International Students
by Country of Origin




UH Hilo Total Enrollment
Fall 1995


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REGION            COUNTRY                 NUMBER            %
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PACIFIC       Federated States              65            50.0%
                 of Micronesia
Regional      
Total: 130    American Samoa                20            15.4%
(56.3%)
              Palau                         10             7.7%

              Guam                           7             5.4%

              Commonwealth of Northern       6             4.6%
                 Marianas Islands

              Fiji                           3             2.3%

              Marshall Islands               3             2.3%

              New Zealand                    3             2.3%

              Western Samoa                  3             2.3%

              Australia                      2             1.5%

              Papua New Guinea               2             1.5%

              Tonga                          2             1.5%

              Kiribati                       1             0.8%

              Solomon Islands                1             0.8%

              Tuvalu                         1             0.8%

              Vanuatu                        1             0.8%
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ASIA          Japan                         41            60.3%

Regional      Hong Kong                     17            25.0%
Total: 68
(29.4%)       Taiwan                         4             5.9%

              Korea                          2             2.9%

              Republic of China              2             2.9%

              Indonesia                      1             1.5%

              Macau                          1             1.5%
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NORTH         Canada                        12           100.0%
AMERICA

Regional
Total: 12
(5.2%)
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EUROPE        United Kingdom                 4            36.4%
Regional
Total: 11     Germany                        4            36.4%
(4.8%)
              Switzerland                    2            18.2%

              Poland                         1             9.1%
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CENTRAL/      Brazil                         3            50.0%
SOUTH
AMERICA       Peru                           2            33.3%

Regional      Mexico                         1            16.7%
Total: 6
(2.6%)
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AFRICA        Cape Verde Islands             1            50.0%

Regional      Mauritius                      1            50.0%
Total: 2
(0.9%)
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CARIBBEAN     Jamaica                        1            50.0%

Regional      Trinidad and Tobago            1            50.0%
Total: 2
(0.9%)
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GRAND TOTAL                                231           100.0%
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Note: Numbers are from the International Programs Office, University of Hawai'i at Hilo.
Our definition of an "International Student" is based on a combination of factors, including "Permanent Home Address" and "Citizenship."


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Last Update: Mar. 18, 1996