Overview
- Harvard counted 1,452 students from mainland China in fall 2025, a 4.5% increase from 1,390 a year earlier, according to newly released university data.
- The share of international students in fall 2025 edged up to 28.1% (6,836 students), a net gain of 43 from the prior year.
- Enrollment from India fell to 545 from 788, a decline of about 31% spanning undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs.
- Nationwide, overall foreign enrollment slipped about 1% and new international students dropped 17%, based on partial IIE Open Doors data.
- The State Department reports more than 100,000 visa revocations since last January, including about 8,000 student visas, as Harvard pursues court challenges to funding freezes and foreign-student limits.