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Analysis of On CampusInternational Students

At Central Michigan University

Spring 2012

Office of Institutional Research

March 2012

ContentsExecutive Summary....................................................................................................................................1

Definitions...................................................................................................................................................2

Demographics of On Campus International Students: Spring 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 Spring 2012............................5

Number of Academic Credit Hours Enrolled by Undergraduate Students: Spring 2012......................5

Number of Academic Credit Hours Enrolled by Masters Students: Spring 2012.................................6

Number of Academic Credit Hours Enrolled by Doctoral Students: Spring 2012.................................7

Number of ESL Credit Hours Enrolled by ELI Students: Spring 2012....................................................8

Cumulative GPA of On Campus International Students: Spring 2012........................................................9

Cumulative GPA of On Campus Undergraduate Students: Spring 2012................................................10

Cumulative GPA of On Campus Masters Students: Spring 2012............................................................11

Cumulative GPA of On Campus Doctoral Students: Spring 2012...........................................................12

Major by Academic Level of On Campus International Students............................................................13

International On Campus Doctoral Students Programs: Spring 2012....................................................13

International On Campus Masters Students Programs: Spring 2012....................................................15

International Undergraduate Students Majors: Spring 2012.................................................................16

International Students Majors by Nationalities.......................................................................................17

Chinese Students...................................................................................................................................17

Saudi Students.......................................................................................................................................19

Indian Students......................................................................................................................................21

International Undergraduate and Graduate Students Retention............................................................22

International Students Three-Year Trend:...............................................................................................23

On Campus and Global Campus...............................................................................................................23

Top 5 Nationalities of International Students: On Campus....................................................................24

Top 5 Nationalities of International Students: Global Campus..............................................................24

Top 5 Nationalities of International Undergraduate Students: On Campus..........................................25

Top 5 Nationalities of International Masters Students: On Campus......................................................26

Top 5 Nationalities of International Masters Students: Global Campus................................................26

Number of Attending International Students by Academic Level: On Campus and Global Campus......27

Office of Institutional Research- March 2012 i

Executive SummaryThe 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 spring 2012. In addition, second and third year retention is conducted for on campus international students. At the end of the report, on campus and Global Campus international students are compared to highlight the niche market for each campus. Below are the findings concluded from the analysis:

On Campus International Students Spring 2012

o More male international students (53% male vs. 47% 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 8% 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 spring 2012 in which nearly one-fifth are masters’ students and 18% are doctoral students.

o More than 65% of On Campus international students are from China, Saudi Arabia, and India.o More than half of international student population is taking 6 and 12 credit hours. o On average, cumulative GPA of international undergraduate students is slightly higher than U.S.

citizen/ permanent resident students (3.10 vs. 2.98) 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 Materialso Masters: MSIS, MBA, and MSA.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 System for undergraduate.o Indian students are mostly enrolled in MSIS and MBA.

o The retention rate of On Campus new transfers and FTIAC international undergraduate students have increased significantly since fall 2008 despite the decline in the enrollment.

Three years trend including On Campus and Global Campus

o The enrollment number of international students on campus in fall, spring, and summer has been increasing slightly since 2008, while declining at Global Campus.

o Top two nationalities of on campus international students are Chinese and Saudi Arabian.

Office of Institutional Research- March 2012Page 1 of 28

o Top two nationalities of Global Campus international students are Canadian and Mexican

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.

Second year retention: percent of on campus new transfer and FTIAC students in a fall semester that continue to be enrolled in the following fall semester.

Explanatory Notes:

Global Campus students are students admitted to and enrolled in programs offered by the Global Campus. They are not included in the on campus numbers, nor are any on campus students included in the Global Campus numbers even if the student may take courses offered at Global Campus sites.

Data for Global Campus for spring 2012 were not available at the time of this report. Therefore Global Campus numbers are included only in trend data.

Trend data used in this report were captured from Data Warehouse (live database) on March 2012 and may be slightly different from Institutional Research SD10 or EOS databases that were captured at the beginning or end of semester.


Demographics of On Campus International Students: Spring 2012

Gender

Female47%

Male53%

Gender Percentage of On Campus International Students: Spring 2012

Gender Spring 2012 Frequency

% of 540

Female 255 47.2Male 285 52.8

Academic Level

8%

46%

45%

Academic Level Percentage of On Campus International Students: Spring 2012

DoctorateMastersUndergraduate

Academic Level Spring 2012 Frequency% of 540

Doctorate 45 8.3Masters 251 46.5Undergraduate 244 45.2


Top Nationalities of On Campus International Students

China Saudi Arabia

India Nigeria Canada Korea Jordan Nepal0.0

5.0

10.0

15.0

20.0

25.0

30.0

35.0

40.0

45.0 42.4

12.810.0

4.1 3.7 3.1 2.6 1.9

Top Nationalities of On Campus Internationl Student PopulationSpring 2012

% of

Intern

ation

al Stu

dent

Popu

lation

Country of ResidenceSpring 2012 Frequency

% of 540 Cumulative Percent

China 229 42.4Saudi Arabia 69 12.8 55.2India 54 10.0 65.2Nigeria 22 4.1 69.3Canada 20 3.7 73.0Korea 17 3.1 76.1Jordan 14 2.6 78.7Nepal 10 1.9 80.6


Number of Credit Hours Enrolled by On Campus International Students Spring 2012

Number of Academic Credit Hours1 Enrolled by Undergraduate Students: Spring 2012

1 to 3 4 to 6 7 to 9 10 to 12 13 to 15 16 +0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

2% 2% 2%

30%

39%

26%

Number of Credit Hours Enrolled by On Campus International Undergraduate Students: Spring 2012

Number of Credit Hours Enrolled in the Spring Semester

% of

Inter

natio

nal U

nder

grad

uate

Stude

nt Po

pu-

lation

Number of Credit Hours Enrolled by International Undergraduate Students Frequency

% of 127

1 to 3 3 24 to 6 2 27 to 9 2 210 to 12 38 3013 to 15 49 3916 + 33 26

1 Academic credit hours enrolled not including ELI credits.


Number of Academic Credit Hours Enrolled by Masters Students: Spring 2012

1 to 3 4 to 6 7 to 9 10 to 12 13 to 150%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

13%17%

51%

16%

3%

Number of Academic Credit Hours Enrolled by On Campus International Masters Students: Spring 2012


% of

Inter

natio

nal M

aster

s Stu

dent

Popu

lation

Number of Credit Hours Enrolled by International Masters Students Frequency

% of 251

1 to 3 33 134 to 6 43 177 to 9 127 5110 to 12 41 1613 to 15 7 3


Number of Academic Credit Hours Enrolled by Doctoral Students: Spring 2012

1 to 3 4 to 6 7 to 9 10 to 12 13 to 150%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

13%

24%

44%

16%

2%

Number of Hours Enrolled by On Campus International Doctoral Students: Spring 2012


% of

Inter

natio

nal D

octo

ral S

tude

nt Po

pulati

on

Number of Credit Hours Enrolled By International Doctoral Students Frequency

% of 45

1 to 3 6 134 to 6 11 247 to 9 20 4410 to 12 7 1613 to 15 1 2


Number of ESL Credit Hours Enrolled by ELI Students: Spring 2012

7 10 12 130.0

10.0

20.0

30.0

40.0

50.0

60.0

70.0

Number of ESL Credit Hours Enrolled by On Campus lnternational ELI Students: Spring 2012

Number of Hours Enrolled in the Spring Semester

% of

Inte

rnati

onal

Stud

ent P

opula

tion

Number of ESL Credit Hours Enrolled By International ELI Students: Spring 2012 Frequency

% of 31

7 1 3.210 1 3.212 21 67.713 8 25.8


Cumulative GPA of On Campus International Students: Spring 2012

Undergraduate Masters Doctoral0.00

0.50

1.00

1.50

2.00

2.50

3.00

3.50

4.00

Comparison of Average Cumulative GPA for On Campus International Students and U.S. Citizen/ Permanent Resident Students Spring 2012

Aver

age C

umula

tive G

PA

On Campus International Students

U.S. Citizen/Permanent Residents

Average GPA Frequency Average GPA FrequencyUndergraduate 3.10 164 2.98 17,135Masters 3.52 229 3.73 1,046Doctoral 3.72 45 3.72 343


Cumulative GPA of On Campus Undergraduate Students: Spring 2012

3.5 - 4.0 3.0 - 3.4 2.5 - 2.9 <2.50%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%Cumulative GPA of On Campus Undergraduate Students: Spring 2012

Spring 2012On Campus International Undergraduate Students

U.S. Citizen/Permanent Resident Students

GPA Frequency % of 159 Frequency % of 16,208

4.0 - 3.5 49 31% 3,840 24%

3.4 - 3.0 58 36% 5,175 32%

2.9 - 2.5 26 16% 3,748 23%

<2.5 26 16% 3,445 21%


Cumulative GPA of On Campus Masters Students: Spring 2012

3.5 - 4.0 3.0 - 3.4 2.5 - 2.9 <2.50%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

Cumulative GPA of On Campus Masters Students: Spring 2012

On Campus International Masters

Students


GPA Frequency % of 226 Frequency % of 1,044

4.0 - 3.5 133 59% 875 84%

3.4 - 3.0 82 36% 143 14%

2.9 - 2.5 9 4% 16 2%

<2.5 2 1% 10 1%


Cumulative GPA of On Campus Doctoral Students: Spring 2012

3.5 - 4.0 3.0 - 3.4 2.5 - 2.9 <2.50%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

Cumulative GPA of Doctoral Students: Spring 2012

Spring 2012 International Doctoral Students


GPA Frequency % of 45 Frequency % of 341

4.0 – 3.5 39 87% 290 85%

3.4 - 3.0 5 11% 50 15%

2.9 - 2.5 0 0% 0 0%

<2.5 1 2% 1 0%


Major by Academic Level of On Campus International Students

International On Campus Doctoral Students Programs: Spring 2012

Mathematics: Teaching College Math.

Science of Advanced Materials

Industrial Organization Psych

ology

History

School Psychology

Applied Experimental Psych

ology

Clinical Psychology

Educational Leadership

Neuroscience

Health Administration

Audiology, Post B

ac

0.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%2.0%2.5%3.0%3.5%4.0% 3.5%

1.3%0.9%

0.6% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%

International On Campus Doctoral Students Programs: Spring 2012

(8.3% of International Student Population)


Spring 2012 International Students

Doctoral Major Frequency %2 N3

Mathematics: Teaching College Mathematics 19 56% 34

Science of Advanced Materials 7 54% 13

Industrial Organization Psychology 5 16% 31

History 3 14% 22

School Psychology 2 11% 19

Applied Experimental Psychology 2 18% 11

Clinical Psychology 2 7% 30

Educational Leadership 2 5% 40

Neuroscience 1 17% 6

Health Administration 1 11% 9

Audiology, Post Bac 1 3% 37

2 Percent of international on campus students within the academic major3 Is the total number of on campus students who is enrolled in this major


International On Campus Masters Students Programs: Spring 2012

MSISMBA

MSA:HRA

Economics

Teaching English SOL

Chemistry

MSA:HSAPhysic

sMSA:IA

Computer Science

0.0%

2.0%

4.0%

6.0%

8.0%

10.0%

12.0% 10.2%

6.5%

3.5% 3.3% 3.1%2.2% 1.7% 1.5% 1.3% 1.3%

Top 10 International Students Masters Programs: Spring 2012

%

International Students

Masters Major Frequency %4 N5

MSIS 55 82% 67

MBA 35 32% 108MSA:HRA 19 49% 39

Economics 18 53% 34

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Language

17 59% 29

Chemistry 12 39% 31

MSA:HSA 9 29% 31

Physics 8 62% 13MSA:IA 7 88% 8Computer Science 7 70% 10



International Undergraduate Students Majors: Spring 2012

Finance

Accounting

Electrical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering Marke

ting

Business

Information System

International Business Dietetics

Undecided0

1

2

3

4

5

65.6

3.2 3.2

21.3 1.3 1.1

0.7 0.7

2.4

Top 10 International Students Undergraduate Majors: Spring 2012

%

International Students

Undergraduate Major Frequency %6 N7

Finance 30 13% 230Accounting 17 4% 430Electrical Engineering 17 21% 82Mechanical Engineering 11 9% 118Marketing 7 2% 409Business 7 2% 410Information System 6 6% 93International Business 4 7% 55Dietetics 4 3% 128Undecided 13 2.4 1,387



International Students Majors by Nationalities

Chinese Students

MBA

MSA:HRA MSIS

Economics

Chemistry

MSA:GA

Computer Science MSA:IA GIS

Teaching English SOL

0.0

1.0

2.0

3.0

4.0

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.07.9

6.1 6.1

2.6 2.62.2 2.2

1.71.3 1.3

Top 10 Masters Enrolled by Chinese Students: Spring 2012

% of

Chine

se St

uden

t Pop

ulatio

n

42.4% of on campus Chinese students are enrolled in masters programs.

Top 10 Masters Enrolled by Chinese Students

Frequency

% of 229

MBA 18 7.9MSA:HRA 14 6.1MSIS 14 6.1Economics 6 2.6Chemistry 6 2.6MSA:GA 5 2.2Computer Science 5 2.2MSA:IA 4 1.7Geographic Information Sciences

3 1.3

Teaching English 3 1.3


to Speakers of Other Language

Finance

Accounting


International Business Dietetics

Biology/ Biomedical Sciences Business

Human Resources Management Psych

ology

Undecided

0

2

4

6

8

10

12 10.9

6.65.2

1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.3 0.9

3.5

Top 10 Undergraduate Majors Enrolled by Chinese Students: Spring 2012 %

of Ch

inese

Stude

nt Po

pulati

on

47.6% of Chinese students are enrolled in undergraduate programs.

Top 10 Undergraduate Majors Enrolled by Chinese Students

Frequency

% of 229

Finance 25 10.9Accounting 15 6.6Electrical Engineering 12 5.2International Business

4 1.7

Dietetics 4 1.7Biology/ Biomedical Sciences

4 1.7

Business (in) 4 1.7Human Resources Management

3 1.3

Psychology 2 0.9Undecided 8 3.5


Saudi Students

MSIS

MSA:HSA

MSA:HRA

Teaching English SOL MSA:IA

MSA:GA

BCA Electronic M

edia Studies

0.01.02.03.04.05.06.07.08.09.0

8.7

2.9 2.9 2.9

1.4 1.4 1.4

Masters Programs Enrolled by Saudi Students: Spring 2012

% of

Saud

i Arab

ian St

uden

t Pop

ulatio

n

21.7% of Saudi Arabian students are enrolled in Masters Programs.

Masters Enrolled by Saudi Arabian Students

Frequency

% of 69

MSIS 6 8.7MSA:HSA 2 2.9MSA:HRA 2 2.9Teaching English to Speakers of Other Language

2 2.9

MSA:IA 1 1.4MSA:GA 1 1.4BCA 1 1.4


Electronic Media Studies

Mechanical Engineering


Information Syst

em

Information Technology

Computer Science

Human Resources

Finance

Marketing

Pre-Pharmacy

Undecided

0.0

5.0

10.0

15.0

20.0

25.0

11.6

7.25.8

4.3 4.32.9 2.9

1.4 1.4

23.0

Top Undergraduate Majors Enrolled by Saudi Students: Spring 2012

% of

Saud

i Stu

dent

Popu

lation

78.3% of Saudi Arabian students are enrolled in undergraduate programs.

Top 10 Undergraduate Majors Enrolled by Saudi Students

Frequency

% of 69

Mechanical Engineering 8 11.6Electrical Engineering 5 7.2Information System 4 5.8Information Technology 3 4.3Computer Science 3 4.3Human Resources 2 2.9Finance 2 2.9Marketing 1 1.4Pre-Pharmacy 1 1.4


Undecided 16 23.2

Indian Students

MSISMBA

MSA:HSAPhysic

s

Industrial/ O

rganization Psychology

Speech Pathology

Neuroscience

Chemistry

Computer Science

Apparel Product Dev. &

Merchandisin

g Tech.

0.0

10.0

20.0

30.0

40.0

44.4

24.1

11.17.4

3.7 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9

Masters Programs Enrolled by Indian Students: Spring 2012

% of

Indian

Stud

ent P

opula

tion

100% of Indian students are enrolled in Masters Programs

Masters Programs Enrolled by Indian Students

Frequency

% of 54

MSIS 24 44.4MBA 13 24.1MSA:HSA 6 11.1Physics 4 7.4Industrial/ Organization Psychology

2 3.7

Speech Pathology 1 1.9Neuroscience 1 1.9


Chemistry 1 1.9Computer Science 1 1.9Apparel Product Development & Merchandising Technology

1 1.9


International Undergraduate and Graduate Students Retention

Fall 2008 to Fall 2009 Fall 2009 to Fall 2010 Fall 2010 to Fall 201150.0%

55.0%

60.0%

65.0%

70.0%

75.0%

80.0%

85.0%

90.0%

95.0%

100.0%

International Undergraduate and Graduate Students Second Year RetentionRe

tenti

on R

ate

Undergraduate: Second Year Retention Rate

On Campus Head Count (new transfers/FTIAC)

On Campus International Students %to 2nd yr*

Fall 2008 to Fall 2009 43 65.9%8

Fall 2009 to Fall 2010 32 68.8%9

Fall 2010 to Fall 2011 26 80.8%10

Fall 2011 19

Graduate: Second Year Retention Rate

On Campus Head Count (new transfers/FTIAC)

On Campus International Students %to 2nd yr*

Fall 2008 to Fall 2009 95 86.0%11

Fall 2009 to Fall 2010 91 83.0%12

Fall 2010 to Fall 2011 116 83.5%13

Fall 2011 83 * On Campus international student retention rate to next year is adjusted for students who graduated in May, August, and December graduation for each year.

8 27 international undergraduate students from fall 2008 had enrolled in fall 2009 and 2 graduated9 22 international undergraduate students from fall 2009 had enrolled in fall 2010 10 21 international undergraduate students from fall 2010 had enrolled in fall 201111 80 international graduate students from fall 2008 had enrolled in fall 2009 and 2 students graduated12 73 international graduate students from fall 2009 had enrolled in fall 2010 and 3 students graduated13 91 international graduate students from fall 2010 had enrolled in fall 2011 and 7 students graduated


International Students Three-Year Trend: On Campus and Global Campus

Fall 2008 Spring 2009 Fall 2009 Spring 2010 Fall 2010 Spring 20110

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Overall Number of Attending International Students in the Past 3 Years: On Campus and Global Campus

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er of

Atten

ding I

ntern

ation

al Stu

dents

Semester On CampusGlobal Campus Disney Total

Fall 2008 527 225 109 861Fall 2009 575 158 312 1045Fall 2010 586 153 216 955Spring 2009 507 134 157 798Spring 2010 572 134 65 771Spring 2011 573 113 0 686Summer 2009 243 154 0 397Summer 2010 245 112 169 526Summer 2011 259 107 266 632


Top 5 Nationalities of International Students: On Campus

2008 Fall 2009 Spring 2009 Fall 2010 Spring 2010 Fall 2011 Spring0

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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 DoctoralFall 2008 263 216 45 67 135 22Fall 2009 266 256 52 3 141 13Fall 2010 268 269 49 8 136 9Spring 2009 236 222 46 4 114 16Spring 2010 270 251 51 7 122 5Spring 2011 254 271 48 3 108 2Summer 2009 137 69 34 6 131 16Summer 2010 126 81 38 11 97 4Summer 2011 133 85 41 9 96 2


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