Nearly 40 percent of colleges are reporting overall declines in applications from international students, according to a survey of 250 college and universities, released this week by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyGraduate schools appear to be feeling the worst pinch, with nearly half reporting drops. Beyond that, many schools, including New York University, the University of Southern California and Northeastern University, reported that their international numbers are up. In 2016, he said, there were 2,412 graduate applications from China; this year the number was down to 1,952. At Portland State, where undergraduate international applications are up 4 percent but international graduate applications are down 15 percent, the vice provost for international affairs, Margaret Everett, said she had heard recently from a Chinese student who canceled his application, citing the political climate.

Source: New York Times March 16, 2017 16:56 UTC