International Student Statistics

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Marshallese Women from International Nights 2003Students on Whale Watching Trip 2003 In the Fall 2012 Semester, 263 international students from 35 countries enrolled at UH Hilo. They comprise 6.3% of the total student body, which numbered 4,172. UH Hilo enrolls the largest number of international students from the Japan (63), the Federated States of Micronesia (59), the Republic of Korea (30), and the Marshall Islands (18). To see a comparison of year to year international enrollment click here.

International Students by Country of Origin

International Student Enrollment Fall 2012

Samoan women from International Nights 2003 with Ginger Hamilton, Samoan Club Advisor

Asia   Oceania   Europe  

Japan

63

Micronesia, Federated States

59

Norway

11

Korea, Republic of

30

Marshall Islands

18

Sweden

5

China

11

Palau

11

United Kingdom

4

Timor-Leste

7

Australia

3

Netherlands

2

Mongolia

2

New Zealand

2

Spain

2

Hong Kong

2

Tonga

2

Switzerland

2

Philippines

2

Fiji

1

Germany

2

India

1

Kiribati

1

Ukraine

1

Malaysia

1

Samoa

1

 

 

Myanmar

1

Solomon Islands

1

 
Nepal
1
Papua New Guinea
1
   
Taiwan
1
       

Thailand

1

       

Total

123

Total
100
Total
29
Americas   Middle East  

Canada

9

Iran

1

 

 

Israel

1

Total

9

Total

2

 

 

Total Number of International Students:

263

Source: International Student Services & Intercultural Education Office, University of Hawaii at Hilo. Our definition of an "international student" is a citizen of a sovereign country other than the U.S., excluding permanent resident aliens.

Guys at ISA General Membership Meeting Fall 2003