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opendoors ® 20|12 “Fast Facts” INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN THE U.S. D. ACADEMIC LEVEL TRENDS of International Students Year Undergrad % Change Graduate % Change Non-degree % Change 2000/01 254,429 7.3 238,497 9.3 33,883 -1.6 2001/02 261,079 2.6 264,749 11.0 34,423 1.6 2002/03 260,103 -0.4 267,876 1.2 30,551 -11.2 2003/04 248,200 -4.6 274,310 2.4 20,659 -32.4 2004/05 239,212 -3.6 264,410 -3.6 28,418 37.6 2005/06 236,342 -1.2 259,717 -1.8 30,611 7.7 2006/07 238,050 0.7 264,288 1.8 38,986 27.4 2007/08 243,360 2.2 276,842 4.8 46,837 20.1 2008/09 269,874 10.9 283,329 2.3 51,812 10.6 2009/10 274,431 1.7 293,885 3.7 54,803 5.8 2010/11 291,439 6.2 296,574 0.9 59,233 8.1 2011/12 309,342 6.1 300,430 1.3 69,566 17.4 Rank Place of Origin 2010/11 2011/12 % of Total % Change WORLD TOTAL 723,277 764,495 100.0 5.7 1 China 157,558 194,029 25.4 23.1 2 India 103,895 100,270 13.1 -3.5 3 South Korea 73,351 72,295 9.5 -1.4 4 Saudi Arabia 22,704 34,139 4.5 50.4 5 Canada 27,546 26,821 3.5 -2.6 6 Taiwan 24,818 23,250 3.0 -6.3 7 Japan 21,290 19,966 2.6 -6.2 8 Vietnam 14,888 15,572 2.0 4.6 9 Mexico 13,713 13,893 1.8 1.3 10 Turkey 12,184 11,973 1.6 -1.7 11 Nepal 10,301 9,621 1.3 -6.6 12 Germany 9,458 9,347 1.2 -1.2 13 United Kingdom 8,947 9,186 1.2 2.7 14 Brazil 8,777 9,029 1.2 2.9 15 France 8,098 8,232 1.1 1.7 16 Hong Kong 8,136 8,032 1.1 -1.3 17 Thailand 8,236 7,626 1.0 -7.4 18 Indonesia 6,942 7,131 0.9 2.7 19 Nigeria 7,148 7,028 0.9 -1.7 20 Iran 5,626 6,982 0.9 24.1 21 Malaysia 6,735 6,743 0.9 0.1 22 Colombia 6,456 6,295 0.8 -2.5 23 Venezuela 5,491 6,281 0.8 14.4 24 Spain 4,330 4,924 0.6 13.7 25 Russia 4,692 4,805 0.6 2.4 C. TOP PLACES OF ORIGIN of International Students F. TOP U.S. STATES Hosting International Students Rank State 2010/11 2011/12 % Change 1 California 96,535 102,789 6.5 2 New York 78,888 82,436 4.5 3 Texas 61,636 61,511 -0.2 4 Massachusetts 38,698 41,258 6.6 5 Illinois 33,766 35,920 6.4 6 Pennsylvania 30,507 33,398 9.5 7 Florida 29,719 32,567 9.6 8 Ohio 24,709 26,427 7.0 9 Michigan 24,668 25,551 3.6 10 Indiana 20,112 22,194 10.4 E. TOP U.S. INSTITUTIONS Hosting International Students, 2011/12 Rank Institution City State Total Int’l Students 1 University of Southern California Los Angeles CA 9,269 2 University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign Champaign IL 8,997 3 New York University New York NY 8,660 4 Purdue University - Main Campus West Lafayette IN 8,563 5 Columbia University New York NY 8,024 6 University of California - Los Angeles Los Angeles CA 6,703 7 Northeastern University Boston MA 6,486 8 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Ann Arbor MI 6,382 9 Michigan State University East Lansing MI 6,209 10 Ohio State University - Main Campus Columbus OH 6,142 11 Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington IN 6,123 12 Penn State University - University Park University Park PA 6,075 13 Boston University Boston MA 6,041 14 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Minneapolis MN 5,661 15 Arizona State University Tempe AZ 5,616 16 University of Florida Gainesville FL 5,588 17 Harvard University Cambridge MA 5,453 18 University of Washington Seattle WA 5,372 19 SUNY University at Buffalo Buffalo NY 5,357 20 University of Texas - Austin Austin TX 5,324 A. NEW INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ENROLLMENT New international student enrollment – students enrolling for the first time at a U.S. institution in fall 2011 – increased 6.5% over the previous year. Year Total % Change 2006/07 157,178 10.0 2007/08 173,121 10.1 2008/09 200,460 15.8 2009/10 202,970 1.3 2010/11 214,490 5.7 2011/12 228,467 6.5 Year Total Int’l % Change U.S. Higher Ed Total* % Int'l 2000/01 547,867 6.4 15,312,000 3.6 2001/02 582,996 6.4 15,928,000 3.7 2002/03 586,323 0.6 16,612,000 3.5 2003/04 572,509 -2.4 16,911,000 3.4 2004/05 565,039 -1.3 17,272,000 3.3 2005/06 564,766 -0.05 17,487,000 3.2 2006/07 582,984 3.2 17,672,000 3.3 2007/08 623,805 7.0 17,958,000 3.5 2008/09 671,616 7.7 18,264,000 3.7 2009/10 690,923 2.9 20,428,000 3.4 2010/11 723,277 4.7 20,550,000 3.5 2011/12 764,495 5.7 20,625,000 3.7 * Data from the National Center for Education Statistics B. INTERNATIONAL STUDENT TRENDS In 2011/12, the number of international students in the U.S. increased 5.7% to a record high of 764,495 students. The Institute of International Education (IIE) has conducted an annual census of international students in the U.S. since its founding in 1919. Known as the Open Doors Report since 1954, and supported by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State since 1972, the report provides detailed data on student flows into and out of the U.S. Visit us online at: http://www.iie.org/opendoors. INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN THE U.S. (CONTINUED) G. TOP FIELDS OF STUDY of International Students Field of Study 2010/11 2011/12 % of Total % Change Business and Management 155,769 166,733 21.8 7.0 Engineering 135,592 141,285 18.5 4.2 Math and Computer Science 64,588 71,364 9.3 10.5 Social Sciences 63,347 66,163 8.7 4.4 Physical and Life Sciences 63,471 66,007 8.6 4.0 Fine and Applied Arts 37,237 41,710 5.5 12.0 Intensive English 32,306 38,887 5.1 20.4 Health Professions 32,526 29,535 3.9 -9.2 Education 16,933 17,200 2.2 1.6 Humanities 16,263 16,294 2.1 0.2 Agriculture 9,888 9,750 1.3 -1.4 Other Fields of Study 75,459 77,252 10.1 2.4 Undeclared 19,898 22,315 2.9 12.1 Rank Place of Origin 2009/10 2010/11 % of Total % Change TOTAL 270,604 273,996 100.0 1.3 1 United Kingdom 32,683 33,182 12.1 1.5 2 Italy 27,940 30,361 11.1 8.7 3 Spain 25,411 25,965 9.5 2.2 4 France 17,161 17,019 6.2 -0.8 5 China 13,910 14,596 5.3 4.9 6 Australia 9,962 9,736 3.6 -2.3 7 Germany 8,551 9,018 3.3 5.5 8 Costa Rica 6,262 7,230 2.6 15.5 9 Ireland 6,798 7,007 2.6 3.1 10 Argentina 4,835 4,589 1.7 -5.1 11 India 3,884 4,345 1.6 11.9 12 South Africa 4,313 4,337 1.6 0.6 13 Mexico 7,157 4,167 1.5 -41.8 14 Japan 6,166 4,134 1.5 -33.0 15 Brazil 3,099 3,485 1.3 12.5 16 Israel 3,146 3,441 1.3 9.4 17 Greece 3,700 3,428 1.3 -7.4 18 Czech Republic 3,409 3,291 1.2 -3.5 19 Chile 3,115 3,280 1.2 5.3 20 Ecuador 2,960 3,107 1.1 5.0 21 New Zealand 3,113 2,900 1.1 -6.8 22 Austria 2,701 2,736 1.0 1.3 23 South Korea 2,137 2,487 0.9 16.4 24 Denmark 2,228 2,478 0.9 11.2 25 Netherlands 2,369 2,467 0.9 4.1 L. HOST REGIONS of U.S. Study Abroad Students 2009/10 2010/11 % Host Region* Total % Total % Change Africa 14,738 5.5 14,087 5.1 -4.4 Asia 32,340 12.0 32,081 11.7 -0.8 Europe 144,840 53.5 149,663 54.6 3.3 Latin America 40,649 15.0 39,871 14.6 -1.9 Middle East 4,959 1.8 4,997 1.8 0.8 North America 1,899 0.7 1,555 0.6 -18.1 Oceania 13,566 5.0 13,156 4.8 -3.0 Antarctica 65 0.0 37 0.0 -43.1 Multiple 17,548 6.5 18,549 6.8 5.7 Total 270,604 100.0 273,996 100.0 1.3 * Cyprus and Turkey are included in Europe; Mexico is included in Latin America K. TOP FIELDS OF STUDY of U.S. Study Abroad Students 2009/10 2010/11 % Field of Study Total % Total % Change Social Sciences 60,345 22.3 62,745 22.9 4.0 Business/Management 56,286 20.8 56,169 20.5 -0.2 Humanities 32,743 12.1 30,962 11.3 -5.4 Fine or Applied Arts 22,460 8.3 22,468 8.2 0.0 Physical/Life Sciences 20,295 7.5 21,646 7.9 6.7 Foreign Languages 15,695 5.8 15,344 5.6 -2.2 Health Professions 12,718 4.7 14,522 5.3 14.2 Education 11,095 4.1 11,508 4.2 3.7 Engineering 10,554 3.9 9,590 3.5 -9.1 Math/Computer Science 4,059 1.5 4,932 1.8 21.5 Agriculture 3,518 1.3 3,562 1.3 1.3 Other Fields of Study 12,177 4.5 13,150 4.8 8.0 Undeclared 8,659 3.2 7,398 2.7 -14.6 Total 270,604 100.0 273,996 100.0 1.3 U.S. STUDENTS STUDYING ABROAD I. U.S. STUDY ABROAD TRENDS 273,996 U.S. students studied abroad for academic credit in 2010/11, an increase of 1.3% over the previous year. U.S. student participation in study abroad has more than tripled over the past two decades. M. PARTICIPATION RATE of U.S. Students in Study Abroad, 2010/11 U.S. Study Abroad Total U.S. Higher Education Total % U.S. higher education system 273,996 19,903,000* 1.4 U.S. undergraduates 236,470 2,613,256** 9.1 U.S. undergraduates pursuing bachelor’s degrees 233,984 1,698,854** 13.8 *Total enrollment of U.S. students (excluding international students) in higher education. ** Total undergraduate degrees awarded. J. LEADING DESTINATIONS of U.S. Study Abroad Students • 14 of the top 25 destinations are outside Europe. H. PRIMARY SOURCE OF FUNDING of International Students Primary Source of Funds 2010/11 2011/12 % of Total % Change Personal and Family 458,667 486,524 63.6 6.1 U.S. College or University 165,544 164,394 21.5 -0.7 Foreign Gov’t or University 41,589 44,344 5.8 6.6 Current Employment 33,625 40,494 5.3 20.4 Foreign Private Sponsor 7,063 9,670 1.3 36.9 U.S. Private Sponsor 5,827 5,871 0.8 0.8 U.S. Government 4,219 4,746 0.6 12.5 International Organization 1,549 1,869 0.2 20.7 Other Sources 5,194 6,583 0.9 26.7 TOTAL 723,277 764,495 100.0 5.7 N. DURATION of U.S. Study Abroad 2009/10 % 2010/11 % Short-term (summer or eight weeks or less) 56.6 58.1 Mid-length (one or two quarters or one semester) 39.4 38.0 Long-term (academic or calendar year) 3.9 3.9