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UB ranked 12th in international enrollment
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“UB takes pride in being a highly internationalized university that is enriched by the contributions of students, faculty and staff from many countries and cultural backgrounds.”
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UB—a longtime leader among major research universities in the United States in terms of percentage of enrollment represented by international students—has increased its profile in the latest “Open Doors 2008” report published by the Institute of International Education (IIE).
UB is ranked No. 12 among the top 25 campuses hosting international students in the 2007-08 academic year, up from 13th place in 2006-07. The 4,363 international students attending UB make up more than 15 percent of the university’s student population, contributing nearly $80 million a year to the Western New York economy—more than students at any public institution of higher education in New York State.
"We are delighted that UB has moved from 13th to 12th place among institutions enrolling the largest number of international students," says Stephen Dunnett, vice provost for international education, noting that credit for UB's continued success in recruiting growing numbers of international students goes to the staff of the university’s Office of International Enrollment Management, directed by Joseph J. Hindrawan, assistant vice provost for international education.
Among public research universities, UB ranks first in the proportion of overall enrollment that is international, Dunnett adds. It is the eighth year in a row that UB has ranked first in this category.
"UB takes pride in being a highly internationalized university that is enriched by the contributions of students, faculty and staff from many countries and cultural backgrounds," Dunnett says. "This is one of our great strengths as a public research university.
“In light of the increasing competition, both in the U.S. and abroad, for high-quality, self-funded international students, our colleagues are working harder than ever before to recruit and enroll excellent students from many parts of the world.”
The number of international students at colleges and universities in the U.S. increased by 7 percent to a record high of 623,805 in 2007-08, according to the IIE. In all, international students contribute more than $15.5 billion to the U.S economy through their tuition and living expenses, with 62 percent receiving the majority of their funds from personal and family sources.
In August, U.S. News and World Report ranked UB with Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania as having one of the largest enrollments of international undergraduate students in the U.S.
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