A 2025 survey by the Institute of International Education found that overall international enrollment at U.S. colleges decreased by 1% in fall 2025 compared with fall 2024.
November 16, 2025
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Survey of international student enrollment trends at U.S. colleges for fall 2025.
A 2025 survey of more than 800 U.S. colleges by the Institute of International Education found that nearly 60% of colleges reported decreases in new international students in fall 2025, while 30% reported increases and the remainder reported no change.
November 16, 2025
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Institution-level reports on changes in new international student enrollment for fall 2025.
An Institute of International Education (IIE) report found that international student enrollment at U.S. colleges for the fall 2025 semester dropped by 17%.
September 01, 2025
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IIE data on international student enrollment changes for U.S. colleges.
An Institute of International Education (IIE) survey of 825 U.S. institutions found that about half of those institutions reported declines in international student enrollment for the fall 2025 semester.
September 01, 2025
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Scope and institutional response reported in IIE survey data.
According to the Institute of International Education, more than 277,000 Chinese students studied in the United States during the 2023â2024 academic year, making China the source of the second-largest international student population in the U.S. after India.
September 01, 2023
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Institute of International Education enrollment data for the 2023â2024 academic year.
According to the Institute of International Education, the number of Chinese students in the United States peaked at over 372,000 during the 2019â2020 academic year.
September 01, 2019
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Institute of International Education historical enrollment data indicating a peak in 2019â2020.