Statistics
International Students,
Faculty
& Research Scholars
2004-2005
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 2004-2005
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
2004-2005
Undergraduate Students
237
Graduate Students
550
Total Enrolled Students
787
Practical Training
106
Faculty & Research Scholars
142
Dependents
98
Grand Total
1133
Boston College International Population
Dependents, 98
9%
Faculty &
Research
Scholars, 142
13%
Undergraduate
Students, 237
21%
Practical
Training, 106
9%
Graduate
Students, 550
48%
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
7
35
5
2
4
53
4.68%
Asia
74
273
60
54
60
521
45.98%
Canada
15
48
7
5
4
79
6.97%
Caribbean
9
7
4
0
0
20
1.77%
Europe
78
105
11
62
13
269
23.74%
Mexico, Central & South America
31
36
9
5
13
94
8.30%
Middle East
9
43
8
8
3
71
6.27%
2.29%
Oceania & Australia
Grand Total
14
3
2
6
1
26
237
550
106
142
98
1133
International Population by Region
Mexico, Central &
South America,
8.30%
Middle East, Oceania &
6.27% Australia, 2.29%
Africa, 4.68%
Asia, 45.98%
Europe, 23.74%
Caribbean,
1.77%
Canada, 6.97%
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
35
CSOM
24
LSOE
3
83
78
1
62
Lynch School of Education
Woods College of Advancing Studies
10
3
Total
237
Field of Study
Accounting
Art History
Biochemistry
Biology
Chemistry
Classics
Communications
Computer Science
Early Childhood
Economics
Educational Administration
Elementary Education
English
Finance
History
Human Development
4
1
1
12
2
1
15
3
1
24
1
2
9
29
5
6
Year
Freshmen
Sophomores
Juniors
Seniors
Exchange Students
Visiting Students
58
57
19
38
62
3
237
Visa Type*
Gender
A-1
2 Female
E-1
1 Male
E-2
2
F-1
224
G-4
1
H-4
2
J-1
2
L-2
3
* For Visa Description,
see below.
237
Human Resources Management
Law
Management
Marketing
Mathematics
Music
Nursing
Operations/Tech Management
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Romance Language - French
Secondary Education
Sociology
Unclassified
Total
122
115
237
5
3
37
13
1
1
1
3
2
1
14
11
1
1
4
23
237
*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 Visiting Students
Graduate Exchange Students
CGSOM
4
Graduate School of Social Work
Law School
Lynch Graduate School of Education
UME Teacher Education Institute
Border Horizons Program
Woods College of Advanced Graduate Studies
Visa Type
152
4
240
3
4
6
17
76
25
18
5
Total
550
See page 5 for visa type
descriptions
F-1
H-1
H-4
J-1
J-2
R-1
479
4
1
60
2
4
Total
550
Gender
Female
Male
279
271
Total
550
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
Total
Total Degrees
C.A.E.S.
J.D.
M.A.
M.B.A.
M.Ed.
Total
35
44
44
29
152
1
3
4
22
6
212
240
50
50
Graduate School of Social Work
M.S.W.
Ph.D.
sum
Law School
J.D.
sum
Lynch Graduate School of Education
M.A.
M.Ed.
C.A.E.S.
Ph.D.
sum
Woods College of
Advanced Graduate Studies
M.S.
sum
5
1
6
17
17
25
17
3
31
76
5
5
550
3
17
47
35
17
M.S.
M.S.W.
Non-Degree/Exchange
Ph.D.
100
5
50
276
550
Graduate International Students 7
Field of Study
Accounting
Administrative Studies
Appl Devel/Educ Phych
Biology
Chemistry
Clinical Social Work
Com Org Pol Plan & Adm
Counseling Psychology
Curriculum & Instruction
Economics
Ed Research/Measure/Evaluation
Educational Administration
English
Finance
Geology
Geophysics
Graduate Nursing
Higher Education
History
Law
Linguistics
Management
Non-Degree
Pastoral Ministry
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Religion and Education
Romance Language - French
Romance Language - Hispanic Study
Romance Literatures
Russian
School Leadership
Sociology
Theology
Total
44
5
7
6
37
5
1
21
17
56
14
2
4
69
1
2
4
11
6
17
1
35
50
7
20
34
19
7
11
3
6
3
3
2
6
14
550
International Students by Country 8
Boston College Undergraduate and Graduate Students by Country
Country
Albania
Algeria
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Bahamas
Belarus
Bolivia
Brazil
Bulgaria
Cameroon
Canada
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Ethiopia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Haiti
Hong Kong*
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Korea South
Kuwait
Latvia
Undergraduate
Students
Graduate
Students
1
1
1
4
3
3
1
3
14
1
1
1
6
3
15
2
5
2
4
6
6
2
1
2
11
9
4
1
4
1
2
4
4
6
2
6
5
1
1
1
40
4
13
1
48
1
4
144
6
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
11
1
5
1
2
1
1
28
4
12
6
13
4
14
3
3
4
35
2
1
Grand Total of Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Student
Total Country
2
1
7
3
17
1
1
1
1
10
16
1
63
1
6
149
8
2
4
9
7
4
2
1
3
22
1
14
1
6
1
5
1
3
32
8
18
8
19
4
19
4
4
5
75
2
1
Lebanon
Liberia
Lithuania
Malawi
Malaysia
Mauritius
Mexico
Moldova
Morocco
Nepal
Netherlands
Nicaragua
Nigeria
Norway
Pakistan
Palestine
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Republic of The Congo
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Taiwan
Tanzania
Thailand
Trinidad & Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yugoslavia
Zimbabwe
Undergraduate
Students
Graduate
Students
Student
Total
4
2
19
5
3
1
12
5
4
1
1
4
1
1
1
2
1
5
1
6
5
5
1
6
1
1
7
3
1
7
7
1
2
1
2
9
2
5
10
2
1
13
1
18
1
8
1
2
21
6
3
1
23
9
4
1
1
550
787
1
1
2
1
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
5
1
7
2
1
1
2
1
11
4
237
1
1
1
1
3
1
5
5
5
7
2
6
6
2
1
2
6
2
1
5
1
1
6
1
16
1
7
Total Number of Countries Represented
*Hong Kong remains as a classified country for statistical reporting by the Institute of International Education
93
Countries Having the Largest Student Population 9
Countries Having the Largest Student Population at Boston College
Countries
90-91
91-92
92-93
93-94
94-95
95-96
96-97
97-98*
99-00
00-01
01-02*
03-04
People's Republic of China
55
68
65
58
45
38
47
47
70
79
81
131
149
South Korea
17
14
20
22
56
52
50
46
63
62
59
54
75
Canada
40
49
52
51
53
45
44
45
48
59
55
58
63
India
21
21
35
32
32
31
34
32
33
35
39
35
32
United Kingdom
11
13
17
23
16
17
18
18
31
26
22
24
23
France
5
10
14
17
18
16
20
16
32
29
32
25
22
Turkey
16
23
27
28
23
24
25
31
33
29
25
20
21
Italy
11
7
9
10
9
12
13
17
19
19
19
17
19
Japan
28
30
39
45
43
30
23
31
32
35
30
27
19
Ireland
14
17
21
21
18
13
12
13
15
16
16
17
18
Taiwan
12
8
9
12
13
5
9
7
13
10
10
21
18
Australia
13
9
14
18
14
11
16
12
17
12
12
16
17
Bulgaria
0
0
3
4
6
5
9
9
12
12
15
11
16
Germany
6
8
11
15
12
14
13
9
17
17
12
10
14
*No information available for 1998-1999 or 2002-2003
04-05
Ten Year Summary of the International Student Population 10
Undergraduate Students
93-94
94-95
School
95-96
96-97
97-98*
99-00
00-01
01-02*
03-04
04-05
A&S
145
133
112
103
91
96
98
87
61
78
CSOM
207
201
184
181
162
139
119
86
82
83
CSON
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
LSOE
9
7
8
7
9
8
7
6
5
10
Non Degree/
Exchange
6
13
26
30
27
60
53
64
70
62
WCASU
2
13
2
5
3
1
4
5
9
3
Subtotal
370
368
332
326
292
304
282
249
227
237
94-95
95-96
96-97
97-98*
99-00
00-01
01-02*
03-04
04-05
90
0
47
N/A
34
9
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
0
0
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
GA&S
Ph.D.
Master's
Other
269
153
94
22
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
GSSW
D.S.W.
M.S.W.
10
0
0
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
Law
6
5
4
5
8
15
21
21
16
17
LGSOE
Ph.D.
Master's
Other
0
0
0
0
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
Non-Degree/
Exchange
0
11
4
8
10
18
21
11
46
50
WCAGS
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
4
5
Subtotal
375
370
311
297
351
470
467
455
504
550
Grand
Total
745
738
643
623
643
774
749
704
731
787
Graduate Students
93-94
School
CGSOM
Ph.D.
M.B.A.
M.S.A.**
M.S.F.
Other
CGSON
Ph.D.
M.S.
*No information available for 1998-1999 or 2002-2003
** M.S.A. program established 2002-2003 academic year
International Practical Training Students 11
Boston College Graduates Who Are Currently Undertaking a Period of
Practical Training in the United States
Degree
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
8
17
1
7
39
13
3
3
4
8
3
106
Visa
F-1: Student
106
106
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
Woods College of Advancing Studies
Total
Country
Australia
Brazil
Bulgaria
Cameroon
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
France
Guatemala
India
Indonesia
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Total
Total Number of Countries Represented
Gender
Female
Male
66
40
106
47
19
6
3
10
3
4
10
2
1
1
106
1
1
1
1
7
2
26
1
2
1
3
1
12
1
2
2
1
4
Kenya
Korea South
Kuwait
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
Philippines
Singapore
South Africa
Spain
Switzerland
Taiwan
Thailand
Trinidad & Tobago
Turkey
Uganda
United Kingdom
Venezuela
Zimbabwe
1
5
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
2
1
5
2
1
5
1
1
2
1
106
37
International Faculty & Research Scholars 12
International Faculty & Research Scholars
School
Carroll School of Management
College of Arts & Sciences
Connell School of Nursing
Law
Lynch School of Education
Total
Visa Type
B-1: Visitor for Business
H-1B: Temporary Worker
J-1: Exchange Visitor
L-2:Relative of intracompany transferee
7
99
5
15
16
142
25
43
73
1
By Gender
Female
Male
142
Department
Biochemistry
Biology
Biomedical Science
Chemistry
Child in Society
Computer Science
Counseling Services
Curriculum & Instruction
Economics
Ed Research/ Measure/ Evaluation
Education
Electronic Engineering
Finance
Germanic Studies
History
Irish Studies
1
5
1
32
1
2
1
1
8
3
11
1
2
1
2
1
142
Law
Management
Marketing
Mathematics
Neuroscience
Nursing
Operations/Tech Management
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Religious Education
Romance Language - French
Social Sciences
Social Work
Sociology
Theology
Total
Country
Australia
Bangladesh
Belgium
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
China
Colombia
Denmark
Ethiopia
France
Germany
Guatemala
Hungary
India
Iran
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Total
Total Number of Countries Represented
59
83
15
3
1
1
1
3
1
9
7
3
8
1
1
2
4
9
142
6
1
1
2
4
5
15
1
1
1
6
11
1
1
12
1
4
3
9
Japan
Korea South
Lebanon
Malaysia
Malta
Mexico
Oman
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Spain
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Vietnam
Zimbabwe
12
7
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
5
3
2
1
6
5
1
142
38
Dependents 13
Dependents
School of primary visa holder
College of Arts and Sciences
Connell Graduate School of Nursing
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Graduate School of Education
Graduate School of Management
Graduate School of Social Work
Law School
24
4
35
5
19
1
10
Total
98
Country of Citizenship
Australia
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile
China
France
Guatemala
Hong Kong
India
Israel
Japan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Relationship to
primary visa holder
Spouse
58
Child
40
98
1
2
2
4
3
18
1
3
2
4
2
9
2
3
Visa Type*
F-2
64
J-2
34
98
Korea South
Malaysia
Mexico
Moldova
Nepal
Philippines
Russia
Spain
Taiwan
Turkey
Uganda
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Gender
Female
Male
67
31
98
18
1
5
2
3
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
Total
98
Total Number of Countries Represented
27
*F-2: Student Dependent
J-2: Exchange Visitor Dependent
Yearly Statistics 14
International Population
at Boston College by Year & by Program 1981-2005
Undergraduate
Students
Graduate
Students
Total
Students
Enrolled
Practical
Training
Research
Scholars
1981-82
136
134
270
11
61
N/A
342
1982-83
172
148
320
8
69
N/A
397
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*
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
Year
*No information available for 1998-1999 or 2002-2003
** Prior to 2003-2004 dependent information was not tracked
Dependents*
*
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Boston College
Office of International Students and Scholars
Office of the Dean for Student Development
Campanella Way, Suite 249
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Phone: 617-552-8005 Fax: 617-552-2190
www.bc.edu/intercultural