Statistics
International Students,
Faculty
& Research Scholars
2014-2015
TABLE OF CONTENTS
OVERVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL POPULATION FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2014-•‐2015….…..…………………………………........3
OVERVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL POPULATION BY REGION……………………….…..………………………………………………………………..4
DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION……….……………………………………….5
School……………………….…….………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………......5
Academic Level……….…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….5
Visa Classification………..……………….………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …...5
Gender………….………………….…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..5
Field of Study……….…….………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...5
DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE POPULATION……………………………………………………..6
School……………………….…….………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………......6
Academic Level……….…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….6
Visa Classification……….….…………….………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …...6
Gender………….………………….…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..6
Field of Study……….…….………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...7
COUNTRIES REPRESENTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL STUDENT POPULATION……….………....................................................8
COUNTRIES HAVING THE LARGEST STUDENT POPULATION…………….…….….…………….……....................................................9
TEN YEAR SUMMARY OF THE INTERNATIONAL STUDENT POPULATION……………….……….………………………………………………10
INFORMATION ON STUDENTS WHO ARE UNDERTAKING A PERIOD OF PRACTICAL TRAINING……………………………………..11
INFORMATION ON INTERNATIONAL FACULTY AND RESEARCH SCHOLARS……………….…………………………………………………..12
INFORMATION ON DEPENDENTS OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND RESEARCH SCHOLARS.……….….………13
TWENTY-•‐SEVEN YEAR SUMMARY OF INTERNATIONAL POPULATION AT BOSTON COLLEGE………………………………………14
International Overview 3
Boston College International Population
2014-2015
Undergraduate Students
705
Graduate Students
674
Total Enrolled Students
1379
Practical Training
316
Faculty & Research Scholars
263
Dependents
151
Grand Total
2109
Boston College International Population
Faculty & Research
Scholars, 263, 13%
Practical Training, 316,
15%
Dependents, 151, 7%
Graduate Students,
674, 32%
Undergraduate
Students, 705, 33%
International Population by Region 4
International Population by Region
Region
Under graduate
Students
Graduate
Students
Practical
Training
Africa
7
51
11
Asia
406
442
Canada
28
Caribbean
Faculty&
Scholars
Total in
Percentage
Dependents
Total
2
6
77
4%
226
110
66
1250
59%
16
6
9
5
64
3%
14
6
6
0
0
26
1%
Europe
156
94
38
105
31
424
20%
Mexico, Central & South America
66
42
26
23
26
183
9%
Middle East
3
13
1
6
10
33
1%
Oceania & Australia
25
10
2
8
7
52
3%
705
674
316
263
2109
100%
Grand Total
151
International Population by Region
Asia, 59%
Caribbean, 1%
Canada,
3%
Europe, 20%
Africa,
4%
Middle East, 1%
Mexico, Central & South America, 9%
Australia,
& Oceana
3%
Undergraduate International Students 5
Undergraduate International & Exchange Students
School
Year
Carroll School of Management
147 Freshmen
College of Arts & Sciences
324 Sophomores
Connell School of Nursing
3 Juniors
University Exchange
204 Seniors
Lynch School of Education
20 Exchange Students
Woods College of Advancing Studies
7 Visiting Students
Visa Type*
140
154
115
85
204
7
E-2
L-2
F-1
H-4
J-1
Gender
3
3
696
1
2
Female
Male
387
318
* For visa description, see
below.
Total
705
Field of Study
Accounting
American Studies
Applied Psychology
Art History
Biochemistry
Biology
Chemistry
Classics
Communication
Computer Science
Economics
Elementary Education
English
Environmental Geoscience
Film Studies
Finance
French
31
1
12
5
7
15
6
2
45
10
120
7
17
4
2
83
2
705
705
General Management
History – A&S
Information Systems
International Studies
Linguistics
Management - Leadership
Marketing
Mathematics
Music
Nursing
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology
Unclassified
Total
705
3
12
5
11
2
75
20
29
2
3
17
7
35
38
12
65
705
*Visa Descriptions:
E-2:
F-1:
H-4:
J-1:
L-2:
Relative of treaty investor
Student
Dependent of H-1, H-2, or H-3 employee
Exchange visitor
Intracompany executive transfer dependent
Graduate International Students 6
Graduate International & Exchange Students
School
Carroll Graduate School of Management
Connell Graduate School of Nursing
Exchange Students
Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Graduate School of Social Work
Intern
Law School
Lynch Graduate School of Education
School of Theology and Ministry
Woods College of Advancing Graduate Studies
Total
211
3
9
221
32
5
33
70
80
16
674
Visa Type
F-1
J-1
H-4
653
20
1
See page 5 for visa
type descriptions
Total
674
Gender
Female
Male
Total
335
339
674
Degree
Carroll Graduate School of Management
M.B.A.
M.S.A.
M.S.F.
Ph.D.
sum
59
81
50
21
211
sum
1
2
3
sum
9
9
sum
18
3
195
5
221
sum
21
11
32
Connell Graduate School of Nursing
M.S.
Ph.D.
Exchange Students
Exchange Students
Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
M.A.
M.S.
Ph.D.
Intern
Graduate School of Social Work
M.S.W.
Ph.D.
footnotes:
1. Licentiate in Sacred Theology
2. Master of Divinity
3. Master of Theology
4. Master of Theological Studies
5. Doctor of Theology
Law School
J.D.
LL.M
sum
Lynch Graduate School of Education
M.A.
M.Ed.
Ph.D.
C.A.E.S.
sum
School of Theology and Ministry
M.A.
C.L1.
F.D. 2
3
M.H.
4
M.T.S
5
D.T.
Non-Degree
sum
Woods College of
Advancing Graduate Studies
M.S.
sum
Total
22
10
32
7
29
18
16
70
26
17
14
9
2
9
3
80
16
16
674
Graduate International Students 7
Field of Study
Accounting
Administrative Studies
Applied Developmental/Educational Psychology
Biology
Chemistry
Counseling Psychology
Curriculum & Instruction
Economics
Educational Research/Measure/Evaluation
Education/Special Student
Educational Leadership
English
Finance
French
Geophysics
Higher Education Administration
Hispanic Study
History
Italian
Law
Linguistics
Management
Mathematics
Nursing – Graduate
Organizational Studies
Pastoral Ministry
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Social Welfare
Social Work – Clinical & Macro
Sociology
Theology
Theology & Education
Theology/Ministry
Total
83
16
7
11
48
10
28
60
15
1
6
7
69
3
3
3
4
6
3
33
1
61
8
3
6
4
20
29
4
6
3
29
8
4
2
70
674
International Students by Country 8
Boston College Undergraduate and Graduate Students by Country
Country
Undergraduate
Students
Graduate
Students
Student
Total
Argentina
7
1
8
Lithuania
0
1
1
Australia
20
7
27
Macau*
1
0
1
Austria
4
1
5
Madagascar
0
1
1
Azerbaijan
0
1
1
Malaysia
1
0
1
Bangladesh
0
3
3
Mexico
1
5
6
Barbados
1
0
1
Mongolia
0
1
1
Belarus
0
2
2
Morocco
2
0
2
Belgium
0
1
1
Nepal
1
8
9
Bermuda
1
1
2
Netherlands
5
1
6
Bolivia
1
0
1
New Zealand
4
1
5
Brazil
11
13
24
Nigeria
0
16
16
2
Country
Undergraduate
Students
Graduate
Students
Student
Total
Bulgaria
0
6
6
Norway
1
1
Burkina Faso
1
1
2
Pakistan
0
1
1
Burundi
0
2
2
Panama
7
1
8
Cameroon
1
3
4
Paraguay
2
2
4
Canada
28
16
44
Peru
3
1
4
Chile
4
8
12
Philippines
9
7
16
China
215
272
487
Poland
0
1
1
Colombia
4
8
12
Portugal
0
2
2
Congo Democratic Republic
0
3
3
Qatar
0
1
1
Costa Rica
2
2
4
Romania
3
1
4
Cote D Ivoire
0
2
2
Russia
2
3
5
Czech Republic
1
0
1
Rwanda
0
1
1
Denmark
11
0
11
Saudi Arabia
1
3
4
Dominica
0
1
1
Senegal
1
1
2
Dominican Republic
2
1
3
Serbia
0
2
2
Ecuador
7
0
7
Singapore
5
7
12
Egypt
0
1
1
Slovenia
1
0
1
Finland
1
0
1
South Africa
2
3
5
France
23
8
31
South Korea
128
54
182
Germany
11
5
16
Spain
32
9
41
Ghana
3
5
8
Sweden
3
0
3
Greece
3
1
4
Switzerland
4
1
5
Guatemala
4
0
4
Taiwan
5
11
16
Haiti
0
1
1
Tanzania
0
3
3
Honduras
2
0
2
Thailand
2
11
13
Hong Kong*
15
3
18
Turkey
1
17
18
Hungary
0
2
2
Uganda
0
7
7
India
7
26
33
Ukraine
0
1
1
Indonesia
8
5
13
United Kingdom
27
6
33
Iran
0
7
7
United Arab Emirates
1
1
2
Ireland
10
4
14
Uruguay
0
1
1
Israel
2
1
3
Uzbekistan
0
1
1
Italy
20
17
37
Venezuela
9
6
15
Japan
5
7
12
Vietnam
4
20
24
Kazakhstan
1
0
1
Zambia
0
1
1
Kenya
0
3
3
Zimbabwe
0
1
Lebanon
1
0
1
Total
Countries Represented
*Hong Kong and Macau are Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China
705
674
1
1379
95
Largest Student Population by Country 9
Countries Having the Largest Student Population at Boston College
Countries
01-02
China
81
South Korea
Canada
Spain
Italy
United Kingdom
India
France
Australia
Vietnam
Brazil
Turkey
Taiwan
Nigeria
Venezuela
03-04
04-05
05-06
06-07
07-08
08-09
09-10
10-11
11-12
12-13
13-14
14-15
131
149
131
133
127
143
157
194
245
320
366
487
59
54
75
85
84
92
106
109
125
149
177
183
182
55
58
63
56
51
48
46
49
47
46
42
41
44
15
13
13
18
11
11
24
30
32
40
43
40
41
22
24
23
24
22
15
18
20
24
27
30
36
37
12
16
17
24
22
33
46
40
27
37
36
34
33
19
17
19
23
20
17
37
34
31
36
36
33
33
39
35
32
27
30
31
37
41
43
39
36
32
31
32
25
22
28
26
23
40
44
42
28
35
30
27
25
20
21
22
23
22
21
24
29
18
24
25
24
10
21
18
23
32
24
22
18
19
15
19
22
24
10
11
10
11
11
6
13
13
17
17
18
22
18
4
5
4
5
5
6
4
6
11
12
20
21
16
12
8
10
15
14
13
10
16
13
25
23
21
16
30
27
19
15
22
22
23
20
20
15
13
18
15
* No information available for 2002-2003
Ten Year Summary of the International Student Population 10
Ten Year Summary of the International Student Population
Undergraduate Students
School
05-06
06-07
07-08
08-09
09-10
10-11
11-12
12-13
A&S
88
95
98
111
126
140
181
211
283
13-14
14-15
324
CSOM
84
89
79
94
109
124
118
136
140
147
CSON
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
3
3
Intern1
N/A
N/A
N/A
0
0
0
0
1
5
0
LSOE
9
11
11
9
8
7
6
9
15
20
90
91
157
178
189
201
212
196
204
Exchange
2
100
WCASU
11
14
7
26
0
1
6
1
10
7
Subtotal
293
301
287
398
424
467
509
580
645
705
School
05-06
06-07
07-08
08-09
09-10
10-11
11-12
12-13
13-14
14-15
CGSOM
123
134
127
97
82
118
133
167
163
211
Ph.D.
28
25
25
22
17
15
17
21
19
21
M.B.A.
38
51
58
45
40
54
63
60
55
59
M.S.A.
33
34
26
10
16
21
30
57
50
81
M.S.F.
50
24
24
18
20
9
28
23
29
39
CGSON
5
3
3
5
6
8
4
22
7
3
Ph.D.
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
M.S.
3
0
1
3
5
7
3
5
6
1
Visiting
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
163
0
0
GA&S
Ph.D.
231
219
227
219
210
213
211
220
214
221
202
193
198
200
190
197
192
198
192
195
Master's
28
29
26
29
19
20
16
19
22
21
Intern1
N/A
N/A
N/A
0
0
0
0
2
3
5
11
11
14
15
17
16
18
21
29
32
GSSW
Ph.D.
1
2
3
4
3
2
5
7
12
11
M.S.W.
10
9
11
11
14
14
13
14
17
21
Law
14
14
21
27
22
24
17
26
25
32
J.D.
14
14
17
16
12
11
9
11
14
22
LL.M.4
N/A
N/A
4
11
10
13
8
15
11
10
LGSOE
85
81
69
67
77
86
75
95
95
70
Ph.D.
29
25
28
26
28
26
18
23
25
18
Master's
55
54
39
38
47
57
56
70
68
36
Other
1
2
2
3
2
3
1
0
0
0
C.A.E.S.
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
16
85
6
7
7
11
8
06
12
18
9
Non Degree Exchange
Students
STM7
N/A
N/A
N/A
50
52
55
57
59
64
80
D.T.
N/A
N/A
N/A
6
7
8
10
9
9
9
Master's
N/A
N/A
N/A
23
15
11
20
26
25
37
C.L.
N/A
N/A
N/A
20
24
25
21
12
15
17
F.D.
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
6
5
6
11
13
14
Non-Degree
N/A
N/A
N/A
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
WCAGS
8
7
15
14
16
22
21
20
14
16
Subtotal
485
475
483
501
493
550
536
644
632
674
Grand Total
778
776
770
899
917
1017
1045
1224
1277
1379
footnotes:
1. Exchange Visitor Intern category created 2008
2. Increase was partially due to inclusion of spring semester students this year
5. Decrease was largely due to absence of 43 summer visiting students
6. All exchange students were counted as undergraduate exchange for
2011-20012
3. Connell Graduate School of Nursing Global Experience Program
4. LL.M. program established 2007-2008 academic year
7. STM created June 1, 2008
International Practical Training Students 11
Boston College Graduates Who Are Currently Undertaking a Period of
Practical Training in the United States
Degree Received
B.A.
B.S.
C.A.E.S.
F.D.
J.D.
LL.M.
M.A.
M.B.A.
M.Ed.
M.H.
M.S.
M.S.W.
Non- Degree
Ph.D.
Total
21
41
1
1
3
20
20
38
9
1
100
7
15
39
316
Visa
F-1: Student
316
Gender
Female
Male
316
189
127
316
School
Carroll Graduate School of Management
Carroll School of Management
College of Arts & Sciences
Connell Graduate School of Nursing
Exchange Students
Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Graduate School of Social Work
Law School
Lynch Graduate School of Education
Lynch School of Education
School of Theology and Ministry
Woods College of Advancing Graduate Studies
110
41
24
2
17
45
7
23
26
1
4
16
Total
316
Argentina
Bangladesh
Belgium
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Cote D Ivoire
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
Finland
France
Germany
Ghana
Guatemala
1
1
2
1
2
6
1
158
3
1
4
2
1
1
2
5
3
2
Honduras
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Iran
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Lebanon
Malaysia
Mexico
Nepal
Netherlands
Nigeria
Norway
Panama
1
2
10
1
2
3
1
5
1
6
1
1
3
4
1
4
2
1
Peru
Philippines
Romania
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
South Korea
Spain
St. Lucia
Taiwan
Turkey
Uganda
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Venezuela
Vietnam
Zimbabwe
Total
2
3
1
2
1
4
21
5
1
8
4
2
1
6
7
2
1
316
Countries Represented
53
International Faculty & Research Scholars 12
International Faculty & Research Scholars
Schools and Colleges
Carroll School of Management
College of Arts and Sciences
Connell School of Nursing
Graduate School of Social Work
Law School
Lynch School of Education
School of Theology and Ministry
Centers and Institutes
Boisi Center
Center for Retirement Research
Center for Human Rights & International Justice
Center for International Higher Education
Clough Center
Educational Research, Measurement & Evaluation
Information Systems
Irish Institute
25
162
3
6
18
4
18
Total
Visa Type
B-1: Visitor for Business
E-2: Investor
F-1: Student
H-1B: Temporary Worker
J-1: Exchange Visitor
J-2: Exchange Visitor Dependent
K-1: Nonimmigrant Fiancé (e)
R-1: Religious Worker
Department
A&S Honors
Accounting
Biology
Boisi Center
Chemistry
CHRIJ
CIHE
Clough Center
Communications
Computer science
Counseling
Economics
Elementary Education
ERME
Finance
Fine Arts
Higher Education
History
Information Systems
Irish Institute
263
By Gender
Female
Male
32
1
13
48
164
3
1
1
263
Total
Total Number of Countries Represented
111
152
263
1
2
14
2
45
1
5
1
1
2
1
23
1
1
7
2
3
4
10
4
Law
Linguistics
Management
Marketing
Mathematics
Music
Nursing
Operations
Organization Studies
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Retirement Research Center
Romance Literature
Slavic Language & Literature
Social Work
Sociology
Theology
Total
Country
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile
China
Ecuador
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
India
Iran
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Kenya
Korea
2
3
1
5
1
1
10
4
18
9
9
5
9
2
3
2
2
19
17
3
6
4
1
1
6
3
18
263
6
7
1
1
5
1
9
4
63
2
1
13
1
8
20
1
10
4
15
7
1
2
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nigeria
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Korea
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
5
4
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
4
1
2
1
3
7
15
1
1
1
4
14
1
5
263
48
Dependents 13
Dependents
School/Department of Primary Visa Holder
Carroll School of Management
29
College of Arts and Sciences
1
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences 79
Graduate School of Social Work
3
Irish Institute
1
Law School
15
Lynch Graduate School of Education
5
Lynch School of Education
6
School of Theology and Ministry
8
Woods-Advancing Graduate Studies
4
Total
151
Relationship to Primary
Visa Holder
Spouse
84
Child
67
Visa Type*
F-2
75
J-2
76
151
Gender
Female
Male
151
151
Country of Citizenship
Argentina
2
Italy
7
Australia
7
Japan
6
Bangladesh
1
Kenya
3
Brazil
6
Mexico
4
5
Canada
Mongolia
1
Chile
10
Nepal
4
China
30
Nigeria
2
Colombia
3
Philippines
2
Cote D Ivoire
1
South Korea
12
Finland
3
Spain
2
France
4
Switzerland
2
Germany
1
Taiwan
1
India
2
Turkey
11
Indonesia
3
United Kingdom
3
Iran
4
Vietnam
2
Ireland
1
Israel
6
Total
151
151
Total Number of Countries Represented
F-2: Student Dependent
32
J-2: Exchange Visitor Dependent
119
32
Yearly Statistics 14
International Population
at Boston College by Year & by Program 1986-20141
Undergraduate
Students
Graduate
Students
Total
Students
Enrolled
Practical
Training
Research
Scholars
Dependents
Grand Total
1986-1987
152
208
360
8
27
N/A
395
1987-1988
182
238
420
14
21
N/A
455
1988-1989
180
258
438
28
29
N/A
495
1989-1990
178
298
476
33
36
N/A
545
1990-1991
204
322
526
39
40
N/A
605
1991-1992
249
343
592
52
27
N/A
671
1992-1993
305
356
661
49
36
N/A
746
1993-1994
364
375
739
44
43
N/A
826
1994-1995
368
370
738
49
54
N/A
841
1995-1996
332
311
643
73
61
N/A
777
1996-1997
326
297
623
72
64
N/A
759
1997-1998
292
351
643
83
54
N/A
780
1999-2000
304
470
774
120
58
N/A
952
2000-2001
282
467
749
103
71
N/A
923
2001-2002
249
455
704
120
80
N/A
904
2003-2004
228
504
732
112
137
100
1080
2004-2005
237
550
787
106
142
98
1133
2005-2006
293
485
778
154
130
88
1150
2006-2007
301
475
776
131
134
91
1132
2007-2008
287
483
770
129
125
106
1130
2008-2009
398
501
899
123
129
125
1276
2009-2010
424
493
917
105
135
126
1283
2010-2011
467
550
1017
110
160
142
1429
2011-2012
509
536
1045
135
189
153
1522
2012-2013
580
644
1224
150
156
174
1704
2013-2014
645
632
1277
3073
2204
170
1974
2014-2015
705
674
1379
316
263
151
2109
Year
2
Footnotes
1. No information available for 1998-1999 or 2002-2003.
2. Prior to 2003-2004 dependent information was not tracked.
3. Anyone active on OPT June 1-May 31 now counted rather than recording only those active at the time statistics are prepared
4. Part of the increase from previous year is due to inclusion of scholars on other visa types
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