Global Education Office University of New Mexico MSC06 3850, Mesa Vista Hall, Rm. 2120 Tel. 505-277-4032, Fax 505-277-1867, geo@unm.edu, geo.unm.edu Report on International Students, Scholars and Study Abroad Programs at UNM - 2016 Mission Statement The Global Education Office provides leadership for UNM s global mission in the areas of international student and scholar services, study abroad, exchange programs, intensive English language instruction and faculty and student Fulbright opportunities. International Admissions was added to the division in October, 2012 and has begun developing a targeted international recruitment strategy. GEO is involved with special international initiatives at UNM including scholarships and special programs. Other activities of GEO involve linking the international population with the campus and Albuquerque community, planning activities and events, assisting international students and scholars in their transition to life in New Mexico, and providing the same assistance to domestic students embarking on a study abroad experience.
Table of Contents SECTION I International Student Statistics. 3-17 SECTION II International Scholar Statistics 18-24 SECTION III Study Abroad Statistics... 25-25 2
SECTION - I INTERNATIONAL STUDENT STATISTICS 3
International Student Statistics Fall 2017 International Statistics Background Information These statistics represent a snapshot of the international student population at the University of New Mexico taken in the Fall 2017 semester and are largely the same as those reported to Open Doors, the national survey published by the Institute of International Education (IIE). For purposes of this report International students includes 4 groups enrolled at UNM for the fall 2017 semester coming from abroad: 1) academic degree-seeking students on non-immigrant visas, 2) all intensive English students enrolled in the UNM CELAC program, 3) all full-time exchange/guest students here for a regular UNM semester pursuant to an agreement, and 4) non-degree certificate program students. Short-term program students who are not at UNM for a regular semester are not included in this report. Each student is only counted in one group in this report. For example, if a student is enrolled primarily as an Exchange/Guest student, but is taking intensive English classes, she is only included in the Exchange numbers and not in the intensive English numbers. Students on practical training are shown in the first chart only. These students have been authorized by an international advisor at UNM to engage in work in their field following completion of their program of study. Practical training students are still on F or J visas sponsored by UNM, but are typically no longer attending UNM as full-time students. Please note that these practical training students are not included in any other statistics in this report. A separate report on international students newly enrolling for Fall 2017 can be requested from the Global Education Office or viewed on our website at: geo.unm.edu. For more information, contact Linda Melville, Director, International Student and Scholar Services, Global Education Office, 2120 Mesa Vista Hall, Telephone 277-4032, E-mail: lmelvill@unm.edu. Observations The total number of enrolled international students decrease by 4.48% over fall 2016 Changes over last year (by level): Undergraduate students increased 9.52%; Graduate students decreased 8.37% (13.44% decrease in Master s students and 4.91% decrease in Doctoral students); Intensive English students - decreased 18.18%; Practical training students (students on post completion work permission) - increased 20.08%; Exchange/Guest students decreased 10%; Certificate students increased 50% (from 4 to 6 students) Over the last five years (Fall 2017 compared with Fall 2013), there has been 79.51% increase in the number of undergraduate students, 20.21% increase in graduate students (32.66% increase in Master s students and 13.60% increase in Doctoral students), 28.84% decrease in the exchange student population, 40.57% decrease in the Intensive English student population. Of all International students enrolled at UNM for Fall 2017, 53.91% were Graduates, 28.75% were Undergraduates, 11.95% were Exchange students, 0.47% were Certificate Program students and 4.92% were Intensive English students International students comprised 4.87% of the total UNM population (11.76% of all graduates at UNM and 1.95% of all undergraduates at UNM) International students at UNM come from 104 countries; the top 5 countries represented at UNM this year are: China, India, Nepal, United Kingdom, and Iran, respectively In terms of region of origin, Asia has the largest representation at 51.09% of international students 39.14% of international students receive more than half of their funding from UNM 60.86% of international students at the University of New Mexico receive the majority of their support from sources outside of UNM. Thus, international students who pay non-resident rates contribute a considerable number of tuition dollars to UNM each year. Based on reported sources of income and tuition-residency status, the total amount these students spent on tuition this year was approximately 19.4 million dollars. 4
International Student Population Since 2013 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Total Enrolled Students 1106 1339 1376 1340 1280 Total Practical Training 133 146 198 244 293 Total Students 1239 1485 1574 1584 1573 Population growth over previous year - Enrolled Students only 5.90% 19.85% 5.99% 0.64% -0.69% 1600 1400 1200 1000 800 600 Total Enrolled Students Total Practical Training 400 200 0 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Education Level Distribution Since 2013 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Undergraduate 205 227 276 336 368 Graduate 574 698 778 753 690 Intensive English 106 132 82 77 63 Exchange/Guest 215 278 236 170 153 Certificate Programs 6 4 4 4 6 Grand Total 1106 1339 1376 1340 1280 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Undergraduate Graduate Intensive English Other (Exchange & Acad. Cert. Programs) 5
Degree Level Distribution Since 2013 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Associates 8 7 11 7 9 Bachelors 197 220 265 329 359 Masters 199 304 361 305 264 Doctorate 375 394 417 448 426 Intensive English 106 132 82 77 63 Exchange/Guest 215 278 236 170 153 Certificate Programs 6 4 4 4 6 Total 1106 1339 1376 1340 1280 Degree Level Distribution 2017 Exchange/Guest 19.44% Certificate Programs 0.54% Associates 0.72% Bachelors 17.81% Intensive English 9.58% Doctorate 33.91% Masters 17.99% 500 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 Bachelor Masters Doctorate Intensive English Exchange/Guest 100 50 0 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 6
Gender Distribution Fall 2017 Female 514 Male 766 Total 1280 Female 40.16% Male 59.84% Marital Status Fall 2017 Single 1081 Married 199 Total 1280 Married 15.55% Single 84.45% 7
Visa Types Fall 2017 F-1 1065 F-2 3 J-1 179 J-2 5 Other 28 Total 1280 J-1 13.98% J-2 0.39% Other 2.19% F-2 0.23% F-1 83.20% 8
9 International Statistics Country of Citizenship Country of Citizenship # of student Country of Citizenship # of student Algeria 1 Lebanon 5 Argentina 1 Libya 1 Australia 6 Madagascar 1 Austria 3 Malawi 1 Azerbaijan 2 Malaysia 4 Bahamas, The 1 Mexico 48 Bangladesh 51 Nepal 97 Belgium 3 Netherlands 9 Belize 1 New Zealand 1 Bolivia 4 Nicaragua 2 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 Niger 1 Brazil 24 Nigeria 7 Burkina Faso 1 Norway 5 Cameroon 8 Oman 3 Canada 14 Pakistan 22 Chile 3 Panama 1 China 170 Paraguay 1 Colombia 14 Peru 9 Costa Rica 2 Philippines 11 Cote D Ivoire 2 Russia 8 Croatia 1 Rwanda 1 Cyprus 1 Saudi Arabia 58 Czech Republic 1 Singapore 1 Denmark 3 Slovakia 1 Dominica 1 Slovenia 2 Dominican Republic 1 South Africa 3 Ecuador 31 South Korea 67 Egypt 6 Spain 27 El Salvador 1 Sri Lanka 2 Equatorial Guinea 1 St. Lucia 1 Estonia 1 Sudan 1 Ethiopia 4 Sweden 9 France 20 Syria 1 Germany 27 Taiwan 29 Ghana 5 Tajikistan 1 Greece 1 Tanzania 1 Guatemala 2 Thailand 9 Haiti 2 Turkey 4 Honduras 6 Uganda 2 Hong Kong 3 Ukraine 3 Hungary 2 United Kingdom 72 Iceland 1 Uzbekistan 1 India 117 Venezuela 14 Indonesia 2 Vietnam 39 Iran 71 West Bank 1 Iraq 3 Yemen 1 Ireland 5 Zambia 1 Israel 2 Zimbabwe 1 Italy 6 Jamaica 2 Japan 24 Jordan 6 Kazakhstan 2 Kenya 6 Kuwait 10 Kyrgyzstan 1 Grand Total 1280 Countries Total 104
Top Five Enrolling Countries at UNM Fall 2017 China 170 India 117 Nepal 97 United Kingdom 72 Iran 71 Other 923 Grand Total 1280 China 11.72% Other 63.66% India 8.07% Nepal 6.69% Iran 4.90% United Kingdom 4.97% Change in Numbers (Most Popular Countries) 2012 vs. 2013 2013 vs. 2014 2014 vs. 2015 2015 vs. 2016 2016 vs. 2017 China -8-2 -9 16-15 India 10 81 19-41 -17 Iran 19-1 12-6 -2 Mexico -3 6-5 -8-1 Saudi Arabia -2 17 5-1 -9 South Korea -7 2 17-13 -1 10
Undergraduates - Top Five Countries Nepal 46 Saudi Arabia 34 China 30 Vietnam 26 Other 232 Grand Total 368 Distribution by Level and Country Other 63.04% Nepal 12.50% Saudi Arabia 9.24% China 8.15% Vietnam 7.07% Graduates - Top Five Countries China 113 India 98 Iran 68 Nepal 51 Bangladesh 46 Other 314 Grand Total 690 Other 45.51% Bangladesh 6.67% China 16.38% India 14.20% Iran 9.86% Nepal 7.39% Intensive English Students - Top Five Countries China 19 Other 36.51% China 30.16% Vietnam 7 South Korea 5 Saudi Arabia 5 Mexico 4 Other 23 Grand Total 63 Mexico 6.35% Saudi Arabia 7.94% Vietnam 11.11% South Korea 7.94% Exchange & Guest - Top Five Countries United Kingdom 41 South Korea 21 Germany 16 Japan 11 Taiwan 11 Other 53 Grand Total 153 Other 34.64% Taiwan 7.19% Japan 7.19% Germany 10.46% United Kingdom 26.80% South Korea 13.73% 11
International Students by Region of the World Asia 654 Europe 215 Latin America 163 Africa 55 North America 16 Oceania 7 Grand Total 1280 North America 1.44% Africa 4.95% Oceania 0.63% Latin America 14.68% Europe 19.37% Asia 58.92% 12
Undergraduates by Region of the World Asia 174 Europe 59 Middle East 57 Latin America 53 Africa 15 North America 6 Oceania 4 Grand Total 368 Distribution by Level and Region Africa 4.08% Latin America 14.40% Middle East 15.49% Europe 16.03% North America 1.63% Oceania 1.09% Asia 47.28% Graduates by Region of the World Asia 386 Middle East 99 Latin America 92 Europe 66 Africa 38 North America 8 Oceania 1 Grand Total 690 Europe 9.57% Latin America 13.33% Middle East 14.35% Africa 5.51% North America 1.16% Oceania 0.14% Asia 55.94% Intensive English Students by Region of the World Asia 40 Latin America 13 Middle East 6 Africa 2 North America 1 Europe 1 Grand Total 63 Africa Latin America 20.63% 3.17% Middle East 9.52% North America 1.59% Europe 1.59% Asia 63.49% Exchange & Guest by Region of the World Europe 86 Asia 52 Latin America 12 Oceania 2 North America 1 Grand Total 153 Latin America 7.84% Asia 33.99% Oceania 1.31% North America 0.65% Europe 56.21% 13
College Enrollment College of Arts and Sciences 380 School of Engineering 369 Anderson Schools of Management 132 College of Education 90 School of Architecture and Planning 67 CELAC 63 College of Fine Arts 59 School of Medicine 40 University College 35 College of Pharmacy 11 School of Public Administration 10 Associate Degree 9 University Libraries & Learning Sciences 5 College of Nursing 5 School of Law 3 College of Population Health 2 Grand Total 1280 College of Pharmacy 0.86% University College 2.73% School of Medicine 3.13% School of Public Administration 0.78% Associate Degree 0.70% University Libraries & Learning Sciences 0.39% College of Nursing 0.39% School of Law 0.23% College of Population Health 0.16% College of Arts and Sciences 29.69% College of Fine Arts 4.61% CELAC 4.92% School of Architecture and Planning 5.23% College of Education 7.03% Anderson Schools of Management 10.31% School of Engineering 28.83% 14
Top Five Undergraduate Majors Business Administration (BUS AD) 57 Computer Science 34 Chemical Engineering 28 University Studies 19 Other Majors 230 Grand Total 368 Business Administration (BUS AD) 15.49% Computer Science 9.24% Other Majors 62.50% University Studies 5.16% Chemical Engineering 7.61% Top Five Graduate Majors Engineering 105 Optical Science 39 Chemistry 38 Computer Science 36 Economics 31 Other Majors 441 Grand Total 690 Engineering 15.22% Optical Science 5.65% Chemistry 5.51% Computer Science 5.22% Economics 4.49% Other Majors 63.91% "*UNM classifies all PhD students in engineering disciplines as Interdisciplinary Engineering, regardless of individual discipline within Engineering. 15
International Student Sources of Funding Current Employment 10 Home Government/University 83 Personal and Family Funds 654 Private (Foreign) Sponsor 7 Private (U.S.) Sponsor 24 U.S. College/University 501 U.S. Government 1 Grand Total 1280 U.S. Government 0.08% Current Employment 0.78% Home Government/University 6.48% U.S. College/University 39.14% Private (U.S.) Sponsor 1.88% Private (Foreign) Sponsor 0.55% Personal and Family Funds 51.09% 16
Categories of "Exchange/Guest students with Payment Types No tuition 140 Non-resident tuition 10 CELAC Part-time 2 CELAC + NR Tuition 1 CELAC Part-time, 1.31% CELAC + NR Tuition, 0.65% Non-resident tuition, 6.54% No tuition, 91.50% 17
Comparison of International Student Population and Total UNM Population 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 International 1106 3.86% 1339 4.80% 1376 5.03% 1340 4.95% 1280 4.87% 28,64 100.00 27,88 100.00 27,35 100.00 27,06 100.00 26,27 100.00 Total UNM 4 % 9 % 3 % 0 % 8 % 6.00% 5.00% 4.80% 5.03% 4.95% 4.87% 4.00% 3.86% 3.00% 2.00% 1.00% 0.00% International Undergraduates Total UNM Undergraduates 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Undergraduate and Graduate Enrollment 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 0.98% 205 1.12% 227 1.39% 276 1.71% 336 1.95% 368 100% 20,844 100% 20,251 100% 19,886 100% 19,648 100% 18,913 International Graduates Total UNM Graduates 9.30% 574 11.53% 698 13.10% 778 12.60% 753 11.76% 690 100% 6,177 100% 6,053 100% 5,938 100% 5,976 100% 5,867 Gender Distribution -- Fall 2013 Total UNM Students Male 11565 44.01% Female 14713 55.99% Total 26,278 100.00% International Students Male 766 59.84% Female 514 40.16% Total 1280 100.00% 18
SECTION - II INTERNATIONAL SCHOLAR STATISTICS 19
International Scholar Statistics July 01, 2016 - June 30, 2017 Background Information These statistics represent international scholars who engaged in research and teaching at UNM on J-1 visas between July 1, 2014 and June 30, 2015. Scholars on other visa types, such as H-1B, TN and O-1, are shown only in Chart 1 (numbers provided by the UNM office of Institutional Research). All other statistics in this report are based only on international scholars who are on J-1 visas. Observations There was a 6.7% decrease in the number of J-1 scholars over the last year (2016-2017) Scholars came to UNM from 42 countries. More than 132 of J-1 scholars came from China, Spain, India, Brazil, Italy and Germany. The top 5 disciplines (more than 80.51%) for J-1 scholars are: Visual & Performing Arts, Health Science, Life Science/Biological Science, Engineering, and Physical Science 47.69% of scholars are funded from US sources such as UNM, the US government and private US sponsors while 52.31% of scholars are funded by their home government, a private foreign sponsor, International Organization or personal and family funds. 20
International Scholars by Visa Status 2016-2017 C1 1 F1 1 H1 11 J-1 195 J2 2 O1 1 R1 1 Unknown 12 Grand Total 224 J2 1% R1 0% O1 0% Unknown 5% C1 1% F1 1% H1 5% J-1 87% Total Number of J-1 Scholars 2012-2013 164 2013-2014 206 2014-2015 219 2015-2016 209 2016-2017 195 250 200 150 100 50 0 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 21
Scholars by Country of Citizenship (J1 only) 2016-2017 Argentina 1 Australia 3 Austria 1 Belarus 1 Brazil 9 Bulgaria 1 Canada 4 Chile 2 China 50 Cyprus 1 Denmark 2 Egypt 2 Ethiopia 1 France 4 Germany 6 Greece 1 Hungary 3 Iceland 1 India 13 Iran 1 Israel 1 Italy 6 Japan 3 Kenya 4 Latvia 1 Mexico 2 Nepal 2 Netherlands 2 New Zealand 2 Nigeria 1 Pakistan 2 Peru 1 Romania 1 Russia 1 South Korea 2 Spain 48 Sudan 1 Syria 1 Taiwan 2 Turkey 1 United Kingdom 3 Venezuela 1 Grand Total 195 22
Top 5 Countries J1 Visa 2016-2017 China 50 25.64% Spain 48 24.62% India 13 6.67% Brazil 9 4.62% Italy 6 3.08% Germany 6 3.08% Other 63 32.31% Grand Total 195 100.00% Other 32% China 26% Germany 3% Italy 3% Brazil 4% India 7% Spain 25% Gender Distribution (J1 only) 2016-2017 Female 71 36.41% Male 124 63.59% Grand Total 195 100.00% Female 36.41% Male 63.59% 23
Top 5 Major Fields of Specialization (J1 only) 2016-2017 Visual & Performing Arts 48 24.62% Health Sciences 37 18.97% Life Sciences/Biological Sciences 30 15.38% Engineering 22 11.28% Physical Sciences 20 10.26% Other 38 19.49% Visual & Performing Arts 48 24.62% Other 19.49% Visual & Performing Arts 24.62% Physical Sciences 10.26% Engineering 11.28% Life Sciences/Biological Sciences 15.38% Primary Sources of Funds (J1 only) 2016-2017 Health Sciences 18.97% Current Employment 1 0.51% Home Government/University 39 20.00% International Organization 1 0.51% Other 45 23.08% Personal and Family 15 7.69% Private Foreign Sponsor 1 0.51% Private US Sponsor 8 4.10% US College/University 82 42.05% US Government 3 1.54% Grand Total 195 100.00% US College/University 42.05% US Government 1.54% Current Employment 0.51% Home Government/University 20.00% International Organization 0.51% Private US Sponsor 4.10% Other 23.08% Private Foreign Sponsor 0.51% Personal and Family 7.69% 24