The choice of U.S. colleges by foreign students studying for degrees full-time was examined. Responses were received from 1,065 students from 31 colleges. About 7 out of 10 of the students were male, 53.8% were undergraduates, and about 60% were self-supported. Almost half came from South or East Asia (49.2%), followed by Latin America (14%), Middle East (12%), Europe (11%), Africa (9%), North America (3.5%), and Oceania (1%). Findings include: 75% were satisfied with the schools they selected; for about 30% of the students, the costs of attending the school were higher than expected and recreational opportunities and relationships with professors and the community were somewhat disappointing; the main attraction of foreign study in the United States was the perceived high quality of education here; the most frequently used sources of information about U.S. schools were brochures and catalogs; other sources of information were friends, relatives, and government and private information agencies. Profiles for students from each geographic region include information on students' reasons for U.S. study, and applying to and selecting specific colleges. Appended are a list of participating colleges, instructions for administering the questionnaire on the campus, and the questionnaire. (SW)
The results of the most recent survey on foreign students in regionally accredited institutions of higher education in the United States are provided. In-depth information is included on such topics as: what proportion of students from a specific country are graduates or undergraduates; what proportion of students in different fields are graduates or undergraduates; what proportion of students from a certain country are studying business and management, and what proportion of those are male or female; and what countries or world regions foreign students attending schools in California come from. Background is provided on methodology and data characteristics, organization, and special reports. Foreign student characteristics by world region and place of origin look at African, European, Latin American, Middle Eastern, North American, Oceanian, and South and East Asian students. Information is provided on foreign students within U.S. region, academic level, and field of study (geographic and educational destinations, academic level, and field of study). The appendices are detailed cross-tabulations; step 2/step 3 comparisons; selected characteristics of foreign students by country or other place, subregion, and world region of origin; fields of study; countries and other places by world region and subregion; and 1985/86 individual data (step 3) survey materials. Forty-one tables and figures are included. (SM)
Detailed, indepth information is provided on the characteristics of individual foreign students to complement the annual report "Open Doors," which reports data on single characteristics of the foreign student population. Data are provided about subgroups of the foreign student population (e.g., the proportion of graduates versus undergraduates from a specific country, and the home country or world region of foreign students attending schools in California). Data were drawn from a biennial survey of all regionally accredited two- and four-year U.S. institutions of higher education listed in the "HEP 1988 Higher Education Directory." Three chapters are as follows: (1) "Profiles Data" (methodology and data characteristics, organization, and availability of special reports); (2)"Foreign Student Characteristics by World Regions and Places of Origin" (African, Asian, European, Latin American, Middle Eastern, North American, and Oceanian students); and (3) "Foreign Students within U.S. Regions, Academic Levels, and Fields of Study" (geographic destinations, and educational destinations, including academic level and field of study). Six appendices provide: detailed cross-tabulations; step 2/step 3 comparisons (i.e., comprisons of "Open Doors" and "Profiles" data); selected characteristics of foreign students by country or other place, subregion, and world region of origin; fields of study; countries and other places within world regions and subregions; and 1987/88 individual data (step 3) survey materials. (SM)
This publication provides a complete census and analysis of the foreign postsecondary student population studying in the United States. The report consists of five chapters. The first chapter compares "Open Doors" (a statistical compilation on foreign students) and this publication, pointing out the unique contributions of each publication as well as the advantages of combining data from both publications to gain information not available in either one. Chapters 2 through 5 report the major findings of the survey in the following areas: (1) the characteristics of subgroups of foreign students in the United States; (2) analyses of foreign student populations at different geographic locations; (3) analyses of graduate and undergraduate foreign students; and (4) an examination of groups of students in the most populous fields of study. (Statistical tables and charts comprise over 60% of the publication.) Appendices include the research methodology and technical notes on the data; breakdowns by field of study and gender as well as by field of study, academic level, and gender; and a report on the characteristics (field of study, gender, and academic level) of foreign students from each country or other place of origin as well as subregion and world region. (GLR)
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