2015-2016 Overview of International Student Enrollment
Table of Contents SUMMARY AND HIGHLIGHTS..... 2 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN... 4 PROGRAM OF STUDY OVERVIEW... 8 ADDITIONAL DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION... 10 P a g e 1
Summary and Highlights 2015-16 Academic Year Total number of full-time, F-1 visa students: 1019 Undergraduate: 400 English Language Learning Program (ELLP): 96 Graduate: 461 Optional Practical Training (OPT) Students: 62 1200 Term to Term Comparison Fall 2009-Spring 2016 1000 800 600 400 200 386 410 544 615 831 979 1019 0 Fall 2009 Fall 2010 Fall 2011 Fall 2012 AY 2013-14 AY 2014-15 AY 2015-16 Note: Spring semester enrollment data was not available until Spring 2014, and therefore figures do not include Spring semester data until the 2013-14 academic year. The following graphs contained in this report do not include those students involved in Optional Practical Training. Highlights 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 (1019). This number includes those students enrolled in the English Language Learning Program (ELLP). It does not include students participating in the Chicago Center or in a semester-long exchange program. The statistics show a 4.1% increase in F-1 student enrollment between the 2014-15 and 2015-16 academic years. 46% (861 students) of all international, full time students in the F-1 category participated in undergraduate programs; 54% (461 students) participated in graduate programs. This represents a decrease of 3% in overall undergraduate enrollment over the last year and a corresponding increase of 3% in overall graduate enrollment. P a g e 2
Loyola University Chicago was also host to a number of F-1 part-time/non-degree and J-1 non-degree students during 2014-15 academic year. These students included: 18 J-1 exchange students who attended Loyola through agreements with six overseas partner universities. An additional 15 J-1 students participated in the Double Degree program in Business Administration with Universidad Loyola Andalucía. 26 non-degree, F-1 international students participated in the Chicago Center program. Students in the Chicago Center program are primarily from China and South Korea. The English Language Learning Program (ELLP) participated in the Mexican scholarship program, Proyecta 100,000, and hosted a cohort of 20 Mexican students and teachers in the summer 2016 term. This program provides Mexican government-sponsored scholarships to underserved students and teachers in order that they may study short-term intensive English language courses in the U.S. With the generous support of the Council of Regents and others, and in collaboration with the Institute of Pastoral Studies, the ELLP helped to host a group of eight participants from Italy and Poland who have dedicated their lives to serve the Church. The participants enrolled in ESL coursework and visited many local parishes and Church institutions in order to strengthen their language skills and to gain greater insight into parish leadership in the U.S. Graduate conditional admission was implemented to grant admission to qualified candidates who have demonstrated their academic abilities in the classroom but may need additional English language preparation and support in order to succeed in a graduate program. Thus far, the ELLP has supported six conditionallyadmitted graduate students: 1 LLM, 2 IPS, 1 Computer Science, and 2 Business school candidates. P a g e 3
International Student (Full-time, F-1) Countries of Origin Mexico, 19 Canada, 21 Ecuador, 22 Top 10 Countries - All Students Italy, 16 Nigeria, 15 Vietnam, 19 South Korea, 35 China, 328 India, 70 Saudia Arabia, 122 The greatest number of students at Loyola are from China (38%). This is up from 35.7% in 2014-15. In 2014-15, Chinese students comprised 31% of the total international student population in the United States and students from across Asia accounted for 64% of all international students in the U.S.* 50% of the Chinese students studying at Loyola (164) were enrolled in the Graduate School of Business in 2015-16. This is down 11% from AY 2014-15 (200 students), as Chinese students pursued a wider variety of academic programs. Chinese students comprise 45% of the total international graduate student population at Loyola University Chicago (209 out of 461 students) * Farrugia, C.A., & Bhandari, R. (2015). Open Doors 2015 Report on International Educational Exchange. New York: Institute of International Education. P a g e 4
International Student (Full-time, F-1) Countries of Origin Africa Asia Europe Latin America Mexico & East Africa East Asia Belarus 1 Central America Ethiopia 1 China 328 Belgium 1 Belize 1 Kenya 3 Hong Kong 5 Bulgaria 1 Costa Rica 1 Madagascar 1 Japan 8 Cyprus 1 El Salvador 10 Mauritius 2 South Korea 35 Denmark 1 Guatemala 3 Seychelles 1 Taiwan 10 Finland 2 Honduras 11 Tanzania 3 South & Central Asia France 10 Mexico 19 Uganda 5 Bangladesh 1 Germany 11 Nicaragua 1 West Africa India 70 Greece 4 Panama 6 Benin 2 Nepal 2 Ireland 2 South America Burkina Faso 1 Pakistan 5 Italy 16 Argentina 1 Cameroon 4 Sri Lanka 2 Macedonia 1 Bolivia 1 Ghana 1 Turkmenistan 1 Netherlands 1 Brazil 14 Nigeria 15 Southeast Asia Poland 1 Colombia 14 Central Africa Indonesia 6 Portugal 1 Ecuador 22 Congo, The Democratic Republic of 3 Malaysia 10 Russia 3 Paraguay 1 North Africa Myanmar (Burma) 1 Republic of Serbia 2 Peru 2 Egypt 1 Philippines 5 Spain 5 Venezuela 12 Libya 1 Thailand 6 Sweden 1 Middle East Morocco 2 Vietnam 19 Switzerland 2 Bahrain 1 Southern Africa North America Turkey 10 Iran 1 Angola 1 Canada 21 Ukraine 2 Jordan 4 South Africa 1 Oceania United Kingdom 5 Kuwait 3 Zimbabwe 2 Australia 4 Latin America Palestine 2 Mali 1 Caribbean Saudi Arabia 122 Dominican New Zealand 4 Republic 9 Syria 3 Jamaica 2 UAE 12 Trinidad & Tobago 1 P a g e 5
Top 10 Countries - Undergraduate Students Brazil, 11 El Salvador, 10 Dominican Republic, 9 Honduras, 11 China, 119 Italy, 13 Mexico, 15 South Korea, 17 Ecuador, 19 Saudi Arabia, 31 According to IIE s Open Doors Report, in 2014-15 Illinois was ranked as having the fifth largest international student population in the United States at 46,574 students, with Chicago alone hosting 28,829 students. This is a 9.5% increase over 2013-14. Top 5 Countries - ELLP Students South Korea, 4 Japan, 3 Mexico, 3 UAE, 10 Saudi Arabia, 54 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. P a g e 6
Top 5 Countries - Master's Degree Students Nigeria, 10 South Korea, 8 Saudi Arabia, 27 India, 58 China, 197 Top 5 Countries - Doctoral Degree Students India, 6 South Korea, 6 China, 12 Canada, 7 Saudi Arabia, 8 Additional countries of origin for Doctoral students (with two or less students per county) include: Cameroon, Columbia, Cyprus, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Kenya, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Nigeria, Spain, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Uganda, Vietnam, and Zimbabwe. P a g e 7
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 38 Software Engineering Computer Science 22 23 Applied Statistics 18 Chemistry 9 Social Work 7 English Language Teaching & Learning Spirituality, Spiritual Direction Theology Pastoral Counseling 6 6 6 6 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Top 10 Professional Master's Programs by Student Enrollment Accountancy 72 Master of Business Administration 39 Integrated Marketing Communications 36 Finance 25 Dual MBA 18 Human Resources and Industrial Relations 11 Supply Chain Management 6 Dual MBA/MSA - Accounting 4 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 P a g e 8
Top 5 Academic Doctoral Programs by Student Enrollment Chemistry 9 Philosophy 5 Theology 5 Political Science 4 Social Work 3 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Top 5 Professional Doctoral Programs by Student Enrollment Pharmacology 2 Health Law and Policy 3 Nursing 3 Integrated Program in Biomedical Science 3 Law 18 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 P a g e 9
Total Grad Business Graduate Law Undergraduate Additional Demographic Information Gender Breakdown by Degree Program* U 2 M F 235 259 M F 8 10 M F 112 117 U 2 M 65 F 147 U 4 M 444 F 509 All 957 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 *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: 6,247 students International female students as percentage of total female population: Total male population 2,398 students international male students as percentage of total male population: Graduate Students Total female population 2,398 students International female students as percentage of total female population Total male population 1,561 students international male students as percentage of total male population 3.8% 10.0% 11% 11.8% P a g e 10