2013 -2014 Overview of International Student Enrollment

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Table of Contents

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT PROFILE……………………………………….. ............................................... 2

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN .................................................................. 3

PROGRAM OF STUDY OVERVIEW ............................................................................................ 7

ADDITIONAL DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION .......................................................................... 9

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International Student Profile – 2013-14 Academic Year Total number of full-time, F-1 visa students: 831

Undergraduate: 236

English Language Learning Program (ELLP): 109

Graduate: 426

Optional Practical Training (OPT) Students: 60

Note: These are Fall semester to Fall semester enrollment comparisons. Spring semester enrollment data was not

available until Spring 2014, and therefore figures do not include Spring semester data until the 2013-14 academic year.

In total, 646 students were enrolled for Fall 2013. Spring 2014 accounted for 125 additional, newly enrolled

international students for a total of 771 - plus 60 students taking part in Optional Practical Training (total: 831).

The following graphs contained in this report do not include those students involved in Optional Practical Training.

Highlights

Overall, the statistics reflected throughout this report include only students who came to Loyola University Chicago in

the F-1 visa category as full time students (totaling 831). This number includes those students enrolled in the English

Language Learning Program (ELLP). It does not include students participating in the Chicago Center, the Brazilian

Science Mobility Program, or in a semester-long exchange program.

31% of all international, full time students on an F-1 visa are from China.

45% of all international, full time students in the F-1 category participate in undergraduate programs; 55%

participate in graduate programs.

Loyola University Chicago was also host to a number of F-1 part-time/non-degree and J-1 non-degree students during

2013-14 Academic Year. These students included:

12 Brazilian Science Mobility Program (BSMP) students enrolled in the Chicago Center Program. These

students are on J-1 visas sponsored by the Institute of International Education (IIE).

15 J-1 Exchange Students who attended Loyola through agreements with eight overseas partner universities.

An additional 41 non-degree international students who participated in the Chicago Center Program. Students

in the Chicago Center Program are primarily from Brazil, China, and South Korea.

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ELLP students showed significant improvement in their English language proficiency.

Students who tested into the ELLP program at the beginner level (Level 1 of 4) and progressed to complete the

advanced level (Level 4 of 4) in four semesters and took the ESL exit test were found to have improved their

listening scores by 43%, their reading scores 67%, and their writing scores by 68%.

Students who studied one semester in the ELLP program, testing into high-intermediate/advanced levels (Level

3 and 4 of our 4 level program), and then took our ESL exit test were found to have improved their listening

scores by 10%, their reading scores by 7%, and their writing scores by 6% on average.

Lastly, the ELLP hosted a cohort of 30 Brazilian English high school teachers in the winter 2014 term. These participants

attended ESL classes and TESOL workshops, as well as visited schools and other sites in the Chicagoland area.

International Student (Full-time, F-1) Countries of Origin

The greatest number of students at Loyola are from China (34.3%). In 2012-13, Chinese students comprised 28.7% of

the total international student population in the United States.*

Sixty-seven percent of the Chinese students studying at Loyola (191 students) were enrolled in the Graduate School of

Business.

*Institute of International Education. (2013). "Top 25 Places of Origin of International Students, 2011/12-2012/13." Open Doors Report on

International Educational Exchange. Retrieved from http://www.iie.org/Research-and-Publications/Open-Doors

China, 285

Saudi Arabia,108

India,56

South Korea,26

Ecuador,21

Mexico,18

Nigeria,15

Vietnam,13 Italy,11Canada,10

Top 10 Countries - All Students

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International Student (Full-time, F-1) Country of Origin Breakdown

Africa Asia

Europe Latin America

East Africa East Asia

Bulgaria 2 Caribbean

Kenya 3 China 285

Cyprus 1 Bahamas 1

Tanzania 1 Hong Kong 4

Denmark 1 Dominican Republic 2

Rwanda 1 Japan 9

Finland 1 Trinidad & Tobago 1

Uganda 6 Mongolia 1

France 5 Mexico & Central America

West Africa South Korea 26

Germany 5 Belize 1

Ghana 1 Taiwan 6

Greece 1 Costa Rica 2

Nigeria 15 South & Central Asia

Ireland 1 El Salvador 8

Senegal 1 Bangladesh 2

Italy 11 Honduras 8

Togo 1 India 56

Latvia 1 Mexico 18

Central Africa Kazakhstan 1

Norway 1 Panama 2

Cameroon 3 Nepal 5

Romania 3 South America

Congo 2 Pakistan 6

Russia 1 Argentina 2

Congo, The Democratic Republic of 3 Southeast Asia

Spain 4 Bolivia 1

North Africa Indonesia 6

Sweden 4 Brazil 5

Egypt 1 Malaysia 10

Turkey 9 Chile 1

Morocco 1 Myanmar 2

United Kingdom 8 Colombia 10

Southern Africa Philippines 2

Ecuador 21

South Africa 1 Singapore 2

Peru 1

Zambia 1 Thailand 5

Venezuela 10

Zimbabwe 1 Vietnam 13

Middle East

North America

Iran 2

Canada 10

Iraq 1

Oceania

Jordan 4

Australia 3

Saudi Arabia 108

New Zealand 4

Syria 3

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According to IIE’s Open Doors Report, Illinois was ranked as having the fifth largest international student population in

the United States at 35,920 students, with Chicago alone hosting 22,644 students.

Saudi Arabian students in ELLP are sponsored by the Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission (SACM), which provides funding for

students to participate in English language programs.

Top 10 Countries - Undergraduate Students

China52

Mexico18

Saudi Arabia

16

South Korea

14

Malaysia8

India8

El Savador8

Ecuador7

Honduras7

Italy7

Top 10 Countries - ELLP Students

Saudi Arabia79

Ecuador12

Japan5

China8South

Korea 8

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Additional countries of origin for Doctoral students (with two or less students per program) include: Canada, Columbia,

Costa Rica, Cyprus, Ecuador, England, Germany, Greece, Italy, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Taiwan, Uganda, Vietnam, and

Zimbabwe.

Chinese students comprise 54.7% of the total international graduate student population at Loyola University Chicago

(233 out of 426 students).

China221

India42

Saudi Arabia14

Nigeria 9

South Korea4

Top 5 Countries - Master's Degree Students

China12

India7

Nigeria4

South Korea3

Turkey3

Top 5 Countries - Doctoral Degree Students

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Program of Study Overview

The following charts depict the number of international students in each program of study for the following degrees:

Academic and Professional Master’s and Academic and Professional Doctoral.

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Sociology

Political Science

Pharmacology

Pastoral Counseling

Social Work

Computer Science

Software Engineering

Digital Media & Storytelling

Applied Statistics

Information Technology

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Top 10 Academic Master's Programs by Student Enrollment

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Health Law - LLM

International Law - LLM

Supply Chain Management

Law School - LLM

Human Resources & Industrial Relations

Dual MBA

Integrated Marketing Communications

Finance

Master of Business Administration

Accountancy

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Top 10 Professional Master's Programs by Student Enrollment

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All Other Doctoral Programs

Administration & Supervision

Child Development

English Language Teaching & Learning

Chemistry

Pharmacology

Social Work

Sociology

Theology

Philosophy

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Additional Demographic Information

*Students are allowed to self-identify gender on admissions applications. U = Unspecified. Numbers do not include international students on

Optional Practical Training (OPT) but do include all full-time F-1 students (degree seeking and ELLP students).

Gender Comparison: Internationals as Percentage of Total Student Population

Undergraduate Students

Total female population:

6,824 students International female students as percentage of total female population:

2.5%

Total male population 3,886 students international male students as percentage of total male population:

4.4%

Graduate Students

Total female population 4,012 students International female students as percentage of total female population

6.7%

Total male population 2,241 students international male students as percentage of total male population

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