Statistics International, Faculty & Research Scholars 2007-2008
Prepared by: Boston College Office of International and Scholars 21 Campanella Way, Suite 249 Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 (617) 552-8005 www.bc.edu/oiss Office of International and Scholars Staff Adrienne Nussbaum Director, Office of International and Scholars Ama Edzie International Student Systems Administrator, Editor Susan Shea International Student Advisor
Table of Contents Overview of International Population for the Academic Year 2007-2008 3 Overview of International Population by Region 4 Detailed Information about the International Undergraduate Population 5 School 5 Academic Level 5 Visa Classification 5 Gender 5 Field of Study 5 Detailed Information about the International Graduate Population 6-7 School 6 Visa Classification 6 Gender 6 Degree 6 Field of Study 7 Countries Represented by the International Student Population 8-9 Source of Funds for Undergraduate and Graduate International 10 Ten Year Summary of the International Student Population 11 Information on who are Undertaking a Period of Practical Training 12 Information on International Faculty and Research Scholars 13 Information on Dependents of International, Faculty and Research Scholars 14 Twenty-three Year Summary of International Population at Boston College 15
International Overview 3 Boston College International Population 2007-2008 Undergraduate 287 Graduate 483 Total Enrolled 770 Practical Training 129 Faculty & Research Scholars 125 Dependents 106 Grand Total 1130 Boston College International Population Dependents, 106, 9% Faculty & Research Scholars, 125, 11% Undergraduate, 287, 25% Practical Training, 129, 11% Graduate, 483, 44%
International Population by Region 4 International Population by Region Region Under - graduate Graduate Practical Training Faculty& Scholars Dependents Total Total in Percentage Africa 6 22 2 6 4 40 4% Asia 90 282 85 50 62 569 50% Canada 14 33 4 9 8 68 6% Caribbean 14 6 1 0 0 21 2% Europe 83 74 23 48 21 249 22% Mexico, Central & South America 38 30 8 3 6 85 8% Middle East 14 32 4 7 5 62 5% Oceania & Australia 28 4 2 2 0 36 3% Grand Total 287 483 129 125 106 1130 International Population by Region Middle East, 5% Oceania & Australia, 3% Mexico, Central & South America, 8% Africa, 4% Europe, 22% Asia, 50% Caribbean, 2% Canada, 6%
Undergraduate International 5 Undergraduate International & Exchange School Year Visa Type* Gender Carroll School of Management 79 Freshmen 45 A-1 2 Female 157 College of Arts & Sciences 98 Sophomores 51 E-1 1 Male 130 Connell School of Nursing 1 Juniors 50 E-2 1 Exchange 88 Seniors 43 F-1 264 A&S 46 Exchange 88 G-4 2 CSOM 31 Visiting 10 H-1 2 LSOE 11 H-4 4 Lynch School of Education 11 J-1 9 Woods College of Advancing Studies 7 L-2 2 Boston College Experience Program 3 * For visa description, see below. Total 287 287 287 287 Field of Study Accounting 13 International Studies 2 Biochemistry 5 Linguistics 1 Biology 10 Management 6 Chemistry 1 Marketing 16 Communications 21 Mathematics 3 Computer Science 3 Nursing 1 Corporate Systems 1 Philosophy 2 Early Childhood 1 Physics 1 Economics 30 Political Science 17 Economics - CSOM 6 Psychology 19 Elementary Education 2 Romance Language - Hispanic Study 1 English 11 Secondary Education 1 Finance 57 Sociology 6 General Management 7 Studio Art 2 History 6 Theater Arts 2 Human Development 4 Theology 2 Information Technology 1 Unclassified 26 Total 287 *Visa Descriptions: A-1: Diplomat & their immediate family E-1: Relative of treaty trader E-2: Relative of treaty investor F-1: Student G-4: Relative of employee of international organization H-1: Temporary worker H-4: Dependent of H-1, H-2, or H-3 employee J-1: Exchange visitor J-2: Dependent of J-1 exchange visitor L-2: Relative of intracompany transferee R-1: Temporary religious worker
Graduate International 6 Graduate International & Exchange School Visa Type Carroll Graduate School of Management 127 F-1 450 Connell Graduate School of Nursing 3 See page 5 for visa type H-1 4 Graduate School of Arts & Sciences 227 descriptions H-4 2 Graduate Exchange 7 J-1 23 CGSOM 2 J-2 1 Law 5 R-1 3 Graduate School of Social Work 14 Law School 21 Total 483 Lynch Graduate School of Education 69 Woods College of Advanced Graduate Studies 15 Gender Female 229 Male 254 Total 483 Total 483 Degree Carroll Graduate School of Management Graduate School of Social Work M.B.A. 58 M.S.W. 11 M.S.A. 26 Ph.D. 3 M.S.F. 18 sum 14 Ph.D. 25 Law School sum 127 J.D. 17 Connell Graduate School of Nursing LL.M 4 M.S. 1 sum 21 Ph.D. 2 Lynch Graduate School of Education sum 3 M.A. 24 M.S.T. 1 Graduate School of Arts & Sciences M.Ed. 14 M.A. 28 C.A.E.S. 2 M.S. 1 Ph.D. 28 Ph.D. 198 sum 69 sum 227 Woods College of Graduate Non-Degree/Exchange Advanced Graduate Studies Non-Degree/ Exchange 7 M.S. 15 sum 7 sum 15 Total 483 Total Degrees C.A.E.S. 2 M.B.A. 58 J.D. 17 M.S. 61 LL.M 4 M.S.W. 11 M.A. 52 Non-Degree/Exchange 7 M.Ed. 14 Ph.D. 256 M.S.T. 1 Total 483
Graduate International 7 Field of Study Accounting 26 Administrative Studies 15 Applied Developmental/Educational Psychology 6 Biology 9 Chemistry 41 Clinical Social Work 7 Counseling Psychology 23 Curriculum & Instruction 15 Economics 56 Educational Research/Measure/Evaluation 12 Educational Administration 4 English 2 Finance 36 Geology 1 Geophysics 1 Graduate Nursing 3 Higher Education 7 History 4 Law 21 Management 60 Mathematics 1 Organizational Studies 8 Pastoral Ministry 17 Philosophy 21 Physics 29 Political Science 11 Psychology 1 Religion and Education 10 Romance Language - French 3 Romance Language - Hispanic Study 4 Romance Literatures 1 Social Work 4 Sociology 11 Theology 13 Total 483
International by Country 8 Boston College Undergraduate and Graduate by Country Undergraduate Graduate Student Total Undergraduate Graduate Country Country Argentina 2 2 Kuwait 2 2 Armenia 2 2 Latvia 1 1 Australia 28 5 33 Liberia 1 1 Bahrain 3 3 Lithuania 1 1 Belarus 1 1 Macedonia 1 1 Bermuda 1 1 2 Mexico 6 4 10 Bolivia 3 3 Montenegro 1 1 Brazil 3 3 6 Morocco 3 3 Bulgaria 9 9 Nepal 9 9 Canada 14 34 48 Netherlands 6 1 7 Chad 1 1 Nicaragua 1 1 Chile 5 1 6 New Zealand 1 1 China 9 118 127 Nigeria 7 7 Colombia 3 9 12 Norway 2 1 3 Cyprus 2 2 Pakistan 2 2 Czech Republic 1 3 4 Panama 2 2 Denmark 5 5 Peru 3 3 6 Dominican Republic 9 1 10 Philippines 5 8 13 Ecuador 5 1 6 Congo 2 2 Egypt 1 2 3 Romania 4 4 El Salvador 4 1 5 Russia 3 7 10 France 14 9 23 Rwanda 2 2 Gabon 1 1 Saudi Arabia 1 3 4 Gambia 1 1 Singapore 6 7 13 Georgia 1 1 Slovenia 1 1 Germany 6 3 9 South Africa 1 1 Ghana 1 1 Spain 7 4 11 Greece 2 2 St. Lucia 1 1 Hong Kong* 4 4 8 Sweden 7 7 Hungary 2 2 Switzerland 2 1 3 India 2 29 31 Taiwan 2 22 24 Indonesia 1 6 7 Thailand 1 12 13 Ireland 9 3 12 Trinidad & Tobago 1 1 2 Israel 3 8 11 Turkey 2 20 22 Italy 7 10 17 Uganda 6 6 Jamaica 3 1 4 Ukraine 2 2 Japan 5 17 22 United Arab Emirates 1 1 Jordan 2 2 United Kingdom 11 4 15 Kazakhstan 1 1 2 Uzbekistan 1 1 Kenya 2 2 Venezuela 4 4 8 Korea, South 53 39 92 Vietnam 1 5 6 Grand Total of Undergraduate and Graduate 287 483 770 Total Number of Countries Represented 82 Student Total *Hong Kong remains as a classified country for statistical reporting by the Institute of International Education
Countries Having the Largest Student Population 9 Countries Having the Largest Student Population at Boston College Countries 92-93 93-94 94-95 95-96 96-97 97-98* 99-00 00-01 01-02* 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 People's Republic of China 65 58 45 38 47 47 70 79 81 131 149 131 133 127 South Korea 20 22 56 52 50 46 63 62 59 54 75 85 84 92 Canada 52 51 53 45 44 45 48 59 55 58 63 56 51 48 Australia 14 18 14 11 16 12 17 12 12 16 17 24 22 33 India 35 32 32 31 34 32 33 35 39 35 32 27 30 31 Taiwan 9 12 13 5 9 7 13 10 10 21 18 23 32 24 France 14 17 18 16 20 16 32 29 32 25 22 28 26 23 Turkey 27 28 23 24 25 31 33 29 25 20 21 22 23 22 Japan 39 45 43 30 23 31 32 35 30 27 19 15 22 22 Italy 9 10 9 12 13 17 19 19 19 17 19 23 20 17 United Kingdom 17 23 16 17 18 18 31 26 22 24 23 24 22 15 Singapore 1 1 4 5 7 9 14 8 12 8 10 15 14 13 Phillipines 21 20 22 16 14 15 15 16 9 8 7 10 10 13 Thailand 9 13 13 20 20 19 16 9 8 7 8 10 10 13 Colombia 14 12 11 6 5 5 10 11 8 5 8 6 9 12 *No information available for 1998-1999 or 2002-2003
Boston College Undergraduate and Graduate International ' Source of Funds 2007-2008 Source of Funds 10 Source of Undergraduate Graduate Funds Type Total Personal Funds $9.0 M $7.7 M $16.7 M 1 School Funds $1.0 M $6.0 M $6.6 M 2 Employment Funds N/A $4.0 M $4.0 M 3 Other $225,000 $1.775 M $2.0 M Grand Total 4 $29.30 M Boston College Undergraduate and Graduate International ' Source of Funds Other, $2M, 7% Employment Funds, $4M, 13% Personal Funds $16.7M, 57% School Funds, $6.6M, 23% footnotes: 1. Tuition Remission, Dean's Scholarships, Merit Scholarships, Athletic Scholarships, and Fellowships. 2. Stipends and Assistantships. 3. Family Contributions, Home Government, and Religious Organizations. 4. Exchange do not pay tuition.
Ten Year Summary of the International Student Population 11 Undergraduate 1 1 School 96-97 97-98 99-00 00-01 01-02 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 A&S 103 91 96 98 87 61 78 88 95 98 CSOM 181 162 139 119 86 82 83 84 89 79 CSON 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 LSOE 7 9 8 7 6 5 10 9 11 11 Non Degree/ 30 27 60 53 64 70 62 2 100 90 91 Exchange WCASU 5 3 1 4 5 9 3 11 14 7 Subtotal 326 292 304 282 249 227 237 293 301 287 Graduate 1 1 School 96-97 97-98 99-00 00-01 01-02 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 CGSOM 79 93 124 131 122 140 152 123 134 127 Ph.D. 14 16 21 24 30 26 29 28 25 25 M.B.A. 44 45 56 59 55 36 35 38 51 58 3 M.S.A. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 42 44 33 34 26 M.S.F. 21 30 47 48 37 36 44 24 24 18 Other 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CGSON 2 2 5 4 2 6 4 5 3 3 Ph.D. 2 1 3 4 2 3 3 2 3 2 M.S. 0 1 2 0 0 3 1 3 0 1 GA&S 159 176 217 217 219 204 240 231 219 227 Ph.D. 122 137 160 160 170 180 212 202 193 198 Master's 32 35 56 56 49 20 28 29 26 29 Other 5 4 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 GSSW 4 9 7 8 10 9 6 11 11 14 Ph.D. 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 3 M.S.W. 3 9 7 7 9 9 5 10 9 11 Law 5 8 15 21 21 16 17 14 14 21 J.D. 5 8 15 21 21 16 17 14 14 17 4 LL.M. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 4 LGSOE 40 53 83 65 68 79 76 85 81 69 Ph.D. 19 21 29 25 28 31 31 29 25 28 Master's 18 32 52 38 37 47 42 55 54 39 Other 3 0 2 2 3 1 3 1 2 2 Non-Degree/ Exchange 8 10 18 21 11 46 50 5 8 6 7 WCAGS 0 0 1 0 2 4 5 8 7 15 Subtotal 297 351 470 467 455 504 550 485 475 483 Grand Total 623 643 774 749 704 731 787 778 6 776 770 footnotes: 1. No information available for 1998-1999 or 2002-2003 2. Increase was partially due to inclusion of spring semester students this year 3. M.S.A. program established 2002-2003 academic year 4. LL.M. program established 2007-2008 academic year 5. Decrease was largely due to absence of 43 summer visiting students 6. Total number of degree/exchange students actually increased by 5% from previous year
International Practical Training 12 Boston College Graduates Who Are Currently Undertaking a Period of Practical Training in the United States Degree Received Visa Gender B.A. 10 F-1: Student 123 Female 88 B.S. 13 J-1: Student 6 Male 41 M.A. 8 M.S. 53 M.B.A. 13 M.Ed. 5 M.S.W. 3 J.D. 2 Ph.D. 21 Non-Degree 1 Total 129 129 129 School Carroll Graduate School of Management 57 Carroll School of Management 18 College of Arts & Sciences 11 Connell Graduate School of Nursing 1 Exchange 3 Graduate School of Arts & Sciences 24 Graduate School of Social Work 3 Law School 2 Lynch Graduate School of Education 8 Woods College of Advancing Studies 1 Woods College of Advanced Graduate Studies 1 Total 129 Country Australia 2 Korea, South 13 Belarus 1 Lebanon 1 Brazil 2 Mexico 2 Bulgaria 3 Nepal 1 Canada 4 Nigeria 1 China 41 Phillipines 1 Czech Republic 1 Russia 1 Ecuador 1 Singapore 3 France 1 South Africa 1 Gabon 1 Spain 1 Haiti 1 Switzerland 1 India 6 Taiwan 12 Indonesia 1 Tanzania 1 Ireland 2 Thailand 3 Israel 1 Turkey 6 Italy 2 Uganda 1 Japan 3 United Kingdom 1 Jordon 1 Venezuela 3 Kenya 1 Vietnam 1 Total 129 Total Number of Countries Represented 38 *Practical Training is defined as employment in the student's field of study for a 12-18 month period following completion of studies.
International Faculty & Research Scholars International Faculty & Research Scholars 13 School Carroll School of Management 8 Graduate School of Arts & Sciences 94 Graduate Connell School of Nursing 4 Graduate School of Social Work 5 Law 4 Lynch School of Education 10 Total 125 Visa Type By Gender B-1: Visitor for Business 20 Female 53 H-1B: Temporary Worker 36 Male 72 J-1: Exchange Visitor 69 125 125 Department Art History 1 Law 4 Biology 9 Management 1 Child in Society 1 Mathematics 1 Chemistry 27 Nursing 4 Classics 1 Pastoral Ministry 2 Communications 2 Philosophy 7 Computer Science - CSOM 5 Physics 13 Counseling Psychology 1 Psychology 8 Curriculum & Instruction 1 Religious Education 5 Economics 7 Romance Literatures 3 Ed Research/Measure/Evaluation 1 Social Work 3 Educational Administration 3 Sociology 2 English 5 Special Education 3 Geology 1 Theology 3 Information Systems 1 Total 125 Country Argentina 1 Kuwait 1 Australia 2 Korea, South 7 Bulgaria 5 Latvia 1 Canada 9 Netherlands 2 Chile 1 Nigeria 1 China 24 Norway 2 Colombia 1 Palestine 1 Croatia 1 Phillippines 1 Czech Republic 1 Poland 1 Egypt 2 Romania 2 France 6 Russia 3 Germany 7 South Africa 1 India 5 Spain 7 Ireland 2 Taiwan 3 Israel 3 Thailand 2 Italy 3 Turkey 2 Japan 8 United Kingdom 5 Kenya 1 Zambia 1 Total 125 Total Number of Countries Represented 36
Dependents 14 Dependents Relationship to School of primary visa holder primary visa holder Visa Type* Gender Carroll School of Management 1 Spouse 74 F-2 63 Female 73 Carroll Graduate School of Management 25 Child 32 J-2 43 Male 33 College of Arts & Sciences 2 Connell School of Nursing 2 Connell Graduate School of Nursing 2 Graduate School of Arts and Sciences 54 Graduate School of Social Work 5 Law School 3 Lynch Graduate School of Education 11 University Exchange 1 Total 106 106 106 106 Country of Citizenship Argentina 2 Japan 6 Armenia 2 Korea, South 20 Bolivia 2 Mexico 1 Bulgaria 3 Nepal 6 Canada 8 Norway 2 China 22 Peru 3 Denmark 1 Philippines 1 Egypt 3 Saudi Arabia 1 France 3 Singapore 1 Germany 1 South Africa 1 India 3 Spain 1 Ireland 1 Taiwan 5 Israel 1 Turkey 4 Italy 2 Total 106 Total Number of Countries Represented 27 *F-2: Student Dependent J-2: Exchange Visitor Dependent
Yearly Statistics 15 Year Undergraduate Graduate Total Enrolled Practical Training Research Scholars 2 Dependents Grand Total 1983-1984 179 141 320 9 46 N/A 375 1984-1985 175 148 323 11 27 N/A 361 1985-1986 164 172 336 16 19 N/A 371 1986-1987 152 208 360 8 27 N/A 395 1987-1988 182 238 420 14 21 N/A 455 1988-1989 180 258 438 28 29 N/A 495 1989-1990 178 298 476 33 36 N/A 545 1990-1991 204 322 526 39 40 N/A 605 1991-1992 249 343 592 52 27 N/A 671 1992-1993 305 356 661 49 36 N/A 746 1993-1994 364 375 739 44 43 N/A 826 1994-1995 368 370 738 49 54 N/A 841 1995-1996 332 311 643 73 61 N/A 777 1996-1997 326 297 623 72 64 N/A 759 1 1997-1998 292 351 643 83 54 N/A 780 1999-2000 304 470 774 120 58 N/A 952 2000-2001 282 467 749 103 71 N/A 923 1 International Population at Boston College by Year & by Program 1983-2007 2001-2002 249 455 704 120 80 N/A 904 2003-2004 228 504 732 112 137 100 1080 2004-2005 237 550 787 106 142 98 1133 3 2005-2006 293 485 778 154 130 88 1150 2006-2007 301 475 776 131 134 91 1132 2007-2008 287 483 770 129 125 106 1130 footnotes: 1. No information available for 1998-1999 or 2002-2003. 2. Prior to 2003-2004 dependent information was not tracked. 3. Decrease in graduate student number was largely due to absence of 43 summer visiting students who did not come in 05-06. 4. Total number of degree/exchange students actually increased by 5% from previous year. 4