Reversing the tide: a complex visa process has contributed to a decline in the number of international students coming to the country since 9/11
Black Issues in Higher Education, Nov 4, 2004 by Dahna Chandler
Historically Black Colleges and Universities with Top Foreign
Student Enrollment
Associate's Institutions Number of
Foreign
Students
2002/2003
Gadsen State Community College (Ala.) 235
Bishop State Community College (Ala.) 136
Hinds Community College (Miss.) 21
St. Philip's College (Texas) 15
Southern University Shreveport-Bossier (La.) 6
Baccalaureate Institutions
Florida Memorial College 300
Oakwood College (Ala.) 151
Bethune-Cookman College (Fla.) 134
Benedict College (S.C.) 111
Saint Augustine's College (N.C.) 102
Master's Institutions
University of the District of Colombia 686
Morgan State University (Md.) 428
Alabama A&M University 296
North Carolina A&T State University 189
Florida A&M University 179
Doctoral Institutions
Texas Southern University 498
Tennessee State University 157
Clark Atlanta University (Ga.) 105
Professional and Specialized
Institutions
Harris-Stowe State College (Mo.) 58
Meharry Medical College (Tenn.) 26
Interdenominational Theological Center (Ga.) 19
Morehouse School of Medicine (Ga.) 10
Research Institutions
Howard University (D.C.) 1,200
SOURCE: OPEN DOORS REPORT, 2003
International Student Totals
By Place of Origin
2001/02 2002/03 % Change
Africa 37,724 40,193 6.5%
East Africa 15,331 15,996 4.3%
Central Africa 1,972 2,371 20.2%
North Africa 5,593 5,218 -6.7%
Southern Africa 3,443 3,017 -12.4%
West Africa 11,385 13,590 19.4%
Asia 324,812 332,298 2.3%
East Asia 196,813 199,666 1.4%
South & Central Asia 86,131 93,767 8.9%
Southeast Asia 41,868 38,865 -7.2%
Middle East 38,545 34,803 9.7%
Europe 81,579 78,001 -4.4%
Eastern Europe 29,591 29,167 -1.4%
Western Europe 51,988 48,834 -6.1%
Latin America 68,358 68,950 0.9%
Caribbean 13,879 14,895 7.3%
Central America/Mexico 18,826 18,856 0.2%
South America 35,653 35,199 -1.3%
North America 27,039 27,227 0.7%
Oceania 4,852 4,811 -0.8%
Stateless 87 33 -62.1%
World Total 582,996 586,323 0.6%
SOURCE: INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION, OPEN DOORS REPORT 2003;
HTTP://OPENDOORS.IINETWORKS.ORG
The Top 20 U.S Study Centers
International enrollments in metropolitan statistical area
with more than 1,000 students
Detroit 5,896
Pittsburgh 5,882
Orange County, Calif. 6,052
Phoenix-Mesa, Ariz. 6,182
Oakland, Calif. 6,298
Austin-San Marcos, Texas 6,570
San Diego 6,748
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Wash. 7,553
Atlanta 8,342
Miami 8,383
San Francisco 8,393
Dallas 10,199
Houston 10,526
San Jose, Calif. 11,070
Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J. 11,373
Chicago 17,319
Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va.-W.Va. 20,678
Boston, Mass.-N.H. 24,160
Los Angeles-Long Beach, Calif. 29,486
New York 36,086
Note: Table made from bar graph.
SOURCE: OPEN DOORS REPORT, 2003
Major Field of Specialization of International Scholars
1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97
Health Sciences 27.4% 28.6% 27.6% 27.1%
Life & Biological Sciences 13.1% 14.1% 12.8% 15.4%
Physical Sciences 14.7% 12.8% 14.3% 13.8%
Engineering 11.6% 11.9% 13.4% 11.8%
Social Sciences & History 4.6% 4.0% 4.2% 4.6%
Agriculture 3.7% 3.4% 3.5% 4.1%
Computer & Information
Sciences 2.3% 2.3% 2.7% 2.2%
Business Management 3.2% 2.8% 2.9% 2.6%
Mathematics 2.9% 2.5% 2.8% 2.8%
Foreign Languages &
Literature 2.2% 2.3% 2.0% 2.3%
Other 2.2% 3.1% 1.5% 1.6%
Education 1.5% 1.8% 1.6% 1.4%
Area & Ethnic Studies 1.7% 1.8% 1.5% 1.6%
Letters 1.5% 1.4% 1.7% 1.8%
Visual & Performing Arts 1.6% 1.2% 1.7% 1.5%
Law & Legal Studies 1.2% 1.1% 1.0% 1.0%
Psychology 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.8%
Architecture &
Environmental Design 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 0.7%
Philosophy & Religion 1.1% 0.1% 0.7% 0.9%
Communications 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.4%
Public Affairs 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 0.7%
Home Economics 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.5%
Library Sciences 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3%
Marketing 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01
Health Sciences 26.9% 26.2% 23.8% 26.9%
Life & Biological Sciences 14.4% 15.4% 16.8% 14.7%
Physical Sciences 14.5% 15.0% 14.8% 14.7%
Engineering 11.7% 12.6% 11.9% 12.6%
Social Sciences & History 4.6% 4.3% 3.9% 3.6%
Agriculture 4.0% 3.4% 3.6% 3.9%
Computer & Information
Sciences 2.9% 2.5% 2.9% 2.7%
Business Management 2.5% 2.3% 2.4% 2.5%
Mathematics 2.9% 2.8% 2.6% 2.5%
Foreign Languages &
Literature 1.9% 2.3% 2.8% 1.9%
Other 2.2% 1.5% 3.3% 2.8%
Education 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1.5%
Area & Ethnic Studies 1.7% 1.8% 1.8% 1.8%
Letters 1.6% 1.5% 1.4% 1.3%
Visual &Performing Arts 1.5% 1.4% 1.3% 1.2%
Law & Legal Studies 1.0% 1.1% 1.1% 1.2%
Psychology 1.0% 1.0% 1.1% 1.0%
Architecture &
Environmental Design 0.6% 0.8% 0.8% 0.7%
Philosophy & Religion 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.6%
Communications 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5%
Public Affairs 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.6%
Home Economics 0.6% 0.6% 0.3% 0.4%
Library Sciences 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3%
Marketing 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
2001/02 2002/03
Health Sciences 27.4% 25.0%
Life & Biological Sciences 14.6% 17.5%
Physical Sciences 14.0% 14.3%
Engineering 11.4% 11.8%
Social Sciences & History 4.5% 4.1%
Agriculture 3.4% 3.9%
Computer & Information
Sciences 3.3% 3.2%
Business Management 3.1% 2.9%
Mathematics 2.6% 2.7%
Foreign Languages &
Literature 2.0% 2.5%
Other 2.4% 1.9%
Education 1.5% 1.6%
Area & Ethnic Studies 1.4% 1.4%
Letters 1.4% 1.1%
Visual &Performing Arts 1.3% 1.1%
Law & Legal Studies 1.0% 1.0%
Psychology 1.0% 1.0%
Architecture &
Environmental Design 0.8% 0.7%
Philosophy & Religion 0.9% 0.6%
Communications 0.6% 0.6%
Public Affairs 0.6% 0.5%
Home Economics 0.5% 0.5%
Library Sciences 0.3% 0.3%
Marketing 0.1% 0.1%
Primary Source of Funds for International Students and Within Academic
Level
2001/2002 2003/2003
International Percent International
Students of Total Students
Personal & family 395,839 67.9% 385,889
U.S. college or university 120,364 20.6% 124,298
Home government/university 21,535 3.7% 16,273
U.S. private sponsor 15,561 2.7% 14,366
Foreign private sponsor 11,857 2.0% 19,561
Current employment 10,940 1.9% 11,119
Other sources 1,369 0.2% 10,038
U.S. Government 3,677 0.6% 3,085
International organization 1,856 0.3% 1,693
Total 582,996 100.0% 586,323
Percent Percent Percent
of Total Change Undergraduate
Personal & family 65.8% 2.5% 78.4%
U.S. college or university 21.2% 3.3% 9.3%
Home government/university 2.8% -24.4% 2.5%
U.S. private sponsor 2.5% -7.7% 3.3%
Foreign private sponsor 3.3% 65.0% 4.7%
Current employment 1.9% 1.6% 0.3%
Other sources 1.7% 633.2% 1.1%
U.S. Government 0.5% -16.1% 0.3%
International organization 0.3% -8.8% 0.1%
Total 100.0% 0.6% 100.0%
2002/2003
Percent Percent
Graduate Other
Personal & family 50.7% 63.7%
U.S. college or university 38.3% 7.2%
Home government/university 2.8% 4.7%
U.S. private sponsor 1.5% 2.1%
Foreign private sponsor 1.9% 1.7%
Current employment 1.2% 16.4%
Other sources 2.2% 3.3%
U.S. Government 0.8% 0.5%
International organization 0.4% 0.4%
Total 100.0% 100.0%
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