(Stats at a Glance)
The information in this summary was obtained from the 2001/2002 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 2001/2002 Country Locator Report.
- The 46,810 (unextrapolated total is 39,734) Japanese
students studying in the United States are enrolled in over 1,296 different universities. Students from Japan study at more campuses than students
from any other East Asian national group. California State University-Long Beach with 661
or 2% has the largest number of Japanese students of any college in the U.S. This is
the second lowest percentage in the top university of any East Asian country with more
than 1,000 students in the U.S..
- Nineteen percent of the students study in the twenty most popular universities (275 or more Japanese students). 102 universities and colleges have 100 or more Japanese students, and the average number of students per university is 31.
- California with 10,349 (26%) is by far the most popular state with Japanese students. States following in order of popularity with Japanese students are: New York (4,498 or 11%); Washington (2,704 or 7%); Massachusetts (2,170 or 6%); and Oregon (1,456 or 4%). Fifty-three 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-seven percent of all Japanese
students are studying at the undergraduate level. Twenty percent are enrolled in graduate
programs while thirteen percent are listed as non-degree or ESL students.
¡¡
¡¡
JAPANESE STUDENTS
IN THE U.S.
1954 - 2001
2001 |
46,810 |
1% |
4 |
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 |
Japan has always ranked in the top nine
sending nations. The number of Japanese
students in the U.S. has increased 20% in the last decade.
Japan ranked as the top sending country from 1994 -1997.
M Thomson, REAC-EAP, November 2002