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FIELDS OF STUDY, INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

Open Doors 2005
Report on International Educational Exchange
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS BY FIELD OF STUDY, 2003/04 & 2004/05

	2003/04	2004/05
	Int'l	Int'l	% of	%
Field of Study	Students	Students	Total	Change

Agriculture, Total	7,292	7,519	1.3	3.1
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences (1)	5,406	5,528	1.0	2.3
Natural Resources and Conservation	1,886	1,991	0.4	5.6

Business and Management, Total	108,788	100,079	17.7	-8.0
Business and Management, General	107,909	98,975	17.5	-8.3
Consumer, Personal, and Miscellaneous Services	879	1,104	0.2	25.6

Education	15,909	15,697	2.8	-1.3

Engineering, Total	95,220	92,952	16.5	-2.4
Engineering, General	87,528	87,999	15.6	0.5
Engineering-Related Technologies	5,920	3,427	0.6	-42.1
Transportation and Material Moving	1,012	977	0.2	-3.5
Mechanics and Repairers	486	277	0.0	-43.0
Construction Trades	184	242	0.0	31.5
Precision Production	90	30	0.0	-66.7

Fine and Applied Arts, Total	31,882	28,063	5.0	-12.0
Visual and Performing Arts	25,204	21,792	3.9	-13.5
Architecture and Environmental Design	6,678	6,271	1.1	-6.1

Health Professions (2)	25,749	26,301	4.7	2.1

Humanities, Total	16,622	15,850	2.8	-4.6
Letters	4,841	4,590	0.8	-5.2
Foreign Languages	5,366	5,839	1.0	8.8
Theology	4,172	3,877	0.7	-7.1
Philosophy and Religion	2,243	1,544	0.3	-31.2

Mathematics and Computer Sciences, Total	67,693	50,747	9.0	-25.0
Computer and Information Sciences	57,739	38,966	6.9	-32.5
Mathematics	9,954	11,781	2.1	18.4

Physical and Life Sciences, Total	44,607	49,499	8.8	11.0
Physical Sciences	19,603	22,498	4.0	14.8
Life Sciences	23,290	25,987	4.6	11.6
Science Technologies	1,714	1,014	0.2	-40.8

Social Sciences, Total	54,153	46,085	8.2	-14.9
History (2)	-	1,774	0.3	-
Social Sciences, General (3)	34,101	25,075	4.4	-26.5
Psychology	8,352	7,788	1.4	-6.8
Public Administration and Social Service (4)	5,372	5,056	0.9	-5.9
Area and Ethnic Studies	2,639	2,570	0.5	-2.6
Security and Protective Services (5)	817	882	0.2	8.0
Parks and Recreation	2,872	2,940	0.5	2.4

Other, Total	60,273	59,700	10.6	-1.0
Liberal/General Studies	32,007	32,912	5.8	2.8
Communications and Journalism	9,104	9,107	1.6	0.0
Law	6,222	6,270	1.1	0.8
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	7,057	5,611	1.0	-20.5
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (6)	2,801	3,142	0.6	12.2
Library & Archival Sciences	742	638	0.1	-14.0
Communication Technologies	2,335	1,848	0.3	-20.9
Military Technologies	5	18	0.0	260.0
Residency Programs (2)	-	154	0.0	-

Intensive English Language	15,006	16,133	2.6	7.5

Undeclared	29,313	27,982	5.1	-4.5

Optional Practical Training (OPT) (7)	-	28,432	5.0	-

TOTAL	572,507	565,039	100.0	-1.3


(1) Formerly "Agricultural Sciences" and "Agribusiness and Agricultural Production"
(2) New CIP Category
(3) Formerly Included "History"
(4) Formerly "Public Administration"
(5) Formerly "Protective Services"
(6) Formerly "Home Economics"
(7) New IIE Category