College of Engineering
International Activity Report 2015-16
54% Percentage of B.S. recipients who have an international experience prior to graduation.
53% Increase in J-1 international scholars teaching or doing research at Georgia Tech, compared to five years ago.
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39% Growth in participation in the Global Internship Program (formerly Work Abroad) in one academic year, from 109 to 151 students.
COE Number of IP Participants by Major
27 ME
Top majors with
IP Graduates
to date
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“Being part of the International
Plan will allow me to stand out
among other applicants when
applying for jobs and going
through the interview process
by having an additional
perspective to bring to any
company.”
- Alejandro Quintero,
Aerospace Engineering ‘15
International Plan
COE IP Participation as a Percentage of Enrollment
Participation Goal
College of Engineering - 2
2015-162014-15
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
AE BME CE CompE EE EnvE ISyE ME Und. COETotal
23 ISyE
15 BME
11 EE
11 AE
53
90
24
31
44
19
114
91
1
51
85
26
25
43
19
93
87
2
AE
BME
CE
CompE
EE
EnvE
ISyE
ME
Und.
Participation Goal
studied or interned abroad
1,335COE students
28countries
28faculty-led programs
3internship employers
7exchange programs
Education Abroad
COE Participants Abroad
Internship Abroad Non-GT Programs Academic Projects Exchange Programs Faculty-Led Programs
2011-122010-11 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
53
743
624
801888
2015-2016
565
106
54
108
716
75
68
1,117
83
886
39
9415
1,2821,335
998
124
66
8123
94
1,020
906
11813
105
1811
13
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Education Abroad
White, 809
Asian, 379
Black, 54
Two or more, 60
COE Participants Abroad by Race
COE Participants Abroad by Length
COE Participants
Abroadby
RegionMiddle East: 2
United ArabEmirates
Asia: 204China
SingaporeSouth Korea
Japan
Europe: 967(top 3) France
EnglandIreland
LatinAmerica: 11
(top) Haiti
17% 54% 29%
Oceania: 64
Australia/New Zealand
Sub-Saha-ran Africa: 4
Kenya
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SHORT
< 8 wks
MID
9-15 wks
LONG
> 16 wks
Unknown, 34
Education Abroad
COE Participants Abroad by Major & Gender
32%
Percentage of COE students that studied/interned abroad that are racial minorities
50%
COE Participants Abroad by Level
AE
BME
ChBE
CE
CompE
ECE
EE
EnvE
ISyE
IE
MSE
ME
NRE
QCF
Undeclared
24% 76%120
Number
COE Total 42% 58%1,335
65% 35%189
47% 53%132
51% 49%70
26% 74%65
15% 85%13
23% 77%120
79% 21%39
42% 58%43
100% 0%199
50% 50%38
28% 72%288
20% 80%10
0% 100%1
63% 38%8
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0
100
200
300
400
500
600
64%
Increase in participation of COE students in programs
over 16 weeks long from last year
Percentage of COE B.S. recipients in
2015-16 who had an int’l experience during
their time at GT.
France
International Students and Scholars
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COE International Student Citizenship (F & J Visa Holders)
62
S
outh Korea
364
106
10%
51%of
COEGRAD
students who are
F & J students
of COE
UNDER-GRADS who are
F & J students
12% 2014-15
44% 2014-15
GT hosted 83
students this year who were awarded
exchange fellowships by organizations such as
Fulbright.
College of Engineering hosted
COE International Students by Gender
73%M F
International Students and Scholars
26%
...and 94 other countries!
2015-16
2015-16
China
937
India
756
66
College of Engineering - 6
T
aiwan
65
International Students and Scholars International Students and Scholars
by citizenship* by category
Research Scholar
Short-Term Scholar
Student Intern
4
463
56
COE International Students by Type
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2,985International studentsCOE
2,820F-1 students
165 J-1 Students
747 F-1 on OPT
COE International Students by Major*
France
South Korea
China350
25
44
*countries > 20
India
66
Professor
165
College of Engineering - 7
*majors > 10
COE International Scholars
ECE ME IE AE CE Chem &Bio Eng
BME ChemE MSE CompE OpResearch
BioEng
103
235281
346
521
982
122 104 93 74 61 20
30
Germany 2015-162014-15
6
460
66
163
INCOMING
OUTGOING
Georgia Tech - Overall
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Nationalities of GT International Students
ChinaIndia
South KoreaFranceTaiwan
...and 115 more
54%
B.S
. Graduates w
ith
an int’l experience
Locations for GT Experiences Abroad
FranceChina
EnglandIreland
Germany...and 53 more
F & J int’l
students
4,703
Int’l scholars
1,014
F-1 on OPT
1,188
International Students (F & J visa holders)
COD SCOB COC COE COS IAC GT-Wide
54 37 2191064
160 37
1571
91 76 321938
9028
1544
6567 320
97276
8
1508
Doctorate
Master
Bachelor
Students Graduating with an Experience Abroad
COD SCOB COC COE COS IAC GT-Wide
51%
33%
38%
64%
36%38%
54%
19%
70%
2%4%
16%
4%
14%
UndergraduateGraduate
IP Grads
to date
223
Pa
rticipants Abroad by Type
2,111
Faculty-Led
Exchange
Academic Projects
Non-GT Programs
Internships Abroad
163
1,489
151
287
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