2017-2018 Annual Statistics International Students and Scholars Office Office of the Vice Provost for International Affairs B-50 Caldwell Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853 http://isso.cornell.edu
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ISSO Staff Page 3 International Students & Scholars Office Brendan O Brien Director Laura B. Taylor Associate Director Sarah Hilsman Associate Director for Student Immigration Services Adriana P. Rovers Associate Director for Programming Services Bill Webster Immigration Systems Specialist Elizabeth Shedd Immigration Advisor & Program Coordinator Scott Beemer ISSO Office Coordinator Adam Blakeslee Immigration & Programming Assistant Emily Markes Immigration & Programming Assistant Kim Jaenson Immigration & Programming Assistant Cornell University B50 Caldwell Hall Ithaca, NY 14853-2602 Phone: 607-255-5243 http://www.isso.cornell.edu 2017-2018 International Students and Scholars Office Cornell University Ithaca, New York
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Page 5 Table of Contents International Student Enrollment at Cornell International Students at Cornell University... 9 International Students as a Percentage of Total Cornell Enrollment... 9 Enrollment by College... 10 International Undergraduate, Graduate and Professional Student Fields of Study... 11 International Student Enrollment - Undergraduate, Graduate and Professional... 12 Student Visa Categories... 12 International Enrollment Trends... 13 Geographic Distribution Largest Geographic Representation... 17 Regional Enrollment Trends... 17 Africa... 18 Asia... 20 Europe... 22 Latin America & Caribbean... 24 Middle East... 26 North America... 28 Oceania... 28 International Scholars at Cornell International Academic Staff... 31 Largest Geographic Representation... 31 International Academic Staff by Major Field of Specialization... 32 International Academic Staff by Geographic Region... 33 Cornell Data Source: Student Data Mart, IRP & ISSO - 9/29/17. All data as of the end of the sixth week of fall semester classes. In-absentia registrants and Weill Cornell Medical College are excluded. Distinction of graduate school students by division is based on the college of primary appointment for each student s faculty advisor. National Data Source: Institute Of International Education, Open Doors 2016/17 Data Tables 2017-2018 International Students and Scholars Office Cornell University Ithaca, New York
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International Students At Cornell University Page 9 4921 5073 4650 3667 3868 4098 4206 4392 3360 3430 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 International Students as a Percentage of Total Cornell Enrollment 21.23% 22.05% 22.04% 16.57% 16.62% 17.51% 18.30% 19.13% 19.48% 20.10% 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2017-2018 International Students and Scholars Office Cornell University Ithaca, New York
Page 10 Ithaca Campus: Cornell University Enrollment by College, Fall 2017 International Total at Cornell Int l as % of Total Undergraduate Agriculture & Life Sciences 221 3,000 7.4% Architecture, Art & Planning 176 505 34.9% Arts & Sciences 509 4,388 11.6% Engineering 326 3,184 10.2% Human Ecology 113 1,223 9.2% Industrial & Labor Relations 44 1,004 4.4% SC Johnson College of Business 213 1,603 13.3% Total 1,602 14,907 10.7% Graduate Agriculture & Life Sciences 277 796 34.8% Architecture, Art & Planning 133 268 49.6% Arts & Sciences 618 1,370 45.1% Engineering 1,003 1,874 53.5% Human Ecology 200 429 46.6% Industrial & Labor Relations 73 226 32.3% Law 8 8 100.0% Vet Medicine 33 149 22.1% SC Johnson College of Business 187 295 63.4% Total 2,532 5,415 46.8% Professional Law 215 723 29.7% Vet Medicine 14 436 3.2% SC Johnson College of Business 558 1,274 43.8% Total 787 2,433 32.3% Roosevelt Island Campus: Graduate Cornell Tech 125 190 65.8% Total 125 190 65.8% Professional Cornell Tech 27 71 38.0% Total 27 71 38.0% Grand Totals 5,073 23,016 22.0% International Students and Scholars Office Cornell University Ithaca, New York 2017-2018
Page 11 International Undergraduate, Graduate and Professional Student Fields of Study Fall 2017 (as % of total international student population) Undergraduate Professional Graduate ARTS 12% AAP 3% A&LS 5% JCB 4% ILR 1% HUMEC 2% ENGR 6% ARTS 10% AAP 3% ENGR 20% A&LS 4% LAW 4% VET 0% HUMEC 4% JCB 4% JCB 11% NYC TECH 1% ILR 1% LAW 0% NYC TECH 2% VET 1% 2017-2018 International Students and Scholars Office Cornell University Ithaca, New York
Page 12 International Student Enrollment Undergraduate, Graduate and Professional 5500 5000 4500 4000 3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 International Undergraduate Enrollment International Graduate and Professional Enrollment Total International Enrollment Student Visa Categories Fall 2017 F1 Visa J1 Visa Other Undergraduate 1,590 2 10 Graduate 2,528 120 9 Professional 771 8 35 Total 4,889 130 54 International Students and Scholars Office Cornell University Ithaca, New York 2017-2018
Page 13 International Enrollment Trends 1992-2017 National Trend 1,100,000 1,030,000 960,000 890,000 820,000 750,000 680,000 610,000 540,000 470,000 400,000 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 5500 Cornell Trend 5150 4800 4450 4100 3750 3400 3050 2700 2350 2000 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2017-2018 International Students and Scholars Office Cornell University Ithaca, New York
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Page 15 Geographic Distribution 2017-2018 International Students and Scholars Office Cornell University Ithaca, New York
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Page 17 Largest Geographic Representation International Students Fall 2017 Of the 115 foreign countries represented at Cornell, the ten countries with the largest representation are listed below: China...2,123 India...584 Canada...392 South Korea...375 Taiwan...124 Hong Kong (SAR)...72 Singapore...71 Mexico...65 Turkey...64 United Kingdom...60 Together, the 3,930 students from these ten countries account for 77.5% of the total international student population at Cornell. Regional Enrollment Trends 2003-2017 100% 90% 80% 70% Middle East Europe Australia-Oceania Africa Latin America North America 60% 50% 40% 30% Asia 20% 10% 0% 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2017-2018 International Students and Scholars Office Cornell University Ithaca, New York
Page 18 International Students whose Country of Citizenship is in Africa 155 Students 3.1% of the University s International Student Population 46000 40500 35000 175 150 125 100 National Trend Cornell Trend 75 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 Country 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 UG Grad Pro Male Female Botswana 2 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 Burundi 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 Cameroon 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cote d Ivoire 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 Djibouti 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 Egypt 4 6 6 8 7 2 5 0 4 3 Eritrea 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ethiopia 10 11 15 15 13 10 3 0 5 8 Ghana 21 19 22 21 19 16 2 1 11 8 Guinea 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 Kenya 26 32 35 30 30 26 3 1 17 13 Liberia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Libya 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 Madagascar 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 Mauritius 2 3 3 4 4 3 0 1 3 1 Morocco 3 2 4 7 8 4 3 1 3 5 Mozambique 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 Niger 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 Nigeria 19 21 26 26 26 8 14 4 14 12 Rwanda 0 0 1 3 3 3 0 0 1 2 Senegal 0 1 2 3 2 1 1 0 1 1 South Africa 3 4 5 9 10 3 5 2 5 5 Sudan 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Swaziland 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tanzania 8 7 8 9 8 6 1 1 3 5 Tunisia 3 2 2 4 3 2 1 0 2 1 Uganda 3 5 1 2 4 0 3 1 2 2 Zambia 3 1 1 2 4 2 1 1 2 2 Zimbabwe 5 6 5 3 4 2 1 1 1 3 Regional Total 117 129 140 155 155 94 45 16 79 76 International Students and Scholars Office Cornell University Ithaca, New York 2017-2018
Page 19 Country Count Number of Students 8 1 8 2-6 4 7-12 4 13-30 Top 5 Countries in Region Represented at Cornell Kenya Nigeria Ghana Ethiopia South Africa Top 5 Countries in Region Represented in US Nigeria Egypt Kenya Ghana South Africa 2017-2018 International Students and Scholars Office Cornell University Ithaca, New York
Page 20 International Students whose Country of Citizenship is in Asia 3,650 Students 72.0% of the University s International Student Population 740000 530000 320000 4000 3250 2500 1750 National Trend Cornell Trend 1000 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 Country 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 UG Grad Pro Male Female Afghanistan 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 Bangladesh 12 15 18 16 18 5 11 2 9 9 Bhutan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Burma 4 7 3 4 6 4 2 0 3 3 China 1,389 1,564 1,772 1,959 2,123 567 1,308 248 960 1,163 Hong Kong (SAR China) 41 46 50 72 45 19 8 34 38 India 479 512 553 571 584 139 334 111 347 237 Indonesia 33 35 38 40 30 12 15 3 14 16 Japan 45 44 43 41 38 12 15 11 28 10 Kazakhstan 16 9 11 8 7 1 5 1 5 2 Laos 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Macau (SAR China) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Malaysia 35 29 27 23 22 10 9 3 8 14 Maldives 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 Mongolia 4 4 7 9 14 4 10 0 6 8 Nepal 12 12 11 15 11 5 6 0 5 6 Pakistan 29 28 27 45 42 12 22 8 28 14 Philippines 11 9 8 10 15 4 7 4 9 6 Singapore 83 72 76 69 71 49 19 3 38 33 South Korea 454 416 409 391 375 229 125 21 185 190 Sri Lanka 1 1 6 6 7 3 4 0 4 3 Taiwan 88 92 92 100 124 20 87 17 73 51 Tajikistan 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Thailand 54 57 60 59 52 17 27 8 29 23 Uzbekistan 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 Vietnam 28 23 23 29 34 19 13 2 19 15 Grand Total 2,825 2,979 3,237 3,456 3,650 1,159 2,040 451 1,807 1,843 International Students and Scholars Office Cornell University Ithaca, New York 2017-2018
Page 21 Country Count Number of Students 6 1-10 4 11-21 3 22-37 3 38-70 3 71-374 3 375-2,123 Top 5 Countries in Region Represented at Cornell China India South Korea Taiwan (China) Hong Kong Top 5 Countries in Region Represented in US China India South Korea Vietnam Taiwan (China) 2017-2018 International Students and Scholars Office Cornell University Ithaca, New York
Page 22 International Students whose Country of Citizenship is in Europe 484 Students 9.5% of the University s International Student Population 100000 90000 80000 545 515 485 455 National Trend Cornell Trend 425 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 Country 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 UG Grad Pro Male Female Albania 2 4 1 1 3 1 2 0 2 1 Armenia 2 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 Austria 9 10 9 6 7 1 5 1 6 1 Azerbaijan 5 4 4 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 Belarus 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 Belgium 10 11 8 6 6 2 3 1 3 3 Bulgaria 8 9 5 1 3 1 0 2 2 1 Croatia 6 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 Cyprus 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Czech Republic 2 3 5 3 2 2 0 0 1 1 Denmark 12 10 7 17 15 10 4 1 8 7 Estonia 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 Finland 0 3 3 4 3 2 1 0 2 1 France 53 55 52 55 43 10 20 13 21 22 Georgia 3 7 5 4 8 1 3 4 7 1 Germany 54 54 54 52 54 9 31 14 34 20 Greece 19 14 13 14 18 4 10 4 11 7 Hungary 6 6 8 4 4 1 3 0 2 2 Iceland 7 7 5 6 5 1 4 0 1 4 Ireland 10 9 11 10 9 3 3 3 8 1 Italy 29 36 37 33 29 6 14 9 19 10 Kosovo 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 Latvia 3 3 2 4 2 0 2 0 2 0 Lithuania 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 Macedonia 1 1 1 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 Montenegro 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 1 Netherlands 16 15 16 19 23 11 6 6 10 13 Norway 6 7 7 3 6 2 0 4 5 1 Poland 6 5 4 3 3 2 0 1 1 2 Portugal 6 6 6 6 9 2 5 2 6 3 Romania 8 7 7 9 9 4 5 0 3 6 Russian Federation 14 12 13 18 21 10 9 2 9 12 Serbia 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Slovakia 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Slovenia 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 Spain 23 32 29 39 39 17 15 7 21 18 Sweden 14 13 15 14 12 3 3 6 9 3 Switzerland 11 5 9 4 4 1 3 0 4 0 Turkey 58 54 67 69 64 24 35 5 23 41 Ukraine 4 6 3 9 9 2 2 5 7 2 United Kingdom 57 56 68 69 60 15 34 11 36 24 Regional Total 474 481 487 500 484 152 230 102 270 214 International Students and Scholars Office Cornell University Ithaca, New York 2017-2018
Page 23 Country Count 6 1 10 2-3 3 4-5 8 6-9 Number of Students 6 10-32 5 33-69 Top 5 Countries in Region Represented at Cornell Turkey United Kingdom Germany France Spain Top 5 Countries in Region Represented in US United Kingdom Turkey Germany France Spain 2017-2018 International Students and Scholars Office Cornell University Ithaca, New York
Page 24 International Students whose Country of Citizenship is in Latin America & the Caribbean 268 Students 5.3% of the University s International Student Population 90000 75000 60000 290 260 230 200 National Trend Cornell Trend 170 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 Country 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 UG Grad Pro Male Female Argentina 10 12 13 15 14 3 7 4 8 6 Bahamas 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 Belize 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bermuda 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bolivia 2 3 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 Brazil 90 80 57 61 59 10 27 22 41 18 Chile 24 20 20 24 22 0 13 9 20 2 Colombia 30 33 30 37 36 0 32 4 23 13 Costa Rica 12 8 4 8 10 0 8 2 6 4 Dominican Republic 4 3 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 Ecuador 4 12 8 11 8 0 7 1 7 1 Guatemala 2 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 Guyana 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jamaica 2 0 2 3 4 2 1 1 2 2 Mexico 68 65 61 67 65 5 28 32 46 19 Nicaragua 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 Panama 1 13 12 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 Paraguay 2 2 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 Peru 12 20 26 29 28 4 13 11 19 9 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Trinidad and Tobago 2 2 4 4 3 1 1 1 1 2 Uruguay 1 2 3 3 3 0 3 0 0 3 Venezuela 4 7 11 10 8 3 4 1 4 4 Regional Total 274 285 265 285 268 29 150 89 182 86 International Students and Scholars Office Cornell University Ithaca, New York 2017-2018
Page 25 Country Count 6 1 1 2 Number of Students 5 3-9 4 10-28 2 29-60 1 61-67 Top 5 Countries in Region Represented at Cornell Mexico Brazil Colombia Peru Chile Top 5 Countries in Region Represented in US Mexico Brazil Venezuela Colombia Peru 2017-2018 International Students and Scholars Office Cornell University Ithaca, New York
Page 26 International Students whose Country of Citizenship is in the Middle East 76 Students 1.5% of the University s International Student Population 125000 67500 10000 110 90 70 50 National Trend Cornell Trend 30 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 Country 2013 2014 2015 2106 2017 UG Grad Pro Male Female Bahrain 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Iran 24 27 30 27 22 0 22 0 15 7 Israel 27 27 20 22 26 2 14 10 19 7 Jordan 2 5 4 4 3 1 2 0 3 0 Kuwait 1 0 2 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 Lebanon 9 9 7 6 6 3 3 0 4 2 Oman 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 Palestinian Territory 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qatar 2 5 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 Saudi Arabia 13 16 17 14 14 3 10 1 8 6 Syria 2 3 3 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 United Arab Emirates 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Regional Total 85 97 90 82 76 11 54 11 53 23 International Students and Scholars Office Cornell University Ithaca, New York 2017-2018
Page 27 Country Count 3 1 Number of Students 3 2-13 3 14-26 Top 5 Countries in Region Represented at Cornell Israel Iran Saudi Arabia Lebanon Jordan Top 5 Countries in Region Represented in US Saudi Arabia Iran Kuwait Oman United Arab Emirates 2017-2018 International Students and Scholars Office Cornell University Ithaca, New York
Page 28 International Students whose Country of Citizenship is in North America 392 Students 7.7% of the University s International Student Population 32000 27000 22000 550 475 400 325 National Trend Cornell Trend 250 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 Country 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 UG Grad Pro Male Female Canada 395 376 382 394 392 135 117 140 231 161 Regional Total 395 376 382 394 392 135 117 140 231 161 International Students whose Country of Citizenship is in Australia and Oceania 48 Students 0.9% of the University s International Student Population 7500 5750 4000 65 55 45 35 National Trend Cornell Trend 25 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 Country 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 UG Grad Pro Male Female Australia 23 33 34 35 36 15 15 6 24 12 New Zealand 13 12 15 14 12 8 3 1 6 6 Regional Total 36 45 49 49 48 23 18 7 30 18 International Students and Scholars Office Cornell University Ithaca, New York 2017-2018
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Page 31 International Academic Staff At Cornell University 1551 1461 1619 1274 1172 1047 1326 1236 1145 1234 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17 Largest Geographic Representation International Academic Staff 7/16-6/17 Of the 88 foreign countries represented at Cornell, the ten countries with the largest representation are listed below: China...403 India...82 Canada...58 Germany...58 South Korea...53 United Kingdom...46 Brazil...43 France...42 Japan...34 Italy...31 Together, the 850 people from these ten countries account for 68.9% of the total international academic staff population at Cornell. 2017-2018 International Students and Scholars Office Cornell University Ithaca, New York
Page 32 International Academic Staff at Cornell by Major Field of Specialization 7/16-6/17 01 Agriculture, Agriculture Operations & Related Sciences...232 03 Natural Resources & Conservation...10 04 Architecture and Related Services...17 05 Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender & Group Studies...38 09 Communication, Journalism & Related Programs...3 10 Communications Technologies/Technicians & Support Services...1 11 Computer and Information Sciences & Support Services...59 14 Engineering...183 15 Engineering Technologies & Engineering Related Fields...4 16 Foreign Languages, Literatures & Linguistics...14 19 Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences...20 22 Legal Professions & Studies...36 23 English Language & Literature/Letters...3 24 Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies & Humanities...11 26 Biological & Biomedical Sciences...230 27 Mathematics & Statistics...19 30 Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies...9 31 Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Studies...3 38 Philosophy and Religious Studies...2 40 Physical Sciences...127 42 Psychology...4 44 Public Administration & Social Service Professions...4 45 Social Sciences...60 50 Visual & Performing Arts...8 51 Health Professions & Related Programs...47 52 Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services...16 54 History...4 99 Unknown...70 Total...1,234 International Students and Scholars Office Cornell University Ithaca, New York 2017-2018
Page 33 International Academic Staff at Cornell by Geographic Region 7/16-6/17 Africa Algeria...1 Benin...1 Cote d Ivoire...1 Djibouti...1 Egypt...2 Ethiopia...3 Ghana...5 Kenya...1 Libya...1 Malawi...6 Morocco...1 Nigeria...7 Senegal...1 South Africa...2 Tanzania...4 Tunisia...1 Uganda...1 Zimbabwe...1 Total... 40 Asia Bangladesh...2 Burma...1 Cambodia...1 China...403 Hong Kong (SAR China)...3 India...82 Indonesia...1 Japan...34 Malaysia...1 Nepal...1 Pakistan...12 Philippines...1 Singapore...8 South Korea...53 Sri Lanka...3 Taiwan...14 Thailand...2 Vietnam...4 Total... 626 Australia & Oceania Australia...16 New Zealand...5 Total... 21 Europe Armenia...1 Austria...7 Belgium...12 Bulgaria...1 Cyprus...2 Czech Republic...1 Denmark...6 Estonia...2 Finland...9 France...42 Germany...58 Greece...8 Hungary...1 Iceland...2 Ireland...7 Italy...31 Netherlands...12 Norway...2 Poland...8 Portugal...8 Romania...2 Russia...6 Serbia...3 Slovenia...3 Spain...30 Sweden...7 Switzerland...11 Turkey...6 United Kingdom...46 Total... 334 Latin America and The Caribbean Argentina...6 Brazil...43 Chile...3 Colombia...13 Costa Rica...4 Cuba...1 Dominican Republic...1 Ecuador...2 Haiti...1 Honduras...1 Mexico...13 Peru...4 Trinidad and Tobago...1 Uruguay...2 Venezuela...3 Total... 98 Middle East Iran...22 Israel...30 Lebanon...2 Syria...2 Total... 56 North America Canada...58 Total... 58 Unknown Total... 1 2017-2018 International Students and Scholars Office Cornell University Ithaca, New York