Fewer foreign students enrol in U.S.

The number of international students enrolling in U.S. universities has fallen by seven percent since Donald Trump was elected president, according to an Institute of International Education survey


Change in foreign student numbers (colleges, universities – 2017-18 academic year)

Drop
235 institutions
45%

Increase
162
31%

No change
125
24%

522
Institutions surveyed


Top places of origin (% change 2016-17)

China 350,755 6.8%

India 185,267 12.3%

South Korea 58,663 -3.8

Saudia Arabia 52,611 -14.2%

Canada 27,065 0.3%

Vietnam 22,438 4.8

Taiwan 21,516 1.8%

Japan 18,780 -1.5%

Mexico 16,385 0.6%

Rest of world 325,342

Total foreign students 1,078,822


Source: Institute of International Education © GRAPHIC NEWS