Universidad Francisco Marroquín Guatemala International students at UFM

Approximately 4% of the students in UFM's regular programs are foreign. Some belong to families who are in Guatemala with international companies or diplomatic missions, many come from other Central American countries and, once and a while, we get one who's just passing through: like Bolivian/American Julio Cole.

For 1995, this was the breakdown of international students by country in UFM's regular programs:

Argentina	... 1	Belize	... 2	Bolivia	... 2	Brazil	... 7
Canada	... 5	Chile	... 3	Colombia	... 6	Costa Rica	.. 10
Cuba	... 2	Dominican Rep.	... 2	Ecuador	.. 10	El Salvador	.. 46
France	... 2	Germany	... 4	Great Britain	... 2	Haiti	... 1
Honduras	.. 16	Italy	... 1	Mexico	.. 13	Nicaragua	.. 30
Pakistan	... 1	Panama	... 2	Peru	.. 12	South Korea	... 2
Spain	... 9	Sweden	... 3	Taiwan	... 4	Uruguay	.. 11
USA	.. 31	Venezuela	... 2

In Latin American, university tradition does not include on-campus residence. UFM, like all Guatemalan universities, has no on-campus dormitories. Thus, foreign students on their own in Guatemala usually take their room and board in a guest house or, if finances allow, a small apartment. Although tuition in Guatemala is low compared to the U.S., rents are high, especially near UFM's main campus. Bus service, though less-than-fancy, is reliable. Around 25% of UFM's student body attending regular programs at the main campus have a car. Most of the rest come with friends who do or by bus.