Statistics
International Students,
Faculty
& Research Scholars
2013-2014
TABLE OF CONTENTS OVERVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL POPULATION FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2013-­‐2014….……………………………………......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 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
2013-2014
Undergraduate Students
645
Graduate Students
632
Total Enrolled Students
1277
Practical Training
307
Faculty & Research Scholars
220
Dependents
170
Grand Total
1974
Boston College International Population
Dependents, 170, 9%
Faculty & Research
Scholars, 220, 11%
Undergraduate
Students, 645, 33%
Practical Training,
307, 15%
Graduate Students,
632, 32%
International Population by Region 4
International Population by Region
Region
Under graduate
Students
Graduate
Students
Practical
Training
Faculty&
Scholars
Dependents
Total
Total in
Percentage
Africa
5
42
7
1
6
61
3%
Asia
344
388
217
88
83
1120
57%
Canada
24
17
10
8
5
64
3%
Caribbean
7
7
5
1
0
20
1%
Europe
160
80
40
83
34
397
20%
Mexico, Central & South America
66
48
18
14
18
164
8%
Middle East
5
40
8
19
23
95
5%
Oceania & Australia
34
10
2
6
1
53
3%
645
632
307
220
170
1974
100%
Grand Total
International Population by Region
Middle East, 5%
Mexico, Central &
South America,
8%
Africa, 3%
Europe, 20%
Caribbean, 1%
Oceania &
Australia, 3%
Asia, 57%
Canada, 3%
Undergraduate International Students 5
Undergraduate International & Exchange Students
School
Carroll School of Management
College of Arts & Sciences
Connell School of Nursing
Exchange Students
Intern
Lynch School of Education
Woods College of Advancing Studies
Total
Field of Study
Accounting
Applied Psych & Human Development
Art History
Biochemistry
Biology
Chemistry
Communications
Computer Science
Economics
Economics - CSOM
Elementary Education
English
Environmental Geoscience
Film Studies
Finance
General Management
Geology
History
Human Development
Human Resource Management
Total
*Visa Descriptions:
A-1:
E-2:
F-1:
H-4:
J-1:
J-2:
L-2:
140
283
3
196
5
15
3
645
30
6
4
9
26
7
49
6
103
14
7
21
1
1
73
9
2
23
2
1
Year
Freshmen
Sophomores
Juniors
Seniors
Exchange Students
BCExperience
Intern
157
112
101
73
196
1
5
645
Visa Type*
A-1
E-2
F-1
H-4
J-1
L-2
1
4
627
4
5
4
* For visa description,
see below.
645
Information Systems
International Studies
Law
Linguistics
Management
Management/Leadership
Marketing
Mathematics
Music
Nursing
Operations/Tech Management
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Romance Language-French
Secondary Education
Sociology
Studio Art
Theology
Diplomat/Government official dependent
Relative of treaty investor
Student
Dependent of H-1, H-2, or H-3 employee
Exchange visitor
Exchange visitor dependent
Intracompany executive transfer dependent
Gender
Female
Male
369
276
645
2
14
4
2
46
12
24
19
2
3
5
6
10
43
36
1
1
16
1
4
645
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
163
7
18
214
29
3
25
95
64
14
Total
632
Visa Type
F-1
J-1
J-2
H-4
Total
604
26
1
1
See page 5 for visa
type descriptions
Gender
Female
Male
Total
632
321
311
632
Degree
Carroll Graduate School of Management
M.B.A.
M.S.A.
M.S.F.
Ph.D.
sum
55
50
39
19
163
sum
6
1
7
sum
18
18
sum
18
4
192
3
217
sum
17
12
29
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.
1
C.L.
F.D. 2
M.H.3
4
M.T.S
5
D.T.
Non-Degree
sum
Woods College of
Advancing Graduate Studies
M.S.
sum
Total
14
11
25
28
40
25
2
95
14
15
13
9
2
9
2
64
14
14
632
Graduate International Students 7
Field of Study
Accounting
Administrative Studies
Applied Developmental/Educational Psychology
Biology
Chemistry
Clinical Social Work
Counseling Psychology
Curriculum & Instruction
Economics
Educational Research/Measure/Evaluation
Education/Special Student
Educational Leadership
English
Finance
Geophysics
Graduate Nursing
Higher Education
History
Law
Linguistics
Macro Practice
Management
Marketing
Mathematics
Organizational Studies
Pastoral Ministry
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Religion and Education
Romance Language - French
Romance Language - Hispanic Study
Romance Language - Italian
School Counseling
Social Welfare
Social Work
Sociology
Theology
Theology/Ministry
Total
52
15
12
17
40
10
15
37
60
11
1
9
8
54
3
7
7
5
25
1
7
62
3
6
4
8
19
29
3
6
3
4
2
4
1
2
10
11
5
54
632
International Students by Country 8
Boston College Undergraduate and Graduate Students by Country
Country
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belgium
Bermuda
Bolivia
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burundi
Cameroon
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Congo Democratic Republic
Costa Rica
Cote D Ivoire
Denmark
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Finland
France
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong*
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Korea South
Lebanon
Undergraduate
Students
Graduate
Students
Student
Total
5
1
8
34
4
0
0
4
3
3
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
13
9
22
0
0
5
5
1
1
0
3
3
24
17
41
3
9
12
141
225
366
8
0
8
2
16
2
1
3
0
2
2
9
1
10
0
1
1
5
0
5
7
0
7
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
2
20
10
30
12
5
17
2
2
4
1
1
2
5
0
1
5
2
13
0
2
5
18
10
22
32
6
4
10
0
7
7
0
1
1
9
3
12
26
1
6
2
2
2
2
4
8
0
25
2
33
6
1
12
0
18
2
1
0
2
2
134
49
183
1
1
2
Country
Liechtenstein
Undergraduate
Students
Graduate
Students
Student
Total
1
0
1
Macau
Madagascar
Malaysia
Malta
Mexico
Moldova
Mongolia
3
0
0
3
2
2
1
0
1
2
1
1
5
6
11
1
0
1
0
1
1
Morocco
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nigeria
Norway
Pakistan
2
1
0
9
10
10
1
11
8
0
2
10
11
11
5
0
2
3
7
Palestine
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Saudi Arabia
0
2
2
4
2
1
5
1
3
4
9
2
6
5
14
1
2
3
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
4
6
0
1
1
0
2
Senegal
Singapore
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
0
2
1
10
1
11
21
0
1
1
2
3
34
6
40
5
4
0
5
1
5
0
1
1
5
17
22
0
2
2
0
4
4
0
1
1
2
23
25
0
6
6
0
1
1
26
10
36
Uruguay
Venezuela
Vietnam
Zambia
0
1
1
8
8
16
4
17
21
0
2
2
Zimbabwe
Total
0
2
2
645
632
1277
Syria
Taiwan
Tanzania
Thailand
Trinidad & Tobago
Turkey
Uganda
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Countries Represented
*Hong Kong and Macau are Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China
2
3
1
94
Largest Student Population by Country 9
Countries Having the Largest Student Population at Boston College
00-01
01-02
03-04
04-05
05-06
06-07
07-08
08-09
09-10
10-11
11-12
12-13
13-14
China
79
81
131
149
131
133
127
143
157
194
245
320
366
South Korea
62
59
54
75
85
84
92
106
109
125
149
177
183
Canada
59
55
58
63
56
51
48
46
49
47
46
42
41
Spain
19
15
13
13
18
11
11
24
30
32
40
43
40
United Kingdom
26
22
24
23
24
22
15
18
20
24
27
30
36
Australia
12
12
16
17
24
22
33
46
40
27
37
36
34
Italy
19
19
17
19
23
20
17
37
34
31
36
36
33
India
35
39
35
32
27
30
31
37
41
43
39
36
32
France
29
32
25
22
28
26
23
40
44
42
28
35
30
Turkey
29
25
20
21
22
23
22
21
24
29
18
24
25
Taiwan
10
10
21
18
23
32
24
22
18
19
15
19
22
Brazil
9
10
11
10
11
11
6
13
13
17
17
18
22
Vietnam
1
4
5
4
5
5
6
4
6
11
12
20
21
Singapore
8
12
8
10
15
14
13
10
16
13
25
23
21
Japan
35
30
27
19
15
22
22
23
20
20
15
13
18
Countries
* 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
04-05
05-06
06-07
07-08
08-09
09-10
10-11
11-12
12-13
13-14
A&S
78
88
95
98
111
126
140
181
211
283
CSOM
83
84
89
79
94
109
124
118
136
140
CSON
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
3
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
0
0
0
0
1
5
Intern
1
LSOE
10
9
11
11
9
8
7
6
9
15
Non Degree/
Exchange
62
100
90
91
157
178
189
201
212
196
WCASU
Subtotal
3
237
11
293
14
301
7
287
26
398
1
424
6
467
1
509
10
580
3
645
05-06
06-07
07-08
08-09
09-10
10-11
11-12
12-13
13-14
2
Graduate Students
School
04-05
CGSOM
Ph.D.
M.B.A.
M.S.A.
M.S.F.
152
29
35
44
44
123
28
38
33
24
134
25
51
34
24
127
25
58
26
18
97
22
45
10
20
82
17
40
16
9
118
15
54
21
28
133
17
63
30
23
167
21
60
57
29
163
19
55
50
39
CGSON
Ph.D.
M.S.
Visiting
4
3
1
0
5
2
3
0
3
3
0
0
3
2
1
0
5
2
3
0
6
1
5
0
8
1
7
0
4
1
3
0
22
1
5
3
16
7
1
6
0
GA&S
Ph.D.
Master's
240
212
28
231
202
29
219
193
26
227
198
29
219
200
19
210
190
20
213
197
16
211
192
19
220
198
22
214
192
22
GSSW
Ph.D.
M.S.W.
6
1
5
11
1
10
11
2
9
14
3
11
15
4
11
17
3
14
16
2
14
18
5
13
21
7
14
29
12
17
1
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
0
0
0
0
2
3
Law
J.D.
LL.M. 4
17
17
N/A
14
14
N/A
14
14
N/A
21
17
4
27
16
11
22
12
10
24
11
13
17
9
8
26
11
15
25
14
11
LGSOE
Ph.D.
Master's
Other
C.A.E.S.
76
31
42
3
0
85
29
55
1
0
81
25
54
2
0
69
28
39
2
0
67
26
38
3
0
77
28
47
2
0
86
26
57
3
0
75
18
56
1
0
95
23
70
0
2
95
25
68
0
2
Non-Degree/
Exchange
50
8
6
7
7
11
8
0
12
18
STM
D.T.
Master's
C.L.
F.D.
Non-Degree
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
50
6
23
20
1
0
52
7
15
24
6
0
55
8
11
25
5
0
57
10
20
21
6
0
59
9
26
12
11
1
64
9
25
15
13
2
WCAGS
Subtotal
5
550
8
485
7
475
15
483
14
501
16
493
22
550
21
536
20
644
14
632
Grand Total
787
778
776
770
899
917
1017
1045
1224
1277
Intern
7
5
footnotes:
1. Exchange Visitor Intern category created 2008
2. Increase was partially due to inclusion of spring semester students this year
3. Connell Graduate School of Nursing Global Experience Program
4. LL.M. program established 2007-2008 academic year
5. Decrease was largely due to absence of 43 summer visiting students
6
6. All exchange students were counted as undergraduate
exchange students for 2011-2012
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
20
39
1
1
3
18
20
38
9
1
96
7
15
39
307
Visa
F-1: Student
307
Gender
Female
Male
307
172
135
307
School
Carroll Graduate School of Management
Carroll School of Management
College of Arts & Sciences
Connell Graduate School of Nursing
Lynch School of Education
Exchange Students
Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Graduate School of Social Work
Law School
Lynch Graduate School of Education
School of Theology and Ministry
Woods College of Advancing Graduate Studies
115
36
22
2
1
15
45
7
21
25
4
14
Total
307
Country
Albania
Argentina
Australia
Belgium
Bolivia
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
China
Colombia
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
Finland
France
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Total
1
1
2
2
1
4
1
10
134
1
1
2
1
1
6
4
2
2
Honduras
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Iran
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Mexico
Nepal
Netherlands
Nigeria
Pakistan
1
1
23
3
2
8
2
3
1
8
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
Philippines
Portugal
Romania
Singapore
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
St. Lucia
Switzerland
Taiwan
Thailand
Trinidad & Tobago
Turkey
Uganda
United Kingdom
Venezuela
Vietnam
Countries Represented
1
1
1
3
1
19
3
1
1
12
8
2
1
1
5
6
1
307
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
15
145
3
1
8
20
6
Centers and Institutes
Athletics
Campus Ministry
Center for Work and Family
Center for International Higher Education
Clough Center
Information Systems
Institute for Scientific Research
Irish Institute
TIMSS and PIRLS Center
University Counseling
Total
Visa Type
B-1: Visitor for Business
H-1B: Temporary Worker
H-4: Temporary Worker Dependent
F-1: Student
F-2: Student Dependent
J-1: Exchange Visitor
J-2: Exchange Visitor Dependent
O-1: Worker of Outstanding Ability
R-1: Religious Worker
14
46
1
9
1
143
3
2
1
220
Department
Art History
Athletics
Biology
Campus Ministry
Center for Work and Family
Center for International Higher Education
Chemistry
Clough Center
Computer Science
Curriculum and Instruction
Economics
Education Misc
Educational Research
English
Finance
Fine Arts
French
Geology
Higher Education
Hispanic Study
History
Information Systems
Total
1
1
16
1
1
3
44
1
1
3
12
7
2
1
4
1
1
1
3
4
3
8
Country
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Brazil
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Ecuador
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
India
Iran
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Total
2
4
2
5
8
3
50
1
1
8
15
1
1
14
1
8
5
9
1
6
Total Number of Countries Represented
By Gender
Female
Male
1
1
1
3
1
7
2
4
1
1
220
79
141
220
Institute for Scientific Research
Irish Institute
Law
Management
Marketing
Mathematics
Music
Nursing
Operations
Organizational Studies
Philosophy
Physics
Politcal Science
Psychology
Romance Literature
Social Work
Sociology
Structural Bioinformatics
TIMSS and PIRLS Center
Theology
University Counseling
2
4
8
1
4
7
1
3
2
4
17
12
5
11
2
1
4
1
1
10
1
220
Kenya
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Serbia
Slovenia
South Korea
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sweden
Taiwan
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
1
1
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
11
20
1
2
6
13
1
5
220
39
Dependents 13
Dependents
School/Department of Primary Visa Holder
Athletics
1
Carroll School of Management
25
Exchange Student
1
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
94
Graduate School of Social Work
5
Information Systems
1
Institute for Scientific Research
1
Law School
5
Lynch Graduate School of Education
29
School of Theology and Ministry
7
Woods-Advancing Graduate Studies
1
Total
170
Country of Citizenship
Argentina
Australia
Bangladesh
Brazil
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Cote D Ivoire
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
India
Iran
Israel
Italy
2
1
1
2
5
7
31
4
1
4
6
4
1
3
5
7
3
Relationship to Primary
Visa Holder
Spouse
104
Child
66
170
Visa Type*
F-1
F-2
H-4
J-2
1
80
8
81
170
Japan
Kenya
Mexico
Mongolia
Nepal
Norway
Philippines
Saint Kitts
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Switzerland
Taiwan
Turkey
Vietnam
Total Number of Countries Represented
F-1: Student
F-2: Student Dependent
Gender
Female
Male
129
41
170
9
3
3
1
6
1
1
1
2
4
1
23
13
2
2
9
2
170
34
J-2: Exchange Visitor Dependent
H-4:Dependent of H-1, H-2, or H-3 worker
Yearly Statistics 14
International Population
at Boston College by Year & by Program 1985-2013
Undergraduate
Year
Students
1985-1986
164
Graduate
Students
172
Total
Students
Enrolled
336
Practical
Training
16
Research
Scholars
19
Dependents
N/A
Grand Total
371
2
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
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
307
170
1974
1
2001-2002
1
3
220
4
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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