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International enrollment
ranks first
By Dave Stephens
Assistant
Campus Editor
A recently released survey ranks Purdue's international
enrollment as the highest of any public institution in the country and
fourth highest at any university in the nation.
The survey, conducted by the Institute for International
Education, is based on enrollment numbers from 2000 and doesn't take
into account the 2001 international enrollment figures — which
increased by 5.3 percent.
"Our ranking will probably go up next year," said
Michael Brzezinski, director of the office of international students
and scholars. "I'm sure we'll remain the top public institution and
we will probably be within the top three institutions in the country."
According to the survey results, Purdue ranks behind
New York University, the University of Southern California and Columbia
University in the number of international students enrolled.
International enrollment for the 2001 fall semester
included 4,695 students from 132 different countries. More than 70 percent
of Purdue's international students come from Asia, with the 929 students
coming from India, 707 from the People's Republic of China and 515 students
from South Korea.
Brzezinski said international students help create
an atmosphere that is conducive to learning.
"Students from other countries enrich the educational
experience of all students at Purdue," said Brzezinski. "They can share
viewpoints and ideas with us that we might not otherwise know."
The majority of international students, 2,690,
are pursuing graduate or professional degrees; 2,005 are enrolled in
undergraduate academic programs. The Schools of Engineering have the
highest percentage of international students at 45.6 percent, followed
by the School of Science with 16.1 percent, the School of Management
with 13.8 percent, the School of Liberal Arts with 6.9 percent and the
School of Agriculture with 4.8 percent.
Brzezinski said aggressive recruitment efforts
have helped attract the best international students to Purdue, but that
Purdue's reputation is what really attracts students here. "The excellence
of Purdue is spread by word of mouth; that is by far our best marketing
tool," he said.
Applications for the fall 2002 semester are also
up slightly this year from last year, said Brzezinski, despite increased
scrutiny of student visa applications stemming from the Sept. 11 terrorist
attacks.
"We're working on several programs to help international
students apply for and get their student visas," said Brzezinski. "Basically
we're telling them to get their applications sent in early and to submit
their visa applications earlier to the U.S. embassies."
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