prestigious legal fellowship with GE Transportation, a division of the General Electric Company. Full story: A team of five graduate and undergraduate Quinlan students [including two F-1 visa students] finished in first place at the annual APICS-Chicago Business Case Competition, which explores how businesses can drive overall improvement through supply chain management. Full story: Seven students [including one F-1 visa student] and one faculty member from Loyola s School of Communication recently won awards from the 2017 Broadcast Education Association (BEA) Festival of Media Arts. Full story: was a foundational year for Global Engagement Programming, with over 150 students participating in various social and cross-cultural offerings led by International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS). Through collaboration with Achieving College Excellence (ACE), ISSS adapted the Coffee and Conversation program to be held on a weekly basis. A new monthly program known as Exploring Chicago Neighborhoods was also established. A testimonial of the Loyola University Chicago experience from exchange student, Lise Frische (Institute d-etudes Politiques, France): I m an international student from France and returned from Loyola. My time there was amazing on every level. I got to discover a new way of life, explore new places and meet great people. The first time I attended an Exploring Chicago Neighborhoods event, I had just landed in this new country and was struggling with the jetlag and the American Way of Life. We went to Hyde Park for a Jazz concert. It was quite a long trip from Loyola, on a Sunday, with people I didn t know and my motivation was not at its strongest level, but it was part of the American experience. I wanted to live during my year abroad to expand my horizons and get out of my comfort zone so I went to the jazz concert, and it was great and then frequently attended all Exploring Chicago Neighborhood excursions. Not only was I able to go to places I wouldn t have gone by myself, I also met amazing people, had the greatest coffee and conversations, ate culinary delights all around Chicago and obtained hundreds of memories. P a g e 11