Thread: SEVP report provides snapshot of international students studying in US

I.C.E. News Release

MAY 7, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC

SEVP report provides snapshot of international students studying in US

Student enrollment up 2 percent at US schools, 75 percent of students from Asia

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WASHINGTON — The Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), part of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), released "SEVIS by the Numbers," a quarterly report of international students studying in the United States, Wednesday. The report is based on data from the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), a Web-based system that includes information on international students, exchange visitors and their dependents while they are in the United States.

As of April 1, almost 1.02 million international students were enrolled in nearly 9,000 U.S. schools using an F (academic) or M (vocational) visa. This marks a two percent increase from January. Seventy-five percent of all international students were from Asia, with 29 percent from China. Saudi Arabia and India had the greatest percentage increase of students studying in the United States at 10 and eight percent, respectively, when compared to January statistics. The top 10 countries of citizenship for international students included: China, India, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Canada, Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam, Mexico and Brazil.

The April report also included key insight into which international students pursue STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) coursework. Sixty-seven percent of international students studying STEM fields were male. Forty-three percent of all international STEM students studied engineering. Seventy-eight percent of international students from India studied STEM fields, while only eight percent of international students from Japan studied STEM fields.

Other key points from the report include: 77 percent of SEVP-certified schools had between zero and 50 international students; 72 percent of international students were enrolled in bachelor's, master's or doctoral programs; and California, New York and Florida had the most SEVP-certified schools. A school must be SEVP-certified before it can enroll international students.

The full report can be viewed here. Report data was extracted from SEVIS April 1. It provides a point in time snapshot of data related to international students studying in the United States. Data for the previous "SEVIS by the Numbers" was extracted from SEVIS Jan. 15.
SEVP monitors approximately one million international students pursuing academic or vocational studies (F and M visa holders) in the United States and their dependents. It also certifies schools and programs that enroll these students. The U.S. Department of State monitors exchange visitors (J visa holders) and their dependents, and oversees exchange visitor programs.

Both agencies use SEVIS to protect national security by ensuring that students, visitors and schools comply with U.S. laws. SEVP also collects and shares SEVIS information with government partners, including CBP and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, so only legitimate international students and exchange visitors gain entry into the United States.

HSI reviews potential SEVIS records for potential violations and refers cases with potential national security or public safety concerns to its field offices for further investigation. Additionally, SEVP's Analysis and Operations Center reviews student and school records for administrative compliance with federal regulations related to studying in the United States.

Learn more about SEVP at www.ICE.gov/SEVP.


U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is the largest investigative arm of the Department of Homeland Security.

ICE is a 21st century law enforcement agency with broad responsibilities for a number of key homeland security priorities. For more information, visit www.ICE.gov. To report suspicious activity, call 1-866-347-2423 or complete our tip form.

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The Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS)

@ http://studyinthestates.dhs.gov/sevis-by-the-numbers

1.02 million foreign students in US colleges and universities, academic and vocational? Oh my, that's just way too many. That's way too many spots being taken up by foreign students at the expense of American Kids and Students who deserve those seats. Come on! That's just ridiculous!

University of Phoenix has lost half its students

By Patrick Gillespie @CNNMoneyInvest
college worth the cost?
The University of Phoenix probably wishes the students were just cutting class. But many aren't even enrolled anymore.

Enrollment at America's largest for-profit university was about 460,000 students five years ago. Now it's 213,000.

The University of Phoenix's parent company, Apollo Education Group (APOL), announced more losses Wednesday. Its revenues and enrollment both sank roughly 14% in its latest quarter compared to a year ago.

Apollo CEO Greg Cappelli tried to strike an optimistic tone, but investors gave the stock an "F" for falling. The stock tanked over 20% Wednesday.

"While we faced challenges in the second quarter, we believe Apollo Education Group has the right long-term strategy in place," Cappelli said in a statement.



Related: Obama wants community college to be free

What happened: Apollo's fast fall is another sign of the decline in for-profit education. Last July, one of Apollo's former competitors, Corinthian Colleges, shuttered its doors.

Once a cash cow industry, for-profit education companies have struggled to overcome criticism of the quality of its education and the costs. They're the sore spot in the national debate about value of higher education.

For-profit colleges only enroll roughly 12% of the country's students, but accounted for about half of student loan defaults in 2013, according to federal data.

Those types of stats spurred the Obama administration last March to limit federal aid dolled out to for-profit colleges -- a challenge for places like the University of Phoenix.

President Obama announced another initiative in January to make community college free. For-profit universities compete for many of the same students that community colleges take in.

What's ahead: The numbers are telling: Apollo Education Group had revenues close to $5 billion in 2010. This year it will be lucky to take in $2.7 billion.

Wall Street analysts have lowered their forecasts for Apollo in recent months, and most have a "hold rating" on the stock.

With rough earnings and mounting challenges, the University of Phoenix has a difficult road ahead.

Related: My college degree is worthless


College 'can't just be for rich folks'
CNNMoney (New York) March 25, 2015: 12:09 PM ET

http://money.cnn.com/2015/03/25/inve...ank/index.html

Once a cash cow industry, for-profit education companies have struggled to overcome criticism of the quality of its education and the costs. They're the sore spot in the national debate about value of higher education.

For-profit colleges only enroll roughly 12% of the country's students, but accounted for about half of student loan defaults in 2013, according to federal data.

Let them all die. These scoundrels take the student money and don't deliver quality educations. I've nothing against for-profit education,in fact, I broadly support it, but it's not going to be a "cash cow" for long, when students can't afford the tuition and can't repay the loans probably because they can't get a job that pays them enough to do so, because the education wasn't sufficient to snare a good job or the students weren't college ready or weren't capable enough or interested enough to do the work.

http://www.alipac.us/f19/25-u-s-coll...2008-a-318583/

Mike Nudelman/Business Insider

@ http://www.alipac.us/f19/25-u-s-colleges-closed-35-merged-since-2008-a-318583/