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Anita Gaines Director

Jin Zhang Associate Director

Amanda Majure Sr. SEVIS Compliance Coordinator

Grace Semple-Paul International Student Counselor

Ida Thompson International Student Counselor

Dale Hamilton International Friendship Program Coordinator

Emily Estill Office Assistant 2

Gina McCready Office Assistant 2

Jackeice Chambers Office Assistant 2

Lia Verhoef Administrative Coordinator

Ruchika Bhatia Instructional Assistant

Michelle Akpala Student Worker

Report compiled by: Amanda Majure & Michelle Akpala

Front cover globe image courtesy: http://www.theodora.com/maps, used with permission

Staff

The University of Houston is the doctoral degree-granting and largest university of the University of Houston System, a public system of higher education that includes three other universities (UH-Clear Lake, UH-Downtown, and UH-Victoria) and two multi-institution teaching centers (UH System at Sugar Land in Fort Bend and UH System at Cinco Ranch).

I. ISSSO Mission Statement and Definitions Used in this Report 2

II. Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) Report 3

III. Enrollment Summary 4

IV. Non-Immigrant Enrollment 5

V. Profile of First Time Enrolled Non-Immigrants 6

VI. Non-Immigrant Enrollment Compositions 7

VII. Non-Immigrant Enrollment by Country and Level of Study 8

VIII. Percentage of Non-Immigrant Enrollment by Geographic Region 9

IX. Enrollment Distribution by Level of Study 10

X. Non-Immigrant Enrollment Distribution by College 11

XII. International Student to U.S. Student Enrollment by College 12

XIII. Non-Immigrant Student Enrollment by College and Origin 13

XIV. Enrollment by Geographic Region 17Africa 17Asia 18Middle East 18Europe 19Latin America 20North America 21Oceania 21

XV. 25 Year Non-Immigrant Enrollment Trends 22

XVI. Country Profiles: Fall 2010 Enrollment 23India 23China, Vietnam, Korea 24Nigeria, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia 25Turkey, Mexico, Pakistan 26Venezuela, Canada, Colombia 27Iran, United Kingdom, Philippines 28Sri Lanka, Angola, Brazil 29Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia 30Nepal, Germany, Russia 31Thailand, Kazakhstan, Tunisia 32

XVII. F-1 Employment Statistics: Optional Practical Training (OPT) 33

XVIII. Non-Immigrant International Student Enrollment 2001-2010 34

XIX. Language & Culture Center Enrollment: Fall 2010 35

XX. 2010 Exchange Visitor Program Summary 36

XXI. 2010 Exchange Visitor Country of Origin 37

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Mission Statement•

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Definitions Used in this ReportAn individual authorized to reside in the United States temporarily.An individual authorized to reside in the United States permanently.

Selected Visa CategoriesEmployees of foreign governments on official business and their dependentsTreaty traderTreaty investor

Dependent of F-1Representatives of international organizationsPersonal employee of G-1, G-2, G-3 or G-4Individual temporarily in the U.S. to perform services in a specialty occupationDependent of H-1BForeign media representativeStudent, Professor, Research Scholar, Short-term Scholar or SpecialistDependent of J-1Fiancé(e) of U.S. citizenMinor child of K-1Spouse of U.S. citizenMinor child of K-3Intracompany TransfereeDependent of L-1Worker of extraordinary abilityReligious workerDependent of R-1Trade NAFTA professionals from Canada and MexicoDependent of TNTemporary Protected Status

F-2

Provide for the special needs of 4,881 international students, research scholars, foreign faculty, and their dependents as related to their status as non-immigrants of the United States.

Meet the University of Houston's responsibility for compliance with the laws and regulations of the U.S. government.

Promote internationalization at the University of Houston through our services and programs.

Non-ImmigrantImmigrant

A-1/A-2E-1E-2F-1 An individual in the U.S. engaging in a full course of academic study or

language training

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F‐1 (2798)62%

F‐1 OPT (684)15%

F‐2 (181)4%

J‐1 (671)15%

J‐2 (157)4%

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Non‐Immigrant8.4%

Immigrant7.3%

U.S. Citizen84.4%

Fall 2010 Student Enrollment

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37414%

227286%

Fall 2010 Degrees AwardedNon‐Immigrants

U.S. Citizens, Immigrants, etc.

F‐186.3%

H‐1B3.6%

H‐43.2%

J‐11.4%

J‐20.3%

L‐10.6%

L‐21.6% PRP

1.3%

Other1.7%

Non F13.7%

Percentage ofVisa Categories

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Natural Sciences & Mathematics

28.1%

Engineering25%

Business16.8%

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences7.6%

Technology5.2%

University Studies4.7%

Hotel & Restaurant Management

4.1%Pharmacy

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Country UG PB G Sp. Prof Total Country UG PB G Sp. Prof Total1 Albania 1 1 2 65 Kuwait 2 2 42 Algeria 1 1 66 Kyrgyzstan 2 23 Angola 26 26 67 Latvia 1 2 34 Anguilla 1 1 68 Lebanon 7 1 3 115 Argentina 1 12 13 69 Liberia 1 16 Australia 4 4 70 Libya 2 1 7 107 Austria 1 1 71 Lithuania 1 18 Azerbaijan 6 2 1 9 72 Macau 1 19 Bahamas 7 1 8 73 Macedonia 1 1

10 Bangladesh 6 9 15 74 Malaysia 12 3 7 1 2311 Barbados 2 2 75 Mali 4 412 Belgium 1 1 76 Mexico 48 2 27 3 8013 Belize 5 1 6 77 Mongolia 2 214 Benin 1 1 2 78 Morocco 5 2 715 Bermuda 1 1 79 Myanmar/Burma 1 1 216 Bolivia 2 2 1 5 80 Nepal 14 1 8 2317 Botswana 1 1 81 Netherlands 3 1 418 Brazil 16 1 5 4 26 82 Nicaragua 1 119 Bulgaria 3 4 7 83 Nigeria 69 3 33 1 10620 Burkina Faso 4 4 84 Norway 2 2 421 Cambodia 1 1 2 85 Oman 1 122 Cameroon 7 3 10 86 Pakistan 59 20 1 8023 Canada 34 1 24 13 72 87 Palestinian Territories 1 124 Cayman Islands 1 1 88 Panama 1 125 Chad 1 1 89 Paraguay 1 126 Chile 1 1 2 90 Peru 8 2 3 2 1527 China 118 10 418 5 551 91 Philippines 7 25 3228 Colombia 25 1 20 46 92 Poland 3 329 Costa Rica 2 2 93 Portugal 1 2 330 Cote D'Ivoire/Ivory Coast 6 1 7 94 Qatar 2 1 331 Croatia 3 1 4 95 Romania 1 4 532 Cyprus 1 1 96 Russia 9 12 2133 Denmark 6 2 3 11 97 Saudi Arabia 81 8 8934 Dominica 1 1 98 Senegal 1 135 Dominican Republic 2 2 4 99 Serbia 3 336 Ecuador 9 1 3 13 100 Singapore 4 1 4 937 Egypt 4 1 10 15 101 Slovenia 1 138 El Salvador 3 3 102 South Africa 1 1 2 439 Equatorial Guinea 2 2 103 South Korea 84 4 53 6 14740 Ethiopia 1 2 3 104 Spain 2 8 1041 Finland 2 2 105 Sri Lanka 4 25 2942 France 7 1 6 1 15 106 St. Vincent & the Grenadines 1 143 Gabon 2 1 3 107 Sudan 1 144 Georgia 1 1 108 Swaziland 1 145 Germany 13 8 1 22 109 Sweden 3 3 1 746 Ghana 3 1 1 5 110 Switzerland 2 247 Greece 1 4 5 111 Syria 2 248 Guatemala 4 1 5 112 Taiwan 28 4 55 4 9149 Guinea 2 2 113 Tanzania 11 1 1250 Honduras 1 1 2 114 Thailand 2 1 17 1 2151 Hong Kong 15 2 9 26 115 Togo 1 152 Hungary 1 2 3 116 Trinidad & Tobago 3 7 1053 India 78 4 708 5 795 117 Tunisia 4 12 1654 Indonesia 16 1 9 26 118 Turkey 12 70 1 8355 Iran 1 36 37 119 Turkmenistan 1 156 Iraq 2 1 3 120 Uganda 1 157 Ireland 1 1 2 121 Ukraine 1 9 1058 Israel 5 5 122 United Arab Emirates 2 259 Italy 4 5 1 10 123 United Kingdom 20 15 1 3660 Jamaica 1 1 2 124 Uzbekistan 2 261 Japan 3 1 6 10 125 Venezuela 46 6 24 4 8062 Jordan 3 11 14 126 Vietnam 144 1 51 2 19863 Kazakhstan 10 1 5 16 127 Zambia 1 164 Kenya 10 2 12 128 Zimbabwe 2 3 5

Non-Immigrant Enrollment Grand Total 1217 63 1893 69 3242Total Countries Represented by Non-Immigrant Enrollment 128

Fall 2010 Non-Immigrant Enrollment by Country and Level of Study

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Africa8.2%

Middle East5.3%

Europe9.0%

Latin America10.2%

North America2.3%

Oceania0.1%

India24.5%

China17.0%

All Others7.5%

Vietnam6.1%

S. Korea4.5%

Taiwan2.8%

Pakistan2.5%

Asia64.9%

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Junior

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66%

30%

4%Master's

Doctoral

SpecialProfessional

10

Natural Sciences & Mathematics

24.3%

Engineering23.4%

Business Administration

19.0%

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences10.3%

Technology6.1%

Hotel & Restaurant Management

4.7%

University Studies3.3%

Pharmacy3.1%

Education1.9%

Architecture1.6%

Law1.4%

Optometry1.0%

Social Work0.1%

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Non‐Immigrant/Immigrant/U.S. Student Enrollment Ratio

Non‐Immigrant Enrollment

Immigrant Enrollment**

U.S. Student Enrollment*

Fall 2010

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Architecture: 28 countries represented 32 19 51Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Country UG G Total

Argentina 1 1 Ecuador 1 1 Indonesia 1 1 South Korea 1 1Bangladesh 2 2 Egypt 1 1 Libya 1 1 Spain 1 1Bahamas 1 1 Finland 1 1 Mexico 3 2 5 Sudan 1 1Botswana 1 1 France 1 1 Morocco 1 1 Taiwan 3 3China 3 6 9 Hong Kong 1 1 Myanmar/Burma 1 1 Trinidad & Tobago 1 1Cote d'Ivoire/Ivory Coast 1 1 Hungary 1 1 Nigeria 1 1 Venezuela 4 4Colombia 3 3 India 1 1 2 Pakistan 1 1 Vietnam 2 1 3Business Administration: 72 countries represented 340 276 616

Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Country UG G TotalAlbania 1 1 Dominica 1 1 Kuwait 1 2 3 Singapore 3 1 4Angola 5 5 Ecuador 3 1 4 Lebanon 1 1 Slovenia 1 1Argentina 5 5 El Salvador 2 2 Malaysia 1 1 2 South Africa 1 1Azerbaijan 3 3 France 4 1 5 Mali 2 2 South Korea 10 10 20Bahamas 1 1 Gabon 1 1 Mexico 10 2 12 Spain 1 2 3Bangladesh 2 2 4 Germany 5 1 6 Mongolia 1 1 Sri Lanka 3 3Belize 1 1 Ghana 1 1 Myanmar/Burma 1 1 Taiwan 13 7 20Bolivia 1 1 Greece 1 1 Nepal 4 1 5 Tanzania 5 5Brazil 3 1 4 Honduras 1 1 Netherlands 1 1 Thailand 1 1Burkina Faso 2 2 Hong Kong 4 2 6 Nigeria 13 7 20 Trinidad & Tobago 1 1Cambodia 1 1 India 25 81 106 Norway 2 2 4 Turkey 3 5 8Cameroon 2 2 Indonesia 4 2 6 Pakistan 24 11 35 Ukraine 1 1Canada 6 6 12 Iran 2 2 Peru 2 2 United Kingdom 5 6 11China 53 60 113 Israel 1 1 Qatar 2 2 Venezuela 5 5 10Colombia 6 5 11 Italy 1 2 3 Romania 1 1 Vietnam 62 13 75Cote d'Ivoire/Ivory Coast 1 1 Japan 1 2 3 Russia 5 4 9 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 1 1Croatia 1 1 Kazakhstan 6 2 8 Saudi Arabia 18 1 19 Zambia 1 1Denmark 1 1 Kenya 1 1 Senegal 1 1 Zimbabwe 2 2Education: 22 countries represented 21 39 60

Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Country UG G TotalBelize 1 1 Indonesia 2 2 Pakistan 1 1 Trinidad & Tobago 1 1Bermuda 1 1 Jamaica 1 1 Philippines 2 2 Turkey 5 5Canada 3 2 5 Japan 2 2 Saudi Arabia 1 1 United Kingdom 1 2 3China 3 11 14 Kenya 1 1 Singapore 1 1 Vietnam 2 2Hong Kong 1 1 Mexico 2 1 3 South Korea 2 2 4India 4 4 Nigeria 1 1 2 Taiwan 1 2 3

Fall 2010 Non-Immigrant Student Enrollment by College and Origin

13

Engineering: 67 countries represented 225 534 759Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Country UG G Total

Angola 4 4 El Salvador 1 1 Kazakhstan 2 2 Saudi Arabia 19 4 23Bangladesh 2 4 6 Equatorial Guinea 1 1 Kenya 1 1 Serbia 1 1Bahamas 1 1 Ethiopia 1 1 Kuwait 1 1 Singapore 1 1Barbados 1 1 France 2 2 Lebanon 4 2 6 South Korea 2 2 4Benin 1 1 Gabon 1 1 2 Libya 1 4 5 Sri Lanka 2 4 6Bolivia 1 1 Germany 2 2 Malaysia 6 1 7 Syria 2 2Brazil 3 1 4 Ghana 1 1 Mexico 7 4 11 Taiwan 9 9Burkina Faso 1 1 Guatemala 1 1 Mongolia 1 1 Tanzania 4 4Cameroon 3 1 4 Guinea 1 1 Morocco 3 3 Thailand 1 2 3Canada 2 3 5 Hong Kong 1 1 2 Nepal 4 2 6 Trinidad & Tobago 1 1China 14 117 131 India 12 273 285 Nigeria 20 7 27 Tunisia 3 7 10Colombia 6 2 8 Indonesia 5 3 8 Pakistan 9 3 12 Turkey 2 19 21Cote d'Ivoire/Ivory Coast 1 1 2 Iran 26 26 Panama 1 1 United Kingdom 1 1Cyprus 1 1 Iraq 1 1 Peru 3 1 4 Uzbekistan 1 1Denmark 2 2 Israel 2 2 Philippines 3 3 Venezuela 16 5 21Ecuador 3 3 Jamaica 1 1 Poland 1 1 Vietnam 26 8 34Egypt 2 4 6 Jordan 3 3 6 Russia 2 2Hotel & Restaurant Management: 34 countries represented 107 44 151

Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Country UG G TotalAngola 1 1 Germany 1 1 2 Nicaragua 1 1 Taiwan 1 2 3Anguilla 1 1 Guatemala 1 1 Nigeria 1 1 Trinidad & Tobago 1 1Australia 1 1 Hong Kong 2 1 3 Pakistan 1 1 Turkey 1 1 2Bahamas 2 2 India 3 1 4 Portugal 1 1 Ukraine 1 1Barbados 1 1 Indonesia 1 2 3 Russia 1 1 Venezuela 2 2Bolivia 1 1 Japan 1 1 Saudi Arabia 1 1 Vietnam 13 1 14Brazil 3 3 Kazakhstan 1 1 South Korea 30 8 38 Zimbabwe 1 1Canada 3 3 Mexico 5 5 Sri Lanka 1 1China 21 25 46 Nepal 2 2 Sweden 1 1Law: 21 countries represented 0 45 45

Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Country UG G TotalAzerbaijan 1 1 Ghana 1 1 Netherlands 1 1 Thailand 1 1Bolivia 1 1 India 3 3 Pakistan 1 1 Turkey 1 1Brazil 4 4 Italy 1 1 Peru 2 2 Venezuela 3 3Canada 5 5 Liberia 1 1 Portugal 2 2China 5 5 Malaysia 1 1 South Korea 4 4Germany 1 1 Mexico 3 3 Taiwan 3 3


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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences: 71 countries represented 172 101 273Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Country UG G Total

Angola 2 2 Finland 1 1 Lithuania 1 1 Singapore 1 2 3Argentina 5 5 France 3 3 Macau 1 1 South Africa 1 1 2Australia 1 1 Georgia 1 1 Macedonia 1 1 South Korea 12 10 22Bahamas 3 3 Germany 3 3 6 Malaysia 3 2 5 Spain 4 4Belgium 1 1 Guatemala 2 2 Mali 1 1 Sweden 2 2Belize 2 2 Honduras 1 1 Mexico 9 6 15 Switzerland 2 2Brazil 4 4 Hong Kong 5 2 7 Nepal 1 1 Taiwan 5 9 14Bulgaria 3 3 India 11 19 30 Netherlands 1 1 Tanzania 1 1Burkina Faso 1 1 Indonesia 2 2 Nigeria 8 8 Thailand 1 1Canada 9 9 18 Iran 1 3 4 Oman 1 1 Trinidad & Tobago 1 1Chile 1 1 Ireland 1 1 2 Pakistan 6 1 7 Tunisia 1 1China 6 24 30 Israel 1 1 Peru 3 1 4 Turkey 1 17 18Colombia 3 7 10 Italy 2 2 4 Philippines 6 6 Ukraine 5 5Costa Rica 1 1 Japan 2 1 3 Poland 1 1 United Kingdom 6 2 8Cote d'Ivoire/Ivory Coast 1 1 Kazakhstan 1 1 2 Romania 1 1 2 Venezuela 12 2 14Croatia 1 1 Kenya 1 1 Russia 2 2 4 Vietnam 8 1 9Denmark 2 2 Latvia 1 1 Saudi Arabia 5 1 6 Zimbabwe 1 1Dominican Republic 1 1 Lebanon 1 1 Serbia 1 1Natural Science & Mathematics: 75 countries represented 183 604 787

Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Country UG G TotalAlbania 1 1 Croatia 1 1 Kyrgyzstan 2 2 Spain 1 1Algeria 1 1 Dominican Republic 2 2 Latvia 2 2 Sri Lanka 1 18 19Angola 6 6 Ecuador 2 1 3 Lebanon 1 1 2 Swaziland 1 1Argentina 2 2 Egypt 2 2 Libya 1 2 3 Sweden 2 2Australia 2 2 Ethiopia 2 2 Malaysia 3 3 6 Taiwan 3 21 24Austria 1 1 Equatorial Guinea 1 1 Mexico 5 10 15 Thailand 1 13 14Azerbaijan 1 1 2 France 2 2 Morocco 1 1 2 Togo 1 1Bangladesh 1 1 Germany 1 1 Nepal 3 5 8 Trinidad & Tobago 1 3 4Benin 1 1 Greece 1 2 3 Netherlands 1 1 Tunisia 1 4 5Bolivia 1 1 Hong Kong 2 2 4 Nigeria 16 14 30 Turkey 1 18 19Brazil 1 3 4 India 15 203 218 Pakistan 6 3 9 Turkmenistan 1 1Cameroon 2 2 Indonesia 2 2 4 Peru 2 1 3 Uganda 1 1Canada 4 2 6 Iran 4 4 Philippines 1 19 20 Ukraine 3 3Chad 1 1 Iraq 1 1 Romania 2 2 United Arab Emirates 1 1Chile 1 1 Italy 1 1 Russia 1 4 5 United Kingdom 4 4China 13 143 156 Japan 1 1 Saudi Arabia 27 1 28 Venezuela 6 7 13Colombia 6 5 11 Jordan 4 4 Serbia 1 1 Vietnam 20 23 43Costa Rica 1 1 Kazakhstan 1 1 South Africa 1 1 Zimbabwe 1 1Cote d'Ivoire/Ivory Coast 1 1 Kenya 2 2 South Korea 13 19 32Optometry: 10 countries represented 0 31 31

Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Country UG G TotalBulgaria 1 1 China 8 8 India 9 9 Venezuela 1 1Canada 6 6 Croatia 1 1 Philippines 1 1Cayman Islands 1 1 France 1 1 Sweden 2 2


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Pharmacy: 16 countries represented 23 78 101Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Country UG G Total

Bangladesh 1 1 Ghana 1 1 Kenya 2 2 South Korea 5 2 7Canada 2 2 India 3 43 46 Nigeria 1 1 Taiwan 2 2 4China 2 13 15 Iraq 1 1 Qatar 1 1 United Kingdom 1 1 2Egypt 1 3 4 Jordan 3 3 Saudi Arabia 1 1 2 Vietnam 6 3 9Social Work: 4 countries represented 0 0 4 4

Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Country UG G TotalHong Kong 1 1 India 1 1 South Korea 1 1 Turkey 1 1Technology: 37 countries represented 71 127 198

Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Country UG G TotalAngola 5 5 Dominican Republic 1 1 Jordan 1 1 Spain 1 1Azerbaijan 1 1 2 Ecuador 1 1 Kazakhstan 2 2 Taiwan 4 4Belize 2 2 Egypt 1 1 Kenya 1 1 2 Turkey 1 4 5Brazil 1 1 Germany 1 2 3 Malaysia 1 1 United Kingdom 3 1 4Bulgaria 2 2 Ghana 1 1 Mexico 5 2 7 Uzbekistan 1 1Cambodia 1 1 Greece 1 1 Nepal 1 1 Venezuela 3 5 8Canada 2 2 4 Guatemala 1 1 Nigeria 8 4 12 Vietnam 5 1 6China 3 11 14 Hungary 1 1 Pakistan 2 2 4Colombia 1 1 2 India 6 75 81 Saudi Arabia 5 5Denmark 6 6 Iran 1 1 South Korea 2 1 3University Studies: 42 countries represented 154 0 154

Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Country UG G Total Country UG G TotalAngola 3 3 Guinea 1 1 Pakistan 9 9 Pakistan 9 9Azerbaijan 1 1 Hong Kong 1 1 Palestinian Territories 1 1 Palestinian Territories 1 1Bangladesh 1 1 Hungary 1 1 Paraguay 1 1 Paraguay 1 1Brazil 2 2 India 6 6 Poland 1 1 Poland 1 1Bulgaria 1 1 Israel 1 1 Saudi Arabia 4 4 Saudi Arabia 4 4Cameroon 2 2 Italy 1 1 South Korea 11 11 South Korea 11 11Canada 6 6 Kenya 2 2 Taiwan 4 4 Taiwan 4 4China 10 10 Lebanon 1 1 Tanzania 2 2 Tanzania 2 2Colombia 1 1 Libya 1 1 Thailand 1 1 Thailand 1 1Cote d'Ivoire/Ivory Coast 1 1 Malaysia 1 1 Turkey 3 3 Turkey 3 3Ecuador 1 1 Mali 1 1 United Arab Emirates 1 1 United Arab Emirates 1 1Egypt 1 1 Mexico 4 4 United Kingdom 3 3 United Kingdom 3 3France 1 1 Morocco 1 1 Venezuela 4 4 Venezuela 4 4Germany 1 1 Nigeria 4 4 Vietnam 3 3 Vietnam 3 3


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1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010Other Foreign Unknown 77 125 145 174 182 5 8 2 22 27 4 5 23 22 29 17 68 114 79 59 53 8 1 0 0

Oceania 6 12 8 9 7 6 8 5 4 10 10 12 9 7 10 4 6 11 9 10 9 4 6 3 4North America 24 26 30 23 28 37 42 34 42 38 38 39 42 45 44 32 37 41 37 37 52 55 60 64 73

Latin America 179 170 168 165 170 202 183 166 166 149 147 162 173 211 217 266 320 353 452 468 369 324 320 298 331

Europe 217 195 203 221 239 254 250 281 279 229 265 282 280 274 258 265 237 235 235 228 192 261 285 271 293Middle East 221 177 171 153 155 176 162 130 105 106 105 97 106 128 118 145 158 160 164 198 191 126 155 173 172

Asia 1193 1138 1079 1168 1215 1420 1477 1530 1496 1432 1390 1410 1403 1472 1562 1612 1724 1674 1574 1470 1400 1657 1786 1955 2104

Africa 132 104 92 65 63 102 88 98 88 92 100 126 141 137 149 181 247 232 246 268 239 259 267 270 265

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Business andManagement Education Engineering Fine and

Applied ArtsHealth

Professions HumanitiesMath andComputerScience

Other Fieldsof Study

Physical andLife Sciences

SocialSciences

Professional 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0

Graduate 126 3 285 1 50 3 181 2 41 16

Undergraduate 29 0 16 1 4 0 6 10 10 6

Selected Fields of Study: India (1/2) 795 Students

Undergraduate Graduate Professional

23

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

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Applied ArtsHealth

Professions

Math andComputerScience

Other Fields ofStudy

Physical andLife Sciences Social Sciences

Professional 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0

Graduate 15 2 8 2 1 11 0 12 0

Undergraduate 78 0 27 4 6 10 8 11 1

Selected Fields of Study: Vietnam (3/9) 198 Students

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SocialSciences


Graduate 18 2 2 9 0 3 2 16 1

Undergraduate 41 0 2 5 6 2 19 10 3

Selected Fields of Study: Korea (4/3) 147 Students


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Graduate 93 9 117 11 21 54 7 92 14

Undergraduate 74 0 16 4 3 10 15 4 2

Selected Fields of Study: China (2/1) 551 Students

24

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Applied ArtsHealth

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SocialSciences


Graduate 8 1 7 0 0 5 0 12 0

Undergraduate 14 0 24 1 3 7 7 11 5

Selected Fields of Study: Nigeria (5/20) 106 Students


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100%

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Applied ArtsHealth

Professions




Graduate 1 4 0 1 1 0 0 1

Undergraduate 20 21 2 4 6 4 22 2

Selected Fields of Study: Saudi Arabia (7/7) 89 Students

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100%

Business andManagemnt Education Engineering Fine and

Applied ArtsHealth




SocialSciences

Professional 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0

Graduate 12 2 9 3 1 0 8 4 13 3

Undergraduate 14 0 0 5 2 1 0 5 3 2

Selected Fields of Study: Taiwan (6/5) 91 Students

25

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

Business andManagement Education Engineering Math and Computer

ScienceOther Fields of

StudyPhysical and Life

Sciences Social Sciences

Professional 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

Graduate 6 4 22 9 0 10 19

Undergraduate 4 0 3 0 3 1 1

Selected Fields of Study: Turkey (8/10) 83 Students

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100%


Applied ArtsHealth




SocialSciences

Professional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0

Graduate 4 1 4 4 0 3 5 0 5 1

Undergraduate 16 0 8 6 1 2 3 7 5 2

Selected Fields of Study: Mexico (9/8) 80 Students

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100%

Business andManagement Engineering Fine and Applied

ArtsHealth

Professions



Physical and LifeSciences Social Sciences

Professional 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

Graduate 11 4 0 0 3 1 1 0


Selected Fields of Study: Pakistan (9/23) 80 Students

26

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100%


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Graduate 5 3 2 2 1 0 4 3


Selected Fields of Study: Colombia (11/19) 46 Students


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ProfessionsOther Fields of



Professional 0 0 0 0 8 5 0 0

Graduate 7 1 3 2 2 2 2 5


Selected Fields of Study: Canada (10/4) 72 Students

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Graduate 9 6 0 0 0 2 2 5 0

Undergraduate 7 18 4 0 2 2 11 4 4

Selected Fields of Study: Venezuela (9/24) 80 Students

27

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100%

Business andManagement Engineering Fine and Applied Arts Humanities Physical and Life


Graduate 3 26 0 1 4 2

Undergraduate 0 0 1 0 0 0

Selected Fields of Study: Iran (12/‐) 37 Students


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Graduate 7 2 0 1 0 1 0 4 0

Undergraduate 8 0 2 1 2 0 5 0 2

Selected Fields of Study: United Kingdom (13/13) 36 Students

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HealthProfessions Humanities Other Fields of



Graduate 1 3 0 1 0 1 19 0


Selected Fields of Study: Philippines (14/‐) 32 Students

28

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100%

Business and Management Engineering Other Fields of Study Physical and Life Sciences Social Sciences

Professional 0 0 4 0 0

Graduate 1 1 0 3 0

Undergraduate 7 3 3 1 3

Selected Fields of Study: Brazil (16/14) 26 Students


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Business and Management Engineering Other Fields of Study Physical and Life Sciences

Graduate 3 4 0 18

Undergraduate 1 2 1 0

Selected Fields of Study: Sri Lanka (15/‐) 29 Students

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Selected Fields of Study: Angola (16/‐) 26 Students

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Graduate 4 3 0 1 0 1 0


Selected Fields of Study: Indonesia (16/18) 26 Students

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Graduate 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 3


Selected Fields of Study: Hong Kong (16/16) 26 Students

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Professional 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

Graduate 1 1 1 1 0 2 1


Selected Fields of Study: Malaysia (17/21) 23 Students

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Business and Management Education Engineering Fine and Applied Arts Other Fields of Study

Professional 0 0 1 0 0

Graduate 3 0 2 1 2


Selected Fields of Study: Germany (18/12) 22 Students

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Graduate 1 2 0 1 4


Selected Fields of Study: Nepal (17/11) 23 Students

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Graduate 4 2 2 2 2


Selected Fields of Study: Russia (19/25) 21 Students

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100%

Business andManagement Engineering Math and Computer

Science Other Fields of Study Physical and LifeSciences Social Sciences

Professional 0 0 0 1 0 0

Graduate 2 1 3 0 10 1


Selected Fields of Study: Thailand (19/15) 21 Students


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Graduate 7 3 1 1


Selected Fields of Study: Tunisia (20/‐) 16 Students

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Undergraduate(UG) Graduate(G) Total128 477 605

8 71 79136 548 684

Country UG G Total Country UG G TotalAngola 1 0 1 Jordan 0 1 1Argentina 1 2 3 Kazakhstan 0 1 1Australia 1 1 2 Kenya 1 0 1Bangladesh 0 1 1 South Korea 4 13 17Belgium 0 1 1 Lebanon 4 1 5Brazil 2 3 5 Malaysia 3 1 4Cameroon 1 1 2 Mexico 6 7 13Canada 4 3 7 Morocco 1 0 1China 7 65 72 Netherlands 1 0 1Colombia 8 3 11 Nicaragua 1 0 1Côte d’Ivoire/Ivory Coast 1 0 1 Nigeria 7 12 19Czech Republic 1 0 1 Pakistan 11 9 20Denmark 0 1 1 Panama 1 0 1Dominica 2 0 2 Peru 2 2 4Dominican Republic 1 0 1 Philippines 1 2 3Ecuador 2 0 2 Poland 1 2 3Egypt 1 0 1 Romania 0 2 2El Salvador 3 0 3 Russia 0 2 2Ethiopia 1 0 1 Serbia 0 1 1Finland 1 0 1 Singapore 0 1 1France 2 0 2 Spain 1 3 4Gabon 2 0 2 Sri Lanka 0 5 5Germany 4 3 7 St. Lucia 1 0 1Ghana 0 4 4 Taiwan 1 12 13Greece 1 0 1 Thailand 1 6 7Guatemala 1 0 1 Trinidad & Tobago 1 1 2Hong Kong 1 1 2 Tunisia 1 3 4Hungary 1 0 1 Turkey 2 9 11India 6 347 353 United Kingdom 2 4 6Indonesia 3 3 6 Venezuela 2 1 3Iran 0 1 1 Vietnam 19 2 21Italy 1 0 1 Zambia 0 1 1Japan 1 4 5 Total 136 548 684

F-1 Employment Statistics: Optional Practical Training (OPT)

Total Alumni on STEM ExtensionsTotal Alumni on OPT

Total Alumni on OPT & STEM Extensions

Immediately following completion of their degree, most non-immigrant students on the F-1 visa have the optionof pursuing a 12-month employment benefit. The student must apply with the United States Citizenship &Immigration Services (USCIS) to request permission to work. Upon approval, the student is authorized to acceptemployment inside the United States that is directly related to her/his major area of study for a specified timeperiod. This time period is referred to as Optional Practical Training (OPT). Students graduating from certainscience, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines designated by the Department ofHomeland Security may be eligible for an additional 17-month, once-in-a-lifetime, employment benefit aftercompleting OPT. This employment benefit is referred to as a STEM Extension. 684 F-1 alumni from 55 differentnations participated in Optional Practical Training during 2010.

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