SEVIS By The Numbers

(Data as of June 30, 2006)

Students by Level of Education and Course of Study

Bachelors, Masters and Doctoral degrees are the most pursued by students entering the United States.

Level of Education by Visa Type and Gender For Active Students

Level of Education	F-1				M-1				Total
	Female	Male	Unknown	F-1 Total	Female	Male	Unknown	M-1 Total
BACHELOR'S	80,130	92,714	112	172,956	0	0	0	0	172,956
MASTER'S	56,098	75,401	142	131,641	0	0	0	0	131,641
DOCTORATE	41,089	66,402	22	107,513	0	0	0	0	107,513
LANGUAGE TRAINING	32,622	30,409	19	63,050	0	0	0	0	63,050
ASSOCIATE	33,816	27,421	27	61,264	0	0	0	0	61,264
OTHER	12,413	11,615	12	24,040	1	0	0	1	24,041
SECONDARY	6,649	9,059	25	15,733	0	0	0	0	15,733
PRIMARY	1,412	1,576	3	2,991	0	0	0	0	2,991
OTHER VOCATIONAL SCHOOL	0	1	0	1	1,442	1,395	0	2,837	2,838
FLIGHT TRAINING	0	0	0	0	99	1,669	1	1,769	1,769
HIGH SCHOOL	1	0	0	1	96	66	0	162	163
Total	264,230	314,598	362	579,190	1,638	3,130	1	4,769	583,959

The most popular course types include business, management, marketing and related support services.

75% of all active students are enrolled in the top 10 courses of study.

Top 10 Courses of Study by Active Students

Rank	Course Type	Female	Male	Unknown	Total
1	BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES	50,869	62,451	63	113,383
2	ENGINEERING	15,277	59,127	16	74,420
3	BASIC SKILLS	25,766	24,681	15	50,462
4	COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES	9,954	28,243	59	38,256
5	HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED CLINICAL SCIENCES	19,902	11,527	30	31,459
6	LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, GENERAL STUDIES, AND HUMANITIES	15,505	13,415	20	28,940
7	VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS	18,522	10,163	34	28,719
8	BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES	14,481	11,734	11	26,226
9	SOCIAL SCIENCES	11,861	12,597	9	24,467
10	EDUCATION	13,819	6,121	16	19,956

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