SEVP monitors approximately one million international students pursuing academic or vocational studies (F and M visa holders) in the United States and their dependents. In addition to the report, on Wednesday, SEVP launched an interactive mapping tool where users can explore and drill down international student data from "SEVIS by the Numbers." This information is viewable at the continent, region and country level and includes information on gender and education levels for international students from geographical areas across the globe. Data for the previous "SEVIS by the Numbers" was extracted from SEVIS Oct. It provides a point in time snapshot of data related to international students studying in the United States. Report data was extracted from SEVIS Feb. A school must be SEVP-certified before it can enroll international students who are in the United States on a student visa. Other key points from the report include: 76 percent of SEVP-certified schools had between zero and 50 international students 73 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. Thirty-four percent of all female students pursuing STEM studies were enrolled at schools in California, New York and Texas. Also since 2010, the number of female international students pursuing STEM-focused master’s degrees increased 114 percent. Sixty-two percent of these female international students were from China and India. In the past five years, the total number of female international students studying STEM fields increased more than 68 percent, from 76,638 in February 2010 to 128,807 in February 2015. The February report includes a special section about women pursuing STEM studies. Eighty-six percent of international students pursuing STEM studies were from Asia. Thirty-seven percent of international students studying in the United States, equating to more than 400,000 individuals, were enrolled in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) coursework in February. More than 10,000 international students were enrolled at each of these schools. schools with the most international students. The University of Southern California, Purdue University, Columbia University, the University of Illinois and New York University ranked one through five among U.S. In February, only 30 SEVP-certified schools had more than 5,000 international students enrolled. The top 10 countries of citizenship for international students included: China, India, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Canada, Japan, Vietnam, Taiwan, Mexico and Brazil. Seventy-six percent of all international students were from Asia. The number of certified schools remained relatively static, increasing just more than one percent, during the same time period. This marked a 14.18 percent increase in international students when compared to January 2014 data. 6, 1.13 million international students, using an F (academic) or M (vocational) visa, were enrolled at nearly 8,979 U.S. New this edition, users can also visit the Study in the States website to review international student data from "SEVIS by the Numbers" via an interactive mapping tool.īased on data extracted from SEVIS Feb. The report highlights February 2015 data from the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), a Web-based system that includes information about international students, exchange visitors and their dependents while they are in the United States. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). WASHINGTON - "SEVIS by the Numbers," a quarterly report on international students studying in the United States, was released Wednesday by the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), part of U.S.