Statistics
International Students,
Faculty
& Research Scholars
2005-2006
Prepared by:
Boston College
Office of the Dean for Student Development
Office of International Students and Scholars
21 Campanella Way, Suite 249
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
(617) 552-8005
Office of International Students and Scholars Staff
Adrienne Nussbaum
Director, Office of International Students and Scholars
Assistant Dean, Office of the Dean for Student Development
Mark J. Miceli
International Student Systems Administrator, Editor
Susan Shea
International Student Advisor
Table of Contents
•
Overview of International Population for the Academic Year 2005-2006
3
•
Overview of International Population by Region
4
•
Detailed Information about the International Undergraduate Population
School
Academic Level
Visa Classification
Gender
Field of Study
5
5
5
5
5
5
•
Detailed Information about the International Graduate Population
School
Visa Classification
Gender
Degree
Field of Study
6-7
6
6
6
6
7
•
Countries Represented by the International Student Population
8-9
•
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-Two Year Summary of International Population at Boston College
14
International Overview 3
Boston College International Population
2005-2006
Undergraduate Students
293
Graduate Students
485
Total Enrolled Students
778
Practical Training
154
Faculty & Research Scholars
130
Dependents
88
Grand Total
1150
Boston College International Population
Dependents, 88, 8%
Faculty & Research
Scholars, 130, 11%
Practical Training,
154, 13%
Graduate Students,
485, 43%
Undergraduate
Students, 293, 25%
International Population by Region 4
International Population by Region
Under graduate Graduate Practical Faculty&
Students Students Training Scholars Dependents
Region
Total
Total in
Percentage
Africa
9
27
7
4
3
50
4%
Asia
83
266
100
44
61
554
48%
Canada
15
41
8
3
7
74
6%
Caribbean
12
5
7
0
0
24
2%
Europe
111
85
14
65
10
285
25%
Mexico, Central & South America
36
24
10
3
5
78
7%
Middle East
10
30
8
6
2
56
5%
Oceania & Australia
17
7
0
5
0
29
3%
293
485
154
130
88
1150
Grand Total
International Population by Region
Oceania &
Australia, 3%
Mexico, Central &
South America,
7%
Middle East, 5%
Africa, 4%
Asia, 48%
Europe, 25%
Caribbean, 2%
Canada, 6%
Undergraduate International Students 5
Undergraduate International & Exchange Students
School
Carroll School of Management
College of Arts & Sciences
Connell School of Nursing
Exchange Students
A&S
53
CSOM
42
LSOE
5
Lynch School of Education
Woods College of Advancing Studies
Total
84
88
1
100
59
50
53
24
100
7
9
11
293
Field of Study
Accounting
American Studies
Art History
Biochemistry
Biology
Chemistry
Classics
Communications
Computer Science - A&S
Corporate Systems
Economics - Oper Res/CSOM
Economics
Economics - CSOM
Elementary Education
English
English - LSOE
Finance
General Management
History
Year
Freshmen
Sophomores
Juniors
Seniors
Exchange Students
Visiting Students
4
1
1
1
10
1
2
21
2
2
1
23
7
1
13
1
53
9
14
293
Visa Type*
Gender
1 Female
A-1
2 Male
E-1
2
E-2
267
F-1
1
G-4
2
H-4
14
J-1
3
L-2
1
R-1
* For visa description,
see below.
293
Human Development
Human Resources Management
International Studies
Management
Marketing
Mathematics
Music
Nursing
Operations/Tech Management
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Romance Language - French
Romance Language - Hispanic Studies
Sociology
Studio Art
Theology
Unclassified
Total
*Visa Descriptions:
163
130
293
5
2
1
17
22
4
2
1
1
4
2
19
10
2
1
3
1
2
27
293
A-1:
E-1:
E-2:
F-1:
G-4:
H-1:
H-4:
J-1:
J-2:
L-2:
R-1:
Diplomat & their immediate family
Relative of treaty trader
Relative of treaty investor
Student
Relative of employee of international organization
Temporary worker
Dependent of H-1, H-2, or H-3 employee
Exchange visitor
Dependent of J-1 exchange visitor
Relative of intracompany transferee
Temporary religious worker
Graduate International Students 6
Graduate International & Exchange Students
School
Carroll Graduate School of Management
Connell Graduate School of Nursing
Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Graduate Special Student
Graduate Exchange Students
CGSOM
2
Law
5
Graduate School of Social Work
Law School
Lynch Graduate School of Education
Woods College of Advanced Graduate Studies
Visa Type
123
5
231
1
7
11
14
85
8
Total
485
See page 5 for visa type
descriptions
F-1
H-1
H-4
J-1
J-2
R-1
451
6
1
18
4
5
Total
485
Gender
Female
Male
237
248
Total
485
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
38
33
24
28
123
2
3
5
26
3
202
231
8
8
Graduate School of Social Work
M.S.W.
Ph.D.
sum
Law School
J.D.
sum
Lynch Graduate School of Education
M.A.
M.A.T.
M.Ed.
C.A.E.S.
Ph.D.
sum
Woods College of
Advanced Graduate Studies
M.S.
sum
Total
Total Degrees
C.A.E.S.
J.D.
M.A.
M.Ed.
Total
10
1
11
14
14
26
1
28
1
29
85
8
8
485
1
14
53
38
28
M.S.
M.S.W.
Non-Degree/Exchange
Ph.D.
70
10
8
263
485
Graduate International Students 7
Field of Study
Accounting
Administrative Studies
Applied Developmental /Educational Psychology
Biology
Chemistry
Clinical Social Work
Community Organizing and Community Practice
Counseling Psychology
Curriculum & Instruction
Economics
Education Research/ Measurement/ Evaluation
Educational Administration
English
Finance
Geology
Geophysics
Graduate Nursing
Higher Education
History
Law
Management
Mathematics
Organizational Studies
Pastoral Ministry
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Religious Education
Romance Language - French
Romance Language - Hispanic Studies
Romance Language - Italian
Romance Literatures
School Leadership
Social Work
Sociology
Theology
Total
34
8
7
5
37
5
3
22
24
47
13
4
3
46
1
1
5
8
4
19
38
1
7
10
20
33
16
5
14
3
6
1
3
2
3
10
17
485
International Students by Country 8
Boston College Undergraduate and Graduate Students by Country
Country
Albania
Angola
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belgium
Bermuda
Bolivia
Brazil
Bulgaria
Cameroon
Canada
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Czech Republic
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Guatemala
Haiti
Hong Kong*
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Korea South
Undergraduate Graduate
Students
Students
1
1
2
1
1
17
7
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
6
5
2
15
1
15
41
1
3
3
6
125
2
4
2
1
5
8
3
4
2
2
1
22
6
1
6
6
1
1
3
1
2
1
3
2
1
1
1
26
4
3
6
4
1
5
10
13
1
1
2
13
2
1
2
1
1
1
47
38
Grand Total of Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Student
Total
1
1
3
1
24
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
11
17
1
56
1
6
131
6
2
1
5
11
4
2
2
1
28
1
12
2
4
2
1
5
1
1
27
7
10
6
23
2
15
3
3
2
85
Country
Kuwait
Latvia
Lebanon
Liberia
Lithuania
Malaysia
Mexico
Moldova
Morocco
Nepal
Netherlands
Nicaragua
Nigeria
Norway
Pakistan
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Republic of the Congo
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Singapore
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Tanzania
Thailand
Trinidad & Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
Uzbekistan
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yugoslavia
Zimbabwe
Undergraduate
Students
1
Graduate
Students
6
5
1
1
Student
Total
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
2
6
10
2
6
3
2
1
1
5
10
2
1
2
4
9
2
5
1
15
1
2
18
3
1
23
1
10
2
1
22
7
4
2
24
1
11
5
2
1
485
778
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
6
10
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
9
14
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
17
1
5
1
293
Total Number of Countries Represented
*Hong Kong remains as a classified country for statistical reporting by the Institute of International Education
5
1
2
3
8
1
2
4
6
2
2
1
6
1
2
4
1
1
20
1
9
1
21
7
2
7
97
Countries Having the Largest Student Population 9
Countries Having the Largest Student Population at Boston College
Countries
91-92
92-93
93-94
94-95
95-96
96-97
97-98*
99-00
00-01
01-02*
03-04
04-05
05-06
People's Republic of China
68
65
58
45
38
47
47
70
79
81
131
149
131
South Korea
14
20
22
56
52
50
46
63
62
59
54
75
85
Canada
49
52
51
53
45
44
45
48
59
55
58
63
56
France
10
14
17
18
16
20
16
32
29
32
25
22
28
India
21
35
32
32
31
34
32
33
35
39
35
32
27
Australia
9
14
18
14
11
16
12
17
12
12
16
17
24
United Kingdom
13
17
23
16
17
18
18
31
26
22
24
23
24
Italy
7
9
10
9
12
13
17
19
19
19
17
19
23
Taiwan
8
9
12
13
5
9
7
13
10
10
21
18
23
Turkey
23
27
28
23
24
25
31
33
29
25
20
21
22
Spain
28
32
26
23
16
15
18
12
19
15
13
13
18
Bulgaria
0
3
4
6
5
9
9
12
12
15
11
16
17
Japan
30
39
45
43
30
23
31
32
35
30
27
19
15
Singapore
0
1
1
4
5
7
9
14
8
12
8
10
15
Germany
8
11
15
12
14
13
9
17
17
12
10
14
12
*No information available for 1998-1999 or 2002-2003
Ten Year Summary of the International Student Population 10
Undergraduate Students
School
94-95
95-96
96-97
97-98 1
99-00
00-01
01-02 1
03-04
04-05
05-06
A&S
133
112
103
91
96
98
87
61
78
88
CSOM
201
184
181
162
139
119
86
82
83
84
CSON
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
LSOE
7
8
7
9
8
7
6
5
10
9
Non Degree/
Exchange
13
26
30
27
60
53
64
70
62
100 2
WCASU
13
2
5
3
1
4
5
9
3
11
Subtotal
368
332
326
292
304
282
249
227
237
293
95-96
96-97
97-98 1
99-00
00-01
01-02 1
03-04
04-05
05-06
96
12
58
N/A
26
0
85
11
49
N/A
25
0
79
14
44
N/A
21
0
93
16
45
N/A
30
2
124
21
56
N/A
47
0
131
24
59
N/A
48
0
122
30
55
N/A
37
0
140
26
36
42
36
0
152
29
35
44
44
0
123
28
38
33
24
0
3
3
0
3
3
0
2
2
0
2
1
1
5
3
2
4
4
0
2
2
0
6
3
3
4
3
1
5
2
3
GA&S
Ph.D.
Master's
Other
195
128
55
12
167
124
37
6
159
122
32
5
176
137
35
4
217
160
56
1
217
160
56
1
219
170
49
0
204
180
20
4
240
212
28
0
231
202
29
0
GSSW
D.S.W.
M.S.W.
5
0
0
7
2
5
4
1
3
9
0
9
7
0
7
8
1
7
10
1
9
9
0
9
6
1
5
11
1
10
Law
5
4
5
8
15
21
21
16
17
14
LGSOE
Ph.D.
Master's
Other
55
14
41
0
41
15
23
3
40
19
18
3
53
21
32
0
83
29
52
2
65
25
38
2
68
28
37
3
79
31
47
1
76
31
42
3
85
29
55
1
Non-Degree/
Exchange
11
4
8
10
18
21
11
46
50
84
WCAGS
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
4
5
8
Subtotal
370
311
297
351
470
467
455
504
550
Grand
Total
485 4
738
643
623
643
774
749
704
731
787
778 5
Graduate Students
School
94-95
CGSOM
Ph.D.
M.B.A.
M.S.A.
M.S.F.
Other
3
CGSON
Ph.D.
M.S.
footnotes:
1. No information available for 1998-1999 or 2002-2003
2. Increase is partially due to inclusion of spring semester students this year
3. M.S.A. program established 2002-2003 academic year
4. Decrease is largely due to absence of 43 summer visiting students
5. Total number of degree/ exchange students has actually increased by 5% since last year
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.
M.A.T.
M.A.
M.S.
M.B.A.
M.Ed.
M.S.W.
J.D.
Ph.D.
Other
Total
Visa
F-1: Student
7
21
1
11
63
16
3
4
6
18
4
154
154
154
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 Graduate School of Education
Lynch School of Education
Woods College of Advanced Graduate Studies
96
58
154
76
20
8
4
14
4
6
18
3
1
Total
Country
Armenia
Bahamas
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
France
Guatemala
Hong Kong
India
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Gender
Female
Male
154
1
1
1
1
8
2
51
2
3
1
3
1
2
16
2
2
1
6
Total
Total Number of Countries Represented
Kenya
Korea South
Kuwait
Peru
Philippines
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Taiwan
Thailand
Trinidad & Tobago
Turkey
Uganda
United Kingdom
Venezuela
Zimbabwe
3
12
1
1
1
1
3
1
4
1
7
2
2
4
2
2
2
1
154
37
International Faculty & Research Scholars 12
International Faculty & Research Scholars
School
Carroll School of Management
College of Arts & Sciences
Connell School of Nursing
Graduate School of Social Work
Law
Lynch School of Education
Total
Visa Type
B-1: Visitor for Business
H-1B: Temporary Worker
J-1: Exchange Visitor
9
81
1
5
14
20
130
17
50
63
By Gender
Female
Male
130
Department
Accounting
Biochemistry
Biology
Chemistry
Child in Society
Communications
Computer Science - CSOM
Counseling Psychology
Curriculum & Instruction
Economics
Ed Research/Measure/Evaluation
Education
Educational Administration
Elementary-Int Special Needs
English
Finance
Germanic Studies
Higher Education
1
2
6
23
1
3
1
1
1
7
2
8
1
6
2
3
1
2
130
History
Law
Management
Marketing
Mathematics
Music
Neuroscience
Nursing
Operations/Tech Management
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Religious Education
Slavic Studies
Social Work
Sociology
Theology
Total
Country
Australia
Austria
Bangladesh
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
China
Colombia
Croatia
Czech Republic
Egypt
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
India
Iran
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Total
Total Number of Countries Represented
51
79
2
14
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
11
2
1
9
1
5
3
1
130
5
4
1
1
2
3
15
1
2
1
1
5
6
1
1
6
1
6
2
7
8
Korea South
Kuwait
Latvia
Mexico
Netherlands
Nigeria
Oman
Poland
Romania
Russia
Singapore
Slovakia
Spain
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Vietnam
Zambia
Zimbabwe
10
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
1
3
1
1
8
1
1
1
9
3
1
1
130
41
Dependents 13
Dependents
Relationship to
primary visa holder
Spouse
64
Child
24
School of primary visa holder
Carroll Graduate School of Management
Connell Graduate School of Nursing
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Graduate School of Social Work
Law School
Lynch Graduate School of Education
18
3
44
2
13
8
Total
88
88
Country of Citizenship
British Guiana
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile
China
Hong Kong
India
Ireland
Israel
Japan
Kenya
1
3
7
2
25
2
3
1
1
3
3
Korea South
Mexico
Moldova
Nepal
Nicaragua
Philippines
Singapore
Spain
Taiwan
Turkey
Ukraine
Visa Type*
F-2
59
J-2
29
88
Gender
Female
Male
65
23
88
16
2
2
4
1
2
2
1
4
1
2
Total
88
Total Number of Countries Represented
22
*F-2: Student Dependent
J-2: Exchange Visitor Dependent
Yearly Statistics 14
International Population
at Boston College by Year & by Program 1982-2005
Year
1982-83
Undergraduate
Students
172
Graduate
Students
148
Total
Students
Enrolled
320
Practical
Training
8
Research
Scholars
69
Dependents
N/A
1983-84
179
141
320
9
46
N/A
375
1984-85
175
148
323
11
27
N/A
361
1985-86
164
172
336
16
19
N/A
371
1986-87
152
208
360
8
27
N/A
395
1987-88
182
238
420
14
21
N/A
455
1988-89
180
258
438
28
29
N/A
495
1989-90
178
298
476
33
36
N/A
545
1990-91
204
322
526
39
40
N/A
605
1991-92
249
343
592
52
27
N/A
671
1992-93
305
356
661
49
36
N/A
746
1993-94
364
375
739
44
43
N/A
826
1994-95
368
370
738
49
54
N/A
841
1995-96
332
311
643
73
61
N/A
777
1996-97
326
297
623
72
64
N/A
759
1997-98 1
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 4
154
130
88
1150
3
2
Grand Total
397
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 is largely due to absense of 43 summer visiting students who did not come in 05-06
4. Total number of degree/exchange students has actually increased by 5% since last year
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