Arrival of International Students Dropped by 19 Percent in August

The number of students arriving from Asia decreased by 24 percent, with India and China accounting for a significant portion.

People walk past Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs in Princeton, N.J., on Nov. 20, 2015. Dominick Reuter/Reuters

The number of international students traveling to the United States in August decreased by about a fifth compared with August 2024—the largest drop in arrivals recorded after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Federal government data on foreign students studying in the United States do not show a comparable drop in international students.