Campuses nationwide are reporting a decline in the number of newly enrolled foreign students. Saudi Arabia and Brazil, he noted, recently scaled back government scholarship programs that had propelled many students to the United States. And total foreign enrollment at U.S. institutions — counting continuing students as well as new ones — reached a record high of 1.08 million in 2016. The total grew because some of the continuing international students remained enrolled longer than in years past. “The tightening of the immigration process is really posing some concerns for international students, especially at the graduate student level,” Choudaha said.

Source: Washington Post November 13, 2017 05:03 UTC