Overview

• Federal arrival records show about 313,138 international students entered the US in August 2025, a year-over-year decline of roughly 19%.
• Indian student arrivals fell 44.5% to 41,540 in August, the lowest August level since the pandemic, with June–August totals at 63,112.
• Arrivals from other major sources also slipped in August, including an estimated 12% decline from China and 11% from South Korea.
• Reporting connects the pullback to visa revocations, a temporary pause in scheduling student-visa interviews in May–June, and expanded social-media vetting.
• Universities warn of financial and research strain as enrollment softens, while analysts note SEVIS shows different short-term patterns and the arrival data exclude land entries from Canada and Mexico.