Open Doors 2006
Report on International Educational Exchange
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS BY FIELD OF STUDY, 2004/05 and 2005/06
	2004/05	2005/06	2005/06
	Int'l	Int'l	% of	%
Field of Study	Students	Students	Total	Change
Agriculture, Total	7,519	7,883	1.4	4.8
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences	5,528	5,475	1.0	-1.0
Natural Resources and Conservation	1,991	2,408	0.4	21.0
Business and Management, Total	100,079	100,881	17.9	0.8
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services	98,975	99,382	17.6	0.4
Consumer and Personal Services	1,104	1,498	0.3	35.7
Education	15,697	16,546	2.9	5.4
Engineering, Total	92,952	88,460	15.7	-4.8
Engineering, General	87,999	82,884	14.7	-5.8
Engineering and Engineering Technologies	3,427	4,161	0.7	21.4
Transportation and Material Moving	977	813	0.1	-16.8
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians	277	292	0.1	5.4
Construction Trades	242	290	0.1	19.6
Precision Production	30	20	0.0	-33.0
Fine and Applied Arts	28,063	29,509	5.2	5.2
Visual and Performing Arts	21,792	23,472	4.2	7.7
Architecture and Related Services	6,271	6,036	1.1	-3.7
Health Professions	26,301	27,124	4.8	3.1
Humanities, Total	15,850	16,480	2.9	4.0
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	5,839	6,005	1.1	2.9
English Language and Literature/Letters	4,590	4,908	0.9	6.9
Theology and Religious Vocations	3,877	3,954	0.7	2.0
Philosophy and Religious Studies	1,544	1,613	0.3	4.5
Mathematics and Computer Science, Total	50,747	45,518	8.1	-10.3
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services	38,966	34,318	6.1	-11.9
Mathematics and Statistics	11,781	11,200	2.0	-4.9
Physical and Life Sciences, Total	49,499	50,168	8.9	1.4
Life Sciences, Biological and Biomedical Sciences	25,987	27,233	4.8	4.8
Physical Sciences	22,498	21,655	3.8	-3.7
Science Technologies/Technicians	1,014	1,281	0.2	26.3
Social Sciences, Total	46,085	46,132	8.2	0.1
Social Sciences, General	25,075	25,039	4.4	-0.1
Psychology	7,788	8,021	1.4	3.0
Public Administration and Social Service Professions	5,056	4,934	0.9	-2.4
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies	2,940	3,025	0.5	2.9
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies	2,570	2,373	0.4	-7.7
History	1,774	1,868	0.3	5.3
Security and Protective Services	882	871	0.2	-1.3
Other, Total	59,700	59,404	10.5	-0.5
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	32,912	29,865	5.3	-9.3
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs	9,107	9,573	1.7	5.1
Legal Professions and Studies	6,270	6,114	1.1	-2.5
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	5,611	6,557	1.2	16.9
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences	3,142	3,264	0.6	3.9
Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services	1,848	2,517	0.4	36.2
Library and Archival Sciences	638	729	0.1	14.3
Residency Programs	154	580	0.1	276.8
Military Sciences & Technologies*	18	203	0.0	1,027.8
Intensive English Language	16,133	17,239	3.1	6.9
Undeclared	27,982	17,888	3.2	-36.1
Optional Practical Training (OPT)**	28,432	41,535	7.4	46.1
TOTAL	565,039	564,766	100.0	-0.05
* Includes "JROTC and ROTC"
** IIE Category