Foreign Students

Datanomics: India remains top source of students in US in 2024-25

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

Trump defends entry of foreign students to US, calls it 'good practice'

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

US colleges face funds crunch as visa challenges keep foreign students away

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 ...

US plans fixed visa limits for foreign media, students and exchange workers

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

Life for Indian students in Trump's America gets increasingly tougher

Indian students putting the American dream on hold

Harvard secures longer reprieve from Trump's ban on foreign students

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

Maharashtra to grant LOIs to 5 foreign universities for MMR campuses

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

Harvard talks to peer institutes as Trump blocks foreign student intake

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

Statsguru: Why foreign students are 'golden goose' for the US economy

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

Chinese students looking for new destinations amid Trump's visa crackdowns

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

Trump effect: Visa hurdles, scrutiny may defer Indian students' US dream

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

How international students help sustain the budgets of these US colleges

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

Trump's reshaping of higher education tests US' appeal for int'l students

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

US govt's new policy terminates legal status of international students

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 ...

Indian universities tailor curriculum for students seeking foreign degrees

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

How Indian students' hunt for new destination takes a fresh route

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

International students challenge widespread US visa revocations in court

Several international students who have had their visas revoked in recent weeks have filed lawsuits against the Trump administration, arguing the government denied them due process when it suddenly took away their permission to be in the US. The actions by the federal government to terminate students' legal status have left hundreds of scholars at risk of detention and deportation. Their schools range from private universities like Harvard and Stanford to large public institutions like the University of Maryland and Ohio State University to some small liberal arts colleges. In lawsuits against the Department of Homeland Security, students have argued the government lacked justification to cancel their visa or terminate their legal status. Why is the government canceling international students' visas? Visas can be canceled for a number of reasons, but colleges say some students are being singled out over infractions as minor as traffic violations, including some long in the past. In

Indian students, global universities face the brunt of visa denials

The cost burden on international students compared to local peers in major study destinations varies

Canada ends popular student visa programme; India, 13 other nations hit

Student Direct Stream (SDS) was a popular international student programme which applied to students from India, China, Pakistan, Brazil, Senegal and several others

9 million students to study abroad by 2030; India, China's lead to continue

Should India outpace China by 2030, it would likely be due to more attractive opportunities abroad for Indian students