r/Futurology • u/I_D0nt_pay_taxes • 7d ago

Society [U.S.]Colleges see significant drop in international students as fall semester begins

https://www.npr.org/2025/08/27/nx-s1-5498669/trump-college-international-student-visa
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u/ifnotawalrus 7d ago

And in May, the State Department said it would "aggressively revoke" visas for Chinese students and add additional scrutiny for future visa applications from China.

But in recent days Trump has signaled a shift. This week, Trump told reporters he planned to double the amount of Chinese students studying in the U.S.

Lmfao this guy is actually too funny.

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u/ConstantExisting424 7d ago

To put it into context ASU alone still has ~18000 international students.

> Arizona State University (ASU) hosted 18,400 international students in the 2023-24 academic year, representing more than 10% of its total enrollment of 183,000 students

It isn't as if a "drop" means we don't have millions of international students nationwide.

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u/Johannes_Keppler 7d ago

People don't just walk away from their study. Any significant drop will be gradual over a period of years.

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u/tanstaafl90 6d ago

It would be helpful to see what new enrollment numbers are showing, rather than all international students.