01-014 Overview of International Student Enrollment
Table of Contents INTERNATIONAL STUDENT PROFILE..... INTERNATIONAL STUDENT COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN... PROGRAM OF STUDY OVERVIEW... 7 ADDITIONAL DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION... 9 1 P a g e
International Student Profile 01-14 Academic Year Total number of full-time, F-1 visa students: 1 Undergraduate: 6 English Language Learning Program (ELLP): 109 Graduate: 46 Optional Practical Training (OPT) Students: 60 Term to Term Comparison Fall 009 - Spring 014 1000 00 600 400 00 0 6 410 544 615 1 Fall 009 Fall 010 Fall 011 Fall 01 Fall 01 - Spring 014 Note: These are Fall semester to Fall semester enrollment comparisons. Spring semester enrollment data was not available until Spring 014, and therefore figures do not include Spring semester data until the 01-14 academic year. In total, 646 students were enrolled for Fall 01. Spring 014 accounted for 15 additional, newly enrolled international students for a total of 771 - plus 60 students taking part in Optional Practical Training (total: 1). The following graphs contained in this report do not include those students involved in Optional Practical Training. Highlights Overall, the statistics reflected throughout this report include only students who came to Loyola University Chicago in the F-1 visa category as full time students (totaling 1). This number includes those students enrolled in the English Language Learning Program (ELLP). It does not include students participating in the Chicago Center, the Brazilian Science Mobility Program, or in a semester-long exchange program. 1% of all international, full time students on an F-1 visa are from China. 45% of all international, full time students in the F-1 category participate in undergraduate programs; 55% participate in graduate programs. Loyola University Chicago was also host to a number of F-1 part-time/non-degree and J-1 non-degree students during 01-14 Academic Year. These students included: 1 Brazilian Science Mobility Program (BSMP) students enrolled in the Chicago Center Program. These students are on J-1 visas sponsored by the Institute of International Education (IIE). 15 J-1 Exchange Students who attended Loyola through agreements with eight overseas partner universities. An additional 41 non-degree international students who participated in the Chicago Center Program. Students in the Chicago Center Program are primarily from Brazil, China, and South Korea. P a g e
ELLP students showed significant improvement in their English language proficiency. Students who tested into the ELLP program at the beginner level (Level 1 of 4) and progressed to complete the advanced level (Level 4 of 4) in four semesters and took the ESL exit test were found to have improved their listening scores by 4%, their reading scores 67%, and their writing scores by 6%. Students who studied one semester in the ELLP program, testing into high-intermediate/advanced levels (Level and 4 of our 4 level program), and then took our ESL exit test were found to have improved their listening scores by 10%, their reading scores by 7%, and their writing scores by 6% on average. Lastly, the ELLP hosted a cohort of 0 Brazilian English high school teachers in the winter 014 term. These participants attended ESL classes and TESOL workshops, as well as visited schools and other sites in the Chicagoland area. International Student (Full-time, F-1) Countries of Origin Top 10 Countries - All Students Vietnam,1 Nigeria,15 Mexico,1 Ecuador,1 Italy,11 Canada,10 South Korea, 6 China, 5 India,56 Saudi Arabia,10 The greatest number of students at Loyola are from China (4.%). In 01-1, Chinese students comprised.7% of the total international student population in the United States.* Sixty-seven percent of the Chinese students studying at Loyola (191 students) were enrolled in the Graduate School of Business. *Institute of International Education. (01). "Top 5 Places of Origin of International Students, 011/1-01/1." Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. Retrieved from http://www.iie.org/research-and-publications/open-doors P a g e
International Student (Full-time, F-1) Country of Origin Breakdown Africa Asia Europe Latin America East Africa East Asia Bulgaria Caribbean Kenya China 5 Cyprus 1 Bahamas 1 Tanzania 1 Hong Kong 4 Denmark 1 Dominican Republic Rwanda 1 Japan 9 Finland 1 Trinidad & Tobago 1 Mexico & Central Uganda 6 Mongolia 1 France 5 America West Africa South Korea 6 Germany 5 Belize 1 Ghana 1 Taiwan 6 Greece 1 Costa Rica South & Central Nigeria 15 Asia Ireland 1 El Salvador Senegal 1 Bangladesh Italy 11 Honduras Togo 1 India 56 Latvia 1 Mexico 1 Central Africa Kazakhstan 1 Norway 1 Panama Cameroon Nepal 5 Romania South America Congo Pakistan 6 Russia 1 Argentina Congo, The Democratic Republic of Southeast Asia Spain 4 Bolivia 1 North Africa Indonesia 6 Sweden 4 Brazil 5 Egypt 1 Malaysia 10 Turkey 9 Chile 1 United Morocco 1 Myanmar Kingdom Colombia 10 Southern Africa Philippines Ecuador 1 South Africa 1 Singapore Peru 1 Zambia 1 Thailand 5 Venezuela 10 Zimbabwe 1 Vietnam 1 Middle East North America Iran Canada 10 Iraq 1 Oceania Jordan 4 Australia Saudi Arabia 10 New Zealand 4 Syria 4 P a g e
El Savador India Ecuador 7 Top 10 Countries - Undergraduate Students Italy 7 Honduras 7 China 5 Malaysia South Korea 14 Saudi Arabia 16 Mexico 1 According to IIE s Open Doors Report, Illinois was ranked as having the fifth largest international student population in the United States at 5,90 students, with Chicago alone hosting,644 students. South Korea China Top 10 Countries - ELLP Students Japan 5 Ecuador 1 Saudi Arabia 79 Saudi Arabian students in ELLP are sponsored by the Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission (SACM), which provides funding for students to participate in English language programs. 5 P a g e
Top 5 Countries - Master's Degree Students Nigeria 9 Saudi Arabia 14 South Korea 4 India 4 China 1 Top 5 Countries - Doctoral Degree Students Turkey South Korea China 1 Nigeria 4 India 7 Additional countries of origin for Doctoral students (with two or less students per program) include: Canada, Columbia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Ecuador, England, Germany, Greece, Italy, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Taiwan, Uganda, Vietnam, and Zimbabwe. Chinese students comprise 54.7% of the total international graduate student population at Loyola University Chicago ( out of 46 students). 6 P a g e
Program of Study Program of Study 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 10 Academic Master's Programs by Student Enrollment Information Technology Applied Statistics Digital Media & Storytelling Software Engineering Computer Science Social Work Pastoral Counseling Pharmacology Political Science Sociology 6 9 1 1 1 15 6 0 5 10 15 0 5 0 Number of Students Top 10 Professional Master's Programs by Student Enrollment Accountancy Master of Business Administration Finance Integrated Marketing Communications Dual MBA Human Resources & Industrial Relations Law School - LLM Supply Chain Management International Law - LLM Health Law - LLM 0 1 1 5 1 6 110 0 0 40 60 0 100 10 Number of Students 7 P a g e
Program of Study Program of Study Top 10 Academic Doctoral Programs by Student Enrollment Philosophy Theology Sociology Social Work Pharmacology Chemistry English Language Teaching & Learning Child Development Administration & Supervision All Other Doctoral Programs 1 5 0 1 4 5 6 Number of Students Top 10 Professional Doctoral Programs by Student Enrollment Nursing 1 Clinical Mental Health Counseling 1 Health Law & Policy Law - JD 9 0 1 4 5 6 7 9 10 Number of Students P a g e
Total Grad Business Graduate Law Undergraduate Additional Demographic Information Gender Breakdown by Degree Program* U 5 M F 170 170 M F 5 4 M F 7 94 U 1 M 64 F 171 U 6 M 6 F 49 All 771 0 100 00 00 400 500 600 700 00 900 *Students are allowed to self-identify gender on admissions applications. U = Unspecified. Numbers do not include international students on Optional Practical Training (OPT) but do include all full-time F-1 students (degree seeking and ELLP students). Gender Comparison: Internationals as Percentage of Total Student Population Undergraduate Students Total female population: 6,4 students International female students as percentage of total female population: Total male population,6 students international male students as percentage of total male population: Graduate Students Total female population 4,01 students International female students as percentage of total female population Total male population,41 students international male students as percentage of total male population.5% 4.4% 6.7% 7% 9 P a g e