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Institute of International Education
809 United Nations Plaza
7th Floor
New York, NY 10017
USA
Tel: +1 (212) 984 5367
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FIELDS OF STUDY, INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
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| Report on International
Educational Exchange |
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| Table 16 |
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| INTERNATIONAL
STUDENTS BY FIELD OF STUDY, 2005/06 & 2006/07 |
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2005/06 |
2006/07 |
2006/07 |
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Int'l |
Int'l |
% of |
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| Field of Study |
Students |
Students |
Total |
Change |
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| Agriculture, Total |
7,883 |
7,461 |
1.3 |
-5.4 |
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| Agriculture, Agriculture
Operations, and Related Sciences |
5,475 |
5,114 |
0.9 |
-6.6 |
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| Natural Resources and
Conservation |
2,408 |
2,347 |
0.4 |
-2.5 |
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| Business and Management,
Total |
100,881 |
103,641 |
17.8 |
2.7 |
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| Business, Management,
Marketing, and Related Support Services |
99,382 |
102,506 |
17.6 |
3.1 |
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| Personal and Culinary
Services |
1,498 |
1,135 |
0.2 |
-24.2 |
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| Education |
16,546 |
16,825 |
2.9 |
1.7 |
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| Engineering, Total |
88,460 |
89,137 |
15.3 |
0.8 |
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| Engineering |
82,884 |
84,126 |
14.4 |
1.5 |
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| Engineering
Technologies/Technicians |
4,161 |
3,864 |
0.7 |
-7.1 |
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| Transportation and
Materials Moving |
813 |
617 |
0.1 |
-24.1 |
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| Mechanic and Repair
Technologies/Technicians |
292 |
348 |
0.1 |
19.2 |
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| Construction Trades |
290 |
160 |
0.0 |
-44.8 |
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| Precision Production |
20 |
22 |
0.0 |
10.0 |
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| Fine and Applied Arts,
Total |
29,509 |
29,588 |
5.1 |
0.3 |
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| Visual and Performing
Arts |
23,472 |
23,846 |
4.1 |
1.6 |
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| Architecture and Related
Services |
6,036 |
5,742 |
1.0 |
-4.9 |
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| Health Professions |
27,124 |
28,294 |
4.9 |
4.3 |
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| Humanities, Total |
16,480 |
16,189 |
2.8 |
-1.8 |
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| Foreign Languages,
Literatures, and Linguistics |
6,005 |
6,053 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
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| English Language and
Literature/Letters |
4,908 |
4,751 |
0.8 |
-3.2 |
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| Theology and Religious
Vocations |
3,954 |
2,942 |
0.5 |
-25.6 |
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| Philosophy and Religious
Studies |
1,613 |
2,443 |
0.4 |
51.5 |
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| Mathematics and Computer
Science, Total |
45,518 |
46,019 |
7.9 |
1.1 |
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| Computer and Information
Sciences and Support Services |
34,318 |
33,437 |
5.7 |
-2.6 |
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| Mathematics and
Statistics |
11,200 |
12,582 |
2.2 |
12.3 |
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| Physical and Life
Sciences, Total |
50,168 |
51,863 |
8.9 |
3.4 |
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| Biological and
Biomedical Sciences |
27,233 |
28,315 |
4.9 |
4.0 |
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| Physical Sciences |
21,655 |
22,497 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
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| Science
Technologies/Technicians |
1,281 |
1,051 |
0.2 |
-18.0 |
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| Social Sciences, Total |
46,132 |
48,978 |
8.4 |
6.2 |
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| Social Sciences |
25,039 |
27,056 |
4.6 |
8.1 |
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| Psychology |
8,021 |
8,307 |
1.4 |
3.6 |
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| Public Administration
and Social Service Professions |
4,934 |
5,389 |
0.9 |
9.2 |
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| Parks, Recreation,
Leisure, and Fitness Studies |
3,025 |
3,103 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
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| Area, Ethnic, Cultural,
and Gender Studies |
2,373 |
2,353 |
0.4 |
-0.8 |
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| History |
1,868 |
1,878 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
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| Security and Protective
Services |
871 |
892 |
0.2 |
2.4 |
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| Other, Total |
59,404 |
59,144 |
10.1 |
-0.4 |
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| Liberal Arts and
Sciences, General Studies and Humanities |
29,865 |
30,371 |
5.2 |
1.7 |
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| Communication,
Journalism, and Related Programs |
9,573 |
9,127 |
1.6 |
-4.7 |
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| Legal Professions and
Studies |
6,114 |
6,368 |
1.1 |
4.2 |
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| Multi/Interdisciplinary
Studies |
6,557 |
6,996 |
1.2 |
6.7 |
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| Family and Consumer
Sciences/Human Sciences |
3,264 |
2,720 |
0.5 |
-16.7 |
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| Communications
Technologies/Technicians and Support Services |
2,517 |
2,367 |
0.4 |
-6.0 |
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| Library Sciences |
729 |
724 |
0.1 |
-0.7 |
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| Residency Programs |
580 |
429 |
0.1 |
-26.0 |
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| Military Technologies
(includes ROTC and JROTC) |
203 |
42 |
0.0 |
-79.3 |
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| Intensive English
Language |
17,239 |
22,417 |
3.8 |
30.0 |
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| Undeclared |
17,888 |
19,545 |
3.4 |
9.3 |
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| Optional Practical
Training (OPT) |
41,535 |
43,883 |
7.5 |
5.7 |
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| TOTAL |
564,766 |
582,984 |
100.0 |
3.2 |
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