OFFICE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS & SCHOLARS
44 Kent Way Newark, DE 19716
PHONE: 302-831-2115 FAX: 302-831-2123
EMAIL: oiss@udel.edu WEB: www.udel.edu/oiss
Snapshot Statistics for the 2013-2014
Academic Year
In fall 2013, OISS served a total number of 4,250 international students, scholars and their families at
the University of Delaware.
A total of 3,484 international students represented 96 different countries at the University. Of this
number, 1,261 students were at the graduate level, 860 at undergraduate, and 1,036 were non-degree
English Language Institute students. 327 students were on Optional Practical Training.
The top sending countries during the fall 2013 semester included China (1648), Saudi Arabia (377),
India (155), Korea (116), and Colombia (84).
The Colleges of Engineering (659), Business and Economics (620), Arts and Sciences (465) and
Agriculture and Natural Resources (109) enrolled the largest numbers of international students at
UD.
OISS supports UD departments and units who host international researchers, faculty and employees
with a variety of services. This fall, there were 204 international visiting scholars and 69 H-1B
employees at the University. 87% were research scholars, 2% were professors and 11% were shortterm scholars.
OISS also provided advising services and supportive programming to 493 international family
members on F-2 and J-2 visas.
According to NAFSA: Association of International Educators' estimated economic impact formula, it is
estimated that UD's international students contributed over $125 million to the local economy in
the 2012-13 academic year.
OFFICE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS SCHOLARS
44 Kent Way Newark, DE 19716
PHONE: 302-831-2115 FAX: 302-831-2123
EMAIL: oiss@udel.edu WEB: www.udel.edu/oiss
University of Delaware
International Student Report
(Reported March 2014 on 2013-2014 academic year data)
Source: Data from the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) and Reports from the UD Office of the Registrar
Total Served
Total Enrolled International Students (excluding OPT): Fall 2013
Total Students on Post-Completion OPT: Fall 2013
Total number of Visiting Scholars on J-1 visas
Total number of H1B Employees
Total number of family members on F-2 or J-2 visas
3157
327
204
69
493
INTERNATIONAL POPULATION TOTAL
4250
Students
Total Enrollment
Total Enrolled International Students (excluding OPT): Fall 2013
Total Students on Post-Completion OPT: Fall 2013
3157
327
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT TOTAL
3484
International Students by Academic Level
Undergraduate Students
Freshman
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
Bachelor's, Unspecified
Undergraduate student total
186
148
181
303
42
860
Graduate Students
Master's
Doctoral
Graduate, Unspecified
Graduate student total
521
735
5
1261
Other Student Types
Intensive English Language (15 or more contact hours per week)
Post-Completion Optional Practical Training (all academic levels)
Other student total
1036
327
1363
International Students by Gender and Marital Status
Gender
Undergrad
Graduate
Language Training
OPT
Total
Male
435
693
646
1774
Female
425
568
390
1383
Unknown
Marital Status
Married
Single
Unknown
327
Undergrad
Graduate
Language Training
OPT
327
Total
4
26
30
42
221
263
814
1014
1036
327
3191
International Students by College
Engineering
Business
Arts and Sciences
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Education
Health Sciences
Earth, Ocean and Environment
33.30%
31.40%
23.50%
5.50%
1.90%
1.80%
1.40%
International Students by Field of Study
Field of Study (organized by CIP code prefix)
01 Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences
03 Natural Resources and Conservation
04 Architecture and Related Services
05 Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies
09 Communication, Journalism and Related Programs
11 Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
13 Education
14 Engineering
15 Engineering Technologies/Technicians
16 Foreign Languages, Literatures and Linguistics
19 Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
23 English Language and Literature/Letters
24 Liberal Arts and Sciences/General Studies
26 Biological and Biomedical Sciences
27 Mathematics and Statistics
30 Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
31 Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies
40 Physical Sciences
42 Psychology
Undergrad
Graduate
6
6
1
1
9
16
8
171
10
16
3
77
22
45
3
2
16
11
Language Training
31
43
1
0
120
30
284
14
40
6
4
2
139
84
1
113
4
OPT
Total
37
49
1
2
9
136
38
455
14
50
22
7
79
161
129
4
2
129
15
43 Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting,
& Related Protective Services
44 Public Administration and Social Service Professions
45 Social Sciences
50 Visual and Performing Arts
51 Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
52 Business, Management, Marketing and Related Support Services
54 History
96 Intensive English
97 Unknown Field of Study
7
3
99
8
4
219
5
3
77
14
12
328
3
1036
327
7
6
176
22
16
547
8
1036
327
International Students by Place of Origin
Top 3 Places of Origin
Undergrad
China - 75%
Mexico - 2.2%
Saudi Arabia - 2.1%
Graduate
China - 56.8%
India - 11.3%
South Korea - 4.4%
Language Training
Saudi Arabia - 33.6%
China - 27.4%
Brazil - 6.9%
Place of Origin
Undergrad
Graduate
Afghanistan (AF)
Albania (AL)
Antigua and Barbuda (AC)
Argentina (AR)
Bangladesh (BG)
Belarus (BO)
Belgium (BE)
Benin (BN)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BK)
Brazil (BR)
Burkina Faso (UV)
Cambodia (CB)
Cameroon (CM)
1
Language Training
OPT
1
2
2
2
1
8
1
3
2
2
6
2
5
71
1
1
1
Total
2
2
2
3
10
1
3
2
2
82
1
1
1
Canada (CA)
Chile (CI)
China (CH)
Colombia (CO)
Congo, Dem. Rep. of (Kinshasa) (CG)
Costa Rica (CS)
Côte d'Ivoire/Ivory Coast (IV)
Cuba (CU)
Ecuador (EC)
Egypt (EG)
Equatorial Guinea (EK)
France (FR)
Germany (GM)
Ghana (GH)
Greece (GR)
Guinea-Bissau (PU)
Guyana (GY)
Haiti (HA)
Honduras (HO)
Hong Kong (HK)
India (IN)
Indonesia (ID)
Iran (IR)
Iraq (IZ)
Ireland (EI)
Israel (IS)
Italy (IT)
Jamaica (JM)
Japan (JA)
Jordan (JO)
Kazakhstan (KZ)
Kenya (KE)
Kuwait (KU)
Kyrgystan (KG)
10
648
7
8
2
716
30
1
1
2
1
2
7
6
1
13
284
47
2
1
1
4
1
5
10
3
7
8
2
1
2
3
10
3
1
1
5
1
11
3
3
1
142
3
31
1
1
1
3
4
5
5
1
5
1
1
1
3
34
34
60
1
19
15
1648
84
1
1
4
1
2
5
5
12
10
13
8
2
1
1
4
3
155
6
32
1
2
1
42
5
50
5
1
8
64
1
Laos (LA)
Liberia (LI)
Libya (LY)
Malaysia (MY)
Martinique (MB)
Mauritius (MP)
Mexico (MX)
Montenegro (MJ)
Morocco (MO)
Myanmar/Burma (BM)
Nepal (NP)
Netherlands (NL)
New Zealand (NZ)
Nigeria (NI)
Oman (MU)
Pakistan (PK)
Panama (PM)
Peru (PE)
Philippines (RP)
Poland (PL)
Portugal (PO)
Russia (RS)
Saudi Arabia (SA)
Senegal (SG)
Sierra Leone (SL)
Singapore (SN)
South Africa (SF)
South Korea (KS)
Spain (SP)
Sri Lanka (CE)
Sudan (SU)
Switzerland (SZ)
Syria (SY)
Taiwan (TW)
1
19
3
2
2
8
4
1
2
18
2
14
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
1
3
1
11
3
1
9
1
3
9
5
9
1
1
3
1
1
5
11
1
1
2
56
7
1
1
348
1
46
3
1
2
30
1
11
2
1
4
2
1
1
33
1
6
1
11
5
1
11
13
9
2
5
3
2
1
7
377
1
1
3
2
116
15
2
1
1
1
43
Tajikistan (TI)
Tanzania (TZ)
Thailand (TH)
Togo (TO)
Trinidad and Tobago (TD)
Tunisia (TS)
Turkey (TU)
Ukraine (UP)
United Arab Emirates (AE)
United Kingdom (UK)
Unknown Origin
Uruguay (UY)
Venezuela (VE)
Vietnam (VM)
Yemen (YM)
Zimbabwe (ZI)
6
15
6
1
3
1
1
1
Scholars
The following is data based on currently active visiting scholars.
Total number of J-1 Short-Term Scholars
Total number of J-1 Research Scholars
Total number of J-1 Professors
Total number of H1B Employees
22
178
4
69
INTERNATIONAL SCHOLAR TOTAL
273
Scholars by Place of Origin
Top 3 Places of Origin
J-1 Visiting Scholars
H1B Employees
China - 46%
South Korea - 14.2%
Germany 4.9%
China - 33%
India - 23%
Canada - 5.8%
1
1
5
1
5
1
39
2
2
20
1
14
2
1
1
327
6
7
4
1
1
13
1
20
1
59
3
14
8
329
1
9
8
1
5
Place of Origin
Algeria
Bangladesh
Belarus
Brazil
Cameroon
Canada
China
Colombia
Croatia
Egypt
England
Ethiopia
France
Germany
Ghana
Greece
India
Iran
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Jordan
South Korea
Kyrgyzstan
Mexico
New Zealend
Poland
Romania
Russia
South Africa
Spain
Switzerland
J-1 Visiting Scholars
H1B Employees
1
1
1
9
1
1
94
2
1
2
1
1
4
10
4
9
1
2
2
2
29
1
2
3
1
2
1
4
2
1
4
23
1
1
1
1
16
1
2
1
1
5
2
1
2
1
1
Taiwan
Thailand
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Venezuela
Zimbabwe
Total
3
1
3
1
1
3
1
1
204
69