Foreign Students

Experts say pricing could prove a bigger hurdle than regulation

At least 2-3 more foreign universities to open campuses in India this year

As Western nations tighten student visas, a NITI Aayog report flags a chance for India to emerge as a global education hub-if structural gaps in research, regulation and visas are fixed

The 5.3 per cent decline - amounting to about $3 billion at a seasonally adjusted annual rate - follows a crackdown by the Trump administration on visas for foreign students

International students formed a record 6.1% of US enrolments in 2024-25, driven by a surge in Indian students even as overall visa policies remained tight

Donald Trump argued that reducing the number of foreign students would incur financial harm to the university system and lead some schools, including Black institutions, to go out of business

One international student after another told the University of Central Missouri this summer that they couldn't get a visa, and many struggled to even land an interview for one. Even though demand was just as high as ever, half as many new international graduate students showed up for fall classes compared to last year. The decline represents a hit to the bottom line for Central Missouri, a small public university that operates close to its margins with an endowment of only USD 65 million. International students typically account for nearly a quarter of its tuition revenue. We aren't able to subsidise domestic students as much when we have fewer international students who are bringing revenue to us, said Roger Best, the university's president. Signs of a decline in international students have unsettled colleges around the US. Colleges with large numbers of foreign students and small endowments have little financial cushion to protect them from steep losses in tuition ...

According to the proposed regulations, the visa periods for international students and cultural exchange visitors will not exceed more than four years

Indian students putting the American dream on hold

US Judge Allison Burroughs granted Harvard a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration's May 22 order to revoke its ability to enrol international students

Under its 'Mumbai Rising' initiative, the Maharashtra government will grant LOIs to five global universities to establish campuses in Navi Mumbai and Mumbai

Officials at institutions such as the University of Chicago and London Business School have held talks with Harvard to host foreign students affected by Trump's visa ban

Can the US afford to drive away its international students? It can't, suggest data

Many students in the US, including Indians, face challenges as Trump's tighter visa scrutiny creates growing uncertainty for international students in the country

The proposed social-media scrutiny and suspension of student visa interviews could lead to delays in the application process for Indian students

Federal judge blocks Trump administration's plan to bar Harvard from enrolling international students, highlighting financial risks for universities reliant on global enrolment

As he finishes college in China, computer science student Ma Tianyu has set his sights on graduate school in the United States. No country offers better programmes for the career he wants as a game developer, he said. He applied only to US schools and was accepted by some. But after the initial excitement, he began seeing reasons for doubt. First, there was President Donald Trump's trade war with China. Then, China's Ministry of Education issued a warning about studying in America. When he saw the wave of legal status terminations for international students in the US, he realised he needed to consider how American politics could affect him. The recent developments soured some of his classmates on studying in the US, but he plans to come anyway. He is ready to adapt to whatever changes may come," he said. American universities, home to many programmes at the top of their fields, have long appealed to students around the world hoping to pursue research and get a foothold in the US jo

The US government has begun shedding new light on a crackdown on international students, spelling out how it targeted thousands of people and laying out the grounds for terminating their legal status. The new details emerged in lawsuits filed by some of the students who suddenly had their status cancelled in recent weeks with little explanation. In the past month, foreign students around the US have been rattled to learn their records had been removed from a student database maintained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Some went into hiding for fear of being picked up by immigration authorities or abandoned their studies to return home. On Friday, after mounting court challenges, federal officials said the government was restoring international students' legal status while it developed a framework to guide future terminations. In a court filing Monday, it shared the new policy: a document issued over the weekend with guidance on a range of reasons students' status can be ...

Visa worry, rising costs making Indian students consider alternatives closer home

With stricter policies dampening US dream, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand emerge as new choices