1 / 10

International Students At The University of Massachusetts Boston

International Students At The University of Massachusetts Boston. The Office of Institutional Research and Policy Studies September 30, 2005 Jennifer Brown, Director Kevin B. Murphy, Research Analyst.

major
Download Presentation

International Students At The University of Massachusetts Boston

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. International Students At The University of Massachusetts Boston The Office of Institutional Research and Policy Studies September 30, 2005 Jennifer Brown, Director Kevin B. Murphy, Research Analyst

  2. In Fall 2004, UMass Boston admitted 1,758 new undergraduate students. 80 of them were International Students. They came from the following countries: OIRP September 30, 2005 KBM

  3. Because International Students made up only about 4.5% of the incoming class, one might expect them to feel a little outnumbered and perhaps even isolated and overwhelmed. However, they were met by over 470 other International Students who were continuing their studies at UMass Boston. Further, UMass Boston has many layers of diversity. Another 310 of the new students were U.S. residents, but not U.S. citizens. Together, the International Students and the permanent residents made up almost a quarter of the incoming class (22.2%). OIRP September 30, 2005 KBM

  4. In fact, new International Students from the following nations found other new students from their home countries who are in the U.S. as permanent residents and who could ease the transition. OIRP September 30, 2005 KBM

  5. And when all of the new students arrived at UMass Boston, they found that they were sharing it with citizens of 140 different nations or political entities. OIRP September 30, 2005 KBM

  6. So many that it takes two pages just to list them for you. OIRP September 30, 2005 KBM

  7. On last year’s senior survey, seniors at UMass Boston reported speaking about 90 different languages at home. OIRP September 30, 2005 KBM

  8. The 2005 Senior Survey Showed that at UMass Boston, Cultural Diversity Extends Across Racial/Ethnic Groups OIRP September 30, 2005 KBM

  9. International Students seem to have developed particularly good relationships with UMass Boston faculty. • On the 2005 Graduating Senior Survey • International Students rated satisfaction with faculty availability to discuss career plans more highly than did other respondents • International Students rated satisfaction with student faculty interaction more highly than did other respondents. OIRP September 30, 2005 KBM

  10. UMass Boston is the most diverse* large public 4 year institution in New England. • Within this diversity that is used for standard reporting, we know that we have an additional layer of diversity that adds to the culture at UMass Boston • High percentage of non-English native language speakers • High percentage of citizens from around the world • UMass Boston is pleased to have a significant population of international students that adds even more diversity to an already vibrant campus culture. * Black NH, Hispanic, Native American, and Asian as a percent of known race U.S. residents OIRP September 30, 2005 KBM

More Related