F-1 Visa Trends

F-1 Visa Trends
International High School Students in
the United States, 2009-2013
Jie Zhu, Statistical Intern
Nina Olivetti, Senior Program Officer
The Council on Standards for International Educational Travel
212 S. Henry St., Alexandria, VA 22314, (703) 739-9050, www.csiet.org
January 2015

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Table of Contents
F-1 Visa Trends: International High School Students in the U.S., 2009-2013
Introduction........................................................................................................................4
Growth of F-1 High School Students in the U.S................................................................5
U.S. Data: Key Findings ......................................................................................................6
U.S. Geographic Regions Map ........................................................................................7
U.S. Regions Hosting F-1 High School Students.............................................................8
F-1 Students Attending Private Schools in the U.S........................................................9
F-1 Students Attending Public Schools in the U.S........................................................ 10
Distribution of F-1 Students in U.S. Private and Public High Schools .......................... 11
Top 5 Host States of F-1 High School Students.............................................................12
F-1 Students at Private and Public High Schools in the U.S..................................... 13-17
5-Year History: Leading Host States of F-1 Students at Private Schools ................... 18
5-Year History: Leading Host States of F-1 Students at Public Schools..................... 19
Origins of F-1 Students in Leading Host States.......................................................20-24
Origins of F-1 High School Students in the U.S.: Key Findings...................................... 25
World Map .....................................................................................................................26
Leading Continents Sending F-1 Secondary Students to the U.S. .............................. 27
Top 5 Countries of Origin ..............................................................................................28
5-Year History: Countries of Origin...............................................................................29
Growth of Leading Countries of Origin........................................................................30
Leading Countries of Origin: Private & Public School Comparison, 2014....................31
Top 2 Sending Countries: GDP Impact on F-1 Students in the U.S.........................32-38

Table of Contents Continued
3The Council on Standards for International Educational Travel
Appendix......................................................................................................................39-65
A: 5-Year History: Origins of F-1 High School Students in the U.S. ....................... 39-49
B: 5-Year History: U.S. States Hosting F-1 High School Students...........................50-53
C: Growth of U.S. States Hosting F-1 High School Students, 2009-2013 ...............54-57
D: 5-Year History: U.S. States Hosting F-1 Students at Public Schools .................. 58-61
E: 5-Year History: U.S. States Hosting F-1 Students at Private Schools.................62-65
References ........................................................................................................................66
About CSIET ......................................................................................................................67

Introduction
4F-1 Visa Trends: International High School Students in the U.S., 2009-2013
This report highlights F-1 secondary students in the United States with a record of participation in calendar years
2009-2013. Information is organized by country of origin and U.S. hosting states, and includes private and
public school comparisons.
Note: If a student participated across calendar years, his/her record is counted in each year.
Summary: In 2013, 77,359 international high school students studied in the U.S. on F-1 Visas. 94.75% of those
students attended private high schools. China remains the leading country of origin for international students
attending high school on the F-1 Visa. California leads the nation as the #1 hosting state.

Growth of F-1 High School Students
in the U.S., 2009-2013
14,220
24,162
46,080
65,452
77,359
67%
69.9%
90.7%
42.0%
18.2%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
-
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
F1 Students % Growth Rate

U.S. States
Key Findings
• The East Coast was the leading hosting region from
2009-2013 (SLIDE 8).
• From 2009 to 2013, the number of F-1 students attending
private schools in the United States decreased from
96.36% to 94.75% of all F-1 students (SLIDE 9).
• From 2009 to 2013, the number of F-1 students attending
public schools in the United States increased from 3.64%
to 5.25% of all F-1 students (SLIDE 10) .
• From 2011-2013, the top five hosting states experienced
a slower growth rate of F-1 students in private U.S.
schools (SLIDE 18).
• Florida’s growth rate of hosting F-1 students in public
schools increased a lot from 2012 to 2013. New York is
the only state that had a slowing growth rate of F-1
students in public schools from 2012-2013. Pennsylvania,
Massachusetts, and California all had similar growth
rate patterns from 2009-2013 of F-1 students in public
schools (SLIDE 19).

U.S. Geographic Regions
West Coast
Midwest
East Coast

U.S. Regions Hosting F-1 High
School Students
6713
11979
22862
31772
37202
3249
5463
10887
16654
20253
3182
4918
9260
12890
15314
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
East Coast
West Coast
Midwest

F-1 Students attending Private
High Schools in the U.S.
13702
23467
44480
62597
73296
96.36%
97.12%
96.53%
95.64%
94.75%
0
10000
20000
30000
40000
50000
60000
70000
80000
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Private
% of Total
From 2009 to 2013, the number of F-1 students attending private schools in the United States decreased from
96.36% to 94.75% of all F-1 students.

F-1 Students attending Public High
Schools in the U.S.
518
695
1600
2855
4063
3.64%
2.88%
3.47%
4.36%
5.25%
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
4500
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Public
% of Total
From 2009 to 2013, the number of F-1 students attending public schools in the United States increased from
3.64% to 5.25% of all F-1 students.

4.36%
95.64%
2012
Public Private
Distribution of F-1 Students in U.S.
Private and Public High Schools
3.47%
96.53%
2011
5.25%
94.75%
2013

Top 5 Host States of F-1 High
School Students, 2009-2013

F-1 Students at Private and Public
High Schools, 2009 – 2013
0
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
12000
14000
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
47
65
212
275 916
1831
3224
6585
10523
12401
California
Public
Private

14
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
25
59
127
92 487
854
1733
3297
4762
5674
Florida
Public
Private

0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
13
7
33
98
58
1139
1809
3214
4708
5666
New York
Public
Private

0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
18
36
67
103 250
1130
1886
3425
4685
5132
Massachusetts
Public
Private

0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
4500
5000
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
0
3
3
6
18
772
1413
2819
4004
4598
Pennsylvania
Public
Private

5-Year History: Leading Host States
of F-1 Students at Private Schools
Leading host states experienced a slowing growth rate of F-1 students in U.S. private schools.
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Private
California
Massachusetts
Florida
New York
Pennsylvania

5-Year History: Leading Host States
of F-1 Students at Public Schools
Florida experienced a sharp increase in hosting of F-1 students from 2012 to 2013. New York is the only state
that experienced a slowing growth rate from 2012-2013. Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and California all
experienced similar growth patterns from 2009-2013.
-200%
-100%
0%
100%
200%
300%
400%
500%
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Public
California
Massachusetts
Florida
New York
Pennsylvania

Origins of F-1 Students in
Leading U.S. Host States, 2013
Rank
Country of
Citizenship
F-1 Students in
Public Schools
F-1 Students in
Private Schools
Total
1 CHINA 336 7,134 7,470
2 SOUTH KOREA 10 1,864 1,874
3 VIETNAM 14 769 783
4 TAIWAN 7 421 428
5 MEXICO 0 384 384
#1 California

Rank
Country of
Citizenship
F-1 Students in
Public Schools
F-1 Students in
Private Schools
Total
1 CHINA 68 2,104 2,172
2 BRAZIL 87 314 401
3 GERMANY 143 190 333
4 SOUTH KOREA 2 299 301
5 MEXICO 1 246 247
#2 Florida

Rank
Country of
Citizenship
F-1 Students in
Public Schools
F-1 Students in
Private Schools
Total
1 CHINA 8 2,753 2,761
3 JAPAN 1 414 415
4 CANADA 0 266 266
5 VIETNAM 5 162 167
#3 New York

Rank
Country of
Citizenship
F-1 Students in
Public Schools
F-1 Students in
Private Schools
Total
1 CHINA 76 2,260 2,336
3 VIETNAM 4 221 225
4 CANADA 1 207 208
5 BRAZIL 37 93 130
#4 Massachusetts

Rank
Country of
Citizenship
F-1 Students in
Public Schools
F-1 Students in
Private Schools
Total
1 CHINA 11 2,255 2,266
2 SOUTH KOREA 0 1,051 1,051
3 VIETNAM 0 161 161
4 MEXICO 0 141 141
5 GERMANY 2 118 120
#5 Pennsylvania

Origins of F-1 High School
Students in the U.S.
Key Findings
South Korea is the only country that experienced a decrease in the number of F-1 high school students sent to the U.S. in 2012 to
2013. China, México, Vietnam and Germany all experienced positive growth (Slide 29).
Growth rate from Asian countries is slowing. Germany experienced negative growth in 2012, but rebounded with a 30% rate of
growth in 2013. México’s rate slowed to 3.6% All growth rates remain positive, except South Korea (Slide 30).
Consistent trend: F-1 students attending private high schools in the U.S. exceeds those attending public high schools (Slide 31).

Map of the World

Leading Continents Sending F-1
Secondary Students to the U.S., 2013
Continents Rank
F-1 Secondary
Students
% of total
Asia 1 44,249 57.2%
Europe 2 21,970 28.4%
Latin America 3 7,504 9.7%
Africa 4 1,934 2.5%
North America 5 1,315 1.7%
Oceana 6 387 0.5%

1. China 2. South Korea 3. Mexico 4. Vietnam 5. Germany
Top 5 Countries of Origin, 2009-2013

South Korea is the only country that experienced a decrease in the number of F-1 high school students sent to
the U.S. in 2012 to 2013. China, México, Vietnam and Germany all experienced positive growth.
5-Year History: Countries of Origin
13873
33761
3553 3273
2036
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
China South Korea Mexico Vietnam Germany
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Growth of Leading Countries
of Origin, 2010-2013
-50.0%
0.0%
50.0%
100.0%
150.0%
200.0%
250.0%
2010 2011 2012 2013
China
South Korea
Mexico
Vietnam
Germany
Growth rate from Asian countries is slowing. Germany experienced negative growth in 2012, but rebounded with
a 30% rate of growth in 2013. México’s rate slowed to 3.6% All growth rates remain positive, except South Korea.

Consistent trend: F-1 students attending private high schools in the U.S. greatly exceeds
those attending public high schools
Leading Countries of Origin: Private
& Public School Comparison, 2013
-
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
China
South Korea
Mexico
Vietnam
Germany
1,198
252
188
117
511
32,563
12,927
3,365
3,156
1,525
Public
Private

GDP Impact on F-1 Students Studying
in the U.S., 2010-2013 (China)
GDP growth rate has a .998 correlation with the slowing growth rate of F-1 students arriving from China.
Whether lower GDP is the sole cause of the slower rate is not clear, however, GDP is a contributing factor.
5,723
14,209
25,226
33,761
10.4% 9.2% 8.2% 7.7%
225.7%
152.6%
70.1%
33.8%
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
2010 2011 2012 2013
F-1 Secondary Students
GDP Growth Rate
Growth of Chinese F-1 Students

GDP growth is less of an influencing factor as it pertains to the slowing growth rate of
students originating from South Korea, with correlation at only .556.
in the U.S., 2010-2013 (S. Korea)
7,040
11,302
13,873
13,179
6.5%
3.7% 2.3% 3.0%
49.5%
65.3%
16.5%
-5.0%
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
16,000
2010 2011 2012 2013
GDP Growth Rate
Growth of S. Korean F-1
Students

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in the U.S., 2010-2013 (Vietnam)
802
1727
2685
3273
6.4% 6.2% 5.2% 5.4%
167.3%
115.3%
55.5%
21.9%
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
2010 2011 2012 2013
GDP Growth Rate
Growth of Vietnamese F-1
Students
GDP growth rate has a .918 correlation with the slowing growth rate of F-1 students arriving from Vietnam.
Whether lower GDP is the sole cause of the slower rate is not clear, however, GDP is a contributing factor.

F-1 student growth rates for some Asian
countries (China and Vietnam) is slowing,
likely a result of slowing economies. South
Korea’s slowing growth cannot be directly
attributed to a slowing economy and is
likely due to other factors.
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Overall impact of GDP growth in
Asia on growth of F-1 students in
U.S.
225.7
152.6
70.1
33.8
10.4 9.2 8.2 7.70
50
100
150
200
250
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Student Growth
GDP Growth
49.5
65.3
16.5
-5
6.5
3.7 2.3 3
-10
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Student Growth
GDP Growth
167.3
115.3
55.5
21.9
6.4 6.2 5.2 5.40
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Student Growth
GDP Growth
China South Korea
Vietnam

in the U.S., 2010-2013 (Germany)
937 1690 1562 2036
4.1% 3.6%
0.4% 0.1%
14.5%
80.4%
-7.6%
30.3%
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
2010 2011 2012 2013
GDP Growth Rate
Growth of German F-1 Students
The overall growth rate in F-1 students originating from Germany from 2009-2013 was positive but
inconsistent. Germany’s F-1 growth has a low correlation (.46) with GDP.

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in the U.S., 2010-2013 (Mexico)
1808
3248
3428
3553
5.1% 4% 4%
1.1%
42%
79.6%
5.5%
3.6%
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
2010 2011 2012 2013
GDP Growth Rate
Growth of Mexican F-1 Students
The overall growth rate in F-1 students originating from México from 2009-2013 was positive but
inconsistent. México’s F-1 growth has a low correlation (.53) with GDP.

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14.5
80.4
-7.6
30.3
4.1 3.6 0.4 0.1
-20
0
20
40
60
80
100
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Student Growth
GDP Growth
42
79.6
4 1.1
5.1 4 4 1.10
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Student Growth
GDP Growth
The overall growth rate in F-1 students
originating from México from 2009-2013
was positive but inconsistent. México’s F-1
growth has a low correlation (.53) with
GDP.
38
México on growth of F-1 students
in U.S.
Germany México
14.5
80.4
-7.6
30.3
4.1 3.6 0.4 0.1
-20
0
20
40
60
80
100
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Student Growth
GDP Growth
42
79.6
4 1.1
5.1 4 4 1.10
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Student Growth
GDP Growth
The overall growth rate in F-1 students
originating from Germany from 2009-2013
was positive but inconsistent. Germany’s
F-1 growth has a low correlation (.46) with
GDP.
Germany on growth of F-1
students in U.S.

5-Year History: Origins of F-1 High
School Students in the U.S.
Appendix A

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COUNTRY OF ORIGIN 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
AFGHANISTAN 4 18 41 53 58
ALBANIA 8 11 14 20 20
ALGERIA - 1 1 1 4
ANDORRA 1 - 2 1 1
ANGOLA 9 31 60 97 104
ANGUILLA - - 1 - -
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA 2 1 2 2 1
ARGENTINA 17 26 32 42 61
ARMENIA 1 - 1 1 4
ARUBA 1 1 5 4 4
AUSTRALIA 73 107 156 212 264
AUSTRIA 73 58 108 121 164
AZERBAIJAN 3 6 15 30 29
BAHAMAS, THE 85 145 275 311 337
BAHRAIN 4 6 15 16 23
BANGLADESH - 2 7 13 15
BARBADOS 2 8 10 18 18
BELARUS 10 16 16 17 21
BELGIUM 11 17 41 43 58
BELIZE 2 5 6 6 8

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BENIN - 2 2 7 9
BERMUDA 85 109 158 171 153
BHUTAN 1 4 5 10 12
BOLIVIA 11 10 18 20 26
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 5 7 11 15 14
BOTSWANA 3 6 14 22 16
BRAZIL 247 275 657 1,155 1,641
BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY - - 1 1 -
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 2 5 5 5 6
BRUNEI - 2 1 4 4
BULGARIA 6 14 24 33 33
BURKINA FASO 4 4 6 9 8
BURMA 1 5 6 7 11
BURUNDI - - 3 2 7
CAMBODIA 13 20 22 33 32
CAMEROON 14 23 40 53 48
CANADA 620 922 1,548 1,744 1,875
CAPE VERDE 1 - 2 1 2
CAYMAN ISLANDS 7 8 19 31 40
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC 3 2 4 2 1

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CHAD - - 2 2 2
CHILE 59 72 105 111 132
CHINA 1,766 5,723 14,209 25,226 33,761
COLOMBIA 79 112 197 263 408
COMOROS - - 1 1 2
CONGO 3 3 11 - 12
CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF 3 5 13 - 47
COSTA RICA 18 22 33 56 66
COTE D'IVOIRE 4 6 20 28 32
CROATIA 11 13 33 38 26
CUBA - 1 - - -
CYPRUS - 1 2 2 1
CZECH REPUBLIC 26 38 87 98 129
DENMARK 31 28 60 79 125
DJIBOUTI 1 - - - -
DOMINICA 1 1 5 6 7
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 31 50 80 84 121
ECUADOR 37 36 61 81 104
EGYPT 8 22 35 55 80
EL SALVADOR 13 12 15 18 21

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EQUATORIAL GUINEA 2 4 3 6 7
ERITREA - - 1 3 4
ESTONIA - 1 7 5 9
ETHIOPIA 24 63 138 201 204
FAROE ISLANDS - - 1 1 -
FIJI 1 - - - 1
FINLAND 18 28 78 88 115
FRANCE 132 177 318 393 451
FRENCH POLYNESIA - 1 1 - 1
GABON - 2 4 9 7
GAMBIA, THE 5 6 5 7 7
GAZA STRIP - - 2 3 2
GEORGIA 7 14 22 29 24
GERMANY 818 934 1,500 1,562 2,036
GHANA 11 30 68 95 93
GREECE 8 11 26 18 26
GREENLAND - - 1 1 -
GRENADA 1 3 2 3 3
GUADELOUPE 1 2 2 5 7
GUATEMALA 12 44 73 81 74

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GUINEA -- 1 1 2 4
GUYANA -- 2 4 8 6
HAITI 6 37 70 60 71
HONDURAS 13 21 35 53 62
HONG KONG 125 242 452 654 759
HUNGARY 43 39 77 87 94
ICELAND 3 4 7 12 15
INDIA 45 90 151 218 214
INDONESIA 20 42 88 124 133
IRAN 1 - 8 26 50
IRAQ 4 1 3 5 7
IRELAND 16 25 37 47 35
ISRAEL 23 31 43 56 62
ITALY 116 165 281 415 564
JAMAICA 45 56 76 105 94
JAPAN 615 895 1,280 1,577 1,777
JORDAN 6 6 12 22 20
KAZAKHSTAN 15 34 95 127 162
KENYA 21 32 41 39 50
KIRIBATI - - 1 1 1

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KOSOVO - 5 13 17 13
KUWAIT 9 10 19 22 23
KYRGYZSTAN 1 1 2 5 10
LAOS 2 6 11 12 20
LATVIA 13 17 34 34 43
LEBANON 1 4 13 16 16
LESOTHO -- 4 3 3 3
LIBERIA 3 7 12 22 33
LIBYA 1 -- 4 4 3
LITHUANIA 11 15 56 101 132
LUXEMBOURG 3 2 2 2 7
MACAU 6 10 22 33 43
MACEDONIA 4 8 5 13 25
MADAGASCAR -- 1 3 5 2
MALAWI 1 2 3 3 6
MALAYSIA 22 46 70 94 120
MALDIVES -- 1 1 1 1
MALI 2 5 20 26 25
MAURITANIA 1 2 1 1 3
MAURITIUS -- -- 1 3 6

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MEXICO 1257 1770 3163 3428 3553
MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF -- -- 1 -- --
MOLDOVA 4 10 13 20 19
MONACO 1 -- -- -- 1
MONGOLIA 13 9 27 34 50
MONTENEGRO 8 11 19 19 24
MOROCCO 3 13 25 26 21
MOZAMBIQUE - 1 4 5 1
NAMIBIA - 4 8 7 4
NEPAL 10 20 23 35 31
NETHERLANDS 27 35 52 75 101
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES 7 17 23 20 12
NEW ZEALAND 18 32 59 75 85
NICARAGUA 4 8 13 19 18
NIGER 2 3 5 6 5
NIGERIA 32 82 168 276 393
NORTH KOREA 1 - 1 - 1
NORWAY 71 81 191 427 358
OMAN 4 4 4 4 1
PAKISTAN 11 18 28 41 33

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PANAMA 14 30 39 42 56
PAPUA NEW GUINEA 5 9 15 18 24
PARAGUAY 8 4 13 15 13
PERU 14 24 33 39 49
PHILIPPINES 33 53 72 84 80
POLAND 28 47 64 77 74
PORTUGAL 13 13 34 36 34
QATAR - 1 8 8 10
ROMANIA 8 18 23 34 43
RUSSIA 87 166 348 484 755
RWANDA 23 42 122 185 279
SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS 1 1 2 2 2
SAINT LUCIA 2 1 4 3 3
SAINT MARTIN - - 3 3 3
SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES - 4 6 5 3
SAMOA - 1 - - -
SAUDI ARABIA 28 42 79 147 165
SENEGAL - 9 32 69 81
SERBIA 29 43 92 125 167
SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO 4 3 - - -

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SIERRA LEONE 1 1 1 9 8
SINGAPORE 26 49 66 78 84
SLOVAKIA 31 35 85 96 102
SLOVENIA 4 - 2 7 7
SOLOMON ISLANDS 1 2 3 2 1
SOMALIA - - 1 6 12
SOUTH AFRICA 32 35 65 99 112
SOUTH KOREA 4,756 7,040 11,302 13,873 13,179
SPAIN 268 380 861 995 1,191
SPRATLY ISLANDS - 1 1 1 1,191
SRI LANKA 2 1 6 5 7
SUDAN 2 6 13 17 10
SURINAME 1 7 4 8 15
SWAZILAND - 1 2 4 3
SWEDEN 34 64 126 147 169
SWITZERLAND 50 65 133 168 195
SYRIA - 2 4 13 26
TAIWAN 570 783 1,317 1,679 1,523
TAJIKISTAN 17 8 11 17 10
TANZANIA 4 9 16 21 19

THAILAND 253 352 724 899 991
TOGO 1 1 4 6 7
TONGA - 2 2 2 2
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 15 14 17 28 24
TUNISIA 1 1 2 1 -
TURKEY 86 198 365 524 619
TURKMENISTAN - 2 7 12 22
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS - 6 6 8 12
UGANDA 11 15 19 31 36
UKRAINE 29 39 62 85 140
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 3 8 26 56 61
UNITED KINGDOM 188 224 381 400 409
URUGUAY 2 2 4 3 5
UZBEKISTAN 7 2 6 7 15
VENEZUELA 93 169 320 410 427
VIETNAM 292 780 1,642 2,685 3,273
WEST BANK 3 4 7 7 1
YEMEN 2 3 1 4 11
ZAMBIA 1 3 5 10 9
ZIMBABWE 7 8 13 25 25

5-Year History: U.S. States Hosting
F-1 High School Students
Appendix B

HOST STATE 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
ALABAMA 64 93 145 196 246
ALASKA 11 14 21 23 30
ARIZONA 156 206 542 796 1064
ARKANSAS 36 76 150 196 192
CALIFORNIA 1878 3289 6797 10,798 13317
COLORADO 174 250 469 641 821
CONNECTICUT 695 1330 2392 2,937 3232
DELAWARE 22 48 100 150 217
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 61 77 116 171 170
FLORIDA 879 1792 3424 4,854 6161
GEORGIA 271 438 794 1,245 1559
GUAM 20 41 59 75 78
HAWAII 131 191 299 354 424
IDAHO 33 67 139 205 245
ILLINOIS 284 499 857 1,341 1563
INDIANA 217 290 498 618 783
IOWA 46 63 169 238 310
KANSAS 152 168 388 506 554
KENTUCKY 65 125 269 349 402

HOST STATE 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
LOUISIANA 57 70 119 167 199
MAINE 256 558 1163 1,618 1715
MARYLAND 239 439 980 1,332 1587
MASSACHUSETTS 1148 1922 3492 4,788 5382
MICHIGAN 291 514 1046 1,417 1822
MINNESOTA 384 526 1075 1,429 1619
MISSISSIPPI 36 41 110 133 122
MISSOURI 230 342 644 802 951
MONTANA 27 29 61 73 92
NEBRASKA 59 75 162 270 339
NEVADA 36 90 143 239 279
NEW HAMPSHIRE 257 412 748 979 1084
NEW JERSEY 352 675 1319 1,937 2482
NEW MEXICO 67 192 332 433 465
NEW YORK 1152 1816 3247 4,806 5724
NORTH CAROLINA 201 333 648 912 1133
NORTH DAKOTA 13 11 26 25 43
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 76 176 224 260
OHIO 226 348 672 1,010 1236

HOST STATE 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
OKLAHOMA 95 134 196 273 278
OREGON 280 435 791 1,198 1350
PENNSYLVANIA 772 1416 2822 4,010 4616
PUERTO RICO 3 7 10 9
RHODE ISLAND 216 294 541 739 499
SOUTH CAROLINA 112 164 392 525 652
SOUTH DAKOTA 20 38 50 68 70
TENNESSEE 175 277 512 660 641
TEXAS 789 1346 2359 3,354 3918
UTAH 166 222 540 787 991
VERMONT 210 375 651 809 843
VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE U.S. 2 1 1 1 1
VIRGINIA 449 817 1536 2,099 2536
WASHINGTON 430 679 1069 1,477 1622
WEST VIRGINIA 26 61 83 112 116
WISCONSIN 247 373 735 1,036 1308
WYOMING 2 4 4 7 7

Growth of U.S. States Hosting F-1
High School Students, 2009-2013
Appendix C

HOST STATE 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
ALABAMA 36% 45% 56% 35% 26%
ALASKA 10% 27% 50% 10% 30%
ARIZONA 68% 32% 163% 47% 34%
ARKANSAS 38% 111% 97% 31% -2%
CALIFORNIA 93% 75% 107% 59% 23%
COLORADO 37% 44% 88% 37% 28%
CONNECTICUT 31% 91% 80% 23% 10%
DELAWARE 267% 118% 108% 50% 45%
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 30% 26% 51% 47% -1%
FLORIDA 59% 104% 91% 42% 27%
GEORGIA 99% 62% 81% 57% 25%
GUAM -17% 105% 44% 27% 4%
HAWAII 35% 46% 57% 18% 20%
IDAHO 27% 103% 107% 47% 20%
ILLINOIS 57% 76% 72% 56% 17%
INDIANA 113% 34% 72% 24% 27%
IOWA 12% 37% 168% 41% 30%
KANSAS 127% 11% 131% 30% 9%
KENTUCKY 117% 92% 115% 30% 15%
NATIONAL GROWTH RATE 67% 69.9% 90.7% 42% 18.2%

HOST STATE 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
LOUISIANA 78% 23% 70% 40% 19%
MAINE 110% 118% 108% 39% 6%
MARYLAND 113% 84% 123% 36% 19%
MASSACHUSETTS 49% 67% 82% 37% 12%
MICHIGAN 83% 77% 104% 35% 29%
MINNESOTA 88% 37% 104% 33% 13%
MISSISSIPPI 80% 14% 168% 21% -8%
MISSOURI 55% 49% 88% 25% 19%
MONTANA 69% 7% 110% 20% 26%
NEBRASKA 136% 27% 116% 67% 26%
NEVADA 71% 150% 59% 67% 17%
NEW HAMPSHIRE 98% 60% 82% 31% 11%
NEW JERSEY 76% 92% 95% 47% 28%
NEW MEXICO 5% 187% 73% 30% 7%
NEW YORK 63% 58% 79% 48% 19%
NORTH CAROLINA 52% 66% 95% 41% 24%
NORTH DAKOTA 63% -15% 136% -4% 72%
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 0% 7600% 132% 27% 16%
OHIO 111% 54% 93% 50% 22%

HOST STATE 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
OKLAHOMA 126% 41% 46% 39% 2%
OREGON 30% 55% 82% 51% 13%
PENNSYLVANIA 81% 83% 99% 42% 15%
PUERTO RICO 300% -100% 700% 43% -10%
RHODE ISLAND 21% 36% 84% 37% -32%
SOUTH CAROLINA 65% 46% 139% 34% 24%
SOUTH DAKOTA 67% 90% 32% 36% 3%
TENNESSEE 80% 58% 85% 29% -3%
TEXAS 50% 71% 75% 42% 17%
UTAH 32% 34% 143% 46% 26%
VERMONT 51% 79% 74% 24% 4%
VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE U.S. 200% -50% 0% 0% 0%
VIRGINIA 96% 82% 88% 37% 21%
WASHINGTON 78% 58% 57% 38% 10%
WEST VIRGINIA 86% 135% 36% 35% 4%
WISCONSIN 41% 51% 97% 41% 26%
WYOMING 100% 100% 0% 75% 0%

F-1 Students at Public Schools
Appendix D

HOST STATE 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
ALABAMA 150% 80% -22% -71% -51%
ALASKA -50% -100% 100% -100% 100%
ARIZONA 58% -41% 538% 148% 2%
ARKANSAS 100% 300% 300% 200% -69%
CALIFORNIA 42% 38% 226% 32% 227%
COLORADO 31% -21% 105% -58% 426%
CONNECTICUT -100% 0% 1200% 500% -94%
DELAWARE -100% 100% -100% 0% 100%
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA -100% 0% 0% 0% 0%
FLORIDA -7% 136% 115% 26% 205%
GEORGIA -75% 100% -50% -75% 1300%
HAWAII 100% 0% 300% 50% -100%
IDAHO 450% -45% 0% -123% -2153%
ILLINOIS -75% 100% 238% 69% 32%
INDIANA -63% 433% -6% 114% 112%
IOWA -27% 50% 208% 29% 61%
KANSAS 62% -33% 79% -77% 360%
KENTUCKY 400% 40% 86% -37% 255%
NATIONAL GROWTH RATE 16% 34% 130% 78% 42%

HOST STATE 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
LOUISIANA 100% 150% 100% 25% -76%
MAINE 300% -33% 950% 358% -10%
MARYLAND 200% -100% 200% -50% 500%
MASSACHUSETTS 80% 100% 86% -7% 301%
MICHIGAN -8% 8% 962% 385% -38%
MINNESOTA 36% 13% 171% -8% 99%
MISSISSIPPI -100% 100% 25% -38% 60%
MISSOURI 0% -100% 300% 0% -67%
MONTANA 0% 200% 133% 67% -49%
NEBRASKA -50% -100% 200% -50% 1200%
NEVADA -33% 50% 100% -25% 167%
NEW HAMPSHIRE 0% 0% 0% 0% 100%
NEW JERSEY 200% -17% 0% -108% -1060%
NEW MEXICO 32% 79% 54% -33% 138%
NEW YORK -19% -46% 371% 63% 8%
NORTH CAROLINA 78% 38% 127% -18% 24%
NORTH DAKOTA 0% 0% 0% -100% 0%
OHIO 50% 67% 120% -7% 309%

HOST STATE 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
OKLAHOMA -80% 0% 1000% 400% -75%
OREGON -45% -42% 100% -71% 439%
PENNSYLVANIA -100% 100% 0% -50% 1100%
RHODE ISLAND 0% 0% 0% 0% 400%
SOUTH CAROLINA 200% 100% 0% -50% -50%
SOUTH DAKOTA 300% -67% -100% 0% 200%
TENNESSEE 0% -33% 500% 133% -96%
TEXAS -84% 450% -76% 87% -33%
UTAH 46% -31% 269% 19% 26%
VERMONT -100% 100% 0% -50% 1300%
VIRGINIA 175% -27% 100% -64% 484%
WASHINGTON 177% 93% -10% -58% 303%
WEST VIRGINIA 100% 200% -33% -17% 80%
WISCONSIN -23% 70% 153% 11% 79%
WYOMING 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

F-1 Students at Private Schools
Appendix E

HOST STATE 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
ALABAMA 31% 42% 64% -47% 233%
ALASKA 25% 40% 43% -59% 141%
ARIZONA 72% 58% 114% -14% 103%
ARKANSAS 36% 100% 74% -13% 58%
CALIFORNIA 95% 76% 104% -10% 109%
COLORADO 40% 68% 85% -24% 118%
CONNECTICUT 32% 91% 79% -15% 59%
DELAWARE 340% 114% 113% 13% 91%
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 33% 26% 51% -62% 281%
FLORIDA 62% 103% 90% -3% 78%
GEORGIA 123% 61% 84% -28% 170%
HAWAII 34% 46% 55% -49% 183%
IDAHO -8% 177% 118% 48% 11%
ILLINOIS 70% 75% 69% -28% 151%
INDIANA 128% 28% 76% -48% 184%
IOWA 27% 34% 159% -3% 83%
KANSAS 143% 18% 136% -23% 90%
KENTUCKY 107% 97% 117% 7% 36%

HOST STATE 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
LOUISIANA 77% 18% 68% -57% 319%
MAINE 107% 120% 105% 13% 27%
MARYLAND 113% 86% 123% 4% 55%
MASSACHUSETTS 48% 67% 82% -26% 102%
MICHIGAN 91% 80% 81% -20% 93%
MINNESOTA 91% 38% 102% -30% 113%
MISSISSIPPI 89% 3% 184% -7% 19%
MISSOURI 56% 50% 87% -31% 116%
MONTANA 73% 0% 108% -46% 196%
NEBRASKA 152% 29% 113% -29% 186%
NEVADA 89% 156% 57% 7% 83%
NEW HAMPSHIRE 98% 60% 82% -29% 104%
NEW JERSEY 75% 94% 96% -5% 99%
NEW MEXICO -13% 291% 81% 86% -28%
NEW YORK 65% 59% 78% -32% 158%
NORTH CAROLINA 50% 68% 92% -20% 126%
NORTH DAKOTA 71% -17% 150% -33% 1460%
OHIO 112% 54% 93% -27% 147%

HOST STATE 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
OKLAHOMA 154% 41% 39% -60% 254%
OREGON 38% 60% 82% -29% 142%
PENNSYLVANIA 83% 83% 100% -9% 79%
RHODE ISLAND 21% 36% 84% -40% 52%
SOUTH CAROLINA 62% 45% 143% -6% 79%
SOUTH DAKOTA 42% 118% 35% -24% 78%
TENNESSEE 83% 60% 82% -29% 81%
TEXAS 61% 68% 79% -27% 127%
UTAH 26% 63% 120% -9% 113%
VERMONT 52% 78% 74% -24% 69%
VIRGINIA 95% 85% 88% -14% 91%
WASHINGTON 68% 52% 72% -38% 142%
WEST VIRGINIA 71% 129% 44% -14% 61%
WISCONSIN 46% 50% 94% -28% 144%
WYOMING 100% 100% 0% -50% 250%

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About CSIET
The mission of the Council on Standards for International Educational Travel (CSIET) is to provide leadership and support for
the exchange and educational communities to ensure that youth are provided with safe and valuable international and
cultural exchange experiences. CSIET's purpose is to identify those organizations that successfully demonstrate:
• Commitment to CSIET Standards;
• Dedication to the development and sharing of Community Best Practices; and
• Support for the educational value of international youth exchange
CSIET achieves its mission by setting standards for international youth exchange programs; monitoring organizations’
compliance with CSIET Standards; publishing the results of the review process in the Advisory List; and distributing the
Advisory List throughout the education community. CSIET operates through a network of national and state educational
associations, exchange organizations, secondary schools, parents, students, and community groups.
Brief History of CSIET
In 1982, the President's International Youth Exchange Initiative encouraged schools and communities to embrace
international youth exchange. As sensitivity toward exchange increased, educators and administrators of exchange
programs began to recognize the need for a means of monitoring performance in the international youth exchange industry.
As a result, the International Youth Exchange Office of the United States Information Agency (now the United States
Department of State) commissioned a study by the Council of Chief State School Officers. The study revealed that the lack of
industry-wide standards made many school systems uncertain about the quality of exchange programs and reluctant to
encourage participation. Prompt action by the private sector was recommended. In response, representatives of education
and exchange communities gathered to develop industry standards and implement a system of program evaluation. The
Council on Standards for International Educational Travel was created to uphold the standards and monitor exchange
programs in December of 1984.

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