Educ Advising
JAPANESE STUDENTS
IN THE UNITED STATES 2000-2001
(Stats at a
Glance)
The information in this summary was obtained from the 2000/2001 Country Locator Report provided by the Institute of International Education (IIE) through a grant from the Department of State, ECA/A/S/A. These reports are based on data collected from an annual survey of universities for the publication Open Doors. Not all universities respond to the survey nor do all universities which do respond provide a breakdown by nationality. Particular universities are missing from the report even through there are Japanese students currently studying there. That is why the number of students on the printout is lower than the figure given in Open Doors which extrapolates the non-country specific numbers based on those identified.
The following information was extracted from Japan's 2000/2001 Country Locator Report.
- The 46,497 (unextrapolated total is 38,889) Japanese students studying in the United States are enrolled in over 1,329 different universities. Students from Japan study at more campuses than students from any other East Asian national group. Orange Coast College (CA) with 523 or 1% has the largest number of Japanese students of any college in the U.S. This is the lowest percentage in the top university of any East Asian country with more than 1,000 students in the U.S..
- Seventeen percent of the students study in the twenty most popular universities (253 or more Japanese students). This is the lowest percentage of any East Asian country. Ninety-nine universities and colleges have 100 or more Japanese students, and the average number of students per university is 29.
- California with 9,336 (24%) is by far the most popular state with Japanese students. States following in order of popularity with Japanese students are: New York (4,180 or 11%); Washington (2,812 or 7%); Massachusetts (2,308 or 6%); and Oregon (1,474 or 4%). Fifty-two percent of the Japanese students enrolled in U.S. institutions are concentrated in these five states, the second highest concentration of East Asian countries with more than 1,000 students.
- Sixty-nine percent of all Japanese students are studying at the undergraduate level. Eighteen percent are enrolled in graduate programs while thirteen percent are listed as non-degree or ESL students.
JAPANESE
STUDENTS IN THE U.S.
1954 - 2000
Year |
Number of Students
|
% of change |
Rankof all countries |
2000 |
46,497 |
-1% |
3 |
1999 |
46,872 |
1% |
2 |
1998 |
46,406 |
- 1% |
2 |
1997 |
47,073 |
2% |
1 |
1996 |
46,292 |
2% |
1 |
1995 |
45,531 |
1% |
1 |
1994 |
45,276 |
3% |
1 |
1993 |
43,770 |
2% |
2 |
1992 |
42,843 |
5% |
2 |
1991 |
40,700 |
11% |
2 |
1990 |
36,610 |
23% |
2 |
1989 |
29,840 |
24% |
3 |
1988 |
24,000 |
33% |
3 |
1987 |
18,050 |
20% |
6 |
1986 |
15,070 |
13% |
7 |
1985 |
13,360 |
2% |
9 |
1984 |
13,160 |
1% |
9 |
1983 |
13,010 |
- 4% |
9 |
1982 |
13,610 |
-3% |
7 |
1981 |
14,020 |
4% |
5 |
1980 |
13,500 |
10% |
5 |
1979 |
12,260 |
17% |
5 |
1978 |
10,490 |
16% |
6 |
1977 |
9,050 |
26% |
7 |
1976 |
7,160 |
1% |
8 |
1975 |
7,070 |
19% |
8 |
1974 |
5,930 |
25% |
8 |
1973 |
4,745 |
2% |
9 |
1972 |
4,653 |
17% |
8 |
1971 |
3,977 |
- 9% |
7 |
1970 |
4,350 |
5% |
8 |
1969 |
4,156 |
23% |
9 |
1964 |
3,386 |
56% |
5 |
1959 |
2,168 |
38% |
6 |
1954 |
1,572 |
4 |
M Thomson, REAC-EAP, November 2001