Overview

• Government data show just over 313,000 student visa entries in August, down 19% year over year and marking a fifth consecutive monthly decline.
• Through August, total arrivals are nearly 12% lower than a year earlier, reversing recent gains in international enrollment.
• Asian-origin arrivals fell 24% in August to about 191,000, including a 45% slide from India and a 12% decrease from China.
• Recent policy moves include a temporary pause in student visa interviews, expanded social-media screening, and a proclamation signed Friday imposing a $100,000 H‑1B application fee.
• Higher-education groups warn new international enrollment could fall by as much as 40% this autumn, a loss they estimate at roughly $7 billion in tuition, after students contributed nearly $44 billion and supported about 400,000 U.S. jobs in 2023–24.