1. Chinese Students in U.S. Schools:
A Discussion on Admissions and Support
Strategies
National Chinese Language Conference 2013
Monday, April 8, 10:00 – 11:00 AM
Marriott Copley Place Hotel
Boston

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Panelists
Elizabeth DuMont-McCaffrey
Assistant Director of Admission, Mount Holyoke College (MA)
Matt McGann
Director of Admissions, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ronné Patrick Turner
Associate VP for Enrollment, Northeastern University (MA)
Moderator
James M. Montoya
Vice President, Higher Education, The College Board

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Objectives of the Session
1
2
3
Understand major trends impacting student mobility by
Chinese students to U.S. higher education
Discuss opportunities & challenges associated with these
trends, and share best practices for engaging effectively
with Chinese students to promote shared goals (particularly
enhancing the understanding of Chinese language &
culture with a college campus).
Develop insights and effective approaches for forwarding
partnerships between the admission office and other key
campuses offices to support Chinese undergraduate
students.

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Framework of the session
Introductions & Background
Perspectives from our panel
Open Discussion &
Questions
International Recruiting at Southwestern Universities: New Approaches: Wednesday, February 27, 2013

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Higher
education is at
the center of
the topic of
globalization

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The College Board
• Mission: Connect students to university success and
opportunity
• 100-year-old membership based organization
consisting of 5,900 secondary schools and higher
education institutions in 60+ countries.
– Offers a number of academic programs and assessments
used around the world including the SAT® university
entrance exam
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Undergraduate
41%
Graduate
39%
Non-Degree
20%
Enrollment of int’l students at U.S. universities is at
an all time high, driven by Chinese undergraduates
Overall, Undergraduate students outnumbered graduate students for the first time, though
China still has more graduate students than undergraduates
Approximate values, rounded
up
Top 10 Places of Origin of International
Undergraduate Students Studying in the U.S.
COUNTRY 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12
1 CHINA 40,000 57,000 74,000
2 SOUTH KOREA 36,000 38,000 38,000
3 SAUDI ARABIA 9,000 11,000 14,000
4 INDIA 15,000 14,000 13,000
5 CANADA 14,000 13,000 13,000
6 VIETNAM 9,000 11,000 11,000
7 JAPAN 13,000 11,000 9,000
8 MEXICO 8,000 8,000 8,000
9 TAIWAN 7,000 6,000 6,000
10 NEPAL 7,000 6,000 5,000
~309,000 students
6% increase over 2011
driven by China
International Students
coming to the U.S.
Source: College Board Internal Analysis based on Open Doors
2012 Report on International Educational Exchange.

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0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11
United Kingdom
Italy
Spain
France
China
Australia
Germany
Costa Rica
Ireland
Argentina
U.S. Students Increasingly Spend Time in China for Their Studies
Source: College Board Internal Analysis based on Open Doors 2011
Report on International Educational Exchange.
2011 Top Destination Countries for U.S. Students
“Obama Pledges to Send 100,000 Students to China in the Next 4 Years
During his trip to China this week, President Obama pledged to send 100,000 students to China
over the next four years. … In a U.S.-China joint statement, the White House noted that nearly 100,000
Chinese students come to the United States each year…”
The Chronicle, November 18, 2009
Destination
Countries
2011
Enrollment
Annual
Growth Rank
Total US Students
Studying Abroad
273,996 1.3%
United Kingdom 33,182 1.5% 1
Italy 30,361 8.7% 2
Spain 25,965 2.2% 3
France 17,019 -.8% 4
China 14,596 4.9% 5
Australia 9,736 -2.3% 6
Germany 9,018 5.5% 7
Costa Rica 7,230 15.5% 8
Ireland 7,007 3.1% 9
Argentina 4,589 -5.1% 10

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Internationalization is impacting
domestic recruitment
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/06/opinion/sunday/bruni-how-to-choose-a-college.html?_r=0

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Open Discussion and Question

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“If I were America’s immigration czar, I
would issue (student) visas to
(international) applicants as fast as I
could, recognizing that they will create
more jobs, opportunities, and friends
for America than the United States
could produce any other way for
such modest cost.”
James Fallows, The Atlantic
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2007/07/china-
makes-the-world-takes/5987/;
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2006/12/postca
rds-from-tomorrow-square/5401/

15. Thank you!
Please feel free to reach out to us at:
international@collegeboard.org
We appreciate your feedback!

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Appendix/
Additional slides

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What goes
around,
comes
around
Source: McKinsey Global Institute

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YoY Growth
47%
SAT 1 & 2
Registrations
YoY Growth
9% YoY Growth
60%
YoY Growth
65%
Students attending >60
“International” Schools in
mainland China
In academic year 2011-2012, tens of
thousands of students residing in
mainland China have registered to
take the SAT at test centers in 38
different countries; the number of
students reporting an address in
China grew significantly (+40%)
Source: Internal analysis, International
91% of non-int’l students from China who take the SAT continue to
rely on test centers in Hong Kong to access the program

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Chinese SAT® Test Takers Come from Every Province except Tibet
Source: Internal College Board Analysis, SAT registrations during academic year 2011-
2012, students reporting a home address within mainland China, but testing outside of
China..Percentages are approximations based on students’ self-reported data. Note that not all
students report an address.
Xinjiang
Qinghai
Tibet
Yunnan
Sichuan
Gansu
Ningxia
Shaanxi Henan
Hubei
Guizhou
Guangxi Guangdong
Jiangxi
Fujian
Zhejiang
Anhui
Jiangsu
Shandong
Hebei
Inner Mongolia
Liaoning
Jilin
Heilongjiang
Hunan
Shanxi
Hainan
Beijing
Tianjin
Macao
Hong Kong
Shanghai
Chongqing
• Although Beijing, Jiangsu, Guangdong and Shanghai continue to be the
largest provinces/ municipalities reported as home address by SAT students
(representing 60% of the total registrations), interest in the SAT is increasingly
widespread throughout China.
• Most Chinese students take the SAT® in Hong Kong.
• Data includes only those Chinese SAT test takers who sat for the exam outside of
China
Few (under 100)
Some (100 to 1,000)
Many (5,000 – 10,000)
SAT Exams Taken by
Chinese Students Reporting
a Chinese Students Testing
Outside of China
Significant (1,000 – 5,000)

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The number of Chinese students taking the SAT outside of China
grew significantly in 2011-2012, with almost all provinces in
China showing substantial increases
Source: Internal College Board Analysis, SAT registrations
during academic year 2011-2012, students reporting a
home address within mainland China, but testing outside of
China. Percentages are approximations based on students’
self-reported data. Note that not all students report an
address.
Xinjiang
Qinghai
Tibet
Yunnan
Sichuan
Gansu
Ningxia
Shaanxi Henan
Hubei
Guizhou
Guangxi Guangdong
Jiangxi
Fujian
Zhejiang
Anhui
Jiangsu
Shandong
Hebei
Inner Mongolia
Liaoning
Jilin
Heilongjiang
Hunan
Shanxi
Hainan
Beijing
Tianjin
Hong Kong
Shanghai
Chongqing
• Fastest growing provinces: Jiangxi (202%), Gansu (92%), Yunnan
(65%), Jilin (62%), Chongqing (60%), Sichuan (55%), Hunan (54%), Henan
(54%), Hainan (50%).
< 30% Growth
31%-49% Growth
>60% Growth
% Increase, SAT Exams Taken by Chinese Students
Taking the SAT Outside of China
50%-60% Growth
Macao

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However, four
provinces/
municipalities
(Beijing, Jiangsu, Gu
angdong and
Shanghai) represent
>60% of all
registrations from
Chinese students
taking the SAT
outside of China.
SAT Registrations, Students Reporting an Address in China, but Testing
Outside of China, Academic Year 2011-2012
PROVINCE/
MUNICIPALITY REGION
%chng from
2010-2011
% of
Total
Beijing North 43% 20%
Jiangsu East 41% 14%
Guangdong South Central 42% 14%
Shanghai East 47% 13%
Zhejiang East 35% 8%
Liaoning Northeast 34% 4%
Sichuan Southwest 55% 4%
Shandong East 49% 4%
Hubei South Central 38% 3%
Henan South Central 54% 2%
Shaanxi Northwest 36% 2%
Tianjin North 34% 2%
Hunan South Central 54% 2%
Chongqing Southwest 60% 1%
Anhui East 37% 1%
Other Provinces 49% 7%
Grand Total 43% 100%
Source: Internal College Board Analysis,
SAT registrations during academic year
2011-2012, students reporting a home
address within mainland China, but testing
outside of China. Percentages are
approximations based on students’ self-
reported data. Note that not all students
report an address.

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Each region in China is experiencing
substantial growth, but a large majority
(86%) of the non-int’l students from China
who take the SAT are from the
East, North, or South Central
regions, respectively
Students from the
South Central
region (& some in
the East outside of
Shanghai) are
better served by
trains to access
HK
Source: College Board Internal Analysis
SAT Registrations, Students Reporting an Address in China, but Testing
Outside of China, Academic Year 2011-2012
REGION
%chng from
2010-2011 % of Total
East 43% 42%
North 42% 23%
South Central 43% 21%
Southwest 55% 6%
Northeast 35% 6%
Northwest 45% 2%
Grand Total 43% 100%

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Although SAT Takers From China Perform Far Better Than
Average on the Math Section, their Scores are at the U.S.
Mean in Critical Reading; Writing Scores in China are Above
Average
Source: College Board internal analysis; cohort data
Cohort
Student
Growth
Average Scores
# of SAT tests per
student
Registration
Growth
# of Score Send
InstitutionsCR M W
2007 515 692 544 1.6 8.5
2008 102% 506 710 549 1.7 116% 8.9
2009 69% 497 711 550 1.8 81% 8.2
2010 29% 497 711 559 2 43% 8.2
2011 39% 482 708 555 2.24 57% 7.5
U.S. Average
Scores 2011
CR M W
497 514 489

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Source: College Board internal analysis; cohort data
2011 Cohort Average Scores
# of SAT Tests
# Score Sends
InstitutionsProvince % of Students CR M W
China 100.0% 482 708 555 2.24 8
Beijing 19.6% 494 705 563 2.34 8
Shanghai 15.5% 518 705 574 2.28 8
Jiangsu 14.4% 476 725 566 2.34 8
Guangdong 12.6% 476 702 544 2.40 7
Zhejiang 6.1% 469 727 552 2.16 8
Liaoning 4.6% 490 727 578 2.26 8
Sichuan 4.2% 468 702 535 2.02 7
Shandong 3.2% 475 704 553 2.06 7
Hubei 3.1% 464 701 543 2.12 8
Tianjin 1.9% 466 700 535 2.32 6
Shaanxi 1.6% 430 701 520 2.23 6
Hunan 1.4% 460 689 533 2.12 8
Henan 1.4% 474 713 549 1.97 7
Chongqing 1.4% 443 687 518 1.74 5
Fujian 1.2% 489 702 547 2.09 8
Other Provinces 7.7% 455 676 519 1.86 6

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• International student mobility continues to be high despite economic challenges.
• In academic year 2011-2012, more than 764,000 students from other countries were enrolled at U.S. universities.
• The number of Chinese students enrolled in U.S. undergraduate programs grew 31% last year.
• Saudi Arabia, Brazil, and the United Arab Emirates also experienced impressive gains.
Top 10 Places of Origin of International Undergraduate Students Studying in the U.S. (2012)
Approximate values, rounded
up
Undergraduate Students Coming to U.S.
COUNTRY 2009/10 2010/11 2011-12
1 CHINA 40,000 57,000 74,000
2 SOUTH KOREA 36,000 38,000 38,000
3 SAUDI ARABIA 9,000 11,000 14,000
4 INDIA 15,000 14,000 13,000
5 CANADA 14,000 13,000 13,000
6 VIETNAM 9,000 11,000 11,000
7 JAPAN 13,000 11,000 9,000
8 MEXICO 8,000 8,000 8,000
9 TAIWAN 7,000 6,000 6,000
10 NEPAL 7,000 6,000 5,000
Undergraduate
41%
Graduate
39%
Non-Degree
20%
~309,000 students
6% increase over 2011
driven by Asia
Enrollment of International Students at U.S. universities is at
an all time high
Undergraduate students outnumbered graduate students
Source: Institute of International Education (IIE) Open Doors Report
2012: http://www.iie.org/Research-and-Publications/Open-
Doors/Data/International-Students/By-Academic-Level-and-Place-of-
Origin/2011-12

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Top 10 destinations and number of
students (2009)
1 United States
2 Australia
3 United Kingdom
4 South Korea
5 Japan
6 Canada
7 Singapore
8 New Zealand
9 France
10 Russia
Canada
U.S
.
UK
France
Australia
South
Korea
Japan
Singapore
New Zealand
The U.S. is Not Alone: The Number of Chinese Students Pursuing
International Higher Education Has Skyrocketed
• Number of Chinese students studying internationally: 820,000 (2009) (all higher education categories:
graduate, undergraduate, and non-degree)
Source: Institute of International Education (IIE)’s Project Atlas.
http://www.iie.org/en/Services/Project-Atlas/China/Chinas-Students-Overseas
• Hong Kong not far behind; Hong Kong will likely catch up quickly
because the allotment of international students within its higher ed
institutions has increased from 10% to 20%.
Russia
China

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Courtesy of Rahul Choudaha, World Education
Services, New York; Data source: UNESCO
Student mobility from China does not only impact the U.S.
The growing impact of China is not only limited to
mobility to the U.S.

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In the US alone, the number of undergraduate Chinese students
is even outpacing the other top countries
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
International Undergraduate
Students coming in U.S.
Top 12 countries
South Korea
Japan
Canada
India
China
Mexico
Taiwan
Hong Kong
Indonesia
Nigeria
Nepal
Vietnam
Saudi Arabia
Source: IIE: College Board Internal Analysis based on
http://www.iie.org/Research-and-Publications/Open-Doors/Data/International-Students/Leading-
Places-of-Origin

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China is also emerging as a destination for int’l students
• There were over
265,000 international
students in China in
2010.
• The top five places of
origin in 2008/09 were
South Korea, U.S.,
Japan, Vietnam and
Thailand.
• In 2009, a total of
820,000 Chinese
students studied
abroad, including
approximately 229,000
students who began
their studies abroad in
2009.
Source: Institute of International Education (IIE)’s Project Atlas.
http://www.iie.org/en/Services/Project-Atlas/China/Chinas-Students-Overseas

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Interest in American higher ed is high: Traffic to collegeboard.org
from China has increased 28% this academic year
India
Others
S. Korea
China
UAE
34%
28%
3%
30%
10%
International
traffic is
continuing to
show impressive
growth
Source: Web Analytics Report for CB International, 2010/2011/2012
Collegeboard.org Visitors By
Country
May 1, 2011 to April 30, 2012
Country Visitors
United States 58,782,337
Canada 1,034,485
India 769,803
China 616,281
United Kingdom 476,927
South Korea 246,660
200+ Other
Countries &
Territories 5,494,330

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Rankings and Major Preferences Drive Search Patterns
Top Searches by Universities within collegeboard.org
Source: College Board internal analysis, collegeboard.org traffic March
1, 2011 – February 29, 2012
# All International Students # All China # All India
1 New York University 1 New York University 1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2 Harvard College 2 University of California: Berkeley 2 Harvard College
3 Cornell University 3 Cornell University 3 Cornell University
4 Boston University 4 University of California: Los Angeles 4 Stanford University
5 Columbia University 5
University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign 5 New York University
6 Stanford University 6 Boston University 6 University of California: Berkeley
7 University of California: Los Angeles 7 University of Michigan 7 Princeton University
8 University of California: Berkeley 8 University of Washington 8 Boston University
9 Yale University 9 University of Southern California 9 University of Michigan
10Massachusetts Institute of Technology 10Harvard College 10Purdue University
11Brown University 11Columbia University 11
University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign
12University of Pennsylvania 12Purdue University 12Yale University
13University of Southern California 13Penn State University Park 13University of California: Los Angeles
14University of Michigan 14Brown University 14Columbia University
15Princeton University 15Stanford University 15University of Pennsylvania
16Northeastern University 16University of Pennsylvania 16Georgia Institute of Technology
17Duke University 17University of Wisconsin-Madison 17Carnegie Mellon University
18University of Chicago 18University of Virginia 18California Institute of Technology
19University of Texas at Austin 19Yale University 19Brown University
20Boston College 20Boston College 20University of Southern California

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# Beijing # Shanghai
1New York University 1New York University
2Cornell University 2Cornell University
3University of California: Berkeley 3University of California: Berkeley
4Harvard College 4University of California: Los Angeles
5University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 5Boston University
6University of California: Los Angeles 6University of Michigan
7Boston University 7Columbia University
8University of Michigan 8University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
9Brown University 9University of Southern California
10Yale University 10University of Washington
# Guangdong # Jiangsu
1New York University 1University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2University of California: Berkeley 2University of California: Berkeley
3Cornell University 3University of Michigan
4University of California: Los Angeles 4Cornell University
5University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 5University of California: Los Angeles
6University of Michigan 6New York University
7Boston University 7University of Washington
8University of Southern California 8Boston University
9Stanford University 9University of Wisconsin-Madison
10Brown University 10Harvard College
Source: College Board internal analysis, collegeboard.org traffic July 2010- June 27, 2011
Universities Most Frequently Searched within collegeboard.org’s College Search engine, by
Chinese province

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Business Management is the Most Popular Major Reported Across Provinces
Cohort 2010 – SAT students from China and top 8 provinces
47% students reported choice of major
Popularity of Major - Ranking by Province (1=most popular)
China Beijing Shanghai Jiangsu Guangdong Liaoning Zhejiang Sichuan Shandong
Business management, marketing, and related support services 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Engineering 2 2 2 2 2 2 2- 3
Biological and biomedical sciences 3 4 3 3 3 3 5 3 2
Mathematics and statistics 4 3 9 4 4 3 3 3 4
Communication, journalism and related programs 5 6 5 10 10 8 8 5 4
Psychology 6 7 4 9 5 8 5- -
Social sciences 7 5 9 7 7 10 8 5 6
Computer and information sciences and support services 8 8 13 5 7 5 8- 7
Architecture and related services 9 10 11 8 11 7 4 2-
Physical sciences 10 9 12 6 5 6 7- -
Visual and performing arts 11 13 6 10 7- - - -
Health professions and related clinical services 12 11 8 13 12- - - 7
Undecided 13 12 6 10 13- - 5-
Engineering technologies/technicians 14 15 14 14 14- 8- -
Education 15 14 14 16 15- 8- -
Legal Professions and Studies 16 17 16 16- - - - -
Natural resources and conservation 17 18- 14- - - 5-
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies, and humanities 18 15 21 - - - - - -
History 19 20 17 - 16- - - -
Other 20- 19- - - - - -
English language and literature/letters 21 19- - - - - - -
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics 22 - 19 18 16- - - -
Public administration and social services professions 22 - 22 - - - - - -
Multi/interdisciplinary studies 24 - 18 - - - - - -
Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences 24 - - - - - - - -
Source: Web search, 2010; College Board internal analysis

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0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000
Columbia University
University of Pennsylvania
Northwestern University
Case Western Reserve University
Brown University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Washington University in St. Louis
University of Minnesota: Twin Cities
Indiana University Bloomington
Boston University
Emory University
University of Virginia
University of California: San Diego
University of Southern California
Cornell University
New York University
Purdue University
Ohio State University: Columbus Campus
University of California: Los Angeles
Penn State University Park
University of Washington
University of California: Berkeley
University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Michigan
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
SAT AP
Chinese students sent a large number of SAT scores to large
U.S. publics, especially Big Ten schools
98% of all CB Scores
are sent to U.S.
Universities
However, scores sent to non-U.S.
universities are growing rapidly. The
top non-U.S. universities receiving test
scores from Chinese students are in
Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore, &
South Korea.
Source: Internal College Board Analysis, Sorted by Totals from
academic years 2010-2011.
Top Score-Receiving U.S. Universities
from Chinese Students, 2010-11
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
JACOBS UNIVERSITY
UNIV EDINBURGH
WASEDA UNIVERSITY
CARLETON UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO
YORK UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR
WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE
SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA
KOREA UNIVERSITY
CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO
MCGILL UNIVERSITY
YONSEI UNIVERSITY
HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE…
UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
AP
SAT
Far more
Chinese
students send
SAT scores to
U Illinois than
do students
from Illinois

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0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
CA NY PA MA IL OH MI IN WI GA WA VA NC TX MN CT MO RI DC IA FL MD TN NJ 0 2,000 4,000
Lehigh University
Princeton University
George Washington University
Dartmouth College
University of California: Santa…
University of Iowa
University of California: Irvine
Brandeis University
University of California: Davis
Harvard College
Yale University
Vanderbilt University
University of Miami
Syracuse University
Boston College
University of Chicago
University of Rochester
Michigan State University
University of Texas at Austin
University of Pittsburgh
Rice University
Carnegie Mellon University
Duke University
Stanford University
University of North Carolina
Columbia University
Northwestern University
University of Pennsylvania
Case Western Reserve…
Georgia Institute of Technology
Brown University
Washington University in St.…
University of Minnesota: Twin…
Indiana University Bloomington
Boston University
Emory University
University of California: San…
University of Virginia
University of Southern…
Cornell University
New York University
Purdue University
University of California: Los…
Ohio State University
University of Washington
University of California:…
Penn State University Park
University of Wisconsin-…
University of Michigan
University of Illinois at Urbana
> 10,000
5000 - 9999
2000 - 4999
1000 - 1999
100 - 999
< 100
Pennsylvania
New York
California
Number of SAT score reports received, by
institution, 2011-2012
Chinese students applications are
becoming more widely distributed
across the U.S.
Source: College Board internal analysis

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SAT Score Sends 2011-2012 (thus far)
Ranking of the Universities receiving the most score sends
SAT Score Sends can be an early indicator of student interest
Rank U.S. students All International
1Penn State University Cornell University
2University of California: Los Angeles Harvard College
3University of Texas - Austin University of Michigan
4University of California: Berkeley Stanford University
5New York University New York University
6Boston University University of California: Berkeley
7University of Central Florida Columbia University
8Stanford University University of Pennsylvania
9Florida State University Princeton University
10University of Florida Yale University
11Cornell University University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
12Northeastern University Boston University
13Texas A&M University Massachusetts Institute of Technology
14University of Southern California Brown University
15Duke University University of California: Los Angeles
16Rutgers University Penn State University
17University of California - Santa Barbara Purdue University
18University of California: San Diego University of Southern California
19University of California: Irvine Duke University
20University of California: Davis University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Source: College Board internal analysis, 2011-2012
SAT Score Sends 2011-2012 (so far)
Ranking of the Universities receiving the most score sends
There is a significant difference in student interest when comparing US
students to International students
Rank China India South Korea Vietnam
1
University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology University of Michigan Drexel University
2University of Michigan Stanford University New York University DePauw University
3University of Wisconsin-Madison Cornell University Cornell University University of Texas at Dallas
4Penn State University Purdue University
University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign Dickinson College
5University of California: Berkeley University of California: Berkeley University of California: Berkeley Franklin & Marshall College
6University of Washington University of Michigan Northwestern University Randolph College
7
Ohio State University: Columbus
Campus
University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign Washington University in St. Louis Stanford University
8University of California: Los AngelesPrinceton University University of Pennsylvania Harvard College
9Purdue University Harvard College Brown University College of Wooster
10New York University University of Pennsylvania Columbia University Brown University
11Cornell University Georgia Institute of Technology Duke University Trinity College
12University of Southern California Carnegie Mellon University Emory University Lafayette College
13University of Virginia Yale University Stanford University Cornell College
14University of California: San Diego New York University
University of California: Los
Angeles Colgate University
15Emory University Columbia University Carnegie Mellon University Dartmouth College
16Boston University Boston University Harvard College University of Richmond
17Indiana University Bloomington University of California: Los Angeles Dartmouth College Cornell University
18
University of Minnesota: Twin
Cities California Institute of Technology Johns Hopkins University University of Pennsylvania
19Washington University in St. Louis Penn State University University of Wisconsin-Madison Brandeis University
20Brown University Brown University Boston College Macalester College

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Large Publics, especially the Big Ten, Receive the Most SAT Scores, but University
Preferences Vary By Province (note at that this is academic year 2010-2011…previous slides were 2011-2012)
Popular Score Send Institutions - Ranking by Province (1=most popular)
China Beijing Shanghai Jiangsu Guangdong Liaoning Zhejiang Sichuan Shandong Hubei Tianjin Henan Hunan Shaanxi Chongqing Fujian
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 2 2 2
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN ANN ARBOR 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 5 5 3 3 1 5 4 3 4
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON 3 4 4 6 3 4 6 5 2 3 4 10 1 3 5 1
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON 4 8 9 2 5 5 4 2 5 2 7 5 5 7 1 7
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY 5 9 7 5 4 7 3 4 4 6 9 8 11 9 8 15
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLUMBUS 6 14 16 3 7 3 11 3 3 5 9 3 1 1 4 21
CORNELL UNIVERSITY 6 5 3 8 8 9 7 9 7 7 5 5 8 10 7 7
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY 8 3 6 10 6 6 5 14 9 10 2 1 22 17 10 9
PURDUE UNIVERSITY WEST LAFAYETTE 9 15 11 7 13 11 12 7 9 8 13 19 11 5 11 15
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS
ANGELES 10 6 8 12 9 10 9 26 23 19 6 13 17 10 12 6
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY 11 7 5 27 10 12 10 14 13 22 7 31 31 17 15 12
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA 12 12 17 11 12 8 8 8 13 14 20 10 5 10 5 13
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 13 10 10 26 10 12 16 9 24 11 13 31 24 17 9 2
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA TWIN
CITIES 14 32 33 9 18 19 27 12 8 9 42 5 17 14 13 15
BROWN UNIVERSITY 15 17 20 19 16 17 17 24 31 16 20 13 17 14 15 15
BOSTON UNIVERSITY 16 13 12 30 15 20 21 46 31 18 16 43 31 17- 26
NORTHWESTERNUNIVERSITY 17 11 15 28 22 25 21 28 28 24 27 19 45 36- 21
STANFORD UNIVERSITY 18 16 14 31 27 16 28 22 24 14 16 8 14 33 15 21
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AUSTIN 19 28 31 13 14 20 23 19 12 13 31 17 14 10 15 13
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY 20 18 25 19 19 22 13 26 16 31 37 31 13 28 15 9
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO 21 23 13 21 17 35 14 49 26 49 24 43 35 41- 15
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
CHAPEL HILL 22 27 35 14 25 15 20 22 13 11 32 10 31- 13 26
DUKE UNIVERSITY 23 20 18 23 32 22 32 34 17 34 19 23 38 41 25 11
EMORY UNIVERSITY 24 25 21 15 28 26 18 24 34 34 27 22 45 36- 25
YALE UNIVERSITY 25 21 24 40 36 18 39 16 19 17 20 17 3 28 15 15
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY 26 34 30 24 21 14 19 28 17 19 12 29 35 5 22 31
INDIANA UNIVERSITY BLOOMINGTON 27 38 29 21 20 29 24 13 11 19 20 29 8 28 15 4
UNIVERSITYOF PENNSYLVANIA 28 22 18 34 31 24 26 34 28 22 11 13 38 41 25 41
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 29 18 21 37 29 32 30 43 28 44 13 23 43 36- 26
HARVARD COLLEGE 30 26 26 42 26 36 36 37 21 31 16 23 8 28 22 21
Source: Internal College Board Analysis, 2011.