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2008 PROFILES of International Students
and Scholars at UNC-Chapel Hill

The following statistics represent brief profiles of both the international students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in Fall 2008 and the international scholars (foreign faculty and academic staff members) at the University during the July 2007 – June 2008 calendar year.  “International” or “foreign” individuals in this report are those students, faculty, and academic staff members (e.g. post-doctoral fellows and research scholars) from other countries who are in the United States on non-immigrant visas for the purpose of study, teaching, or research.  U.S. citizens or permanent residents are not included in these profiles.

            Dr. Robert J. Locke, Director, International Student and Scholar Services; 10/08

 

2008 Profile of International Students

 

(Note: The following figures do not include an additional 175 foreign students who graduated during the last year and are currently still in F-1 or J-1 non-immigrant status and are being assisted by International Student and Scholar Services while on practical training in the United States.)

 

                       

Total No. Foreign students, Fall 2008: 1392
Total no. of foreign undergraduate students: 242
Total no. of foreign graduate students: 958
Total no. of non-degree/exchange students: 192
Distribution by Gender:
Total no. of male foreign students: 733
Total no. of female foreign students: 659
Top Fields of Study:
Business Administration 348
Economics 86
Computer Science 65
Biostatistics 54
Chemistry 51
Biology 44
Pharmaceutical Sciences 40
Epidemiology 25
Environmental Science and Engineering 23
Statistics and Operations Research 23
Statistics 22
Political Science 20
Total number of countries represented: 106
Top Countries of Citizenship:
China 306
Korea 179
India 147
Canada 74
Taiwan 51
Turkey 44
Japan 33
Germany 31
United Kingdom 30
Thailand 29
2007-2008 Profile of International Scholars
Total no. foreign scholars, 2006-2007: 1161
Distribution by gender:
Total no. of male foreign scholars: 685
Total no. of female foreign scholars: 476
Top Fields of Specialization:
Health Sciences: 586
Biological and Life Sciences: 216
Physical Sciences: 93
Foreign Languages and Literature 32
Area and Ethnic Studies 29
Business and Management 27
Law and Legal Studies 25
Computer and Information Sciences 21
Psychology 18
Communications 17
Mathematics 17
Social Sciences 17
Total number of countries represented: 79
Top Countries of Citizenship:
China 336
Korea 125
India 102
Japan 65
Canada 49
Germany 43
United Kingdom 39
France 34
Brazil 27
Taiwan 25
Russia 24
Spain 24
Distribution by immigration status:
J-1 (Exchange Visitor) 524
H-1B (Temporary Worker) 457
Other 180
 
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