1 Brandeis University International Student & Scholar Statistics 2014
2 TABLE OF CONTENTS OVERVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENT & SCHOLAR POPULATION 3 DETAILED INFORMATION ON INTERNATIONAL STUDENT POPULATION 4 Basic Data 4 Academic Level 4 School 4 New & Continuing Enrollments 4 Visa Status 4 Gender 4 Primary Major Field of Study 5 Country of Origin 6 DETAILED INFORMATION ON INTERNATIONAL SCHOLAR POPULATION 9 Visa Status 9 Gender 9 Department 9 Country of Origin 9 INTERNATIONAL POPULATION BY YEAR 2002 2014 10 INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS & SCHOLARS OFFICE (ISSO) STAFF 11
3 Overview of International Student & Scholar Population Undergraduate International Students 666 Graduated International Students on Practical/Academic Training 278 Graduate International Students 718 International Scholars (Faculty, Researchers, Staff) 192 Total Number of International Students & Scholars 1854 Countries Represented (Undergraduate Only) 63 Countries Represented (Graduate Only) 98 Countries Represented (Scholars Only) 42 Total Number of Countries Represented (Students & Scholars) 119 Top 10 Countries for Undergraduate Students Top 10 Countries for Graduate Students China 423 China 248 S. Korea 63 India 81 India 25 Saudi Arabia 19 Canada 13 Taiwan 18 Vietnam 9 Vietnam, S. Korea, Bangladesh 17 Israel 8 Turkey 15 France 6 Israel 14 Indonesia, Georgia, Italy 5 Pakistan, Russia 13 Turkey, Singapore, Pakistan, Hong Kong, 4 Afghanistan, Canada, Egypt 10 Spain, Colombia, Mexico, Ethiopia Brazil, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Argentina, Nepal 3 Nigeria, France, Syria, Venezuela 8 Top 10 Countries for Scholars China 45 India 18 Israel 17 Germany 16 Canada 10 Japan 9 France, Russia 8 South Korea 7 United Kingdom 4 Iran, Italy, Romania 3
4 Detailed Information on International Student Population BASIC DATA Total Enrolled International Students 1,384 Total Students on Post-Completion OPT/AT 278 International Student TOTAL 1662 ACADEMIC LEVEL UNDERGRADUATE Freshman 220 Sophomore 173 Junior 149 Senior 122 GRADUATE Master s 511 Doctoral 167 NON-DEGREE Non-Degree (e.g. certificates, exchange students) 42 OPTIONAL PRACTICAL TRAINING/ACADEMIC TRAINING (all academic levels) 278 ACADEMIC LEVEL TOTAL 1662 SCHOOL Undergrad Graduate Non-Degree OPT/AT TOTAL Arts & Sciences 664 2 71 737 GSAS 228 18 66 312 Heller 157 46 206 IBS 293 22 95 410 TOTAL 664 681 42 278 1662 NEW & CONTINUING INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ENROLLMENTS Undergrad Graduate Non-Degree OPT/AT TOTAL New International Students 235 285 42 562 Continuing International Students 429 393 0 278 1100 TOTAL 664 678 42 278 1662 VISA STATUS Undergrad Graduate Non-Degree OPT/AT TOTAL F Visa 657 581 266 1504 J Visa 1 91 42 12 146 Other Visa 6 6 12 TOTAL 664 678 42 278 1662 GENDER Undergrad Graduate Non-Degree OPT/AT TOTAL Male 287 363 20 115 785 Female 377 315 22 163 877 TOTAL 664 678 42 278 1662
5 PRIMARY MAJOR FIELD OF STUDY Undergrad Graduate Non-Degree OPT/AT TOTAL American History 1 2 3 Anthropology 3 4 1 8 Art History 5 5 Biochemistry 10 1 2 13 Biology 15 24 10 49 Biophysics 2 11 13 Biotechnology 7 1 8 Business 5 78 5 88 Chemistry 5 30 6 41 Classical Studies 2 2 Coexistence and Conflict 20 6 26 Comparative Humanities 1 1 Computer Science 17 44 11 28 100 East Asian Studies 5 4 9 Economics 114 159 19 292 Education/Teaching 2 8 10 20 English Language / Literature 1 7 1 9 Environmental Studies 2 2 Film/Television/Interactive Media 2 1 3 Finance 56 75 131 Genetic Counseling 3 3 General Studies/Undeclared 378 3 381 German Studies 1 1 Health Policy / Management 9 23 8 40 History 2 3 1 6 International / Global Studies 17 3 40 60 Linguistics 1 3 2 6 Mathematics 16 19 4 5 44 Music 2 6 3 11 Near / Middle Eastern Studies 1 9 1 11 Neuroscience 3 9 3 15 Non-Degree Exchange 22 22 Non-Profit Management 7 5 12 Philosophy 2 2 1 5 Physics 5 21 2 28 Political Science 9 3 2 14 Psychology 19 7 7 33 Public Policy Analysis 3 1 4 Social Policy 18 2 20 Sociology 3 1 1 5 Studio Art 4 2 2 8 Sustainable Int l Development 88 19 107 Theater Arts 2 1 3 TOTAL 664 678 42 278 1662
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Undergrad Graduate Non-Degree OPT/AT TOTAL Afghanistan 10 10 Albania 1 1 2 Argentina 3 2 5 Armenia 1 1 2 Australia 2 5 2 9 Austria 1 1 Azerbaijan 1 1 Bahamas 1 1 1 3 Bangladesh 2 17 2 21 Belarus 1 1 2 Belgium 2 1 3 Bhutan 1 1 Bolivia 2 2 Botswana 2 2 Brazil 3 3 2 1 9 Bulgaria 1 2 3 Cambodia 1 1 Cameroon 2 2 Canada 13 10 1 24 Cape Verde 1 1 Chad 1 1 Chile 2 1 3 China 423 234 14 112 783 Colombia 4 4 1 9 Congo, Democratic Republic of 5 5 Croatia 1 1 Cyprus 1 1 Denmark 1 2 3 Dominican Republic 1 2 1 4 Ecuador 2 2 Egypt 10 2 12 El Salvador 1 1 Ethiopia 4 5 9 Finland 1 1 France 6 4 4 3 17 Gambia 1 1 Georgia 5 4 1 10 Germany 2 5 2 3 12 Ghana 1 5 5 11 Greece 1 5 2 8 Guinea 1 1 Guatemala 1 2 3 Honduras 2 2 Hong Kong 4 2 6 Hungary 1 1 1 3 Iceland 1 3 4 India 25 81 25 131 Indonesia 5 1 6 Iran 7 2 9 Israel 8 14 11 33 Italy 5 5 2 3 15 Japan 2 2 1 5 6
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Undergrad Graduate Non-Degree OPT/AT TOTAL Jordan 1 1 2 Kazakhstan 3 3 Kenya 2 2 3 7 Korea, South 63 15 2 12 92 Kosovo 2 2 Lebanon 1 2 3 Lithuania 1 1 Luxembourg 2 2 Macedonia 1 1 Malawi 1 2 3 Malaysia 1 3 1 5 Mali 1 1 Mexico 4 6 1 11 Moldova 4 1 5 Mongolia 2 3 1 6 Montenegro 1 1 2 Morocco 1 1 2 Nepal 3 4 2 2 11 Netherlands 2 1 1 4 New Zealand 1 1 1 3 Nicaragua 1 1 Niger 1 1 Nigeria 8 12 20 Pakistan 4 13 2 19 Palestinian Territories 2 2 Panama 2 1 1 4 Peru 1 1 2 Philippines 2 1 3 Poland 1 1 Portugal 1 1 Republic of Serbia 1 1 1 3 Romania 1 1 2 Russia 12 1 4 17 Rwanda 5 5 Saint Lucia 1 1 Saudi Arabia 19 2 21 Serbia and Montenegro 1 1 2 Sierra Leone 1 1 2 Singapore 4 1 5 Slovakia 1 1 2 South Africa 2 2 Spain 4 3 1 8 Sri Lanka 2 2 4 Sudan 5 5 Sweden 1 1 Switzerland 2 1 3 Syria 8 1 9 Taiwan 3 18 6 27 Tajikistan 2 2 Tanzania 3 3 Thailand 2 1 2 5 Trinidad & Tobago 1 1 7
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Undergrad Graduate Non-Degree OPT/AT Total Turkey 4 14 1 8 27 Uganda 3 1 4 Ukraine 2 1 3 United Kingdom 3 4 3 10 Uzbekistan 1 1 Venezuela 2 8 3 13 Vietnam 9 16 1 5 31 Yemen 1 1 Zimbabwe 2 2 2 6 TOTAL 664 678 42 278 1662 8
9 Detailed Information on International Scholar Population VISA STATUS COUNTRY OF ORIGIN F Visa 10 Argentina 1 J Visa 124 Albania 1 H1B Visa 48 Bangladesh 2 Other Visa 10 Belgium 2 TOTAL 192 Brazil 2 GENDER Bulgaria 1 Male 105 Canada 10 Female 87 China 45 TOTAL 192 Costa Rica 1 DEPARTMENT Cyprus 1 Anthropology 2 Denmark 1 BIMA/Genesis 5 France 8 Biochemistry 21 Germany 16 Biology 53 Hungary 2 Chemistry 22 India 18 Cohen Center 1 Indonesia 2 Computer Science 7 Iran 3 Economics 3 Ireland 2 English Language Program 1 Israel 17 Finance/Controllers Office 1 Italy 3 German, Russian & Asian Language & Literature 4 Japan 9 Hadassah Brandeis Institute 7 Korea, South 7 Heller 13 Kuwait 1 International Business School (IBS) 6 Malaysia 1 Library & Technology Services (LTS) 1 Mexico 1 Mandel Center for Humanities 1 Mongolia 2 Mathematics 2 Nepal 1 Near Eastern & Judaic Studies 4 Netherlands 2 Physics 9 Poland 2 Psychology 11 Portugal 1 Schusterman Center for Israeli Studies 5 Romania 3 South East Asian Studies 1 Russia 8 Spanish/Romance Studies 1 Rwanda 1 Summer Institute for Israeli Studies 5 Spain 2 Women s Studies 5 Sri Lanka 1 TOTAL 192 Switzerland 2 Taiwan 1 Turkmenistan 1 Ukraine 2 United Kingdom 4 Venezuela 1 West Bank 1 TOTAL 192
10 International Population by Year 2002-2014 YEAR UNDERGRAD STUDENTS GRADUATE STUDENTS 2014 2015 666 718 GSAS 264 Heller - 157 IBS- 315 2013-2014 536 724 GSAS 230 Heller - 164 IBS- 304 2012-2013 501 693 GSAS 225 Heller - 162 IBS- 306 2011 2012 419 713 GSAS 221 Heller - 171 IBS- 321 2010-2011 386 746 GSAS 198 Heller - 202 IBS- 306 2009-2010 317 693 GSAS 211 Heller - 175 IBS- 307 2008 2009 248 636 GSAS 211 Heller - 136 IBS- 289 2007-2008 243 580 GSAS 198 Heller - 133 IBS- 260 2006 2007 242 511 GSAS 194 Heller - 134 IBS- 183 2005 2006 237 505 GSAS 199 Heller - 128 IBS- 178 2004-2005 232 503 GSAS 224 Heller - 97 IBS- 182 2003-2004 216 466 GSAS 206 Heller - 93 IBS- 168 2002-2003 183 436 GSAS 231 Heller - 77 IBS- 128 TOTAL ENROLLED STUDENTS OPT/AT STUDENT TOTAL (enrolled + OPT/AT) SCHOLARS 1,384 278 1,662 192 1260 233 1,493 213 1,194 244 1,438 214 1,132 171 1,303 197 1,132 142 1,274 237 1,010 228 1,238 225 884 186 1,070 178 823 195 1,018 174 753 147 900 167 742 142 884 167 735 93 828 114 682 91 773 98 619 88 707 92
11 International Students & Scholars Office Staff David C. Elwell Director, International Students & Scholars (PDSO, RO) Ruth D. Brigham Senior International Student Advisor (DSO, ARO) Gillian Boulay International Student Advisor (DSO, ARO) Bonnie Ryle International Student Advisor (DSO, ARO) Souad Nejjar Department Coordinator (DSO, ARO) Emily Stewart SEVIS/PASS Administrator (DS0, ARO) Brandeis University International Students & Scholars Office 415 South Street, MS 040 Waltham, MA 02454-9110 Phone: (781) 736-3480 Fax: (781) 736-3484 Email: isso@brandeis.edu Website: www.brandeis.edu/isso International Student & Scholar Statistics is a publication of the Brandeis University International Students & Scholars Office (ISSO) Data taken from the Brandeis University Registrar Official Fall 2014 Enrollment Counts and 2014 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange: International Scholars Survey. Last updated 11/2014.