Emphasis on Education: Foreign Students
This focus section presents data on enrollment of foreign students at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus from 1967 to 1999. Enrollment data is from the Division of Management Information, Copyright 2006, Board of Trustees, University of Illinois. Reproduced with Permission. General statistics, as well as individual country graphs are presented. Please note that countries with extremely few enrolled students over this time period (such as a single student) may result in strange-looking or blank graphs due to the configuration of the graphing software used for this section. Please also note that there are some possible inaccuracies in this data, but for countries with large numbers of students, trends should accurate.
Aggregate Statistics
The following tables rank the list of countries on total number of students, total female graduate students, total male graduate students, total female undergraduate students, and total male undergraduate students.
- Countries by Total Students
- Countries by Female Graduate Students
- Countries by Male Graduate Students
- Countries by Female Undergraduate Students
- Countries by Male Undergraduate Students
The following tables offering the same ranking criteria, but ordered by year rather than country.
- Years by Total Students
- Years by Female Graduate Students
- Years by Male Graduate Students
- Years by Female Undergraduate Students
- Years by Male Undergraduate Students
The following graphs show trends by year.
- Students by Year
- Graduate Students by Year (Male/Female)
- Undergraduate Students by Year (Male/Female)
Country Profile Graphs
These graphs show trends in each individual country. Graphs for total students, total undergraduate students (by gender), total graduate students (by gender), and undergraduate versus graduate students are available. For many countries, the number of graduate students signficantly outnumbers the number of undergraduates, while for others, such as the United Kingdom, a steady decline in graduate students has been matched by an equal increase in undergraduates.
- AFGHANISTAN [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- ALBANIA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- ALGERIA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- ANGOLA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- ARGENTINA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- ARMENIA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- AUSTRALIA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- AUSTRIA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- AZERBAIJAN [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- BAHRAIN [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- BANGLADESH [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- BARBADOS [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- BELARUS [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- BELGIUM [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- BELIZE [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- BENIN [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- BOLIVIA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- BOTSWANA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- BRAZIL [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- BRUNEI [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- BULGARIA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- BURUNDI [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- CAMBODIA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- CAMEROON [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- CANADA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- CHILE [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- CHINA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- COLOMBIA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- COMOROS [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- CONGO [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- CORSICA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- COSTA RICA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- COTE D'IVOIRE [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- CROATIA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- CUBA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- CYPRUS [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- CZECH REPUBLIC [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- DENMARK [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- ECUADOR [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- EGYPT [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- EL SALVADOR [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- ESTONIA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- ETHIOPIA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- FIJI [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- FINLAND [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- FRANCE [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- GEORGIA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- GERMANY [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- GERMANY (EAST) | [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- GERMANY (EAST) [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- GHANA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- GREECE [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- GRENADA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- GUAM [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- GUATEMALA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- GUINEA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- GUYANA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- HAITI [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- HONDURAS [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- HONG KONG [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- HUNGARY [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- ICELAND [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- INDIA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- INDONESIA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- IRAN [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- IRAQ [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- IRELAND [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- ISRAEL [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- ITALY [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- JAMAICA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- JAPAN [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- JORDAN [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- KAZAKHSTAN [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- KENYA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- KOREA, NORTH [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- KOREA, SOUTH [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- KUWAIT [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- LAOS [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- LATVIA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- LEBANON [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- LESOTHO [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- LIBERIA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- LIBYA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- LITHUANIA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- LUXEMBORG [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- MALAGASY [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- MALAWI [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- MALAYSIA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- MALI [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- MALTA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- MARTINIQUE [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- MAURITANIA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- MAURITIUS [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- MEXICO [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- MONGOLIA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- MOROCCO [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- MOZAMBIQUE [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- MYANMAR [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- NAMIBIA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- NEPAL [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- NETHERLANDS [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- NEW ZEALAND [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- NICARAGUA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- NIGER [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- NIGERIA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- NORWAY [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- OMAN [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- PAKISTAN [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- PANAMA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- PAPUA NEW GUINEA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- PARAGUAY [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- PERU [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- PHILIPPINES [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- POLAND [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- PORTUGAL [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- PUERTO RICO [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- QATAR [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- RHODESIA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- ROMANIA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- RUSSIA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- RWANDA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- SAINT VINCENT & THE GRENADINES [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- SAUDI ARABIA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- SENEGAL [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- SIERRA LEONE [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- SINGAPORE [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- SLOVAKIA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- SOLOMON ISLANDS [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- SOMALIA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- SOUTH AFRICA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- SPAIN [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- SPANISH MOROCCO [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- SRI LANKA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- SUDAN [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- SURINAME [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- SWAZILAND [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- SWEDEN [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- SWITZERLAND [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- SYRIA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- TAIWAN [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- TANZANIA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- THAILAND [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- THE GAMBIA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- TOGO [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- TONGA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- TRINIDAD & TOBAGO [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- TUNISIA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- TURKEY [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- UGANDA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- UKRAINE [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- UNITED KINGDOM [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- UNKNOWN [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- UPPER VOLTA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- URUGUAY [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- US [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- USSR [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- UZBEKISTAN [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- VENEZUELA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- VIETNAM [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- VIETNAM, REPUBLIC OF [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- VIRGIN ISLANDS [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- YEMEN [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- YUGOSLAVIA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- ZAIRE [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- ZAMBIA [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]
- ZIMBABWE [All] [Graduate] [Undergraduate] [Grad vs Undergrad]