The following is a list of Anticipated Openings in the U.S. for the upcoming February application round for Fall 2012 and Full Year placements for the Academic Year of 2012-13. The institutions are sorted into seven categories based on the chance of placement at that institution. Criteria for the categories include: actual amount of space at the institution, estimated number of outgoing U.S. students, and the typical number of international students that request that institution. Please note that there may be more or fewer actual openings once the applications have been submitted.
The initial rounds of placement focus only on the top three choices, so students should include at least one site among their top three choices that has an Excellent, Very Good, Good or Fair chance of placement. Please do not apply for sites listed as “Closed”.
For more information about site availability, please refer to our Chances of Placement Guidelines .
Institutions marked as Restricted are usually in high demand and have limited openings. Students may apply to only ONE Restricted site and it must be listed as the first choice on their application. Students who do not want a Restricted site as their first choice should not list a Restricted site anywhere on their Host Site Request List. Students must submit their application to ISEP by the priority deadline of February 15th in order to be considered for a restricted site.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Students should only apply to restricted sites that are currently open for applications.
The following sites are restricted because of the high number of international students that request them compared with the limited number of available openings.
California State University, East Bay (California)
Chapman University (California)
San Diego State University (California)
San José State University (California)
University of Denver (Colorado)
University of the Pacific (California)
Western Connecticut State University (Connecticut)
Please note that the chance of placement for universities in the Georgia, North Carolina or Missouri Consortium is referring to the consortium as a whole, not to individual institutions within the consortium. Although students may designate interest in a particular institution on their application, the final decision regarding where the student is ultimately placed is made by the Consortium, guided but not determined by the recommendation of ISEP.
Example: Student may list NC-Asheville on their Host Site Request List but the consortium may decide to place the student at another institution within the consortium (such as NC-Appalachian) based on space availability. Students should expect to be flexible.
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EXCELLENT CHANCE OF PLACEMENT
Agnes Scott College (Georgia)
Ball State University (Indiana)
East Tennessee State University (Tennessee)
Hendrix College (Arkansas)
Louisiana State University (Louisiana)
Maryville College (Tennessee)
Nebraska Wesleyan University (Nebraska)
North Dakota State University (North Dakota)
Northern Arizona University (Arizona)
Truman State University (Missouri)
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez (Puerto Rico)
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras (Puerto Rico)
University of Vermont (Vermont)
Willamette University (Oregon)
VERY GOOD CHANCE OF PLACEMENT
Bellarmine University (Kentucky)
Hamline University (Minnesota)
Marshall University (West Virginia)
New Mexico State University (New Mexico)
Roanoke College(Virginia)
South Dakota State University (South Dakota)
Southwestern University (Texas)
University of Idaho (Idaho)
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (Tennessee)
Western Washington University (Washington)
Whitworth University (Washington)
GOOD CHANCE OF PLACEMENT
Arkansas State University (Arkansas)
Austin Peay State University (Tennessee)
Beloit College (Wisconsin)
Colorado Mesa University (Colorado)
Fort Lewis College (Colorado)
Frostburg State University (Maryland)
Georgia Consortium
• Armstrong Atlantic State University (Georgia)
• Columbus State University (Georgia)
• Georgia College and State University (Georgia)
• Georgia Southern University (Georgia)
• Kennesaw State University (Georgia)
• North Georgia College & State University (Georgia)
• University of West Georgia (Georgia)
• Valdosta State University (Georgia)
Indiana State University (Indiana)
Iowa State University (Iowa)
Miami University (Ohio)
Middle Tennessee State University (Tennessee)
Missouri State University (Missouri)
Montana State University (Montana)
North Carolina Consortium
• Appalachian State University (North Carolina)
• East Carolina University (North Carolina)
• North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University (North Carolina)
• North Carolina Central University (North Carolina)
• North Carolina State University at Raleigh (North Carolina)
• University of North Carolina at Asheville (North Carolina)
• University of North Carolina at Charlotte (North Carolina)
• University of North Carolina at Greensboro (North Carolina)
• University of North Carolina at Pembroke (North Carolina)
• University of North Carolina at Wilmington (North Carolina)
• Western Carolina University (North Carolina)
• Winston-Salem State University (North Carolina)
North Park University (Illinois)
University of Alaska Southeast (Alaska)
University of Denver (Colorado) - Restricted
University of Montana (Montana)
University of Nebraska, Omaha (Nebraska)
University of Tennessee, Knoxville (Main Campus) (Tennessee)
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse (Wisconsin)
Utah State University (Utah)
FAIR CHANCE OF PLACEMENT
Benedictine College (Kansas)
Carroll College (Montana)
Central Washington University (Washington)
Chapman University (California) - Restricted
Clarion University of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania)
East Stroudsburg University (Pennsylvania)
Edgewood College (Wisconsin)
Emporia State University (Kansas)
Kansas State University (Kansas)
Loyola University New Orleans (Louisiana)
Mansfield University (Pennsylvania)
Minot State University (North Dakota)
Missouri Southern State University (Missouri)
Monmouth College (Illinois)
Queens University of Charlotte (North Carolina)
Rhodes College (Tennessee)
San Diego State University (California) - Restricted
Shenandoah University (Virginia)
Stephen F. Austin State University (Texas)
Tennessee State University (Tennessee)
Texas A&M International University (Texas)
University of Memphis (Tennessee)
University of Nebraska, Lincoln (Nebraska)
University of Southern Indiana (Indiana)
University of Utah (Utah)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia)
Washington State University (Washington)
Wichita State University (Kansas)
LIMITED CHANCE OF PLACEMENT
Eckerd College (Florida)
Elmhurst College (Illinois)
Hampshire College (Massachusetts)
Jamestown College (North Dakota)
Lenoir-Rhyne University (North Carolina)
Millsaps College (Mississippi)
Missouri Consortium
• Northwest Missouri State University (Missouri)
• University of Central Missouri (Missouri)
Pacific Lutheran University (Washington)
Randolph Macon College (Virginia)
Rocky Mountain College (Montana)
San Jose State University (California) - Restricted
Southern Connecticut State University (Connecticut)
St. Lawrence University (New York)
Tennessee Technological University (Tennessee)
Texas Lutheran University (Texas)
University of Texas at El Paso (Texas)
University of Wisconsin - Stout (Wisconsin)
University of Wyoming (Wyoming)
Virginia Commonwealth University (Virginia)
West Virginia University (West Virginia)
Western Connecticut State University (Connecticut) - Restricted
Wittenberg University (Ohio)
VERY LIMITED CHANCE OF PLACEMENT
Berry College (Georgia)
Butler University (Indiana)
California State University, East Bay (California) - Restricted
Central Michigan University (Michigan)
Clemson University (South Carolina)
Creighton University (Nebraska)
Framingham State University (Massachusetts)
Fort Hays State University (Kansas)
Howard University (Washington D.C.)
Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania)
John Carroll University (Ohio)
Mars Hill College (North Carolina)
Northwestern State University of Louisiana (Louisiana)
Old Dominion University (Virginia)
Pitzer College (California)
Radford University (Virginia)
Roosevelt University (Illinois)
Saint Joseph's College of Maine (Maine)
Saint Peter's College (New Jersey)
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (Illinois)
St. Edward's University (Texas)
University of Iowa (Iowa)
University of Kansas (Kansas)
University of Kentucky (Kentucky)
University of Mississippi (Mississippi)
University of North Texas (Texas)
University of Northern Colorado (Colorado)
University of the Pacific (California) - Restricted
University of Virginia's College at Wise (Virginia)
Wesley College (Delaware)
Western Illinois University (Illinois)
Westminster College of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania)
Westminster College of Salt Lake City (Utah)
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