Table 2:
Distribution of Foreign Students at Public and Non-Profit Universities and Tuition Status, 2015
| Private, Non-Profit | Public | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degree Type | Institution Type | # Students | Tuition & Fee | Expected Contribution | Fully Funded | # Students | Tuition & Fee | Expected Contribution | Fully Funded |
| BA | Non-PhD | 79,527 | $31,138 | $20,355 | 13% | 54,399 | $15,324 | $13,099 | 6% |
| BA | Other PhD | 28,800 | $37,526 | $30,486 | 5% | 48,055 | $20,313 | $18,321 | 6% |
| BA | Very High Research PhD | 34,133 | $45,266 | $38,466 | 11% | 121,440 | $29,245 | $28,249 | 2% |
| MA | Non-PhD | 57,870 | $20,358 | $17,748 | 3% | 38,351 | $13,899 | $12,918 | 5% |
| MA | Other PhD | 35,440 | $26,564 | $24,313 | 3% | 52,170 | $18,020 | $15,517 | 10% |
| MA | Very High Research PhD | 61,490 | $45,512 | $39,858 | 5% | 74,006 | $27,410 | $23,709 | 11% |
| PhD | Non-PhD | 3,950 | $27,353 | $20,589 | 20% | 3,466 | $14,613 | $4,857 | 73% |
| PhD | Other PhD | 7,188 | $25,667 | $10,645 | 51% | 21,205 | $16,217 | $4,498 | 72% |
| PhD | Very High Research PhD | 28,055 | $38,451 | $4,394 | 87% | 70,675 | $22,238 | $4,504 | 79% |
Note: Very High Research PhD are universities classified as having very high research activity by the Carnegie 2010 classifications. Other PhD are universities classified as having high research activity by the Carnegie 2010 classifications and other Doctoral-awarded universities. Non-PhD are all other post-secondary institutions. Tuition & Fee are the average tuition and fee charged to the foreign student. Expected Contribution is the average tuition and fee not funded by the post-secondary intuition. Fully funded are the share of students who are fully funded by the post-secondary intuition Source is F-1 visa administrative data, from United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).