International Students Enrollment Report Academic Year 2002-2003 Office of International Services Division of Student Affairs
1 Total Number of International* Students at the University of Southern California Fall 2002 Fall 2001 % Change Undergraduate 1218 1143 7 Graduate 4054 3710 9 Other 998 1097-9 Total 6270 5950 5 International Students by Academic Level Fall 2002 Fall 2001 % Change Freshman 251 289-13 Sophomore 265 258 3 Junior 319 286 12 Senior 346 311 11 Undergraduate 37 39-5 Visitor Masters 2284 2179 5 Doctorate 1566 1470 7 Professional 68 63 8 Graduate Visitor 136 129 5 Other 998 940 6 Other Category Optional Practical Training** 925 USC Language Academy 73 Total 998 *International students are non-united States citizens holding non-immigrant visas. Citizens of other countries, who are US Permanent Residents, or immigrants ("green card holders"), are not included. **"Optional Practical Training" (OPT) is the category of graduates on F-1 visas who are legally employable for 12 months following graduation. They remain under USC auspices for immigration status purposes.
2 Class Distribution of Fall 2002 International Student Enrollment --Graphical Display-- USC Language Academy 7% Senior 28% Undergrad Visitor 3% Freshman 21% Optional Practical Training** 93% Junior 26% Sophomore 22% Other 16% Undergraduate 19% Graduate 65% Professional 2% Graduate Visitor 3% Doctorate 39% Masters 56%
3 Gender and Academic Standing Comparison Fall 2001-2002 Male % of Total Female % of Total Undergraduate 667 54.8 551 45 Graduate 2646 65.2 1408 35 Other 628 62.9 370 37 Total Fall 2002 3941 62 2329 38 Total Fall 2001 3843 64.4 2121 35.6 Male 62% Female 38% Female Male Other, 16% UG, 24% Other, 16% UG, 17% Grad, 60% Grad, 67%
4 International Students as a Percent of Total University Enrollment - Fall 2002 International Total Intl % Undergraduate 1218 16145 8 Graduate 4054 14537 28 Other* 998 998 100 Total 6270 30682 20 *Other includes Language Academy students and students on OPT Twelve Years of International Students Enrollment 1991-2002(Excluding Others) 6000 5000 4000 4069 4038 4189 4259 4048 4183 4034 4813 4564 4278 5024 5272 3000 2000 1000 0 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
5 Top Ten Countries with TOTAL* International Students Enrollment for fall 2001-2002 2002 2001 % Change India 949 845 12 China 736 701 5 South Korea 664 604 10 Taiwan 626 642-2 Canada 212 182 16 Japan 211 210 0 Hong Kong 171 175-2 Thailand 146 147-1 Indonesia 133 122 9 Iran 104 104 0 * Excludes Students in other category (OPT & Language Academy) 1000 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 2002 200 2001 100 0 India China South Korea Taiwan Canada Japan Hong Kong Thailand Indonesia Iran
6 Top Ten Countries with NEW International Students Enrollment for Fall 2001-2002 2002 2001 % Change India 387 381 2 Taiwan 246 200 23 China 236 260-9 South Korea 231 193 20 Japan 94 79 19 Canada 70 69 1 Hong Kong 51 61-16 Thailand 42 61-31 Indonesia 29 40-28 Germany 25 17 47 400 350 300 250 200 150 2002 2001 100 50 0 India Taiwan China South Korea Japan Canada Hong Kong Thailand Indonesia Germany
7 Countries with more than 100 Non-U.S. Citizen Students Enrolled Fall 2002 Country International (Nonimmigrant) Permanent Resident Total India 949 111 1060 South Korea 664 234 898 China 736 136 872 Taiwan 626 173 799 Canada 212 72 284 Iran 104 154 258 Hong Kong 171 84 255 Japan 211 31 242 Thailand 146 14 160 Indonesia 133 18 151 Mexico 32 102 134 United Kingdom 81 43 124 Philippines 35 76 111 Turkey 100 5 105 Sub Total 4200 1253 5453 All Other Countries 1145 602 1883 Grand Total* 5345 1855 7200 # of Countries 117 111 Total USC Enrollment 30682 30682 30682 % Of Total USC Enrollment represented 17.42 6.04% 23.47% * The total excludes students in other category (OPT & Language Academy)
8 Top Ten Majors and Degree Objectives of Undergraduate International Students, Fall 2002 Major & Degree Objective Students Business Administration, B.S. 296 Pre-Business, B.S. 89 Computer Science, B.S. 76 Electrical Engineering, B.S 76 Accounting, B.S. 69 Computer Engineering & Computer 51 Science, B.S. Economics, B.A. 50 Architecture, B.Arch. 48 Undecided, B.A. 47 International Relations, B.A. 44 Total 846 Percent of total (1218) International Undergraduates 69.45% Top Ten Majors and Degree Objectives of Graduate International Students, Fall 2002 Major & Degree Objective Students Electrical Engineering, M.S. 395 Computer Science, M.S. 331 Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 249 Computer Science, Ph.D. 175 Business Administration, M.B.A. 156 Electrical Engineering(Computer 95 Networks), M.S. Computer Science(Computer 93 Networks), M.S. Public Policy and Mgmt., MPPM 60 Electrical Engineering(VLSI Design), 53 M.S. Computer Engineering, M.S. 51 Total 1658 Percent of total (4054) International Graduates 40.49%
9 Fall 2002 USC International Students by Country Country Region Undergraduate Graduate Other* Total Albania E. Europe 1 1 Argentina S. America 5 7 12 Armenia E. Europe 4 4 Australia Oceania 7 13 20 Austria W. Europe 6 5 11 Azerbaijan E. Europe 1 1 2 Bahrain Middle East 1 1 Bangladesh S.C Asia 3 17 20 Belarus E. Europe 2 2 Belgium W. Europe 2 5 7 Belize C. America 1 1 Benin W. Africa 1 1 Bolivia S. America 1 2 3 Botswana S. Africa 8 1 9 Brazil S. America 23 22 3 48 Brunei S. E. Asia 1 1 Bulgaria E. Europe 5 14 19 Burkina Faso W. Africa 1 1 Burma S.E. Asia 4 1 5 Cambodia S.E. Asia 2 2 Canada N. America 96 116 212 Chile S. America 2 4 6 China E. Asia 37 699 2 738 Colombia S. America 2 8 10 Costa Rica C. America 4 4 Cote d'ivoire W. Africa 1 1 Croatia E. Europe 1 4 5 Cuba Caribbean 1 1 Cyprus Middle East 1 14 15 Czech Republic E. Europe 1 1 2 Denmark W. Europe 12 3 15 Dominica Caribbean 1 1 Ecuador S. America 2 2 Egypt N. Africa 3 7 10 El Salvador C. America 2 1 3 Estonia E. Europe 1 1 Ethiopia E. Africa 1 1 Finland W. Europe 1 3 4 *USC Language Academy students only
10 Country Region Undergraduate Graduate Other* Total France W. Europe 18 19 37 Germany W. Europe 22 36 58 Ghana W. Africa 5 5 Greece W. Europe 2 23 25 Guatemala C. America 1 1 Guyana S. America 1 1 Honduras C. America 1 1 Hong Kong E. Asia 130 41 171 Hungary E. Europe 5 5 10 Iceland W. Europe 1 2 3 India S.C Asia 80 869 949 Indonesia S. E. Asia 92 41 1 134 Iran Middle East 3 101 104 Ireland W. Europe 1 5 6 Israel Middle East 6 17 23 Italy W. Europe 9 17 26 Jamaica Caribbean 2 3 5 Japan E. Asia 67 144 16 227 Jordan Middle East 2 4 6 Kazakhstan S.C Asia 1 6 7 Kenya E. Africa 1 3 4 Kuwait Middle East 5 11 16 Latvia E. Europe 2 2 Lebanon Middle East 2 18 20 Lithuania E. Europe 1 1 2 Macau E. Asia 2 2 4 Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Rep E. Europe 2 2 4 Malawi E. Africa 1 1 Malaysia S. E. Asia 66 18 84 Malta W. Europe 1 1 Mexico C. America 11 21 32 Moldova E. Europe 2 2 Montenegro E. Europe 1 1 Morocco N. Africa 1 4 5 Nepal S.C Asia 7 7 Netherlands W. Europe 5 5 New Zealand Oceania 3 9 12 Nigeria W. Africa 1 4 5 Norway W. Europe 5 1 6 Oman Middle East 1 1 *USC Language Academy students only
11 Country Region Undergraduate Graduate Other* Total Pakistan S.C Asia 12 52 64 Panama C. America 1 1 2 Peru S. America 1 10 11 Philippines S. E. Asia 12 23 35 Poland E. Europe 6 10 16 Portugal W. Europe 2 1 3 Qatar Middle East 4 1 5 Romania E. Europe 2 18 20 Russia E. Europe 7 44 51 Saudi Arabia Middle East 10 18 1 29 Serbia E. Europe 2 4 6 Singapore S.E. Asia 52 28 80 Slovakia E. Europe 1 1 Slovenia E. Europe 2 3 5 South Africa S. Africa 2 6 8 South Korea E. Asia 109 555 22 686 Spain W. Europe 1 23 24 Sri Lanka S.C Asia 4 4 8 Sweden W. Europe 11 9 20 Switzerland W. Europe 7 12 19 Syria Middle East 4 4 Taiwan E. Asia 104 522 22 648 Tanzania E. Africa 1 1 Thailand S. E. Asia 9 137 3 149 Tonga Oceania 1 1 Tunisia N. Africa 2 1 3 Turkey Middle East 21 79 100 Uganda E. Europe 1 1 Ukraine E. Europe 1 10 11 United Arab Emirates Middle East 5 3 1 9 United Kingdom W. Europe 43 38 81 Unknown xxx 2 2 Uruguay S. America 2 1 3 Uzbekistan S.C Asia 2 2 Venezuela S. America 1 3 4 Vietnam S. E. Asia 6 2 1 9 Yemen Middle East 1 1 Yugoslavia E. Europe 3 3 6 Zambia E. Africa 1 1 Zimbabwe E. Africa 2 2 Total for 117 Countries 1218 4054 73 5345 *USC language Academy students only; Excludes 925 students on optional practical training.
12 Regional Distribution of International Students ( ) Represents number of countries represented 4500 4000 3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 4030 525 363 334 58 33 (22) Asia (41) Europe (21) America (14) Middle East (16) Africa (3) Oceania Asian Enrollment by Region 2474 2500 2000 1500 1057 1000 499 500 0 East Asia South Central Asia South East Asia
13 International Student Enrollment ** Selected Research Universities Fall 2002 Fall 2001 Int l Total % of Total Int l Total % of Total University of Southern California 5272 30682 17.2% 5024 29813 16.9% Purdue University 5015 38564 13.0% 4695 38208 12.3% University Of Texas at 4804 52261 9.2% 4673 50616 9.2% Austin New York University 4684 38096 12.3 4818 37134 13.0 University Of Michigan 4602 38972 11.8% 4149 38248 10.8% Univ. of Illinois-Urbana- Champaign 4555 38263 11.9% 4287 37684 11.4% Ohio State University 4342 49676 8.7% 4313 48477 8.9% Columbia University 4250 23422 18.1% 4017 22868 17.6% Boston University 3947 28981 13.6% 3814 27767 13.7% Texas A & M University 3705 45083 8.2% 3563 44689 8.0% University of Wisconsin 3632 41462 8.8% 3558 41552 8.6% Arizona State University 3502 50482 6.9% 3511 48096 7.3% Harvard University 3459 19600 17.6% 3448 19617 17.6% University of Maryland- 3453 34801 9.9% 3360 34160 9.8% College Park University of Minnesota 3351 48677 6.9% 3356 47597 7.1% Florida International Univ. 3321 33800 9.8% 3190 31822 10% Pennsylvania State Univ. 3289 40571 8.1% 3083 40658 7.6% University of Buffalo 3272 26168 12.5% 2858 25838 11.1% Wayne State University 3224 31168 10.3% 3233 31040 10.4% Indiana University 3204 38903 8.2% 3049 37963 8% University of Pennsylvania 3165 22326 14.2% 3115 21853 14.3% University of Florida 3105 47241 6.6% 3407 45937 7.4% Cornell University 3097 19575 15.8% 3181 19420 16.4% ** Does not include intensive English language study or students on OPT