Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
General Statistics
2003-2004 Academic Year - Spring and Fall Cycles
Overall 2003-2004 Program Statistics
| Fall | Spring | Year Total | |
| Applications Received | 1276 | 990 | 2266 |
| Awards Made | 192 | 173 | 365 |
| Selection Rate | 15% | 17% | 16% |
| Two-Year Institution Applicants | 21 | 47 | 68 |
| Two-Year Institution Recipients | 13 | 8 | 21 |
| Home States - Applicants | 51 | 52 | 52 |
| Home States - Recipients | 48 | 51 | 50 |
| Countries of Destination - Applicants | 57 | 63 | 69 |
| Countries of Destination - Recipients | 47 | 46 | 57 |
| Students with Disabilities - Applicants | N/A | 34 | 34 |
| Students with Disabilities - Recipients | N/A | 4 | 4 |
Ethnicity (optional information - as reported by applicant)
| Apps # | Apps % | Recipients # | Recipients % | US Study Abroad Open Doors 2003 | |
| Black/Non-Hispanic | 222 | 9.8% | 47 | 12.9% | 3.5% |
| Native American | 22 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.1% | 0.4% |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 239 | 10.5% | 41 | 11.2% | 5.8% |
| Hispanic | 242 | 10.7% | 37 | 10.1% | 5.4% |
| White/Non-Hispanic | 1103 | 48.7% | 173 | 47.4% | 82.9% |
| Other | 95 | 4.2% | 23 | 6.3% | 2.0% |
| No Answer Given | 343 | 15.1% | 40 | 11.0% | N/A |
Regions of Destination
| Apps # | Apps % | Recipients # | Recipients % | US Study Abroad Open Doors 2003 | |
| Africa | 73 | 3.2% | 36 | 9.9% | 2.9% |
| Asia | 328 | 14.5% | 64 | 17.5% | 6.8% |
| Eastern Europe | 63 | 2.8% | 22 | 6.0% | 2.6% |
| Latin America | 256 | 11.3% | 77 | 21.1% | 14.5% |
| Middle East/North Africa | 21 | 1.0% | 11 | 3.0% | 0.8% |
| North America | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.3% | 0.8% |
| Oceania (includes Australia) | 236 | 10.4% | 21 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| Western Europe | 1286 | 56.7% | 133 | 36.4% | 60.0% |
| Multiple | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4.9% |
Fields of Study
| Apps # | Apps % | Recipients # | Recipients % | US Study Abroad Open Doors 2003 | |
| Agriculture | 13 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.4% | 1.1% |
| Business & Management | 322 | 14.2% | 31 | 8.5% | 17.6% |
| Education | 88 | 3.8% | 15 | 4.1% | 3.9% |
| Engineering | 43 | 2.0% | 15 | 4.1% | 2.9% |
| Fine or Applied Arts | 148 | 6.5% | 12 | 3.3% | 8.5% |
| Foreign Languages | 225 | 10.0% | 30 | 8.2% | 8.5% |
| Health Sciences | 48 | 2.1% | 8 | 2.2% | 3.0% |
| Humanities | 224 | 10.0% | 38 | 10.4% | 13.8% |
| Math & Computer Sci | 55 | 2.4% | 11 | 3.0% | 2.2% |
| Other | 273 | 12.0% | 55 | 15.1% | 5.2% |
| Physical Sciences | 133 | 5.8% | 33 | 9.0% | 7.6% |
| Social Sciences | 665 | 29.3% | 110 | 30.2% | 21.9% |
| Undeclared | 29 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 3.8% |
US Regional Distribution
| Apps # | Apps % | Recipients # | Recipients % | US Study Abroad Open Doors 2003 | |
| Midwest (IL, IN, KY, MI, MN, MO, ND, OH, SD, WI) | 523 | 23.1% | 75 | 20.5% | 25.0% |
| Northeast (CT, DE, DC, ME, MD, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT, VA, WV) | 561 | 24.7% | 76 | 20.8% | 32.8% |
| Rocky Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, IA, KS, MT, NE, NM, UT, WY) | 290 | 12.8% | 51 | 14.0% | 9.7% |
| Southern (AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, OK, PR, SC, TN, TX) | 398 | 17.6% | 74 | 20.3% | 19.6% |
| West (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA) | 494 | 21.8% | 89 | 24.4% | 13.0% |
Country of Destination Count
| Country of Study | Fall Applicants | Fall Recipients | Spring Applicants | Spring Recipients | Total Recipients |
| Argentina |
15
|
5
|
11
|
2
|
7
|
| Australia |
94
|
2
|
112
|
13
|
15
|
| Austria |
18
|
2
|
6
|
1
|
3
|
| Bahamas |
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
| Belgium |
2
|
1
|
4
|
2
|
3
|
| Bolivia |
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
| Botswana |
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
| Brazil |
10
|
3
|
9
|
3
|
6
|
| British Virgin Islands |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Bulgaria |
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
| Canada |
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
| Chile |
21
|
8
|
18
|
3
|
11
|
| China |
44
|
2
|
13
|
4
|
6
|
| Colombia |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Costa Rica |
18
|
4
|
25
|
10
|
14
|
| Croatia |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Czech Republic |
11
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
4
|
| Cyprus |
0
|
3
|
9
|
0
|
3
|
| Denmark |
11
|
3
|
7
|
1
|
4
|
| Dominican Republic |
4
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
| Ecuador |
13
|
5
|
12
|
6
|
11
|
| Egypt |
9
|
5
|
4
|
1
|
6
|
| Finland |
3
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
| France |
95
|
10
|
86
|
12
|
22
|
| French West Indies |
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
| Germany |
60
|
10
|
19
|
1
|
11
|
| Ghana |
15
|
8
|
3
|
2
|
10
|
| Greece |
9
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
| Guatemala |
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Honduras |
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Hong Kong |
12
|
1
|
16
|
3
|
4
|
| Hungary |
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
| India |
13
|
6
|
1
|
1
|
7
|
| Ireland |
32
|
1
|
19
|
1
|
2
|
| Italy |
100
|
7
|
104
|
3
|
10
|
| Jamaica |
2
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
| Japan |
104
|
17
|
41
|
11
|
28
|
| Jordan |
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
| Kenya |
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Korea, South |
12
|
5
|
3
|
2
|
7
|
| Luxembourg |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Madagascar |
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
| Mali |
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
| Malta |
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
| Martinique |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Mexico |
48
|
12
|
31
|
9
|
21
|
| Morocco |
3
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
| Namibia |
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
| Nepal |
1
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
| Netherlands |
23
|
5
|
9
|
1
|
6
|
| New Zealand |
13
|
1
|
16
|
4
|
5
|
| Nicaragua |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Norway |
8
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
| Poland |
3
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
| Romania |
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Russia |
20
|
4
|
8
|
4
|
8
|
| Senegal |
4
|
3
|
4
|
4
|
7
|
| Singapore |
9
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
| Slovenia |
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
| South Africa |
11
|
3
|
20
|
8
|
11
|
| Spain |
131
|
8
|
133
|
20
|
28
|
| Sweden |
10
|
3
|
7
|
1
|
4
|
| Switzerland |
3
|
1
|
9
|
0
|
1
|
| Taiwan |
2
|
0
|
7
|
1
|
1
|
| Tanzania |
4
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
| Thailand |
17
|
3
|
14
|
2
|
5
|
| United Kingdom |
207
|
16
|
163
|
16
|
32
|
| Vietnam |
7
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
| Zimbabwe |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Total |
1276
|
192
|
990
|
173
|
365
|
Total Applicant Country of Destination 69
Total Recipient Country of Destination 57
