Statistics
International Students,
Faculty
& Research Scholars
2012-2013
Prepared by:
Boston College
Office of International Students and Scholars
Maloney Hall, Suite 249
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
(617) 552-8005
www.bc.edu/oiss
Office of International Students and Scholars Staff
Adrienne Nussbaum
Director, Office of International Students and Scholars
Susan Shea
Assistant Director, Office of International Students and Scholars
Jonathan Estwing
International Systems Administrator, Editor
Dana Riechman
International Advising Assistant
TABLE OF CONTENTS
OVERVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL POPULATION FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2012-2013…………………………………………......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 AT BC……………………………………………………….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-EIGHT YEAR SUMMARY OF INTERNATIONAL POPULATION AT BOSTON COLLEGE…………………………….………14
International Overview 3
Boston College International Population
2012-2013
Undergraduate Students
580
Graduate Students
644
Total Enrolled Students
1224
Practical Training
150
Faculty & Research Scholars
156
Dependents
174
Grand Total
1704
Boston College International Population
Faculty & Research
Scholars, 156, 9%
Dependents, 174,
10%
Undergraduate
Students, 580, 34%
Practical Training,
150, 9%
Graduate Students,
644, 38%
International Population by Region 4
International Population by Region
Under graduate Graduate Practical Faculty&
Students Students Training Scholars Dependents
Region
Total
Total in
Percentage
5
41
2
0
3
51
3%
Asia
276
400
110
69
101
956
57%
Canada
24
18
5
2
4
53
3%
Caribbean
5
10
2
1
0
18
1%
Europe
175
82
13
57
25
352
21%
Mexico, Central & South America
58
45
11
5
25
144
8%
Middle East
6
36
6
11
12
71
4%
Oceania & Australia
31
12
1
11
4
59
3%
1704
100%
Africa
580
Grand Total
644
150
156
174
International Population by Region
Middle East, 4%
Mexico, Central &
South America,
8%
Africa, 3%
Europe, 21%
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
Geophysics
History
Total
*Visa Descriptions:
E-2:
F-1:
H-4:
J-1:
J-2:
136
211
1
212
1
9
10
580
20
2
3
8
17
4
42
8
92
10
3
21
3
2
82
12
1
1
16
Year
Freshmen
Sophomores
Juniors
Seniors
Exchange Students
Visiting Students
Intern
112
101
66
79
212
9
1
580
Visa Type*
F-1
576
J-1
3
E-2
1
Gender
Female
Male
* For visa description,
see below.
580
Human Development
Information Systems
International Studies
Law
Linguistics
Management
Management/Leadership
Marketing
Mathematics
Music
Nursing
Operations/Tech Management
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology
Theater Arts
Theology
Relative of treaty investor
Student
Dependent of H-1, H-2, or H-3 employee
Exchange visitor
Exchange visitor dependent
325
255
580
4
2
13
3
2
49
7
38
11
1
1
3
3
4
53
28
8
1
2
580
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
167
22
12
220
21
2
26
93
61
20
Total
644
Visa Type
F-1
J-1
J-2
H-4
See page 5 for visa
type descriptions
605
37
1
1
Total
644
Gender
Female
Male
320
324
Total
644
Degree
Carroll Graduate School of Management
M.B.A.
M.S.A.
M.S.F.
Ph.D.
sum
Connell Graduate School of Nursing
M.S.
Ph.D.
Visiting Students
sum
Exchange Students
Exchange Students
sum
Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
M.A.
M.S.
Ph.D.
sum
Graduate School of Social Work
M.S.W.
Ph.D.
sum
Intern
Intern
sum
60
57
29
21
167
5
1
16
22
12
12
20
2
198
220
14
7
21
Law School
J.D.
LL.M
sum
Lynch Graduate School of Education
M.A.
M.Ed.
Ph.D.
sum
School of Theology and Ministry
M.A.
C.A.E.S.
C.L.1
F.D. 2
M.H. 3
M.T.S 4
D.T. 5
Non-Degree
sum
Woods College of
Advancing Graduate Studies
M.S.
sum
11
15
26
32
38
23
93
14
2
12
11
8
4
9
1
61
20
20
2
2
644
footnotes:
1. Licentiate in Sacred Theology
2. Master of Divinity
3. Master of Theology
4. Master of Theological Studies
5. Doctor of Theology
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
Mathematics
Nursing-Visiting Summer Program
Organizational Studies
Pastoral Ministry
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Religion and Education
Romance Language - French
Romance Language - Hispanic Study
Romance Language - Italian
Social Work
Sociology
Theology
Theology/Ministry
Total
57
20
12
12
43
5
20
32
57
11
2
8
7
46
2
6
5
5
28
1
9
63
4
16
8
12
20
35
8
6
5
2
3
4
7
10
5
48
644
International Students by Country 8
Boston College Undergraduate and Graduate Students by Country
Country
Undergraduate
Students
Graduate
Students
Student
Total
Country
Undergraduate
Students
Graduate
Students
Student
Total
Albania
0
1
1
Algeria
1
0
1
Kenya
0
1
1
Lebanon
1
1
Angola
0
1
2
1
Liechtenstein
1
0
1
Argentina
4
4
8
Lithuania
0
1
1
Australia
26
10
36
Madagascar
0
1
1
Austria
2
0
2
Macau*
8
0
8
Bangladesh
0
2
2
Malaysia
1
1
2
Bahrain
1
0
1
Malta
0
2
2
Belgium
1
1
2
Mexico
7
4
11
Bolivia
0
1
1
Morocco
1
0
1
Brazil
11
7
18
Nepal
0
11
11
0
5
5
Netherlands
13
3
16
Burkina Faso
0
1
1
New Zealand
5
2
7
Burundi
0
1
1
Nigeria
1
9
10
Bulgaria
Cameroon
0
3
3
Norway
4
0
4
Canada
24
18
42
Pakistan
1
3
4
2
Chile
3
7
10
Palestine
0
2
China
91
229
320
Panama
4
1
5
4
6
10
Paraguay
0
1
1
Colombia
Congo Democratic Republic
0
3
3
Peru
3
1
4
Cote D Ivoire
0
1
1
Philippines
6
5
11
Czech Republic
0
1
1
Portugal
2
2
4
Denmark
11
0
11
Romania
2
0
2
Dominica
0
1
1
Russia
1
4
5
Dominican Republic
4
0
4
Saudi Arabia
1
1
2
Ecuador
8
1
9
Senegal
0
1
1
Egypt
0
1
1
Singapore
11
12
23
El Salvador
1
1
2
Slovenia
0
1
1
Finland
3
1
4
South Africa
1
3
4
France
29
6
35
South Korea
125
52
177
Germany
15
5
20
Spain
33
10
43
Ghana
1
3
4
St. Lucia
0
2
2
Greece
1
0
1
Sweden
1
0
1
Grenada
0
1
1
Switzerland
4
12
16
Guatemala
4
1
5
Syria
0
1
1
Haiti
1
1
2
Taiwan
6
13
19
Honduras
2
0
2
Thailand
1
8
9
Hong Kong*
6
4
10
Trinidad & Tobago
0
2
2
Hungary
1
0
1
Tunisia
0
1
1
India
7
29
36
Turkey
3
21
24
Indonesia
4
5
9
Uganda
0
6
6
Iran
0
7
7
United Kingdom
22
8
30
Iraq
0
1
1
Uruguay
0
1
1
Ireland
11
2
13
Venezuela
7
9
16
Israel
0
2
2
Vietnam
4
16
20
0
1
1
0
4
4
580
644
1224
Italy
19
17
36
Zambia
Jamaica
Japan
1
3
3
10
4
13
Zimbabwe
Total
Countries Represented
*Hong Kong and Macau are Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China
95
Largest Student Population by Country 9
Countries Having the Largest Student Population at Boston College
Countries
99-00
00-01
01-02
03-04
04-05
05-06
06-07
07-08
08-09
09-10
10-11
11-12
12-13
China
70
79
81
131
149
131
133
127
143
157
194
245
320
South Korea
63
62
59
54
75
85
84
92
106
109
125
149
177
Spain
12
19
15
13
13
18
11
11
24
30
32
40
43
Canada
48
59
55
58
63
56
51
48
46
49
47
46
42
Australia
17
12
12
16
17
24
22
33
46
40
27
37
36
India
33
35
39
35
32
27
30
31
37
41
43
39
36
Italy
19
19
19
17
19
23
20
17
37
34
31
36
36
France
32
29
32
25
22
28
26
23
40
44
42
28
35
United Kingdom
31
26
22
24
23
24
22
15
18
20
24
27
30
Turkey
33
29
25
20
21
22
23
22
21
24
29
18
24
Singapore
14
8
12
8
10
15
14
13
10
16
13
25
23
Germany
17
13
12
10
14
12
14
9
10
16
30
15
20
Vietnam
1
1
4
5
4
5
5
6
4
6
11
12
20
Taiwan
13
10
10
21
18
23
32
24
22
18
19
15
19
Brazil
13
9
10
11
10
11
11
6
13
13
17
17
18
* 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
03-04
04-05
05-06
06-07
07-08
08-09
09-10
10-11
11-12
12-13
A&S
61
78
88
95
98
111
126
140
181
211
CSOM
82
83
84
89
79
94
109
124
118
136
CSON
0
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
Intern
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
LSOE
5
10
9
11
11
9
8
7
6
9
Non Degree/
Exchange
70
62
100
90
91
157
178
189
201
212
WCASU
Subtotal
9
227
3
237
11
293
14
301
7
287
26
398
1
424
6
467
1
509
10
580
04-05
05-06
06-07
07-08
08-09
09-10
10-11
11-12
12-13
Graduate Students
School
03-04
1
CGSOM
Ph.D.
M.B.A.
M.S.A.
M.S.F.
140
26
36
42
36
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
CGSON
Ph.D.
M.S.
Visiting
6
3
3
0
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
16 5
GA&S
Ph.D.
Master's
Other
204
180
20
4
240
212
28
0
231
202
29
0
219
193
26
0
227
198
29
0
219
200
19
0
210
190
20
0
213
197
16
0
211
192
19
0
220
198
22
0
GSSW
Ph.D.
M.S.W.
9
0
9
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
Intern
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Law
J.D.
LL.M. 2
16
16
N/A
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
LGSOE
Ph.D.
Master's
Other
79
31
47
1
76
31
42
3
85
29
55
1
81
25
54
2
69
28
39
2
67
26
38
3
77
28
47
2
86
26
57
3
75
18
56
1
93
23
60
0
Non-Degree/
Exchange
46
50
8
6
7
7
11
8
0
STM 3
D.T.
Master's
C.L.
F.D.
C.A.E.S.
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
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
0
52
7
15
24
6
0
0
55
8
11
25
5
0
0
57
10
20
21
6
0
0
61
9
26
12
11
2
1
WCAGS
Subtotal
4
504
5
550
8
485
7
475
15
483
14
501
16
493
22
550
21
536
20
644
Grand
Total
731
787
778
776
770
899
917
1017
1045
1224
4
footnotes:
1. Increase was partially due to inclusion of spring semester students this year
2. LL.M. program established 2007-2008 academic year
3. STM created June 1, 2008
4. Decrease was largely due to absence of 43 summer visiting students
5. Connell Graduate School of Nursing Global Experience Program
6
6. All exchange students were counted as undergraduate
exchange students for 2011-2012
7. Exchange Visitor Intern category created 2008
7
12
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.L.
F.D.
J.D.
LL.M.
M.A.
M.B.A.
M.Ed.
M.S.
M.S.W.
Non- Degree
Ph.D.
Total
Visa
F-1: Student
13
19
1
1
2
6
8
19
3
52
4
2
20
150
150
Gender
Female
Male
150
School
Carroll Graduate School of Management
Carroll School of Management
College of Arts & Sciences
Connell Graduate School of Nursing
Connell School of Nursing
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
Total
82
68
150
58
18
13
3
1
2
23
4
8
8
3
9
150
Country
Australia
Bolivia
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Congo
Egypt
France
Greece
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Iran
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
1
1
3
1
5
1
63
1
1
1
1
2
1
16
3
1
2
2
1
4
Jordan
Kuwait
Mexico
Nepal
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
Pakistan
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Singapore
South Korea
Spain
Taiwan
Thailand
Trinidad & Tobago
Turkey
Venezuela
Total
Countries Represented
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
7
1
6
4
1
1
4
150
40
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 & Ministry
Total
Visa Type
B-1: Visitor for Business
H-1B: Temporary Worker
E-3: Temporary Australian Worker
F1: OPT From Another University 1
J-1: Exchange Visitor
J-2: Exchange Visitor Dependent
Department
Art History
Biology
Boisi Center
Center for International Higher Education
Chemistry
Center for Christian-Jewish Learning
Computer Science
Curriculum and Instruction
Economics
Educational Research
Finance
French
Higher Education
Hispanic Studies
History
Irish Studies
Italian
Law
Total
15
102
1
2
6
18
7
Centers and Institutes
Boisi Center
Center for Christian-Jewish Learning
Center for International Higher Education
Irish Institute
TIMSS & PIRLS Center
1
1
1
1
1
156
13
32
2
2
105
2
156
1
9
1
1
26
1
4
3
9
9
2
1
3
3
4
2
1
6
By Gender
Female
Male
51
105
156
Management
Marketing
Mathematics
Music
Nursing
Organizational Studies
Pastoral Ministry
Philosophy
Physics
Politcal Science
Psychology
Religious Education
Social Work
Sociology
Special Education
TIMSS & PIRLS Center
Theology
4
4
6
2
1
2
1
12
16
3
5
1
2
1
1
1
8
156
Country
Australia
Austria
Brazil
Canada
China
Denmark
Estonia
France
Germany
11
1
2
2
42
Hong Kong
India
Iran
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Malaysia
2
4
1
3
3
9
10
1
Total
Total Number of Countries Represented
1. Optional Practical Training
1
1
4
12
Mexico
Mongolia
Netherlands
Peru
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Serbia
Slovenia
South Korea
Spain
St. Kitts & Nevis
Taiwan
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
2
1
4
1
1
1
3
1
1
7
11
1
2
7
1
3
156
33
Dependents 13
Dependents
School of Primary Visa Holder
Carroll School of Management
Exchange Students
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Graduate School of Social Work
Irish Programs
Jesuit Institute
Law School
Lonergan Institute
Lynch Graduate School of Education
School of Theology and Ministry
Total
48
4
76
9
1
3
11
3
13
6
174
Relationship to
Primary Visa Holder
Spouse
113
Child
61
174
Visa Type*
F-2
113
J-2
61
174
Gender
Female
Male
130
44
174
Country of Citizenship
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Bangladesh
Brazil
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Finland
France
Germany
Ghana
India
Iran
Ireland
2
2
4
1
2
4
11
42
4
4
3
5
2
3
4
1
Israel
Italy
Japan
Mexico
Mongolia
Nepal
Philippines
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Taiwan
Turkey
Venezuela
Vietnam
4
5
9
5
3
8
1
2
1
1
28
5
3
2
1
2
174
Total Number of Countries Represented
*F-2: Student Dependent
J-2: Exchange Visitor Dependent
32
Yearly Statistics 14
International Population
at Boston College by Year & by Program 1984-2013
Year
1984-1985
Undergraduate
Students
175
Graduate
Students
148
Total
Students
Enrolled
323
Practical
Training
11
Research
Scholars
27
Dependents
N/A
Grand Total
361
1985-1986
164
172
336
16
19
N/A
371
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
1997-19981
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
2001-20021
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
2
footnotes:
1. No information available for 1998-1999 or 2002-2003.
2. Prior to 2003-2004 dependent information was not tracked.
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