SEVIS By The Numbers

(Data as of June 30, 2006)

Students by Geographic Region*

The majority of F-1 and M-1 students, (which is 58.8%) are citizens of Asian countries. Europe is the second region with 12.3% of active F-1 and M-1 students.

Active Student Totals by Region

Top 5 Countries by Active Student Totals by Geographic Region

REGION / COUNTRY	F-1	M-1	TOTAL
**ASIA 58.8%
SOUTH KOREA	83,708	344	84,052
INDIA	64,453	268	64,721
CHINA	51,660	397	52,057
JAPAN	46,513	672	47,185
TAIWAN	31,499	148	31,647
Total for all other countries	63,407	251	63,658
Total for region	341,240	2,080	343,320
EUROPE 12.3%
UNITED KINGDOM	7,230	350	7,580
GERMANY	6,930	170	7,100
POLAND	6,884	75	6,959
FRANCE	5,737	123	5,860
RUSSIA	4,301	54	4,355
Total for all other countries	39,199	810	40,009
Total for region	70,281	1,582	71,863
NORTH AMERICA 7.3%
CANADA	28,965	219	29,184
MEXICO	13,233	172	13,405
GREENLAND	2	0	2
Total for all other countries	0	0	0
Total for region	42,200	391	42,591
AFRICA 5.9%
KENYA	7,217	21	7,692
NIGERIA	5,841	14	6,201
GHANA	2,977	4	3,210
ZIMBABWE	1,681	7	1,797
MOROCCO	1,562	4	1,708
Total for all other countries	14,996	53	15,049
Total for region	34,274	103	34,377
MIDDLE EAST 5.9%
TURKEY	11,503	20	11,523
SAUDI ARABIA	8,725	9	8,734
ISRAEL	3,176	35	3,211
IRAN	1,800	2	1,802
LEBANON	1,734	4	1,738
Total for all other countries	7,311	41	7,352
Total for region	34,249	111	34,360
SOUTH AMERICA 5.3%
BRAZIL	8,001	53	8,054
COLOMBIA	6,430	49	6,479
VENEZUELA	4,667	35	4,702
PERU	3,650	16	3,666
ARGENTINA	2,468	9	2,477
Total for all other countries	5,621	28	5,649
Total for region	30,837	190	31,027
CARIBBEAN 3.0%
JAMAICA	4,778	35	4,813
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	3,359	36	3,395
BAHAMAS, THE	2,520	64	2,584
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC	1,136	11	1,147
HAITI	807	5	812
Total for all other countries	4,523	52	4,575
Total for region	17,123	203	17,326
CENTRAL AMERICA 0.9%
PANAMA	1,036	12	1,048
HONDURAS	989	5	994
GUATEMALA	851	8	859
COSTA RICA	797	16	813
EL SALVADOR	732	1	733
Total for all other countries	843	4	847
Total for region	5,248	46	5,294
OCEANIA 0.6%
AUSTRALIA	2,273	56	2,329
NEW ZEALAND	836	4	840
FIJI	164	0	164
TONGA	123	0	123
SAMOA	83	1	84
Total for all other countries	187	3	190
Total for region	3,666	64	3,730

* Regions are based on the 2004 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics (PDF)

** The top five countries of citizenship by active foreign students are Asian

The list includes Independent States, Dependencies, and Areas of Special Sovereignty.

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