International Student & SCHOLAR Statistics 2013-2014 The International Office Northwestern University
Message from Director Ravi Shankar The International Office (IO) provides professional support and advising services to international students and scholars at Northwestern University regarding their immigration and academic status in the United States. The IO is committed to providing quality advising services and supportive programming to students, scholars, and their dependents. Northwestern welcomed 1,646 new international students in summer/fall 2013. Over 6,000 visitors from over 105 countries call Northwestern home. The AY2013-14 top ten sending countries (students) can be found on p. 5. The International student population increased in 2013-14 by 6%, which can be attributed to new academic programs in the McCormick School of Engineering and notable increases at the Kellogg School of Management. Overall, international students comprise nearly 16% of the total student body at Northwestern. Information regarding the international scholar population can be found from page 18-22. NU is home to 1,406 international scholars from over 80 countries. The 819,644 international students and their families at universities and colleges across the country supported 313,000 jobs and contributed $24 billion to the U.S. economy during the 20122013 academic year, according to 2013 NAFSA: Association of International Educators findings. This is a 6.2% increase in job support and creation, and a nearly 10% increase in dollars contributed to the economy from the previous academic year. Closer to home, international students and their dependents contributed just over $1 billion to the economy in Illinois. Northwestern international students and their dependents contributed over $118 million to the local economy. This reinforces the notion that international students not only bring a diverse perspective to the academic discussion, but also contribute significantly to the national, state, and local economies. Our goal is to help the international students, scholars, and Northwestern faculty and staff, navigate the many complexities associated with student- and employment-based visa classifications within the Northwestern community. We are committed to providing accurate information and the highest quality of service, taking into account institutional policies and ever-changing federal regulations. Sincerely, 2 Ravi Shankar, Director The International Office
Northwestern University International Student & Scholar Population TOTAL: 6,398 CURRENT STUDENTS: 3,344 CURRENT SCHOLARS: 1,406 OPT STUDENTS: 616 DEPENDENTS: 1,032 Basic Information
There are 614 international undergraduates at Northwestern in fall 2013, up from 550 in fall 2012—a near 12% increase.
There are 279 international students in academic master’s programs at Northwestern, the top 15 of which are in engineering sciences. (see p. 10)
Professional programs saw the largest increases in international students in fall 2013—there are 1,043 in professional master’s programs, and an additional 97 in professional doctoral programs at Northwestern. Professional graduate programs have surpassed doctoral programs in AY2013-14 as having the most international students. (see p. 12-13)
There are 956 students in doctoral programs, up from 938 in fall 2012. (see p. 11)
The university welcomes additional international students each year as non-degree exchange students from universities around the world, and in other classifications—e.g. Center for Talent Development, Kellogg School of Management Executive Education, and others—a category comprised of 355 students in AY2013-14. (classified as Other in the graph on p. 5)
For the second year, data indicates that 60% of the total student population is male and 40% is female.
There are 616 students currently on OPT for whom the university (IO) must maintain contact and advise regarding post-graduation employment regulations—up from 503 in AY2012-13 (Optional Practical Training).
The IO also provides advising services and supportive programming to 1,032 dependent spouses and children of current international students and scholars.
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TOTAL STUDENT ENROLLMENT 2013-14
Top 10 Countries - All International Students Thailand, 95 South Korea, 329
Canada, 250
Taiwan, 92 Germany, 74
India, 331
Israel, 67 Other, 269 Mexico, 65
Brazil/Turkey, 63 China, 1011
International Students at Northwestern University 2002-2013 4500 4000 3500 3000 2500 2000
3960
1500 1000
2978
2150
2102
2225
2003
2004
2005
1765
2318
2006
2027
2357
2357
2008
2009
3156
3343
500
4
0 2002
2007
2010
2011
2012
2013
TOTAL STUDENT ENROLLMENT 2013-14 International Students by World Region AY2013-14
EUROPE 14%
LATIN AMERICA 8%
MIDDLE EAST 4%
Other 13%
ASIA 63%
NORTH AMERICA 8%
AFRICA 2%
OCEANIA 1%
Distribution by Degree Level
Other , 355, 11%
Undergraduate, 614, 18%
Doctorate, 956, 29% Professional Masters, 1043, 31% Academic Masters, 279, 8% Professional Doctorate, 97, 3%
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NEW STUDENT SUMMARY 2013 International Student Enrollment
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1401 1400
1200 1000
923 831
800
719
718
671
657
600
424 400 200
115
132
110
157
175
200
177
245
0 2006
2007
2008
2009 Undergraduate
2010
2011
2012
Graduate
New Student Enrollment - Top 5 Countries
Canada, 131
Thailand, 70
China, 484 India, 158
South Korea, 145
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2013
NEW STUDENT SUMMARY 2013
New Student Academic Career Distribution 2013 The Graduate School Kellogg MBA Executive MBA Undergraduate NU Law Engineering Grad Journalism Grad Communication/Audiology Music Grad
Education Grad Feinberg
Prosthetics/Orthotics 0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
Increases in international students were noted at all levels. However, increases in both academic and professional level master’s programs experienced the largest growth— due in large part to new professional master’s programs at the McCormick School of Engineering and increases in the numbers of international students receiving immigration sponsorship at the Kellogg School of Management.
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UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT SUMMARY 2013-14
Top 10 Academic Programs - Undergraduate Undeclared
101
Economics
90
Industrial Eng
54
Journalism
43
Psychology
23
Mathematics
17
Political Science
17
Communication Studies
15
Chemical Eng
13
Computer Science
13 0
20
40
60
80
100
120
45% of international undergraduates are female and the remaining 55% are male. According to the IIE’s 2012 Open Doors Report, Illinois was ranked as having the fifth largest international student population in the United States at 35,920. The state experienced an increase for the second year of just over 6% from 2012 to 2013.
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UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT SUMMARY 2013-14
Top 10 Countries - Undergraduate Canada, 47 India, 46
Singapore, 23 Turkey, 20
South Korea, 147
Other, 50
United Kingdom, 18
Hong Kong, 13 France, 10
China, 149
Thailand, 9
Over 60 countries are represented by the international undergraduate population at Northwestern University. For the first time in the past ten years, China surpassed South Korea as the largest sending country to Northwestern at the undergraduate level. Northwestern welcomed 245 international undergraduates (including transfer international students) in fall 2013—an increase of over 20% from fall 2012. 9
GRADUATE STUDENT SUMMARY 2013-14: ACADEMIC MASTER’S PROGRAMS
Top 10 Academic Master's Programs Computer Science
66
Electrical Eng
53
Civil & Environmental Eng
37
Mechanical Eng
24
Computer Eng
21
Materials Science and Eng
18
Biomedical Eng
14
Eng Design & Innov
8
Chemical Eng
6
Eng Sci & Applied Math
6 0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Top 10 Countries - Academic Masters India, 38
Taiwan, 11 South Korea, 10 France, 4 Canada, 7 Saudi Arabia, 5
Other, 11
United Kingdom, 3
Malaysia, 2 China, 186 Nigeria , 2
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GRADUATE STUDENT SUMMARY 2013-14: PhD PROGRAMS
Top 10 Academic Programs - PhD Materials Science & Eng
79
Economics
75
Mechanical Eng
52
Civil & Envrionmental Eng
44
Physics & Astronomy
41
Electrical Eng
38
Life Sciences: DGP
34
Chemistry
32
Industrial Eng & Mgmt Sciences
29
Political Science/Neuroscience
26 0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
Top 10 Countries - PhD South Korea, 64
India, 81
Canada, 58
Taiwan, 33
Turkey, 32
Other, 80
Iran, 30
France, 18 Israel, 18
China, 343
Germany, 14
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GRADUATE STUDENT SUMMARY 2013-14: PROFESSIONAL MASTERS PROGRAMS
Top 10 Professional Master's Programs Master of Business Administration
467
International Executive MBA
300
Integrated Marketing Communication
100
Law School - LLM
94
Master of Project Mgmt
57
Kellogg EMBA (MIA/EV)
51
MS in Biotechnology
41
KSM-McC MMM Program
32
MS in Communication
25
LLM/Cert in Business Admin
24 0
50
100
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500
Top 10 Countries - Professional Masters South Korea, 78
Canada, 50 Brazil, 48
Mexico, 46 Japan, 44
India, 142 Other, 117
Taiwan, 39
Colombia, 17 Singapore, 17
China, 296
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GRADUATE STUDENT SUMMARY 2013-14: PROFESSIONAL DOCTORATE PROGRAMS
Top 5 Professional Doctorate Programs Law School - JD
35
Feinberg School of Medicine - MD
28
Law School - JD Accelerated
8
Bienen School of Music: Piano
6
Bienen School of Music - Conducting
5 0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
Top 10 Countries - Professional Doctorate China, 15
India, 5
Nigeria, 4 Taiwan, 4
Colombia, 2
United Kingdom, 2 Other, 8 South Korea, 20
Poland, 2
Malaysia, 2 Canada, 21
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INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS 2013-14: REGIONAL SUMMARY
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INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS 2013-14: COUNTRY & ACADEMIC LEVEL
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INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS 2013-14: COUNTRY & ACADEMIC LEVEL
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INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS 2013-14: COUNTRY & ACADEMIC LEVEL
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INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARS 2013-14: TOTAL VISITORS, RESEARCHERS, ETC. Northwestern University is host and home to over 1,400 international visitors, researchers, faculty members, and their spouses/partners, and children. The following four pages outline country, field, NU departmental affiliation, and more.
In AY2013-14 there are 1,406 international scholars, an 18% increase from the 1,190 international scholars present at Northwestern in AY2012-13.
Of the total international scholars, 36% are female and 64% are male.
Over 80 countries are represented among this population.
Of the dependents spouses/partners/children represented on p. 3, 713 are dependents of international scholars. Of that 713, 354 are dependent children and the remaining 359 are dependent spouses/partners.
Top 15 Departments - International Scholars McCormick
336
Chemistry
142
Kellogg
70
Physiology
46
Life Sciences
40
Pathology
35
Neurology
18
30
Microbiology-Immunology
30
Hematology & Oncology
29
Physics & Astronomy
28
Global Health
25
Feinberg Cardiovascular Research Institute
24
Non-Equilibrium Energy Research Center
23
Pulmonary & Critical Care
22
Preventive Medicine
22 0
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INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARS 2013-14: TOTAL VISITORS, RESEARCHERS, ETC.
Scholars by Visa Type
H-1B, 321, 23% TN, 6, 0%
B, 42, 3% Other, 8, 0% J-1, 1035, 74%
E-3, 2, 0%
Top 15 Fields - International Scholars Biological and Biomedical Sciences
567
Engineering
349
Physical Sciences
230
Business and Management
71
Social Sciences
30
Law and Legal Studies
21
Mathematics
20
Psychology
17
Communications
17
Foreign Languages and Literature
16
Other
11
Computer and Information Sciences
11
Philosophy and Religion
10
Area and Ethnic Studies
10
Health Sciences
9 0
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600
INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARS 2013-14: NU AFFILIATION
International scholars conduct research, teach, lecture, collaborate, observe and carry out other duties at over 100 NU schools, departments, and other affiliates (e.g. Lurie Children’s, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, etc.).
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INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARS 2013-14: REGIONAL SUMMARY
The 2013-14 International Student & Scholar Statistics report is produced and distributed by The International Office. Š2014
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INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARS 2013-14:
Top 10 Countries - Scholars Germany , 63 South Korea, 88
Italy, 60
Japan, 56
India, 124
Canada, 45
France, 45 Other, 158 Turkey, 35
China, 462
Spain, 33
International Scholars by Geographic Region Europe, 405, 29%
Asia, 783, 56%
Latin America , 56, 4%
Other, 116, 8% Africa, 45, 3%
Middle East, 60, 4%
North America, 45, 3% Oceania, 11, 1%
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STAFF Ravi Shankar (Director) Nick Seamons (Associate Director) Colleen Seaton (Assistant Director) Theresa Johnson (Coordinator) Adam Blough (Advisor-Kellogg) Deborah Kaltman (Advisor) Emlyn Torres (Advisor) Stephanie Cisneros (Advisor) Ariana Drule (Advisor) Cara Lawson (Program Assistant) Angelica Garcia (Program Assistant)
r-shankar@northwestern.edu n-seamons@northwestern.edu c-seaton@northwestern.edu theresa-johnson@northwestern.edu a-blough@kellogg.northwestern.edu d-kaltman@northwestern.edu e-torres@northwestern.edu stephanie.cisneros@northwestern.edu Ariana.drule@northwestern.edu c-lawson@northwestern.edu angelica.garcia@northwestern.edu
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