A E R I S S F S 2010
Staff Anita Gaines Jin Zhang Amanda Majure Grace Semple-Paul Ida Thompson Dale Hamilton Director Associate Director Sr. SEVIS Compliance Coordinator International Student Counselor International Student Counselor International Friendship Program Coordinator Emily Estill Office Assistant 2 Gina McCready Office Assistant 2 Jackeice Chambers Office Assistant 2 Lia Verhoef Ruchika Bhatia Michelle Akpala Administrative Coordinator Instructional Assistant Student Worker Report compiled by: Amanda Majure & Michelle Akpala Front cover globe image courtesy: http://www.theodora.com/maps, used with permission The University of Houston is the doctoral degree-granting and largest university of the University of Houston System, a public system of higher education that includes three other universities (UH-Clear Lake, UH- Downtown, and UH-Victoria) and two multi-institution teaching centers (UH System at Sugar Land in Fort Bend and UH System at Cinco Ranch).
Table of Contents I. ISSSO Mission Statement and Definitions Used in this Report 2 II. Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) Report 3 III. Enrollment Summary 4 IV. Non-Immigrant Enrollment 5 V. Profile of First Time Enrolled Non-Immigrants 6 VI. Non-Immigrant Enrollment Compositions 7 VII. Non-Immigrant Enrollment by Country and Level of Study 8 VIII. Percentage of Non-Immigrant Enrollment by Geographic Region 9 IX. Enrollment Distribution by Level of Study 10 X. Non-Immigrant Enrollment Distribution by College 11 XII. International Student to U.S. Student Enrollment by College 12 XIII. Non-Immigrant Student Enrollment by College and Origin 13 XIV. Enrollment by Geographic Region 17 Africa 17 Asia 18 Middle East 18 Europe 19 Latin America 20 North America 21 Oceania 21 XV. 25 Year Non-Immigrant Enrollment Trends 22 XVI. Country Profiles: Fall 2010 Enrollment 23 India 23 China, Vietnam, Korea 24 Nigeria, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia 25 Turkey, Mexico, Pakistan 26 Venezuela, Canada, Colombia 27 Iran, United Kingdom, Philippines 28 Sri Lanka, Angola, Brazil 29 Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia 30 Nepal, Germany, Russia 31 Thailand, Kazakhstan, Tunisia 32 XVII. F-1 Employment Statistics: Optional Practical Training (OPT) 33 XVIII. Non-Immigrant International Student Enrollment 2001-2010 34 XIX. Language & Culture Center Enrollment: Fall 2010 35 XX. 2010 Exchange Visitor Program Summary 36 XXI. 2010 Exchange Visitor Country of Origin 37 1
Mission Statement Provide for the special needs of 4,881 international students, research scholars, foreign faculty, and their dependents as related to their status as non-immigrants of the United States. Meet the University of Houston's responsibility for compliance with the laws and regulations of the U.S. government. Promote internationalization at the University of Houston through our services and programs. Definitions Used in this Report Non-Immigrant Immigrant An individual authorized to reside in the United States temporarily. An individual authorized to reside in the United States permanently. Selected Visa Categories A-1/A-2 Employees of foreign governments on official business and their dependents E-1 Treaty trader E-2 Treaty investor F-1 An individual in the U.S. engaging in a full course of academic study or language training F-2 Dependent of F-1 G-(1-4) G-5 Representatives of international organizations Personal employee of G-1, G-2, G-3 or G-4 H-1B Individual temporarily in the U.S. to perform services in a specialty occupation H-4 Dependent of H-1B I Foreign media representative J-1 Student, Professor, Research Scholar, Short-term Scholar or Specialist J-2 Dependent of J-1 K-1 Fiancé(e) of U.S. citizen K-2 Minor child of K-1 K-3 Spouse of U.S. citizen K-4 Minor child of K-3 L-1 Intracompany Transferee L-2 Dependent of L-1 O-1 Worker of extraordinary ability R-1 Religious worker R-2 Dependent of R-1 TN Trade NAFTA professionals from Canada and Mexico TD Dependent of TN TPS Temporary Protected Status 2
J 1 (671) 15% J 2 (157) 4% F 2 (181) 4% F 1 OPT (684) 15% F 1 (2798) 62% 3
Fall 2010 Student Enrollment Non Immigrant 8.4% Immigrant 7.3% U.S. Citizen 84.4% 4
F 1 86.3% J 1 1.4% J 2 0.3% L 1 0.6% L 2 1.6% PRP 1.3% Non F 13.7% H 4 3.2% H 1B 3.6% Other 1.7% Percentage of Visa Categories Fall 2010 Degrees Awarded Non Immigrants U.S. Citizens, Immigrants, etc. 374 14% 2272 86% 5
First Time Non Immigrant Enrollment by College 25% Business 16.8% Natural Sciences & Mathematics 28.1% Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 7.6% Technology 5.2% University Studies 4.7% Social Work 0.2% Hotel & Restaurant 4.1% Pharmacy 2.9% Law 2.8% Architecture 1.3% Optometry 0.6% Education 0.7% 6
62% 38% Continuing New/Transfer 73% 27% Continuing New/Transfer 67% 33% Continuing New/Transfer 43% 57% Female Male 340 926 1463 462 40 11 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 16 20 years 21 23 years 24 29 years 30 39 years 40 45 years 46 50 years Enrolled Non Immigrant Count Age of Population 6% 87% 7% Married Single Unknown 7
Fall 2010 Non-Immigrant Enrollment by Country and Level of Study Country UG PB G Sp. Prof Total Country UG PB G Sp. Prof Total 1 Albania 1 1 2 65 Kuwait 2 2 4 2 Algeria 1 1 66 Kyrgyzstan 2 2 3 Angola 26 26 67 Latvia 1 2 3 4 Anguilla 1 1 68 Lebanon 7 1 3 11 5 Argentina 1 12 13 69 Liberia 1 1 6 Australia 4 4 70 Libya 2 1 7 10 7 Austria 1 1 71 Lithuania 1 1 8 Azerbaijan 6 2 1 9 72 Macau 1 1 9 Bahamas 7 1 8 73 Macedonia 1 1 10 Bangladesh 6 9 15 74 Malaysia 12 3 7 1 23 11 Barbados 2 2 75 Mali 4 4 12 Belgium 1 1 76 Mexico 48 2 27 3 80 13 Belize 5 1 6 77 Mongolia 2 2 14 Benin 1 1 2 78 Morocco 5 2 7 15 Bermuda 1 1 79 Myanmar/Burma 1 1 2 16 Bolivia 2 2 1 5 80 Nepal 14 1 8 23 17 Botswana 1 1 81 Netherlands 3 1 4 18 Brazil 16 1 5 4 26 82 Nicaragua 1 1 19 Bulgaria 3 4 7 83 Nigeria 69 3 33 1 106 20 Burkina Faso 4 4 84 Norway 2 2 4 21 Cambodia 1 1 2 85 Oman 1 1 22 Cameroon 7 3 10 86 Pakistan 59 20 1 80 23 Canada 34 1 24 13 72 87 Palestinian Territories 1 1 24 Cayman Islands 1 1 88 Panama 1 1 25 Chad 1 1 89 Paraguay 1 1 26 Chile 1 1 2 90 Peru 8 2 3 2 15 27 China 118 10 418 5 551 91 Philippines 7 25 32 28 Colombia 25 1 20 46 92 Poland 3 3 29 Costa Rica 2 2 93 Portugal 1 2 3 30 Cote D'Ivoire/Ivory Coast 6 1 7 94 Qatar 2 1 3 31 Croatia 3 1 4 95 Romania 1 4 5 32 Cyprus 1 1 96 Russia 9 12 21 33 Denmark 6 2 3 11 97 Saudi Arabia 81 8 89 34 Dominica 1 1 98 Senegal 1 1 35 Dominican Republic 2 2 4 99 Serbia 3 3 36 Ecuador 9 1 3 13 100 Singapore 4 1 4 9 37 Egypt 4 1 10 15 101 Slovenia 1 1 38 El Salvador 3 3 102 South Africa 1 1 2 4 39 Equatorial Guinea 2 2 103 South Korea 84 4 53 6 147 40 Ethiopia 1 2 3 104 Spain 2 8 10 41 Finland 2 2 105 Sri Lanka 4 25 29 42 France 7 1 6 1 15 106 St. Vincent & the Grenadines 1 1 43 Gabon 2 1 3 107 Sudan 1 1 44 Georgia 1 1 108 Swaziland 1 1 45 Germany 13 8 1 22 109 Sweden 3 3 1 7 46 Ghana 3 1 1 5 110 Switzerland 2 2 47 Greece 1 4 5 111 Syria 2 2 48 Guatemala 4 1 5 112 Taiwan 28 4 55 4 91 49 Guinea 2 2 113 Tanzania 11 1 12 50 Honduras 1 1 2 114 Thailand 2 1 17 1 21 51 Hong Kong 15 2 9 26 115 Togo 1 1 52 Hungary 1 2 3 116 Trinidad & Tobago 3 7 10 53 India 78 4 708 5 795 117 Tunisia 4 12 16 54 Indonesia 16 1 9 26 118 Turkey 12 70 1 83 55 Iran 1 36 37 119 Turkmenistan 1 1 56 Iraq 2 1 3 120 Uganda 1 1 57 Ireland 1 1 2 121 Ukraine 1 9 10 58 Israel 5 5 122 United Arab Emirates 2 2 59 Italy 4 5 1 10 123 United Kingdom 20 15 1 36 60 Jamaica 1 1 2 124 Uzbekistan 2 2 61 Japan 3 1 6 10 125 Venezuela 46 6 24 4 80 62 Jordan 3 11 14 126 Vietnam 144 1 51 2 198 63 Kazakhstan 10 1 5 16 127 Zambia 1 1 64 Kenya 10 2 12 128 Zimbabwe 2 3 5 Non-Immigrant Enrollment Grand Total 1217 63 1893 69 3242 Total Countries Represented by Non-Immigrant Enrollment 128 8
North America 2.3% Oceania 0.1% Latin America 10.2% China 17. Europe 9. Asia 64.9% India 24.5% All Others 7.5% Middle East 5.3% Africa 8.2% Pakistan 2.5% Taiwan 2.8% S. Korea 4.5% Vietnam 6.1% Fall 2010 Non Immigrant Enrollment by Region
34% 5% Freshmen Sophomore 17% Junior Senior 24% Post Baccalaureate 3 4% 66% Master's Doctoral Special Professional Fall 2010 Distribution by Level of Study Number of Students 2,000 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 2010 2009 10
23.4% Business Administration 19. Natural Sciences & Mathematics 24.3% Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 10.3% Technology 6.1% Social Work 0.1% Optometry 1. Law 1.4% Architecture 1.6% Education 1.9% Pharmacy 3.1% University Studies 3.3% Hotel & Restaurant 4.7% 11
Fall 2010 Non Immigrant/Immigrant/U.S. Student Enrollment Ratio 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 1 Non Immigrant Enrollment Immigrant Enrollment** U.S. Student Enrollment* 12
Fall 2010 Non-Immigrant Student Enrollment by College and Origin Architecture: 28 countries represented 32 19 51 Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Argentina 1 1 Ecuador 1 1 Indonesia 1 1 South Korea 1 1 Bangladesh 2 2 Egypt 1 1 Libya 1 1 Spain 1 1 Bahamas 1 1 Finland 1 1 Mexico 3 2 5 Sudan 1 1 Botswana 1 1 France 1 1 Morocco 1 1 Taiwan 3 3 China 3 6 9 Hong Kong 1 1 Myanmar/Burma 1 1 Trinidad & Tobago 1 1 Cote d'ivoire/ivory Coast 1 1 Hungary 1 1 Nigeria 1 1 Venezuela 4 4 Colombia 3 3 India 1 1 2 Pakistan 1 1 Vietnam 2 1 3 Business Administration: 72 countries represented 340 276 616 Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Albania 1 1 Dominica 1 1 Kuwait 1 2 3 Singapore 3 1 4 Angola 5 5 Ecuador 3 1 4 Lebanon 1 1 Slovenia 1 1 Argentina 5 5 El Salvador 2 2 Malaysia 1 1 2 South Africa 1 1 Azerbaijan 3 3 France 4 1 5 Mali 2 2 South Korea 10 10 20 Bahamas 1 1 Gabon 1 1 Mexico 10 2 12 Spain 1 2 3 Bangladesh 2 2 4 Germany 5 1 6 Mongolia 1 1 Sri Lanka 3 3 Belize 1 1 Ghana 1 1 Myanmar/Burma 1 1 Taiwan 13 7 20 Bolivia 1 1 Greece 1 1 Nepal 4 1 5 Tanzania 5 5 Brazil 3 1 4 Honduras 1 1 Netherlands 1 1 Thailand 1 1 Burkina Faso 2 2 Hong Kong 4 2 6 Nigeria 13 7 20 Trinidad & Tobago 1 1 Cambodia 1 1 India 25 81 106 Norway 2 2 4 Turkey 3 5 8 Cameroon 2 2 Indonesia 4 2 6 Pakistan 24 11 35 Ukraine 1 1 Canada 6 6 12 Iran 2 2 Peru 2 2 United Kingdom 5 6 11 China 53 60 113 Israel 1 1 Qatar 2 2 Venezuela 5 5 10 Colombia 6 5 11 Italy 1 2 3 Romania 1 1 Vietnam 62 13 75 Cote d'ivoire/ivory Coast 1 1 Japan 1 2 3 Russia 5 4 9 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 1 1 Croatia 1 1 Kazakhstan 6 2 8 Saudi Arabia 18 1 19 Zambia 1 1 Denmark 1 1 Kenya 1 1 Senegal 1 1 Zimbabwe 2 2 Education: 22 countries represented 21 39 60 Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Belize 1 1 Indonesia 2 2 Pakistan 1 1 Trinidad & Tobago 1 1 Bermuda 1 1 Jamaica 1 1 Philippines 2 2 Turkey 5 5 Canada 3 2 5 Japan 2 2 Saudi Arabia 1 1 United Kingdom 1 2 3 China 3 11 14 Kenya 1 1 Singapore 1 1 Vietnam 2 2 Hong Kong 1 1 Mexico 2 1 3 South Korea 2 2 4 India 4 4 Nigeria 1 1 2 Taiwan 1 2 3 13
Fall 2010 Non-Immigrant Student Enrollment by College and Origin : 67 countries represented 225 534 759 Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Angola 4 4 El Salvador 1 1 Kazakhstan 2 2 Saudi Arabia 19 4 23 Bangladesh 2 4 6 Equatorial Guinea 1 1 Kenya 1 1 Serbia 1 1 Bahamas 1 1 Ethiopia 1 1 Kuwait 1 1 Singapore 1 1 Barbados 1 1 France 2 2 Lebanon 4 2 6 South Korea 2 2 4 Benin 1 1 Gabon 1 1 2 Libya 1 4 5 Sri Lanka 2 4 6 Bolivia 1 1 Germany 2 2 Malaysia 6 1 7 Syria 2 2 Brazil 3 1 4 Ghana 1 1 Mexico 7 4 11 Taiwan 9 9 Burkina Faso 1 1 Guatemala 1 1 Mongolia 1 1 Tanzania 4 4 Cameroon 3 1 4 Guinea 1 1 Morocco 3 3 Thailand 1 2 3 Canada 2 3 5 Hong Kong 1 1 2 Nepal 4 2 6 Trinidad & Tobago 1 1 China 14 117 131 India 12 273 285 Nigeria 20 7 27 Tunisia 3 7 10 Colombia 6 2 8 Indonesia 5 3 8 Pakistan 9 3 12 Turkey 2 19 21 Cote d'ivoire/ivory Coast 1 1 2 Iran 26 26 Panama 1 1 United Kingdom 1 1 Cyprus 1 1 Iraq 1 1 Peru 3 1 4 Uzbekistan 1 1 Denmark 2 2 Israel 2 2 Philippines 3 3 Venezuela 16 5 21 Ecuador 3 3 Jamaica 1 1 Poland 1 1 Vietnam 26 8 34 Egypt 2 4 6 Jordan 3 3 6 Russia 2 2 Hotel & Restaurant : 34 countries represented 107 44 151 Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Angola 1 1 Germany 1 1 2 Nicaragua 1 1 Taiwan 1 2 3 Anguilla 1 1 Guatemala 1 1 Nigeria 1 1 Trinidad & Tobago 1 1 Australia 1 1 Hong Kong 2 1 3 Pakistan 1 1 Turkey 1 1 2 Bahamas 2 2 India 3 1 4 Portugal 1 1 Ukraine 1 1 Barbados 1 1 Indonesia 1 2 3 Russia 1 1 Venezuela 2 2 Bolivia 1 1 Japan 1 1 Saudi Arabia 1 1 Vietnam 13 1 14 Brazil 3 3 Kazakhstan 1 1 South Korea 30 8 38 Zimbabwe 1 1 Canada 3 3 Mexico 5 5 Sri Lanka 1 1 China 21 25 46 Nepal 2 2 Sweden 1 1 Law: 21 countries represented 0 45 45 Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Azerbaijan 1 1 Ghana 1 1 Netherlands 1 1 Thailand 1 1 Bolivia 1 1 India 3 3 Pakistan 1 1 Turkey 1 1 Brazil 4 4 Italy 1 1 Peru 2 2 Venezuela 3 3 Canada 5 5 Liberia 1 1 Portugal 2 2 China 5 5 Malaysia 1 1 South Korea 4 4 Germany 1 1 Mexico 3 3 Taiwan 3 3 14
Fall 2010 Non-Immigrant Student Enrollment by College and Origin Liberal Arts & Social Sciences: 71 countries represented 172 101 273 Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Angola 2 2 Finland 1 1 Lithuania 1 1 Singapore 1 2 3 Argentina 5 5 France 3 3 Macau 1 1 South Africa 1 1 2 Australia 1 1 Georgia 1 1 Macedonia 1 1 South Korea 12 10 22 Bahamas 3 3 Germany 3 3 6 Malaysia 3 2 5 Spain 4 4 Belgium 1 1 Guatemala 2 2 Mali 1 1 Sweden 2 2 Belize 2 2 Honduras 1 1 Mexico 9 6 15 Switzerland 2 2 Brazil 4 4 Hong Kong 5 2 7 Nepal 1 1 Taiwan 5 9 14 Bulgaria 3 3 India 11 19 30 Netherlands 1 1 Tanzania 1 1 Burkina Faso 1 1 Indonesia 2 2 Nigeria 8 8 Thailand 1 1 Canada 9 9 18 Iran 1 3 4 Oman 1 1 Trinidad & Tobago 1 1 Chile 1 1 Ireland 1 1 2 Pakistan 6 1 7 Tunisia 1 1 China 6 24 30 Israel 1 1 Peru 3 1 4 Turkey 1 17 18 Colombia 3 7 10 Italy 2 2 4 Philippines 6 6 Ukraine 5 5 Costa Rica 1 1 Japan 2 1 3 Poland 1 1 United Kingdom 6 2 8 Cote d'ivoire/ivory Coast 1 1 Kazakhstan 1 1 2 Romania 1 1 2 Venezuela 12 2 14 Croatia 1 1 Kenya 1 1 Russia 2 2 4 Vietnam 8 1 9 Denmark 2 2 Latvia 1 1 Saudi Arabia 5 1 6 Zimbabwe 1 1 Dominican Republic 1 1 Lebanon 1 1 Serbia 1 1 Natural Science & Mathematics: 75 countries represented 183 604 787 Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Albania 1 1 Croatia 1 1 Kyrgyzstan 2 2 Spain 1 1 Algeria 1 1 Dominican Republic 2 2 Latvia 2 2 Sri Lanka 1 18 19 Angola 6 6 Ecuador 2 1 3 Lebanon 1 1 2 Swaziland 1 1 Argentina 2 2 Egypt 2 2 Libya 1 2 3 Sweden 2 2 Australia 2 2 Ethiopia 2 2 Malaysia 3 3 6 Taiwan 3 21 24 Austria 1 1 Equatorial Guinea 1 1 Mexico 5 10 15 Thailand 1 13 14 Azerbaijan 1 1 2 France 2 2 Morocco 1 1 2 Togo 1 1 Bangladesh 1 1 Germany 1 1 Nepal 3 5 8 Trinidad & Tobago 1 3 4 Benin 1 1 Greece 1 2 3 Netherlands 1 1 Tunisia 1 4 5 Bolivia 1 1 Hong Kong 2 2 4 Nigeria 16 14 30 Turkey 1 18 19 Brazil 1 3 4 India 15 203 218 Pakistan 6 3 9 Turkmenistan 1 1 Cameroon 2 2 Indonesia 2 2 4 Peru 2 1 3 Uganda 1 1 Canada 4 2 6 Iran 4 4 Philippines 1 19 20 Ukraine 3 3 Chad 1 1 Iraq 1 1 Romania 2 2 United Arab Emirates 1 1 Chile 1 1 Italy 1 1 Russia 1 4 5 United Kingdom 4 4 China 13 143 156 Japan 1 1 Saudi Arabia 27 1 28 Venezuela 6 7 13 Colombia 6 5 11 Jordan 4 4 Serbia 1 1 Vietnam 20 23 43 Costa Rica 1 1 Kazakhstan 1 1 South Africa 1 1 Zimbabwe 1 1 Cote d'ivoire/ivory Coast 1 1 Kenya 2 2 South Korea 13 19 32 Optometry: 10 countries represented 0 31 31 Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Bulgaria 1 1 China 8 8 India 9 9 Venezuela 1 1 Canada 6 6 Croatia 1 1 Philippines 1 1 Cayman Islands 1 1 France 1 1 Sweden 2 2 15
Fall 2010 Non-Immigrant Student Enrollment by College and Origin Pharmacy: 16 countries represented 23 78 101 Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Bangladesh 1 1 Ghana 1 1 Kenya 2 2 South Korea 5 2 7 Canada 2 2 India 3 43 46 Nigeria 1 1 Taiwan 2 2 4 China 2 13 15 Iraq 1 1 Qatar 1 1 United Kingdom 1 1 2 Egypt 1 3 4 Jordan 3 3 Saudi Arabia 1 1 2 Vietnam 6 3 9 Social Work: 4 countries represented 0 0 4 4 Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Hong Kong 1 1 India 1 1 South Korea 1 1 Turkey 1 1 Technology: 37 countries represented 71 127 198 Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Angola 5 5 Dominican Republic 1 1 Jordan 1 1 Spain 1 1 Azerbaijan 1 1 2 Ecuador 1 1 Kazakhstan 2 2 Taiwan 4 4 Belize 2 2 Egypt 1 1 Kenya 1 1 2 Turkey 1 4 5 Brazil 1 1 Germany 1 2 3 Malaysia 1 1 United Kingdom 3 1 4 Bulgaria 2 2 Ghana 1 1 Mexico 5 2 7 Uzbekistan 1 1 Cambodia 1 1 Greece 1 1 Nepal 1 1 Venezuela 3 5 8 Canada 2 2 4 Guatemala 1 1 Nigeria 8 4 12 Vietnam 5 1 6 China 3 11 14 Hungary 1 1 Pakistan 2 2 4 Colombia 1 1 2 India 6 75 81 Saudi Arabia 5 5 Denmark 6 6 Iran 1 1 South Korea 2 1 3 University Studies: 42 countries represented 154 0 154 Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Angola 3 3 Guinea 1 1 Pakistan 9 9 Pakistan 9 9 Azerbaijan 1 1 Hong Kong 1 1 Palestinian Territories 1 1 Palestinian Territories 1 1 Bangladesh 1 1 Hungary 1 1 Paraguay 1 1 Paraguay 1 1 Brazil 2 2 India 6 6 Poland 1 1 Poland 1 1 Bulgaria 1 1 Israel 1 1 Saudi Arabia 4 4 Saudi Arabia 4 4 Cameroon 2 2 Italy 1 1 South Korea 11 11 South Korea 11 11 Canada 6 6 Kenya 2 2 Taiwan 4 4 Taiwan 4 4 China 10 10 Lebanon 1 1 Tanzania 2 2 Tanzania 2 2 Colombia 1 1 Libya 1 1 Thailand 1 1 Thailand 1 1 Cote d'ivoire/ivory Coast 1 1 Malaysia 1 1 Turkey 3 3 Turkey 3 3 Ecuador 1 1 Mali 1 1 United Arab Emirates 1 1 United Arab Emirates 1 1 Egypt 1 1 Mexico 4 4 United Kingdom 3 3 United Kingdom 3 3 France 1 1 Morocco 1 1 Venezuela 4 4 Venezuela 4 4 Germany 1 1 Nigeria 4 4 Vietnam 3 3 Vietnam 3 3 16
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10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 1 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Other Foreign Unknown 77 125 145 174 182 5 8 2 22 27 4 5 23 22 29 17 68 114 79 59 53 8 1 0 0 Oceania 6 12 8 9 7 6 8 5 4 10 10 12 9 7 10 4 6 11 9 10 9 4 6 3 4 North America 24 26 30 23 28 37 42 34 42 38 38 39 42 45 44 32 37 41 37 37 52 55 60 64 73 Latin America 179 170 168 165 170 202 183 166 166 149 147 162 173 211 217 266 320 353 452 468 369 324 320 298 331 Europe 217 195 203 221 239 254 250 281 279 229 265 282 280 274 258 265 237 235 235 228 192 261 285 271 293 Middle East 221 177 171 153 155 176 162 130 105 106 105 97 106 128 118 145 158 160 164 198 191 126 155 173 172 Asia 1193 1138 1079 1168 1215 1420 1477 1530 1496 1432 1390 1410 1403 1472 1562 1612 1724 1674 1574 1470 1400 1657 1786 1955 2104 Africa 132 104 92 65 63 102 88 98 88 92 100 126 141 137 149 181 247 232 246 268 239 259 267 270 265 Africa Asia Middle East Europe Latin America North America Oceania Other Foreign Unknown 22
Selected Fields of Study: India (1/2) 795 Students 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 1 Business and Education Fine and Applied Arts Health Professions Humanities Math and Computer Science Other Fields of Study Physical and Life Sciences Professional 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 Graduate 126 3 285 1 50 3 181 2 41 16 Undergraduate 29 0 16 1 4 0 6 10 10 6 Social Sciences Undergraduate Graduate Professional 23
Selected Fields of Study: China (2/1) 551 Students 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 1 Business and Education Fine and Applied Arts Health Professions Math and Computer Science Other Fields of Study Physical and Life Sciences Professional 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 Social Sciences Graduate 93 9 117 11 21 54 7 92 14 Undergraduate 74 0 16 4 3 10 15 4 2 Selected Fields of Study: Vietnam (3/9) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 1 Business and Education Fine and Applied Arts Health Professions Math and Computer Science Other Fields of Study 198 Students Physical and Life Sciences Professional 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 Graduate 15 2 8 2 1 11 0 12 0 Undergraduate 78 0 27 4 6 10 8 11 1 Social Sciences Selected Fields of Study: Korea (4/3) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 1 Business and Education Fine and Applied Arts Health Professions Math and Computer Science Other Fields of Study 147 Students Physical and Life Sciences Professional 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 Graduate 18 2 2 9 0 3 2 16 1 Undergraduate 41 0 2 5 6 2 19 10 3 Social Sciences Undergraduate Graduate Professional 24
Selected Fields of Study: Nigeria (5/20) 106 Students 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 1 Business and Education Fine and Applied Arts Health Professions Math and Computer Science Other Fields of Study Physical and Life Sciences Social Sciences Professional 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Graduate 8 1 7 0 0 5 0 12 0 Undergraduate 14 0 24 1 3 7 7 11 5 Selected Fields of Study: Taiwan (6/5) 91 Students 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 1 Business and Managemnt Education Fine and Applied Arts Health Professions Humanities Math and Computer Science Other Fields of Study Physical and Life Sciences Social Sciences Professional 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 Graduate 12 2 9 3 1 0 8 4 13 3 Undergraduate 14 0 0 5 2 1 0 5 3 2 Selected Fields of Study: Saudi Arabia (7/7) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 1 Business and Fine and Applied Arts Health Professions Math and Computer Science Other Fields of Study Physical and Life Sciences 89 Students Social Sciences Graduate 1 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 Undergraduate 20 21 2 4 6 4 22 2 Undergraduate Graduate Professional 25
Selected Fields of Study: Turkey (8/10) 83 Students 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 1 Business and Education Math and Computer Science Other Fields of Study Physical and Life Sciences Professional 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Social Sciences Graduate 6 4 22 9 0 10 19 Undergraduate 4 0 3 0 3 1 1 Selected Fields of Study: Mexico (9/8) 80 Students 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 1 Business and Education Fine and Applied Arts Health Professions Humanities Math and Computer Science Other Fields of Study Physical and Life Sciences Professional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Graduate 4 1 4 4 0 3 5 0 5 1 Undergraduate 16 0 8 6 1 2 3 7 5 2 Social Sciences Selected Fields of Study: Pakistan (9/23) 80 Students 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 1 Business and Fine and Applied Arts Health Professions Math and Computer Science Other Fields of Study Physical and Life Sciences Professional 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Graduate 11 4 0 0 3 1 1 0 Undergraduate 25 11 1 3 1 10 3 5 Social Sciences 26
Selected Fields of Study: Venezuela (9/24) 80 Students 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 1 Business and Fine and Applied Arts Health Professions Humanities Math and Computer Science Other Fields of Study Physical and Life Sciences Professional 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 Graduate 9 6 0 0 0 2 2 5 0 Undergraduate 7 18 4 0 2 2 11 4 4 Social Sciences Selected Fields of Study: Canada (10/4) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 1 Business and Education Fine and Applied Arts Health Professions Other Fields of Study 72 Students Physical and Life Sciences Professional 0 0 0 0 8 5 0 0 Graduate 7 1 3 2 2 2 2 5 Undergraduate 9 0 3 0 0 13 4 6 Social Sciences Selected Fields of Study: Colombia (11/19) 46 Students 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 1 Business and Fine and Applied Arts Humanities Math and Computer Science Other Fields of Study Physical and Life Sciences Graduate 5 3 2 2 1 0 4 3 Undergraduate 6 7 5 0 1 3 4 0 Social Sciences Undergraduate Graduate Professional 27
Selected Fields of Study: Iran (12/ ) 37 Students 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 1 Business and Fine and Applied Arts Humanities Physical and Life Sciences Social Sciences Graduate 3 26 0 1 4 2 Undergraduate 0 0 1 0 0 0 Selected Fields of Study: United Kingdom (13/13) 36 Students 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 1 Business and Education Fine and Applied Arts Health Professions Humanities Other Fields of Study Physical and Life Sciences Professional 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Graduate 7 2 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 Undergraduate 8 0 2 1 2 0 5 0 2 Social Sciences Selected Fields of Study: Philippines (14/ ) 32 Students 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 1 Education Fine and Applied Arts Health Professions Humanities Other Fields of Study Physical and Life Sciences Graduate 1 3 0 1 0 1 19 0 Undergraduate 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 1 Social Sciences Undergraduate Graduate Professional 28
Selected Fields of Study: Sri Lanka (15/ ) 29 Students 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 1 Business and Other Fields of Study Physical and Life Sciences Graduate 3 4 0 18 Undergraduate 1 2 1 0 Selected Fields of Study: Angola (16/ ) 26 Students 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 1 Business and Math and Computer Science Other Fields of Study Physical and Life Sciences Social Sciences Undergraduate 6 8 2 4 4 2 Selected Fields of Study: Brazil (16/14) 26 Students 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 1 Business and Other Fields of Study Physical and Life Sciences Social Sciences Professional 0 0 4 0 0 Graduate 1 1 0 3 0 Undergraduate 7 3 3 1 3 Undergraduate Graduate Professional 29
Selected Fields of Study: Hong Kong (16/16) 26 Students 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 1 Business and Fine and Applied Arts Humanities Math and Computer Science Other Fields of Study Physical and Life Sciences Graduate 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 Undergraduate 6 1 3 1 1 3 1 1 Social Sciences Selected Fields of Study: Indonesia (16/18) 26 Students 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 1 Business and Fine and Applied Arts Math and Computer Science Other Fields of Study Physical and Life Sciences Graduate 4 3 0 1 0 1 0 Undergraduate 5 5 2 1 2 1 1 Social Sciences Selected Fields of Study: Malaysia (17/21) 23 Students 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 1 Business and Fine and Applied Arts Math and Computer Science Other Fields of Study Physical and Life Sciences Social Sciences Professional 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Graduate 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 Undergraduate 1 7 1 0 2 3 1 30
Selected Fields of Study: Nepal (17/11) 23 Students 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 1 Business and Fine and Applied Arts Math and Computer Science Physical and Life Sciences Graduate 1 2 0 1 4 Undergraduate 6 4 1 1 3 Selected Fields of Study: Germany (18/12) 22 Students 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 1 Business and Education Fine and Applied Arts Other Fields of Study Professional 0 0 1 0 0 Graduate 3 0 2 1 2 Undergraduate 8 2 2 0 1 Selected Fields of Study: Russia (19/25) 21 Students 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 1 Business and Math and Computer Science Other Fields of Study Physical and Life Sciences Graduate 4 2 2 2 2 Undergraduate 6 0 1 0 2 31
Selected Fields of Study: Thailand (19/15) 21 Students 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 1 Business and Math and Computer Science Other Fields of Study Physical and Life Sciences Social Sciences Professional 0 0 0 1 0 0 Graduate 2 1 3 0 10 1 Undergraduate 0 1 0 1 1 0 Selected Fields of Study: Kazakhstan (20/ ) 16 Students 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 1 Business and Math and Computer Science Social Sciences Graduate 3 0 1 1 Undergraduate 7 2 1 1 Selected Fields of Study: Tunisia (20/ ) 16 Students 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 1 Math and Computer Science Physical and Life Sciences Social Sciences Graduate 7 3 1 1 Undergraduate 3 0 1 0 Undergraduate Graduate Professional 31
F-1 Employment Statistics: Optional Practical Training (OPT) Immediately following completion of their degree, most non-immigrant students on the F-1 visa have the option of pursuing a 12-month employment benefit. The student must apply with the United States Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) to request permission to work. Upon approval, the student is authorized to accept employment inside the United States that is directly related to her/his major area of study for a specified time period. This time period is referred to as Optional Practical Training (OPT). Students graduating from certain science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines designated by the Department of Homeland Security may be eligible for an additional 17-month, once-in-a-lifetime, employment benefit after completing OPT. This employment benefit is referred to as a STEM Extension. 684 F-1 alumni from 55 different nations participated in Optional Practical Training during 2010. Total Alumni on OPT Total Alumni on STEM Extensions Total Alumni on OPT & STEM Extensions Undergraduate(UG) Graduate(G) Total 128 477 605 8 71 79 136 548 684 Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Angola 1 0 1 Jordan 0 1 1 Argentina 1 2 3 Kazakhstan 0 1 1 Australia 1 1 2 Kenya 1 0 1 Bangladesh 0 1 1 South Korea 4 13 17 Belgium 0 1 1 Lebanon 4 1 5 Brazil 2 3 5 Malaysia 3 1 4 Cameroon 1 1 2 Mexico 6 7 13 Canada 4 3 7 Morocco 1 0 1 China 7 65 72 Netherlands 1 0 1 Colombia 8 3 11 Nicaragua 1 0 1 Côte d Ivoire/Ivory Coast 1 0 1 Nigeria 7 12 19 Czech Republic 1 0 1 Pakistan 11 9 20 Denmark 0 1 1 Panama 1 0 1 Dominica 2 0 2 Peru 2 2 4 Dominican Republic 1 0 1 Philippines 1 2 3 Ecuador 2 0 2 Poland 1 2 3 Egypt 1 0 1 Romania 0 2 2 El Salvador 3 0 3 Russia 0 2 2 Ethiopia 1 0 1 Serbia 0 1 1 Finland 1 0 1 Singapore 0 1 1 France 2 0 2 Spain 1 3 4 Gabon 2 0 2 Sri Lanka 0 5 5 Germany 4 3 7 St. Lucia 1 0 1 Ghana 0 4 4 Taiwan 1 12 13 Greece 1 0 1 Thailand 1 6 7 Guatemala 1 0 1 Trinidad & Tobago 1 1 2 Hong Kong 1 1 2 Tunisia 1 3 4 Hungary 1 0 1 Turkey 2 9 11 India 6 347 353 United Kingdom 2 4 6 Indonesia 3 3 6 Venezuela 2 1 3 Iran 0 1 1 Vietnam 19 2 21 Italy 1 0 1 Zambia 0 1 1 Japan 1 4 5 Total 136 548 684 33
Non Immigrant International Student Enrollment 2001 2010 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Number of Alumni on OPT 800 600 400 200 0 5 year OPT Participation Trend 712 604 684 489 409 423 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 5 year OPT Participation Linear (5 year OPT Participation ) 34
297 67% Female 147 33% Male 3 0.7% 2 0.5% 432 97.3% Other: 12, 2.7% 2 0.5% 1, 0.2% 1, 0.2% 3 0.7% F 1 L 1 L 2 F 2 B 1 H 3 O 3 35
J 1 Short Term Scholar 45% J 1 Research Scholar J 1 Student* 11% J 1 Intern 5% J 2 Dependent 19% J 1 Professor 71% 29% Female Male 36
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 1 Professor Research Scholar Short Term Scholar Graduate Students Intern Non Degree Students 37
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