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International Student Population

International Student Population – Fall 2007* - Enrolled Students on F and J Visas

 

 

Country by Region

Number

AFRICA (20) 65

Burkina Faso

1

Cameroon

1

Cote D’Ivoire

1

Egypt

11

Ethiopia

1

Gambia

1

Ghana

4

Guinea

2

Kenya

5

Libya

1

Mauritius

1

Morocco

3

Mozambique

1

Nigeria

11

Senegal

2

South Africa

7

Swaziland

1

Tanzania

3

Uganda

3

Zimbabwe

5

 

 

CARIBBEAN (3) 8

Bahamas

1

Jamaica

3

Trinidad & Tobago

4

 

 

EAST ASIA (7) 2057

China

708

Hong Kong SAR

85

Japan

119

Korea , Republic of

880

Macau

4

Mongolia

5

Taiwan

256

 

 

EUROPE (36) 421

Armenia

1

Austria

1

Azerbaijan

5

Belarus

4

Belgium

2

Bulgaria

9

Croatia

5

Cyprus

5

Czech Republic

2

Denmark

26

Finland

5

France

42

Germany

51

Greece

7

Iceland

2

Ireland

3

Italy

36

Lithuania

2

Luxembourg

1

Moldova

1

Macedonia

1

Netherlands

17

Norway

6

Poland

5

Portugal

2

Romania

8

Russian Federation

22

Serbia

1

Slovenia

1

Spain

33

Sweden

12

Switzerland

6

Turkey

51

Ukraine

3

United Kingdom

40

Yugoslavia

3

 

 

LATIN AMERICA (19) 176

Argentina

18

Belize

1

Bolivia

2

Brazil

28

Chile

24

Colombia

26

Costa Rica

9

Cuba

1

Dominican Republic

1

Ecuador

7

El Salvador

1

Guatemala

2

Honduras

4

Mexico

30

Panama

4

Paraguay

1

Peru

12

Uruguay

2

Venezuela

3

 

 

MIDDLE EAST (8) 57

Iran

10

Israel

12

Jordan

5

Kuwait

11

Lebanon

4

Saudi Arabia

6

Syria

1

United Arab Emirates

8

 

 

NORTH AMERICA (1) 106

Canada

106

 

 

OCEANIA (2) 17

Australia

12

New Zealand

5

 

 

SOUTH & CENTRAL ASIA (9) 383

Bangladesh

7

India

347

Kazakhstan

1

Nepal

5

Pakistan

16

Sri Lanka

2

Tajikistan

3

Turkmenistan

1

Uzbekistan

1

 

 

SOUTHEAST ASIA (8) 360

Burma

2

Cambodia

1

Indonesia

94

Malaysia

86

Philippines

2

Singapore

49

Thailand

108

Vietnam

18

 

 

Total for Country Origin Known

3650

Country Origin Unknown

0

Total All F-1 / J-1 Students

3650

Total Countries Represented

113

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Top Countries of Origin

Top Ten

Country

Total

Korea, Republic of

880

China

708

India

347

Taiwan, Republic of China

256

Japan

119

Thailand

108

Canada

106

Indonesia

94

Malaysia

86

Hong Kong SAR

78

Total Top 10

2782

Percent of Enrolled F-1 and J-1 Students From Top 10

76%

 

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International Students by Gender

Gender

Number of Enrolled F-1 and J-1 Students

Percent of Total Enrolled F-1 and J-1 Students

Female

1540

42%

Male

2110

58%

Total

3149

100%


International Students by Visa Type

Visa

Number of Enrolled F-1 and J-1 Students

Percent of Total Enrolled F-1 and J-1 Students

F-1

3321

91%

J-1

329

9%

Total

3650

100%

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Regional Analysis of Countries of Origin

Region
Number of Countries
Number of Enrolled F-1 and J-1 Students
Percent of Total Enrolled F-1 and J-1 Students

Africa

20

65

2%

Caribbean

3

8

<1%

East Asia

7

2057

56%

Europe

35

416

11%

Latin America

19

176

5%

Middle East

9

62

2%

North America

1

106

3%

Oceania

2

17

<1%

South and Central Asia

9

383

10%

Southeast Asia

8

360

10%

Unknown

0

0

0%

Total

118

3650

 


International Students by Category

Level

Total Number of F-1 and J-1 Students

Percent of Enrolled F-1 and J-1 Students

Percent of Total F-1 and J-1 Students

Graduate

2096

57%

51%

Undergraduate

1227

34%

30%

Professional

68

2%

2%

Specials

259

7%

6%

Total Enrolled Students

3650

100%

89%

Work Permission**

462

-

11%

Total

4112

-

100%


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*The official count of international students at UW-Madison is reported by the Registrar’s office.  These numbers are for internal use and only reflect those students holding F-1 or J-1 student visas with documents issued by the UW-Madison in the Fall 2006 semester.

**Students who have graduated but remain in the US with work authorization provided by and requiring the continued support of ISS

 

Countries Represented in Fall 2006 but not in Fall 2007 - - - Losses: 4

  • Saint Lucia
  • Slovakia
  • Nicaragua
  • West Bank

Countries Represented in Fall 2007 but not in Fall 2006 - - - Additions: 17
  • Cote D’Ivoire
  • Ethiopia
  • Guinea
  • Libya
  • Tanzania
  • Bahamas
  • Macau
  • Mongolia
  • Austria
  • Kazakhstan
  • Macedonia
  • Tajikistan
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uzbekistan
  • Dominican Republic
  • Paraguay
  • Syria

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Overall Comparison of the Fall 2007 data to the Fall 2006 data

Number of countries represented
Total F-1/J-1 students
Total enrolled F-1/J-1 students
Enrolled graduate students
Enrolled undergraduate students
Enrolled professional students
Enrolled special students

+13% (13)
+13% (466)
+16% (501)
+ 6% (111)
+26% (256)
+10% (6)
+98% (128)


Regional comparisons of the Fall 2007 data to the Fall 2006 data

Region

Africa
Caribbean
East Asia
Europe
Latin America
Middle East
North America
Oceania
South & Central Asia
Southeast Asia
Countries

+33% (5)
even (0)
+40% (2)
+ 6% (2)
+ 6% (1)
- 9% (-1)
even (0)
even (0)
+80% (4)
even (0)
Students

+18% (10)
-27% (3)
+17% (299)
+26% (83)
+10% (16)
+16% (8)
+ 6% (6)
+ 6% (1)
+15% (51)
+ 7% (25)