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Analysis of On Campus International Students At Central Michigan University Fall 2012 Office of Institutional Research November 2012
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Analysis of On Campus International Students
At
Central Michigan University
Fall 2012
Office of Institutional Research
November 2012
Office of Institutional Research- November 2012 i
Contents Executive Summary ...................................................................................................................................... 1
Definitions ..................................................................................................................................................... 2
Demographics of On Campus International Students: Fall 2012 ................................................................ 3
Gender ...................................................................................................................................................... 3
Academic Level ......................................................................................................................................... 3
Top Nationalities of On Campus International Students .......................................................................... 4
Number of Credit Hours Enrolled by On Campus International Students Fall 2012 ...............................5
Number of Academic Credit Hours Enrolled by Undergraduate Students: Fall 2012 .......................... 5
Number of Academic Credit Hours Enrolled by Masters Students: Fall 2012 ...................................... 6
Number of Academic Credit Hours Enrolled by Doctoral Students: Fall 2012 ..................................... 7
Number of ESL Credit Hours Enrolled by ELI Students: Fall 2012 ......................................................... 8
Cumulative GPA of On Campus International Students: Fall 2012 ............................................................. 9
Cumulative GPA of On Campus Undergraduate Students: Fall 2012 ..................................................... 10
Cumulative GPA of On Campus Masters Students: Fall 2012 ................................................................. 11
Cumulative GPA of On Campus Doctoral Students: Fall 2012 ................................................................ 12
Major by Academic Level of On Campus International Students ............................................................. 13
International On Campus Doctoral Students Programs: Fall 2012 ......................................................... 13
International On Campus Masters Students Programs: Fall 2012 ......................................................... 15
International Undergraduate Students Majors: Fall 2012 ...................................................................... 16
International Students Majors by Nationalities ................................................................................. 17
Chinese Students .................................................................................................................................... 17
Saudi Students ........................................................................................................................................ 19
Indian Students ....................................................................................................................................... 21
Five-year Trend of On Campus International Student Population ........................................................... 22
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Executive Summary The purpose of this analytical study is to better understand international student population at Central
Michigan University. This report presents the demographic, cumulative GPA, and top nationalities of
international students by academic level and by majors who are attending CMU Fall 2012. Below are the
findings concluded from the analysis:
On Campus International Students Fall 2012
o More male international students (56% male vs. 44% female) than female international students
which is opposite of overall student population (45% male vs. 54% female).
o International students who are working on their doctoral degree represent 10% of international
student population, and the rest are divided nearly equally between masters and
undergraduate.
o On campus international students represent 3% of total student population at CMU for the Fall
2012 which is similar to Spring 2012. They represent nearly one-fifth of masters’ student
population and 13% of doctoral student population.
o About 65 % of On Campus international students are from China, Saudi Arabia, and India.
o More than 84% of international student population is taking more than 6 credit hours this
semester.
o On average, cumulative GPA of international undergraduate students is slightly higher than U.S.
citizen/ permanent resident students (3.10 vs. 3.02) and average GPA for international masters’
students is lower than U.S. citizen/ permanent resident students GPA (3.52 vs. 3.73). Doctoral
students had same average GPA of 3.72.
o Top majors by academic level taken by CMU international students:
o Doctoral: Mathematics Teaching College Math and Science of Advanced Materials
o Masters: Information systems, Business Administration, and Human Resources
Administration.
o Undergraduate: Finance, Accounting, and Electrical Engineering.
o Top majors by nationalities:
o Chinese students are enrolled mostly in MBA, MSIS, and MSA for masters and Finance,
Accounting, and Electrical Engineering for undergraduate.
o Saudi students are enrolled mostly in MSIS and MSA for masters and Mechanical
Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Information Technology for undergraduate.
o Indian students are mostly enrolled in MSIS and MBA.
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Definitions
CMU: Central Michigan University
GPA: Grade Point Average on a 4.0 scale
ELI: English Language Institute
ELI Student: A student who as an undergraduate is in the Bridge Program or as a graduate student is
conditionally admitted to the College of Graduate Studies.
SD10 Data File: At the beginning of every semester, IR captures students’ data after 10% into the
semester from SAP system.
EOS Data File: At the end of every semester, IR captures students’ data from SAP system.
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Demographics of On Campus International Students: Fall 2012
Gender
Gender Fall 2012 Frequency % of 566
Female 248 43.8%
Male 318 56.2%
Academic Level
Academic Level Percentage Fall 2012
International Students
Population % of
International Students N
% of 566 N
% of 20,538
Doctorate 57 10.1% 435 2.1% 13.1%
Masters 248 43.8% 1,404 6.8% 17.7%
Undergraduate 261 46.1% 18,699 91.0% 1.4%
Total 566 100.0% 20,538 100.0% 2.8%
Female 44% Male
56%
Gender Percentage of On Campus International Students: Fall 2012
10%
44%
46%
Academic Level Percentage of On Campus International Students: Fall 2012
Doctorate
Masters
Undergraduate
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Top Nationalities of On Campus International Students
Country of Residence Fall 2012
N % of 566
Cumulative Percent
China 240 42.4%
Saudi Arabia 81 14.3% 56.7%
India 45 8.0% 64.7%
Canada 21 3.7% 68.4%
Nigeria 19 3.4% 71.7%
Korea 16 2.8% 74.6%
Jordan 13 2.3% 76.9%
Germany 9 1.6% 78.4%
Nepal 9 1.6% 80.0%
Bangladesh 8 1.4% 81.4%
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Number of Credit Hours Enrolled by On Campus International Students Fall
2012
Number of Academic Credit Hours1 Enrolled by Undergraduate Students: Fall 2012
Number of Credit Hours Enrolled by International Undergraduate Students
N % of 261
1 to 3 1 0.4%
4 to 6 2 0.8%
7 to 9 6 2.3%
10 to 12 99 37.9%
13 to 15 106 40.6%
16 + 47 18.0%
1 Academic credit hours enrolled not including ELI credits.
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Number of Credit Hours Enrolled by On Campus International Undergraduate Students: Fall 2012
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Number of Academic Credit Hours Enrolled by Masters Students: Fall 2012
Number of Credit Hours Enrolled by International Masters Students
N % of 248
1 to 3 30 12.1%
4 to 6 29 11.7%
7 to 9 128 51.6%
10 to 12 43 17.3%
13 to 15 17 6.9%
16+ 1 0.4%
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Number of Credit Hours Enrolled in the Fall Semester
Number of Academic Credit Hours Enrolled by On Campus International Masters Students: Fall 2012
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Number of Academic Credit Hours Enrolled by Doctoral Students: Fall 2012
Number of Credit Hours Enrolled By International Doctoral Students
N % of 57
1 to 3 8 14.0%
4 to 6 20 35.1%
7 to 9 22 38.6%
10 to 12 5 8.8%
13 to 15 2 3.5%
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Number of Hours Enrolled by On Campus International Doctoral Students: Fall 2012
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Number of ESL Credit Hours Enrolled by ELI Students: Fall 2012
Number of ESL Credit Hours Enrolled By International ELI Students: Fall 2012
N % of 34
1 to 3 0 0.0%
4 to 6 1 2.9%
7 to 9 3 8.8%
10 to 12 25 73.5%
13 to 15 5 14.7%
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Number of ESL Credit Hours Enrolled by On Campus lnternational ELI Students: Fall 2012
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Cumulative GPA of On Campus International Students: Fall 2012
Fall 2012
On Campus International Students
U.S. Citizen/Permanent Residents
Average GPA N Average GPA N
Undergraduate 3.10 164 3.02 13,877
Masters 3.52 229 3.73 788
Doctoral 3.72 45 3.72 319
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Comparison of Average Cumulative GPA for On Campus International Students and U.S. Citizen/ Permanent Resident Students Fall 2012
International Students U.S. Citizen/Permanent Students
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Cumulative GPA of On Campus Undergraduate Students: Fall 2012
Fall 2012 On Campus International Undergraduate Students
U.S. Citizen/Permanent Resident Students
GPA N % of 139 N % of 13,877
4.0 - 3.5 34 24.5% 3,129 22.5%
3.4 - 3.0 52 37.4% 4,327 31.2%
2.9 - 2.5 29 20.9% 3,934 28.3%
<2.5 24 17.3% 2,487 17.9%
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24.5%
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20.9%
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31.2%
28.3%
17.9%
Cumulative GPA
Cumulative GPA of On Campus Undergraduate Students: Fall 2012
International Students U.S. Citizen/ Permanent Resident Students
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Cumulative GPA of On Campus Masters Students: Fall 2012
Fall 2012 On Campus International
Masters Students U.S. Citizen/Permanent
Resident Students
GPA N % of 141 N % of 788
4.0 - 3.5 84 59.6% 660 83.8%
3.4 - 3.0 46 32.6% 112 14.2%
2.9 - 2.5 10 7.1% 11 1.4%
<2.5 1 0.7% 5 0.6%
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14.2%
1.4% 0.6%
Cumulative GPA
Cumulative GPA of On Campus Masters Students: Fall 2012
International Students U.S. Citizen/Permanent Resident Students
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Cumulative GPA of On Campus Doctoral Students: Fall 2012
Fall 2012 On Campus International
Doctoral Students U.S. Citizen/Permanent
Resident Students
GPA N % of 43 N % of 319
4.0 – 3.5 39 90.7% 256 80.3%
3.4 - 3.0 3 7.0% 58 18.2%
2.9 - 2.5 1 2.3% 4 1.3%
<2.5 0 0.0% 1 0.3%
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Cumulative GPA
Cumulative GPA of On Campus Doctoral Students: Fall 2012
International Students U.S. Citizen/Permanent Resident Students
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Major by Academic Level of On Campus International Students
International On Campus Doctoral Students Programs: Fall 2012
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50.0%45.6%
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3.5% 3.5% 3.5% 1.8% 1.8% 1.8%
International On Campus Doctoral Students Programs: Fall 2012 (10% of International Student Population)
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Fall 2012 International Students
Doctoral Major N %2 N3 %4
MATHEMATICS: TCHG. COLL.
MATH. 26 45.6% 44 59.1%
SCIENCE OF ADVANCED
MATERIALS 11 19.3% 17 64.7%
HISTORY: JOINT
CMU/STRATHCLYDE 7 12.3% 24 29.2%
INDUSTRIAL/ORGANIZATIONAL
PSYCHOLOGY 4 7.0% 34 11.8%
APPLIED EXPERIMENTAL
PSYCHOLOGY 2 3.5% 14 14.3%
EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP 2 3.5% 61 3.3%
SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY 2 3.5% 18 11.1%
AUDIOLOGY, POST BAC 1 1.8% 36 2.8%
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY 1 1.8% 33 3.0%
NEUROSCIENCE 1 1.8% 10 10.0%
2 Percent of international On Campus students by academic level within international student population
3 Is the total number of on campus students who is enrolled in this major
4 Percent of international On Campus students by academic level within overall student population
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International On Campus Masters Students Programs: Fall 2012
Fall 2012 International Students
Masters Major N %5 N6 %7
INFORMATION SYSTEMS 57 23.1% 71 80.3%
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 48 19.4% 110 43.6% HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATION 18 7.3% 33 54.5%
ECONOMICS 17 6.9% 27 63.0%
TEACH ENG TO SPEAKERS OF OTHER
LANGUAGE
10 4.0% 24 41.7%
CHEMISTRY 9 3.6% 25 36.0%
HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 9 3.6% 29 31.0%
BCA: ELECTRONIC MEDIA STUDIES 7 2.8% 14 50.0% INTERNATIONAL ADMINISTRATION 7 2.8% 10 70.0% COMPUTER SCIENCE 6 2.4% 11 54.5%
5 Percent of international On Campus students by academic major within international student population
6 Is the total number of on campus students who is enrolled in this major
7 Percent of international On Campus students by academic level within overall student population
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25.0% 23.1%
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7.3% 6.9%
4.0% 3.6% 3.6% 2.8% 2.8% 2.4%
Top 10 International On Campus Masters Students Programs: Fall 2012 (44% of International Student Population)
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International Undergraduate Students Majors: Fall 2012
Fall 2012 International Students
Undergraduate Major N %8 N9 %10
FINANCE MAJOR 22 11.5% 179 12.3%
ACCOUNTING MAJOR 15 7.9% 304 4.9%
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING 14 7.3% 93 15.1%
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 12 6.3% 123 9.8%
BUSINESS 11 5.8% 515 2.1%
FINANCE 8 4.2% 50 16.0%
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MAJOR 6 3.1% 25 24.0%
INFORMATION SYSTEMS MAJOR 5 2.6% 91 5.5%
BIOLOGY/BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES MAJOR 4 2.1% 316 1.3%
HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT MAJOR 4 2.1% 102 3.9%
8 Percent of international On Campus students by academic major within international student population
9 Is the total number of on campus students who is enrolled in this major
10 Percent of international On Campus students by academic level within overall student population
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4.2% 3.1%
2.6% 2.1% 2.1%
Top 10 International Students Undergraduate Majors: Fall 2012 (46% of International Student Population)
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International Students Majors by Nationalities
Chinese Students
43.3% of Chinese students are enrolled in master’s degree
Top 10 Masters Enrolled by Chinese Students N % of 240
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 26 10.8%
INFORMATION SYSTEMS 23 9.6%
HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATION 10 4.2%
CHEMISTRY 6 2.5%
ECONOMICS 6 2.5%
BCA: ELECTRONIC MEDIA STUDIES 5 2.1%
COMPUTER SCIENCE 4 1.7%
INTERNATIONAL ADMINISTRATION 3 1.3%
BCA: ELECTRONIC MEDIA MANAGEMENT 2 0.8%
INFORMATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 2 0.8%
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Top 10 Masters Programs Enrolled by Chinese Students: Fall 2012
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46.3% of Chinese students are enrolled in undergraduate programs
Top 10 Undergraduate Majors Enrolled by
Chinese Students N % of 240
FINANCE MAJOR 19 7.9%
ACCOUNTING MAJOR 14 5.8%
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING 11 4.6%
FINANCE 7 2.9%
BUSINESS 4 1.7%
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MAJOR 4 1.7%
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 4 1.7%
DIETETICS MAJOR 3 1.3%
HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT MAJOR 3 1.3%
BIOLOGY/BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES MAJOR 2 0.8%
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Top 10 Undergraduate Majors Enrolled by Chinese Students: Fall 2012
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Saudi Students
25.9% of Saudi Arabian students are enrolled in Masters Programs.
Masters Enrolled by Saudi Arabian Students N % of 81
INFORMATION SYSTEMS 7 8.6%
HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATION 5 6.2%
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 2 2.5%
HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 2 2.5%
INTERNATIONAL ADMINISTRATION 2 2.5%
BCA: ELECTRONIC MEDIA STUDIES 1 1.2%
RECREATION & PARK ADMINISTRATION 1 1.2%
TEACH ENG TO SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGE 1 1.2%
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Masters Programs Enrolled by Saudi Arabian Students: Fall 2012
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38.3% of Saudi Arabian students are enrolled in undergraduate programs.
Top 10 Undergraduate Majors Enrolled by Saudi Students
N % of 81
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 7 8.6%
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MAJOR 4 4.9%
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING 3 3.7%
INFORMATION SYSTEMS MAJOR 3 3.7%
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY MAJOR 3 3.7%
ACCOUNTING 2 2.5%
CHEMISTRY 1 1.2%
COMPUTER SCIENCE 1 1.2%
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY 1 1.2%
FINANCE 1 1.2%
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Top 10 Undergraduate Majors Enrolled by Saudi Arabian Students: Fall 2012
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Indian Students
86.7% of Indian students are enrolled in Masters Programs
Masters Programs Enrolled by Indian Students N % of 45
INFORMATION SYSTEMS 16 35.6%
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 15 33.3%
HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 5 11.1%
APPAREL PRODUCT DEV & MERCHANDISING TECH 2 4.4%
PHYSICS 1 2.2%
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INFORMATIONSYSTEMS
BUSINESSADMINISTRATION
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Masters Programs Enrolled by Indian Students: Fall 2012
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Five-year Trend of On Campus International Student Population
Number of Attending International Students in the Past 3 Years by Academic Level: On Campus and Global Campus
On Campus Global Campus
Undergraduate Masters Doctoral Undergraduate Masters Doctoral
Fall 2008 263 216 45 67 135 22
Fall 2009 266 256 52 3 141 13
Fall 2010 268 269 49 8 136 9
Fall 201111 278 273 49 23812 114 6
Fall 201213 261 248 57 NA NA NA
Spring 2009 236 222 46 4 114 16
Spring 2010 270 251 51 7 122 5
Spring 2011 254 271 48 3 108 2
Spring 201214 246 249 45 11 142 5
Summer 2009 137 69 34 6 131 16
Summer 2010 126 81 38 11 97 4
Summer 2011 133 85 41 9 96 2
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