2000/01 - 2011/12
| MAJOR FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION OF INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARS, 2000/01 -2011/12 |
| Major Field of Specialization |
2000/01 |
2001/02 |
2002/03 |
2003/04 |
2004/05 |
2005/06 |
2006/07 |
2007/08 |
2008/09 |
2009/10 |
2010/11 |
2011/12 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences |
14.7 |
14.6 |
17.5 |
23.2 |
21.5 |
23.2 |
24.3 |
21.8 |
22.0 |
23.3 |
24.5 |
23.1 |
| Health Sciences |
26.9 |
27.4 |
25.0 |
20.8 |
21.9 |
20.2 |
19.7 |
17.7 |
19.9 |
18.1 |
17.0 |
16.0 |
| Engineering |
12.6 |
11.4 |
11.8 |
10.7 |
11.6 |
11.4 |
12.0 |
12.8 |
12.9 |
13.1 |
12.9 |
14.1 |
| Physical Sciences |
14.7 |
14.0 |
14.3 |
13.2 |
13.2 |
12.1 |
11.7 |
12.1 |
11.4 |
11.6 |
11.5 |
12.1 |
| Agriculture |
3.9 |
3.4 |
3.9 |
3.1 |
3.7 |
3.1 |
4.0 |
4.1 |
3.5 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
3.8 |
| Social Sciences & History |
3.6 |
4.5 |
4.1 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
3.6 |
3.7 |
3.6 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
4.4 |
| Business & Management |
2.6 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
3.8 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
3.0 |
3.9 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
3.9 |
3.8 |
| Computer & Information Sciences |
2.7 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
3.7 |
3.1 |
3.3 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
| Foreign Languages & Literature |
1.9 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
| Mathematics |
2.5 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
| Education |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
| Public Administration & Social Service |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
0.8 |
| Area & Ethnic Studies |
1.8 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
| Law & Legal Studies |
1.2 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
| Psychology |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
| Visual & Performing Arts |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
| Letters |
1.3 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
| Architecture & Environmental Design |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
| Communications |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
| Philosophy & Religion |
0.6 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
| Library Sciences |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
| All Other Fields |
2.8 |
2.4 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
4.2 |
2.4 |
3.6 |
2.7 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
3.8 |
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| TOTAL |
79,651 |
86,015 |
84,281 |
82,905 |
89,634 |
96,981 |
98,239 |
106,123 |
113,494 |
115,098 |
115,313 |
116,917 |
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Suggested citation: Institute of International Education. (2012). "Major Field of Specialization of International Scholars, 2000/01-2011/12." Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. Retrieved from http://www.iie.org/opendoors