Columbia University in the City of New York hosts 9,813 international students, interns, scholars, and accompanying international family members from over 153 countries/places of origin. For Fall 2007, the University enrolls 4,970 international students, oversees 1,327 international interns engaged in practical or academic training, and engages the participation of 2,346 international faculty, researchers, and visiting scholars and scientists. Columbia ranks second among the more than 2,000 US colleges and universities reporting international enrollments according to the most recent national data available.
	For the students, the top five countries/places of origin of origin are China, South Korea, India, Canada, and Japan. For scholars, the largest representations are from China, Japan, Italy, France, and Germany.
	The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences is host to the largest numbers of international students - over 1,400 students, nearly one-third of Columbia's international student enrollment. Large international enrollments are also found in Engineering, Business, and International Affairs.
	Columbia's international students choose engineering, public affairs, business, and social sciences as their most popular fields of study. Scholars participate across the University's research centers and institutes and are well represented in such fields as Medicine, Law, Business, Neurology, Biological Sciences, and Engineering.
	Three-quarters of international enrollment is at the graduate and professional level; 11% enroll at the undergraduate level; 8% enroll in the American Language Program, Columbia's world-renowned center for instruction in English as a second language; and the balance enroll as special students throughout the University's 15 schools.
	More than 40% of international enrollments are female; 11% are married and accompanied by spouses; 90% are on Student (F) visas; and nearly 27% receive full or partial scholarship or fellowship support from the University. Columbia hosts 127 student Fulbright Scholars.
	Columbia University International Student and Scholar Population Fall 2007 (pdf format)
	Columbia University International Student and Scholar Population Fall 2006 (pdf format)
	Columbia University International Student and Scholar Population Fall 2005 (pdf format)
	Columbia University International Student and Scholar Population Fall 2004 (pdf format)
	Columbia University International Student and Scholar Population Fall 2003 (pdf format)
	Columbia University International Student and Scholar Population Fall 2002 (pdf format)