2008-2009

Prepared by:
College
Office of International Students and Scholars
21 Campanella Way, Suite 249
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
552-8005
www.bc.edu/oiss
Office of International Students and Scholars Staff
Nussbaum
Director, Office of International Students and Scholars
Susan Shea
Assistant Director, Office of International Students and Scholars
Ama Edzie
International Student Systems Administrator, Editor
Popick
Administrative

• Overview of International Population for the Academic Year 2008-2009
• Overview of International Population by Region
• Detailed Information about the International Undergraduate Population
Visa
School
Academic Level
3
4
Classification
Gender
Field of Study
5
5
5
5
5
5
• Detailed Information about the International Graduate Population
School
Visa
Gender
Degree
Field of Study
6-7
6
6
6
6
7
• Countries Represented by the International Student Population
• Source of Funds for Undergraduate and Graduate International Students
• Eleven Year Summary of the International Student Population
• Information on Students who are Undertaking
a Period of Practical Training
• Information on International Faculty and Research Scholars
• Information on Dependents of International Students, Faculty and Research Scholars
• Twenty-five Year Summary of International Population at Boston College
8-9
10
11
12
13
14
15

International Overview 3
Dependents, 125, 10%
129
125
398
501
123
Faculty & Research
Scholars, 129, 10%
Undergraduate
Students, 398, 31%
Practical Training, 123,
10%
Graduate Students,
501, 39%

International Population by Region 4
Region
Africa
Asia
Canada
Caribbean
Europe
Mexico, Central & South America
Middle East
Oceania & Australia
Grand Total
International Population by Region
Under - graduate
Students
Graduate
Students
Practical
Training
Faculty&
Scholars Dependents Total
31 5 4
133
5
78
6
84
51
623 278
26
50
5 20
18
4
5
3
0
58
34
124
11
82 15
0
59 19 299
43
16
40
398
37
30
6
501
10
5
1
123
3
4
3
129
7
5
1
125
100
60
51
1276
Total in
Percentage
4%
49%
4%
3%
23%
8%
5%
4%

Undergraduate International Students 5
School
Carroll School of Management
College of Arts & Sciences
Connell School of Nursing
Exchange Students
A&S
CSOM
LSOE
94
56
7
Year
94 Freshmen
111 Sophomores
Visa Type*
75 A-1
45 E-1
1 Juniors
157 Seniors
46 E-2
49 F-1
Exchange Students 157 G-4
Visiting Students 26 H-4
J-1
L-2 Lynch School of Education 9
Woods College of Advancing Studies 10
Boston College Experience Program 16
Total 398 398
1
388
1
2
Gender
1 Female
1 Male
2
2
* For visa description,
see below.
398
Field of Study
Accounting
Art History
Biochemistry
Biology
Chemistry
Communications
Computer Science
Corporate Systems
Early Childhood
Economics
Economics - CSOM
Elementary Education
English
Film Studies
Finance
General Management
History
Human Development
Total
*Visa Descriptions:
14
1
6
14
1
34
3
2
2
53
12
2
15
1
78
5
14
2
International Studies
Linguistics
Management
Management/Leadership
Marketing
Mathematics
Music
Nursing
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Romance Language - French
Secondary Education
Sociology
Studio Art
Theater Arts
Theology
A-1: Diplomat & their immediate family
E-1: Relative of treaty trader
E-2: Relative of treaty investor
F-1: Student
G-4: Relative of employee of international organization
H-1: Temporary worker
H-4: Dependent of H-1, H-2, or H-3 employee
J-1: Exchange visitor
J-2: Dependent of J-1 exchange visitor
L-2: Relative of intracompany transferee
R-1: Temporary religious worker
226
172
398
32
18
1
1
3
2
2
2
3
6
2
2
2
14
6
35
4
4
398

Graduate International Students 6
School
Carroll Graduate School of Management
Connell Graduate School of Nursing
Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Graduate Exchange Students
CGSOM 1
Law
LGSOE
5
1
Graduate School of Social Work
Law School
Lynch Graduate School of Education
School of Theology and Ministry
Woods College of Advanced Graduate Studies
97
5
219
7
15
27
67
50
14
Total 501
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.
sum
Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
M.A.
M.S.
Ph.D.
sum
Graduate Non-Degree/Exchange Students
Non-Degree/ Exchange sum
17
2
200
219
7
7
45
10
20
22
97
3
2
5
Total Degrees footnotes:
1. Licentiate in Sacred Theology
2. Doctor of Theology
3. Master of Divinity
4. Master of Theology
Visa Type
See page 5 for visa type descriptions
F-1
H-1
H-4
J-1
R-1
Total
476
2
1
19
3
501
Gender
Female
Male
Total
229
272
501
Graduate School of Social Work
M.S.W.
Ph.D.
sum
Law School
J.D.
LL.M
sum
Lynch Graduate School of Education
M.A.
M.Ed.
C.A.E.S.
Ph.D.
sum
School of Theology and Ministry
M.A.
C.L.
1
D.T.
2
F.D.
3
M.H.
4 sum
Woods College of
Advanced Graduate Studies
M.S.
sum
14
14
501
19
20
6
1
4
50
23
15
3
26
67
11
4
15
16
11
27

Field of Study
Accounting
Administrative Studies
Applied Developmental/Educational Psychology
Biology
Chemistry
Clinical Social Work
Counseling Psychology
Curriculum & Instruction
Economics
Educational Research/Measure/Evaluation
Educational Administration
English
Finance
Geology
Graduate Nursing
Higher Education
History
Law
Linguistics
Management
Mathematics
Organizational Studies
Pastoral Ministry
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Religion and Education
Romance Language - French
Romance Language - Hispanic Study
Romance Language - It Italian
Romance Literatures
Social Work
Sociology
Spiritual Direction
Theology
Theology/Ministry
Total
Graduate International Students 7
5
32
2
46
1
9
20
1
33
1
5
5
10
14
5
7
50
5
23
20
53
9
4
10
9
1
12
1
1
31
501
18
35
10
1
6
2
4

International Students by Country 8
Boston College Undergraduate and Graduate Students by Country
Country
Albania
Andorra
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Bangladesh
Bahrain
Belarus
Benin
Bermuda
Bolivia
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Canada
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Republic
Costa Rica
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
France
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Haiti
Hong Kong*
Hungary
India
Iran
Indonesia
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Undergraduate
Students
1
3
Graduate
Students
1
1
2
40 6
1
1
3
1
5
1
1
1
1
1
8
8
20
5
26
2
1
1
26
1
6
117
6
4
2
2
2
9
3
7
3
24
1
2
1
4
14
8
2
3
1
30
1
2
10
2
6
1
4
1
2
9
1
4
6
1
4
13
1
4
1
36
4
14
1
6
23
2
3
7
11
9
37
2
1
13
1
40
2
10
2
37
1
Student
Total Country
1
1
Kenya
Korea South
4
2
Kuwait
Lebanon
46
1
1
3
1
1
2
1
13
9
Macedonia
Malaysia
Lithuania
Mauritius
Mexico
Morrocco
Nepal
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
Nigeria
1
1
46
1
Oman
Norway
Palestine
Pakistan
11 Panama
143 Paraguay
8
4
Peru
Philippines
1
2
Portugal
Poland
3
4
15
10
1
3
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Lucia
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Tanzania
Thailand
Trinidad & Tobago
Turkey
Uganda
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Uzbekistan
Venezuela
Vietnam
Zambia
Undergraduate
Students
Graduate
Students
1
45 61
3
1
6
1
1
7
2
3
1
1
5
9
1
4
1
2
2
8
1
1
3
8
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
4
1
16
1
8
6
1
1
1
2
4
7
2
5
4
2
2
2
19
6
2
5
1
18
2
10
13
1
6 3
4
4
2
2
4
9
5
16
2
1
10
1
1
2
1
1
3
1
1
4
9
7
Student
Total
1
1
1
3
1
106
3
1
12
2
4
4
1
9
21
6
2
18
2
6
22
2
2
24
1
1
12
2
Total
Countries Represented
* Hong Kong remains a classified country for statistical reporting by the Institute of International Education
398 501 899
96

Countries Having the Largest Student Population 9
Countries Having the Largest Student Population at Boston College
Countries
People's Republic of China
South Korea
Canada
Australia
France
India
Italy
Spain
Japan
Taiwan
Turkey
United Kingdom
Phillipines
Dominican Republic
Brazil
Hong Kong
21
3
5
11
9
27
17
14
35
9
32
39
92-93 93-94 94-95 95-96 96-97 97-98* 99-00 00-01 01-02* 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09
65 58 45 38 47 47 70 79 81 131 149 131 133 127 143
20 22 56 52 50 46 63 62 59 54 75 85 84 92 106
52
14
51
18
53
14
45
11
44
16
45
12
48
17
59
12
55
12
58
16
63
17
56
24
51
22
48
33
46
46
17
32
10
26
45
18
32
9
23
43
16
31
12
16
30
20
34
13
15
23
16
32
17
18
31
32
33
19
12
32
29
35
19
19
35
32
39
19
15
30
25
35
17
13
27
22
32
19
13
19
28
27
23
18
15
26
30
20
11
22
23
31
17
11
22
40
37
37
24
23
20
7
4
16
12
28
23
22
7
4
33
13
23
16
16
3
6
25
5
24
17
14
4
12
18
9
25
18
15
5
11
12
7
31
18
15
7
13
8
13
33
31
9
4
16
5
10
29
26
10
5
9
6
10
25
22
11
5
8
4
21
20
24
10
5
7
9
18
21
23
10
11
11
5
23
22
24
10
11
11
7
32
23
22
6
8
13
10
24
22
15
16
15
13
13
22
21
18
*No information available for 1998-1999 or 2002-2003

Boston College Undergraduate and Graduate International Students' Source of Funds
2008-2009
Source of
Funds Type
Personal Funds
School Funds
1
Employment Funds
2
Other
3
Undergraduate
Students
$12.6 M
$0.8 M
N/A
$158,554
Graduate
Students
$7.0 M
$5.8 M
$4.2 M
$3.3 M
Grand Total 4
Source of Funds 10
Total
$19.6 M
$6.6 M
$4.2 M
$3.5 M
$33.90 M
Boston College Undergraduate and Graduate International Students'
Source of Funds
Other, $3.5, 10%
Employment Funds,
$4.2, 12%
School Funds, $6.6,
19% footnotes:
1. Tuition Remission, Dean's Scholarships, Merit Scholarships, Athletic Scholarships, and Fellowships.
2. Stipends and Assistantships.
3. Family Contributions, Home Government, and Religious Organizations.
4. Exchange Students do not pay tuition.
Personal Funds, $19.6,
59%

Eleven Year Summary of the International Student Population 11
Undergraduate Students
School 96-97
A&S
CSOM
103
181
CGSON
Ph.D.
M.S.
GA&S
Ph.D.
Master's
Other
GSSW
Ph.D.
M.S.W.
Law
J.D.
LL.M.
4
LGSOE
Ph.D.
Master's
Other
CSON
LSOE
0
7
30 Non Degree/
Exchange
WCASU
Subtotal
5
326
Graduate Students
School 96-97
CGSOM
Ph.D.
M.B.A.
M.S.A.
M.S.F.
Other
3
79
14
44
N/A
21
0
4
1
3
5
5
N/A
2
2
0
159
122
32
5
40
19
18
3
Non-Degree/
Exchange
STM
5
D.T.
Master's
C.L.
F.D.
WCAGS
Subtotal
8
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
0
297
11
1
10
14
14
N/A
5
2
3
231
202
29
0
85
29
55
1
05-06
123
28
38
33
24
0
6
1
5
17
17
N/A
4
3
1
240
212
28
0
76
31
42
3
04-05
152
29
35
44
44
0
9
0
9
16
16
N/A
6
3
3
204
180
20
4
79
31
47
1
03-04
140
26
36
42
36
0
10
1
9
21
21
N/A
2
2
0
219
170
49
0
68
28
37
3
01-02 1
122
30
55
N/A
37
0
8
1
7
21
21
N/A
4
4
0
217
160
56
1
65
25
38
2
00-01
131
24
59
N/A
48
0
7
0
7
15
15
N/A
5
3
2
217
160
56
1
83
29
52
2
99-00
124
21
56
N/A
47
0
9
0
9
8
8
N/A
2
1
1
176
137
35
4
53
21
32
0
97-98
1
93
16
45
N/A
30
2
97-98
1
91
162
0
9
27
3
292
10
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
0
351
99-00
96
139
0
8
60
1
304
18
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
470
00-01
98
119
1
7
53
4
282
21
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
0
467
01-02
1
87
86
1
6
64
5
249
11
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2
455
03-04
61
82
0
5
70
9
227
46
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
4
504
04-05
78
83
1
10
62
3
237
50
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
5
550
05-06
88
84
1
9
100
2
11
293
8
6
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
8
485
06-07
95
89
2
11
90
14
301
6
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
7
475
07-08
98
79
1
11
91
7
287
Grand Total 623 footnotes:
643 774 749 704 731 787 778 776
1. No information available for 1998-1999 or 2002-2003
2. Increase was partially due to inclusion of spring semester students this year
3. M.S.A. program established 2002-2003 academic year
4. LL.M. program established 2007-2008 academic year
5. STM created June 1, 2008, when the former Weston Jesuit School of Theology and IREPM merged
6. Decrease was largely due to absence of 43 summer visiting students
770
7
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
15
483
11
2
9
14
14
N/A
3
3
0
219
193
26
0
81
25
54
2
06-07
134
25
51
34
24
0
14
3
11
21
17
4
3
2
1
227
198
29
0
69
28
39
2
07-08
127
25
58
26
18
0
26
398
899
7
50
6
23
20
1
14
501
08-09
111
94
1
9
157
15
4
11
27
16
11
5
2
3
219
200
19
0
67
26
38
3
08-09
97
22
45
10
20
0

International Practical Training Students 12
Degree Received
B.A.
B.S.
J.D.
LL.M.
M.A.
M.S.
M.B.A.
M.Ed.
M.S.W.
Ph.D.
Non-Degree
Total
Boston College Graduates Who Are Currently Undertaking a Period of
Practical Training in the United States
8
10
3
3
8
47
18
18
2
3
3
123
Visa
F-1: Student
J-1: Student
122
1
123
Gender
Female
Male
75
48
123
School
Carroll Graduate School of Management
Carroll School of Management
College of Arts & Sciences
Exchange Students
Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Graduate School of Social Work
Law School
Lynch chool of Education
Lynch Graduate School of Education
Woods College of Advancing Studies
Woods College of Advanced Graduate Studies
Total
Country
Argentina
Bangladesh
Belarus
Bolivia
Brazil
1
1
1
1
1
Bulgaria
Canada
China
Colombia
Czech Republic
Democratic Repubic of Congo
Dominican Republic
2
4
33
2
1
1
3
El Salvador
France
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Iran
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Kenya
1
2
3
1
3
2
1
8
1
3
Total
Total Number of Countries Represented
55
13
9
1
15
4
10
7
6
2
1
123
Kyrgystan
Lithuania
Mexico
Morocco
Nepal
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Nigeria
Peru
Phillipines
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Spain
Taiwan
Thailand
Trinidad & Tobago
Turkey
United Kingdom
Venezuela
Vietnam
1
7
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
11
1
1
1
1
2
2
5
2
1
1
123
44
*Practical Training is defined as employment in the student's field of study for a 12-29 month period following completion of studies.

International Faculty & Research Scholars 13
School
Carroll School of Management
Carroll Graduate School of Management
College of Arts and Sciences
Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Graduate Connell School of Nursing
Graduate School of Social Work
Irish Institute
Law
Lynch Graduate School of Education
School of Theology & Ministry
Total
Visa Type
B-1: Visitor for Business
H-1B: Temporary Worker
J-1: Exchange Visitor
J-2: Exchange Visitor Dependent
1
19
8
14
1
5
3
74
1
3
129
10
39
79
1
129
Department
Biology
Bioinformatics
Business Administration
Chemistry
Communications
Computer Science - CSOM
Economics
Elementary Teaching
Finance
German Studies
Higher Education
History
Honors Program
Information Technology
International Studies
Irish Studies
Latin
Law
Total
Country
Australia
Belgium
Bulgaria
Cameroon
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
France
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Guatemala
Hungary
India
Ireland
Italy
Total
Total Number of Countries Represented
1
1
1
1
7
7
4
8
2
6
5
1
32
3
2
4
1
2
1
7
4
6
1
1
23
2
7
1
1
5
1
1
2
1
3
By Gender
Female
Male
Management
Marketing
Nursing
Organizational Studies
Operations and Strategic Management
Pastoral Ministry
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Religious Education
Romance Languages
Social Work
Sociology
Special Education
Theology
Veterinary Microbiology
Japan
Jordan
Kenya
Korea, South
Latvia
Mongolia
Nigeria
Peru
Poland
Romania
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Turkey
United Kingdom
Zambia
48
81
129
2
8
15
1
4
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
12
1
2
3
3
129
129
34
8
2
1
1
1
1
9
1
3
2
1
1
1
3
1
1
6

Dependents 14
School of primary visa holder
Carroll School of Management
Carroll Graduate School of Management
College of Arts & Sciences
Connell Graduate School of Nursing
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Graduate School of Social Work
Irish Institute
Law School
Lynch Graduate School of Education
School of Theology and Ministry
Total
Country of Citizenship
Armenia
Australia
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
France
Georgia
Ghana
India
Ireland
Israel
1
27
1
3
57
6
3
6
16
5
125
3
1
28
3
2
1
1
3
2
1
3
7
4
2
Relationship to primary visa holder
Spouse
Child
83
42
125
Visa Type*
F-2
J-2
H-4
77 Female
47
1
125
Gender
Male
85
40
125
Italy 2
Japan 9
Korea, South
Mexico
27
2
Nepal
Nigeria
Philippines
Russia
Singapore
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Taiwan
Turkey
2
5
3
1
1
6
2
1
1
2
Total
Total Number of Countries Represented
*F-2: Student Dependent
J-2: Exchange Visitor Dependent
H-4: Temporary Worker Dependent
125
28

Yearly Statistics 15
Undergraduate
Students
179
Graduate
Students
141
Total
Students
Enrolled
320
Practical
Training
9
Research
2
Scholars Dependents Grand Total
46 N/A 375
Year
1983-1984
1984-1985
1985-1986
1986-1987
1987-1988
1988-1989
1989-1990
1990-1991
1991-1992
1992-1993
180
178
204
249
305
175
164
152
182
258
298
322
343
356
148
172
208
238
438
476
526
592
661
323
336
360
420
28
33
39
52
49
11
16
8
14
29
36
40
27
36
27
19
27
21
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1993-1994
1994-1995
1995-1996
1996-1997
1997-1998 1
1999-2000
2000-2001
2001-2002 1
364
368
332
326
292
304
282
249
375
370
311
297
351
470
467
455
739
738
643
623
643
774
749
704
44
49
73
72
83
120
103
120
43
54
61
64
54
58
71
80
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2003-2004
2004-2005
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
228
237
293
301
287
398
504
550
485
3
475
483
732
787
778
776
770
899
112
106
154
131
129
123
137
142
130
134
125
129
100
98
88
91
106
125
1080
1133
1150
1132
1130
1276 501 footnotes:
1. No information available for 1998-1999 or 2002-2003.
2. Prior to 2003-2004 dependent information was not tracked.
3. Decrease in graduate student number was largely due to absence of 43 summer visiting students who did not come in 05-06.
780
952
923
904
826
841
777
759
495
545
605
671
746
361
371
395
455